Design the WorldManager

Introductions

Introduce yourselves!

Icebreaker: Have you watched eSports? How do you think it compares to watching Sports?

Groupwork

Design a WorldManager for a game engine (e.g., Dragonfly).

Use an Object-Oriented approach.

Assume you have the base Manager class

    class WorldManager : Manager {

      // Attributes
      private:

      // Methods
      public:

    };

1. Questions:

   • What state does the WorldManager need to keep track of? So, what attributes does it need?

   • What methods are needed?

2. What happens when the WorldManager starts up? Shuts down?

3. How does a game object get added to the world? Where does this code get called?

4. What is a potential problem if an Object is destroyed (delete) and removed while the world is being updated (i.e., during iteration)?

Hand-in

Each person in a group should submit their answers:

https://wpi.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bKp2iXvu4u5l3XU

Make sure to include the names of all group members.

Happy world-managing!

– Mark