Virtual Maze Generator for TADS 3

Chapter 6: Possible Future Enhancements

JAVA COMPONENT

• Allow users to specify an entire motif for a maze (e.g. underworld, mountains, city streets, etc.).


• Allow users to include obstacles (e.g. fire/water/cliff/etc.) in a maze


• Enhance the map to use graphics instead of monospace characters

• At present, a maze can be generated with a square or a rectangular shape. Allow users to select the shape of a maze (e.g. square, rectangle, parallelogram, rhombus, circle, etc.)

• At present, a maze is generated via a depth-first search algorithm. Allow users to select the generation algorithm: depth-first search or randomized Kruskal or randomized Prim.

TADS 3 COMPONENT

• Add a "solve" argument to the 'mreveal' and 'mvisited' commands. When the "solve" argument is specified, the map will also show the solution path.


• Enhance the map to use graphics instead of monospace characters