Name: ___________________________
Game Design and Extensions
Software Design
We have used flow charts to visually design software, but with event-driven software environments like
App Inventor another visual design technique called Finite State Machines (FSM) is an ideal alternative.
Finite State Machines use circles to represent states and arrows to represent events or state transitions.
Draw a Finite State Machine diagram for your version of Mole Mash Plus (Lab 7)
Push Play Button
Hit the Mole
Start
Play
Game
Update
Score /
Level
Change
Miss the Mole
End
Game
How to add extensions in App Inventor?
Increase challenge
Make the game vary the speed of the mole in response to how well the player is doing. If you would like to increase
the speed of the mole spring movement every N number of successful hits you can use the modulo math operator.
7 – Mole Mash Plus
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