Final Projects

Enhanced Quake2D (Example!)

For this project, we will develop a first-person virtual environment that emulates the life of a computer engineer at the University of Illinois. As a student, the goal is to complete assignments as fast as they are assigned. The activities of this program include visiting classrooms to pick up assignments, visiting bookstores and libraries to find required information, and re-visiting classrooms to submit assignments before they are due.
Humans will be represented using graphic sprites. The size and location of the sprites will depend on their distance and location from the first person. Professors in this world will be controlled by artificial intelligence. Their movement and rate of assignments will be governed by the course syallabus assigned at the beginning of the semester.
Nework play will be implemented to allow multiple students to participate in the virtual campus.
Team Leader: Josh Potts
Email: jpotts@uiuc.edu
Project web site: http://www.ece.uiuc.edu/~ece291/mp/mp4/index.html
Approval Status: Approved
Team Members and Expertise
- Josh Potts: Networking and multiplayer coordination
- Karan Mehra: Bank Switching
- Michael Urman: Sound

For this project we will be writing a game where we have two tanks moving through terrain and obstacles. The objective of this game is for two tanks to engage and eradicate each other. The torret of the tank will rotate independent of the direction of movement of the tank. The tank turret and the tank directions will have pseudo 360 degree rotation. The tanks will be controllled by two human players. If we have more time, we will have either AI or network play. The game will be in real mode with a 640*480*256 color resolution. The game will use protected mode or XMS. We need people will good programming skills. Especially expertise in XMS will help. Experiences with AI and networking would be treasured also. We will have 3 people in our group.
Team Leader: Lian Cai
Email: liancai@uiuc.edu
Project web site: http://www.students.uiuc.edu/~liancai
Approval Status: Approved
Team Members and Expertise
- Ted Zhang:
- Lian Cai: Make sure everything is on time
- Lap Lam:

This game will feature control and movement similar to the old game moon lander, with the added feature of a gun turret whose direction will be controlled by the mouse. Ship movement and gun direction will be independent of each other. There will be obstacles, fixed enemy turrets, and AI controlled enemy ships. The game will be based on real physics, with bullets and ships affected by gravity and momentum. For example, firing your weapon will affect the movement of your ship based on the velocity and mass of the shell fired. Players will have the ability to upgrade weapons, purchase fuel, etc between levels. Levels will comprise of fixed screens (no scrolling). It will be in real mode (possiblity of XMS), with networking (2 player deathmatch) and sound subject to time.
Team Leader: Ilyas Ayub
Email: ayub@uiuc.edu, hoda@uiuc.edu
Project web site: http://www.ews.uiuc.edu/~ayub/lander.html
Approval Status: Approved
Team Members and Expertise
- Sahir Hoda: game physics
- Ilyas Ayub: organization, main

Morph two photos together and animate. Based on an algorithm described here: http://www.hammerhead.com/thad/morph.html We will use VESA video in 640x480x256 There will be a user-interface to select the common areas between the two photos (with the mouse). The user will select a few parameters, and then morph. Minimally, the program will show one photo morphing to another on the screen. If we have enough time, we can also add file output (output of intermediate image, animated gif, avi, etc.)
Team Leader: Jeff Kalikstein
Email: kalikste@uiuc.edu
Project web site: http://www.realmorph.com
Approval Status: Approved with hesitation (see comments)
Team Members and Expertise
- Jeff Kalikstein: Morphing Algorithm, Video
- Tirath Desai:
- Paurav Patel:
- Deval Joshi:

Introduction: We are making a game sort of like Microsoft’s Pipedream, the only twist is that you are playing against a computer. The computer gets the left half of the screen and the player gets the right half. The object of the game is to make your pipe meet the computer’s pipe before the computer’s pipe reaches the middle of the screen. When this happens the player has just a few seconds to get their pipe connected from the beginning to the end. The beginning of the pipe will always be in the far left hand column and the end of the pipe is always in the far left hand column. The computer will be programmed with a semi-intelligent artificial intelligence. Basically, the computer will keep trying a block until it connects, once it does it can then move on to the next block. If the computer hits a wall then it replaces the block until it goes left. If the player wins the level the pipe gets connected and he advances to the next level. If the player loses the level the pipe bursts at the point where it is disconnected and the player loses.
Team Leader: Thorr Giddings
Email: thorr@simplifiedcomputers.com
Project web site: http://www.students.uiuc.edu/~amitrana/project.html
Approval Status: Approved
Team Members and Expertise
- Yu Chul Han: AI & I/O
- Thorr Giddings: Organization/Logic
- Amit Rana: Sound
- Christopher Shah: Graphics

We will be creating a modified version of the classic video game Spy Hunter. Initially we plan to use keyboard controls - possibly adding joystick capabilities if time allows. Enhancements to the original game will include updated sound, new weapons for the car, and the ability to choose between different vehicles. Most likely, this game will be one player with the AI controlling all other vehicles.
Team Leader: Matt Taylor
Email: mrtaylo@uiuc.edu
Project web site: http://www.ews.uiuc.edu/~morin/index.htm
Approval Status: Approved with hesitation (see comments)
Team Members and Expertise
- Jaime Morin: AI
- Armando Lopez: sound (midi files and waves)
- Matt Taylor: Graphics

We will be designing a casino blackjack game. Players will start out with a set amount of money and will try to win games against the 'house'. The game will follow all casino-style rules (e.g. dealer stands on 17+, splitting, etc.) Features will include: SVGA graphics, sound effects, network play, and with time permitting we can add higher resolution graphics (using protected mode) or port to Windows 95/98.
Team Leader: Samar Naik
Email: snaik@uiuc.edu
Project web site: http://www.students.uiuc.edu/~snaik/bjack.html
Approval Status: Approved with hesitation (see comments)
Team Members and Expertise
- Laura Johannesen: Sound
- Samar Naik: Main procedure, graphics
- John Kedzierski: Game rules