Source: https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-2-4-designing-a-basketball-game [Revision notes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes.md) › [KS3](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3.md) › [Computer Science](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science.md) › [Computer Science: KS3](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3.md) › Designing a ‘Basketball’ Game # Designing a ‘Basketball’ Game Computer Science: KS3, topic 2.2.4 ## Designing a ‘Basketball’ Game When making your basketball game, you need to think about how the game will look, what the inputs are, what the outputs are and what different parts the game has. ### What will it look like? ![What will it look like?](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-09/9a2ef3a4-3741-4c26-88f8-d771f55bccb1/coding-computational-thinking-basketball-game-%20(1).png) - You will want to make your game attractive to the player. - You might want to make it look like a birdseye view of a basketball court. - The game should have a simple design. ### What is the input? ![What is the input?](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-04/90514d8f-af55-4c82-9308-90f57f84da87/mouse-computer-.png) - The input is how the player will use the game. - What will the player need to do with the keypad, mouse, finger, etc. to control the game? ### What is the output? ![What is the output?](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-09/9a2ef3a4-3741-4c26-88f8-d771f55bccb1/coding-computational-thinking-basketball-game-%20(1).png) - The outputs of the game are everything the game should do. - The ball can be moved with the red and blue boxes. - The ball should bounce off the walls. - If the ball hits the basket, you should add points to the team's score. ### What are the parts of the game? ![What are the parts of the game?](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-09/9a2ef3a4-3741-4c26-88f8-d771f55bccb1/coding-computational-thinking-basketball-game-%20(1).png) - The parts of the game are the different components (parts) of the game that you can see, hear or feel. Parts of the game are: - The background design. - The ball. - The movement of the ball and hands. - The bounce of the ball off the walls. - The point-scoring. - The effects (e.g. sound). - The music. ## Test yourself on Designing a ‘Basketball’ Game - Often, it is more attractive if a game app has what kind of design? [Practise this topic for free](https://app.senecalearning.com/classroom/course/b89946c5-cfe7-42d6-ae51-9b4631a07589/section/939574a9-395b-4cf0-836f-1372d54b22ba/session) - Previous topic: [2.2.3 Writing Your Own Program](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-2-3-writing-your-own-program.md) - Next topic: [2.2.5 Turning an Algorithm into an App](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-2-5-turning-an-algorithm-into-an-app.md) ## Computer Science: KS3 contents ### 1 Computational Thinking & Algorithms - 1.1 Computational Thinking - [1.1.1 Abstraction Thinking](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/1-1-1-abstraction-thinking.md) - [1.1.2 Decomposition Thinking](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/1-1-2-decomposition-thinking.md) - [1.1.3 Algorithmic Thinking](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/1-1-3-algorithmic-thinking.md) - 1.2 Algorithms - [1.2.1 Algorithms](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/1-2-1-algorithms.md) - [1.2.2 Pseudocode](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/1-2-2-pseudocode.md) - [1.2.3 Flow Diagrams](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/1-2-3-flow-diagrams.md) - [1.2.4 Logical Reasoning & Debugging](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/1-2-4-logical-reasoning-and-debugging.md) - [1.2.5 Reading Algorithms](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/1-2-5-reading-algorithms.md) - [1.2.6 Correcting Algorithms](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/1-2-6-correcting-algorithms.md) - [1.2.7 Complete the Algorithm](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/1-2-7-complete-the-algorithm.md) - [1.2.8 Search Algorithms](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/1-2-8-search-algorithms.md) - [1.2.9 Linear Search](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/1-2-9-linear-search.md) - [1.2.10 Binary Search](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/1-2-10-binary-search.md) - [1.2.11 Sort Algorithms](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/1-2-11-sort-algorithms.md) - [1.2.12 Bubble Sort](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/1-2-12-bubble-sort.md) - [1.2.13 Insertion Sort](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/1-2-13-insertion-sort.md) - [1.2.14 End of Topic Test - Algorithms](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/1-2-14-end-of-topic-test-algorithms.md) ### 2 Programming - 2.1 Programming Fundamentals - [2.1.1 Variables & Constants](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-1-1-variables-and-constants.md) - [2.1.2 Comments](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-1-2-comments.md) - [2.1.3 Input & Output](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-1-3-input-and-output.md) - [2.1.4 Arithmetic Operators](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-1-4-arithmetic-operators.md) - [2.1.5 Relational Operators](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-1-5-relational-operators.md) - [2.1.6 Boolean Operators](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-1-6-boolean-operators.md) - [2.1.7 Sequence](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-1-7-sequence.md) - [2.1.8 Selection](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-1-8-selection.md) - [2.1.9 Iteration](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-1-9-iteration.md) - [2.1.10 Subroutines](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-1-10-subroutines.md) - [2.1.11 Scope](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-1-11-scope.md) - [2.1.12 Data Types](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-1-12-data-types.md) - [2.1.13 Casting](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-1-13-casting.md) - [2.1.14 Arrays](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-1-14-arrays.md) - [2.1.15 2D Arrays](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-1-15-2d-arrays.md) - [2.1.16 Lists](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-1-16-lists.md) - [2.1.17 2D Lists](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-1-17-2d-lists.md) - [2.1.18 Strings](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-1-18-strings.md) - [2.1.19 Syntax Errors](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-1-19-syntax-errors.md) - [2.1.20 Logic Errors](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-1-20-logic-errors.md) - [2.1.21 Runtime Errors](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-1-21-runtime-errors.md) - [2.1.22 End of Topic Test - Programming](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-1-22-end-of-topic-test-programming.md) - 2.2 Designing Code - [2.2.1 Code](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-2-1-code.md) - [2.2.2 Programs](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-2-2-programs.md) - [2.2.3 