INFO1113 Assignment 1 - 2048

Due: 13 April 2025, 11:59PM AEST
This assignment is worth 8% of your final grade.
Task Description
Implement the 2048 game using the Processing library for graphics and Gradle as a dependency manager.
Setup of Gradle and a demonstration of the graphics capability of Processing will be done in the week 5
tutorial. You can access the documentation from here. As with any assignment, make sure that your work
is your own, and do not share your code or solutions with other students.
The game takes place on an × grid, initially with 2
randomly placed blocks (which are randomly selected from
either a 2 or 4 with equal chance). The parameter n should be
retrieved from command line arguments. If it is invalid or not
provided, use the default which is n=4.
Each turn, the player may make one of four moves with the
arrow keys: UP, DOWN, LEFT or RIGHT. This shifts all blocks in
that given direction, and also merges adjacent blocks with the
same number into a higher value (eg, 4 and 4 makes 8). You
should ensure that block movement is smoothly transitioning
from one cell to the next (as in the example game linked
above), OR that only one block moves one space per frame.
After the player’s move is finished, a new random block will
spawn in one of the empty spaces. This can be either a 2 or a
4. In addition, the player may also spawn any amount of new
blocks into empty cells themselves by clicking on an empty
space, and a 2 or 4 will then spawn there (randomly chosen
with 50% chance). If the player is unable to make any moves
that change the position of blocks, the game is over.
A timer in the top right corner of the screen should keep track
of the number of seconds since the game began. When the
game ends, this timer stops, and the text “GAME OVER” is
displayed in the centre of the screen. The player can press ‘r’ to
restart the game.


Figure 1. 2048 Example Game State
Figure 2. 2048 Tile Colour Reference. Any
value higher than 2048 uses the same colour
as 2048.
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Marking Criteria (8%)
Your final submission is due on Sunday 13 April 2025 at 11:59PM. To submit, you must upload your
build.gradle file and src folder to Ed. Do NOT submit the build folder. Ensure src is in the root directory
with the other files, and not part of a zip, then press MARK.
Shown during tutorial in week 5
when Gradle and Processing are
covered.
(-1 deduction if your submission
breaks these features)
• Window launches and shows initial layout correctly with brown cells.
• Hovering over tiles with cursor changes the brown tile to a lighter
colour to highlight it
• Left clicking on a cell places a ‘2’ or a ‘4’ randomly in that position
1 mark • Board size adjusts based on command line argument input (default
4x4 if not provided)
• Timer counts up every second in the top-right corner of the screen. It
stops when the game ends.
0.5 marks • Tile colours are correctly shown to differentiate different values
1.5 marks • Arrow keys result in tile movement in the corresponding direction
(LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN) if there is empty space for the tiles to move
– 0.5 mark deduction for each with bugs or not working
1.5 marks • Adjacent tiles are merged correctly after the player makes a move in
either LEFT, RIGHT, UP or DOWN directions – 0.5 deduction for each
not working
1 mark • Random block spawns in an empty cell after the player’s move –
either a 2 or a 4
1 mark • If the player is unable to make any moves that change the position of
blocks, the game is over. Display “GAME OVER”. Player can press ‘r’ to
restart the game.
1.5 mark • Movement is progressive such that blocks smoothly transition from
one cell to the next (such as in https://play2048.co/) OR only one
block can move one space on each frame.
Academic Declaration
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Procedure, and except where specifically acknowledged, the work contained in this assignment/project is my own
work, and has not been copied from other sources or been previously submitted for award or assessment.
I understand that failure to comply with the Student Plagiarism: Coursework Policy and Procedure can lead to severe
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