1. Verb Expansion Game Team 3 Bryan Bloss Jeremy Comardelle Gordon Gable Gleyner Garden Sponsored By: Dr. Beth Young

2. Proposal ► Customer requested development of a game that would help students practice use of verb phrases. ► Game would have students match a particular verb phrase with the rule that created it

3. Verb Expansion Is… ► Auxiliary + Verb Combinations ► Five Main Verb Forms ► Equation of a Sentence  T (M) (have + -en) (be + -ing) MV ► Modals

4. Verb Phrase Examples Present tense: I will fly = T + M + MV I will have flown = T + M + have + -en + MV I will have been flying = T + M + have + -en + be + -ing + MV I am flying = T + be + -ing + MV Where: T = Tense M = Modal (Will/Would Can/Could May/Might) tense related MV = Modal Verb (verb also changes depending on tense)

5. Verb Phrase Examples ► Past tense: ► I flew = T + MV ► I would fly = T + M + MV ► I would have flown = T + M + have + -en + MV ► I was flying = T + be + -ing + MV Where: T = Tense M = Modal (Will/Would Can/Could May/Might) tense related MV = Modal Verb (verb also changes depending on tense)

6. Game Ideas ► Since sponsor suggested matching game where the user would have to match a verb phrase with its corresponding rule ► A game of “Concentration” would fulfill this requirement perfectly

7. Statement of Work ► The system shall run on a standard desktop computer with the Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000, or Microsoft Windows 98 operating systems. ► The system shall utilize to a database of verb phrases and associated expansion rules. ► The system shall have a user-friendly interface that minimizes entry from the user. ► The system shall provide a score to the user. ► The system shall have the capability to expand the database. ► The system shall have less than 2% down time per month. ► The system shall use a high level programming language. ► The system shall use regular as well as irregular verbs in the game.

8. Concept of Operation ► User logs into class website, and accesses Game intro page. ► Java plug-in may be downloaded & installed, if necessary. ► User reads instruction page, if necessary. ► User begins Game by accessing page with Game Java application. ► Game generates graphical array of "cards", face down, with the number of cards to be determined by the difficulty level selected. ► Each card is assigned either a verb phrase or its associated rule, so that there is a whole number of matched pairs. This requires the application to generate the verb phrases from a source file of verbs and their usage. ► Clock/timer begins. ► User selects two cards at a time. ► If there is a match, cards are colored to indicate a finished pair. If not, the two cards are turned face down again. ► Repeat steps 8-9 until all of the verb phases have matched with the correct phase equation.

9. Software Requirement Specs. ► Has to run over the web ► Execution has to be client side ► Best solution: Java Applet

10. Internal Workings ► Three main classes:  Concentration class ► Gets everything started  DrawCard class ► Is the actual card that is displayed  Controller class ► Static ► Methods are called an event happens, i.e. one of cards is clicked

11. Working Prototype ► http://home.cfl.rr.com/eel5881/Concentration/Concentration. HTML

12. Graphic Design Concept

13. Testing ► Component Testing ► Module Testing ► Integration Testing ► Product Testing ► Testers

14. Questions/Comments ?