INFO 344

A Web site needs some "sticky" content that will prompt Web surfers to linger at a Web site. The developer of the Web site wants a Java applet to provide a sufficiently interesting game that surfers will stop surfing and play the game.

Fortunately for you, some work has already been done in developing the Applet, and the Web site developer has a fairly well developed idea of what the game should do. Unfortunately for you, the previous Java programmer was bicycling home and was eaten in a tragic "pack of wild dogs chase bicycle" incident. Your job is to finish the applet.

The concept of the applet is straight forward: There is a smiley face that travels around and eats various colored balls that bounce around inside a square. The game is over when all the balls have been eaten. The developer considers this game to be so engaging that he believes users will stop their Web browsing and play this game, thereby "sticking" to the developer's Web page.

You have been contacted because the Applet is not complete. Your task is to finish the job (and avoid packs of wild dogs!).

The following gives the background information that you will need: (1) Examples of the two applet modules so far, (2) the available source code, and (3) the developer's desired specifications. Note that the Smiley Face uses Java 2D Graphics.

At this time, the developer has these two applet modules:

• The smiley face module. The source files.
• The background module. The source files.

• The developer's specifications (i.e., where to go from here)
• Some of the source documents, useful for our discussion.
• The page that hosts the various smiley faces.
• The smiley face.
• The smiley face turned right
• The smiley face turned left.
• The page that hosts the flying balls.
• A ball object.