   Critique my Paper
  Im not sure if this is the right forum, but it seemed to fit best here.I have just written a conference paper for a game Im working on for my final year project at uni.I would be very interested in hearing peoples opinions on it.It is the first draft so there may be mistakes. If you find any, I would love to hear them Anyway, the link:..:: CLICK HERE ::..Abstract:This paper describes the design and construction of a computer game which utilises feedback technology to make the player feel more involved in the gaming experience. The feedback methods explored include visual, auditory and haptic, where the haptic system is a rumble feature built into the joypad input device. It was found that a realistic physics engine greatly improves the player’s feeling of immersion in the game. An exciting new area that has been explored is the ability of the playing area to dynamically change in relation to the skill level of the player. That is, if the player is doing badly, the level will change in such a way to make it easier for the player to complete.[edited by - Kieran on February 17, 2004 5:51:58 PM][edited by - Kieran on February 18, 2004 5:23:02 AM]
  I am not a very good proofreader, but it looks pretty good to me. It seems to have everything needed that wouldn''t go too far in depth of a specific sub-section(it doesnt contain the actual physics data/equations, for example). ;quote:Original post by tri-thanatos  I am not a very good proofreader, but it looks pretty good to me. It seems to have everything needed that wouldn''t go too far in depth of a specific sub-section(it doesnt contain the actual physics data/equations, for example).   Yes, its not meant to go too far in depth as Im sure you know. Its to be presented at a conference which I am helping to organise. Its also limited to 6 pages which as you can see Im pretty close to so couldnt write much more anyway. In depth will come when I write my 40 page final report (yawn). ;  Ive added the abstract to the first post to give you a sneak preview of what the paper is about. ;  What were your reasons for writing a custom 3D engine? Since the focus is more of the force feedback and gameplay, wouldn''t it have been a better use of time to use a premade engine? ;quote:Original post by seanw  What were your reasons for writing a custom 3D engine? Since the focus is more of the force feedback and gameplay, wouldn''t it have been a better use of time to use a premade engine?   Purely for the fact that its for my final year project at University and if I use any outside help/code it looks badly upon me. If I code everything myself, I stand a better chance of getting very good marks! ;  The above download link will now link to the final version of the paper (assuming my supervisor likes it), so hopefully there wont be any more typos etc. Still, you might find it a good read.   [edited by - Kieran on February 18, 2004 5:24:15 AM];quote:Original post by Kieran  Purely for the fact that its for my final year project at University and if I use any outside help/code it looks badly upon me. If I code everything myself, I stand a better chance of getting very good marks!   But doesn''t the mark you get reflect the merit of your work as opposed to how much you wrote yourself? It certainly does not look bad to reuse source code if it helps you get a job done faster. If you used a premade 3D engine, you could have spent more time on parts that haven''t been investigated before. Using other people''s code doesn''t make you look bad, it saves you time so you can concentrate on what''s important. Where do you draw the line anyway? You used the DirectX library instead of making your own graphics library, you didn''t make your own force feedback joystick etc. If the marking is fair, you could have got a good mark by taking a pre-existing game even, and adding advanced haptics to it.Anyway, I think it''s a good idea to add the reasons you made certain implementation decisions in your report so the reader knows why you did something a certain way and not another.;  Woah :O!!! Oh please, you copied Microsoft material... its the same font if not the same program... since I have been expirementing with some microsoft products from directx... the font is totally microsoft... Sry I just didn''t want to see a kid get sued by microsoft ;  anyways if your in a university, final paper, this paper looks a little bit too small... ok alot small, since I''m in highschool and my science fair teachers made me do min. 40 page all together, I had to have like 30 sources, 20 pages worth of research min...  