Writing Your Own Program](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-2-3-writing-your-own-program.md) - [2.2.4 Designing a ‘Basketball’ Game](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-2-4-designing-a-basketball-game.md) - [2.2.5 Turning an Algorithm into an App](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-2-5-turning-an-algorithm-into-an-app.md) - [2.2.6 End of Topic Test - Designing Code](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-2-6-end-of-topic-test-designing-code.md) - 2.3 Python - [2.3.1 Introduction to Python](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-3-1-introduction-to-python.md) - [2.3.2 Input](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-3-2-input.md) - [2.3.3 Output](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-3-3-output.md) - [2.3.4 Casting](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-3-4-casting.md) - [2.3.5 Type Coercion](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-3-5-type-coercion.md) - [2.3.6 Selection](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-3-6-selection.md) - [2.3.7 Iteration](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-3-7-iteration.md) - [2.3.8 Files](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-3-8-files.md) - [2.3.9 File Handling](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-3-9-file-handling.md) - [2.3.10 Identifiers](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-3-10-identifiers.md) - [2.3.11 Whitespace](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-3-11-whitespace.md) - [2.3.12 Comments](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-3-12-comments.md) - [2.3.13 Exceptions](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/2-3-13-exceptions.md) ### 3 Hardware & Software - 3.1 Hardware - [3.1.1 Elements of Computer Systems](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/3-1-1-elements-of-computer-systems.md) - [3.1.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/3-1-2-central-processing-unit-cpu.md) - [3.1.3 Registers of the Central Processing Unit (CPU)](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/3-1-3-registers-of-the-central-processing-unit-cpu.md) - [3.1.4 Factors Affecting CPU Performance](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/3-1-4-factors-affecting-cpu-performance.md) - [3.1.5 Fetch-Decode-Execute Cycle](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/3-1-5-fetch-decode-execute-cycle.md) - [3.1.6 Binary Systems](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/3-1-6-binary-systems.md) - [3.1.7 Logic Circuits](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/3-1-7-logic-circuits.md) - [3.1.8 Boolean Logic](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/3-1-8-boolean-logic.md) - [3.1.9 End of Topic Test - Logic](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/3-1-9-end-of-topic-test-logic.md) - 3.2 Software - [3.2.1 System Software](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/3-2-1-system-software.md) ### 4 Data - 4.1 Representing Data - [4.1.1 Binary](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/4-1-1-binary.md) - [4.1.2 Converting Binary & Hexadecimal](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/4-1-2-converting-binary-and-hexadecimal.md) - [4.1.3 Converting Denary & Hexadecimal](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/4-1-3-converting-denary-and-hexadecimal.md) - [4.1.4 Binary Arithmetic](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/4-1-4-binary-arithmetic.md) - [4.1.5 Representing Sound](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/4-1-5-representing-sound.md) - [4.1.6 Representing Images](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/4-1-6-representing-images.md) - [4.1.7 Character Sets](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/4-1-7-character-sets.md) - [4.1.8 American Standard Code for Information Interchange](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/4-1-8-american-standard-code-for-information-interchange.md) - [4.1.9 Unicode](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/4-1-9-unicode.md) - [4.1.10 End of Topic Test - Representation](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/4-1-10-end-of-topic-test-representation.md) ### 5 The Internet - 5.1 Networks - [5.1.1 Networks](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/5-1-1-networks.md) - [5.1.2 Geographical Classification of Networks](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/5-1-2-geographical-classification-of-networks.md) - [5.1.3 What is the Internet?](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/5-1-3-what-is-the-internet.md) - [5.1.4 The World Wide Web](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/5-1-4-the-world-wide-web.md) - [5.1.5 Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/5-1-5-uniform-resource-locators-urls.md) - [5.1.6 Web Hosting](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/5-1-6-web-hosting.md) - [5.1.7 HTML](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/5-1-7-html.md) - [5.1.8 Searching the World Wide Web](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/5-1-8-searching-the-world-wide-web.md) - [5.1.9 Good Searching Tips](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/5-1-9-good-searching-tips.md) - [5.1.10 Are You Looking at Reliable Information?](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/5-1-10-are-you-looking-at-reliable-information.md) ### 6 Online Safety & Security - 6.1 Protecting Yourself Online - [6.1.1 Digital Footprints](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/6-1-1-digital-footprints.md) - [6.1.2 Leaving a Safe Online Footprint](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/6-1-2-leaving-a-safe-online-footprint.md) - [6.1.3 Online Safety](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/6-1-3-online-safety.md) - [6.1.4 Malware - Viruses](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/6-1-4-malware-viruses.md) - [6.1.5 Malware](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/6-1-5-malware.md) - [6.1.6 People Online](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/6-1-6-people-online.md) - [6.1.7 Your Feelings](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/6-1-7-your-feelings.md) - [6.1.8 Getting Help](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/6-1-8-getting-help.md) - 6.2 Computing and the Law - [6.2.1 Data Protection Act (1998)](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/6-2-1-data-protection-act-1998.md) - [6.2.2 Computer Misuse Act (1990)](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/6-2-2-computer-misuse-act-1990.md) - [6.2.3 Freedom of Information Act (2000)](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/6-2-3-freedom-of-information-act-2000.md) - [6.2.4 Plagiarism](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/6-2-4-plagiarism.md) - [6.2.5 Copyright](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/6-2-5-copyright.md) - [6.2.6 Copyright Designs and Patents Act (1988)](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/6-2-6-copyright-designs-and-patents-act-1988.md) - [6.2.7 Creative Commons Licensing](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/ks3/computer-science/computer-science-ks3/6-2-7-creative-commons-licensing.md)