PHP Game Grader...

[realfolkblues]

This really should go in the Site News & Suggestion Box, however for some odd reason only mods can post there. Umm ok so only mods can suggest new stuff for the site? whatever. anyways I think that there should be a game grade caluclator on the site itself for when someone is writeing a review and needs the grade. It would be vary easy to write in php. and i would even help if you guys needed it. I think i could do it in about a day or two. That way you would not have to mess around with a confuseing excel file, and it would have detailed instructions on how to use it in the form of "?" buttons if you are confused. what do you all think? i think it would be a great tool.

[ctrlsteef]

Hmm, that is a little mistake i think.
You should send Ibrin or ParadigmShifter a pm to notify them about this.

Btw, your idea sounds really good. :)

[Paradigm Shifter]

Write it - I don't have any issues with that. Ibrin has the final say, mind. ;)

edit: Moved to SN&SB, and changed the title.

[realfolkblues]

well i dont wanna write it if it wont get used :? once you guys decide for sure let me know 8)

[Paradigm Shifter]

If it's easy to use and it works, it'll get used. ;)

[realfolkblues]

ok i'll get on it then when i've got free time. :D BTW i was some insider credit hehe 8)

[blueyedsoul]

Very nice idea. Can't wait to see how it turns out.

[realfolkblues]

I would like to open this up to be a community project, well kinda.

I'm currently writing the code for the grader. However I will be needing short 1 paragraph or less explanations of what the different options for grading are and how you can find out what they are for the game you are reviewing. and what better place to get the best answers then this form?

Here is a screen shot of the front end GUI so far. This is based on the Excel file. Don't worry it wont look like this forever... any ways the little ? links will open help windows with the info above. So if you want to help noobs like me :D then write something up and post it here it will be added to my code.

[skipclarke]

I love the idea. Make sure you get with Cranky so that your grading system matches the one in place. I checked the board config and registered users should be able to post here. You just can't make a sticky or announcement (here, or anywhere).

[ctrlsteef]

I contacted PS about that problem Ibrin and he sorted it.
There was a setting that was incorrect thus only allowing mods to post here.

[realfolkblues]

I love the idea. Make sure you get with Cranky so that your grading system matches the one in place. I checked the board config and registered users should be able to post here. You just can't make a sticky or announcement (here, or anywhere).

yeah i pmed him i will start programing the back end calc once i get the math formual from him.

[The_cranky_hermit]

I misunderstood the intent of the PM at first. I thought he was just trying to *use* the rubrick. Not implement it in php.

I don't know php, but I do know c/c++. I'll write the outline of a simple console program. It should be fairly simple to understand and translate into php. Anyone who wants it is welcome to it.

[realfolkblues]

I misunderstood the intent of the PM at first. I thought he was just trying to *use* the rubrick. Not implement it in php.

I don't know php, but I do know c/c++. I'll write the outline of a simple console program. It should be fairly simple to understand and translate into php. Anyone who wants it is welcome to it.

no problem dude i was not vary clear. Thanks for the help! :D

[The_cranky_hermit]

I've finished the program. Anyone who wants it, please read the info below, then PM me with the request.

First thing, this program is incomplete. The logic functions are all there, but there are no input/output functions (I figure those would be need to be re-written from scratch in order to be done in php). There is also no main function. There is a struct called wsgame, which represents columns C-J for any given row in the spreadsheet. The important logical function is called "getGrade," which takes two inputs; a wsgame, and a boolean 'generous.' The output is the letter grade. If 'generous' is false, then optional unknowns will get filled in with the most common values. If 'generous' is true, the optional unknowns get filled in with the best possible values. The program also uses a TON of constants, in order to make it maintainable (should the requirements for getting a C grade change, one only has to redefine C_GRADE).

Anyway, in order to complete this, you would have to write the input and output functions yourself. The input function would take the user input to determine all of wsgame's values plus the generous value, and the output function would take the string produced by getGrade and display it on the screen. The basic program layout would look like this:

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   init(/*OUTPUT*/ &wsgame)

   input(/*OUTPUT*/ &wsgame, &generous);

   getGrade(/*INPUT*/ wsgame, generous, /*OUTPUT*/ &grade);

   output(/*INPUT*/ grade);