Object Oriented Programming Class Projects

Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock

This is a text based implementation of the classic game from The Big Bang Theory. As explained in this video, the game of rock paper scissors lizard spock has a number of rules to follow that are best understood visually. The following diagram demonstrates how points are scored.

The game is played as follows:

1. The player chooses a hand either numerically by choosing a number between 1 and 5, or by entering the name of the hand shape chosen.
2. The computer randomly chooses a shape to throw.
3. The round winner is determined.
4. A point is awarded to the winner of the round.
5. Gameplay continues until either the player or the computer reach 3 rounds won in which the winner of the game is determined.

Gameplay:

To play for yourself, check out the GitHub repository!

Speech Synthesizer

Computer voices always sound a bit off. The words are familiar, yet their tempo and articulation are unlike any commonly spoken English. A speech synthesizer provides the perfect balance between eeriness and comfort to make you laugh.

This program implements a speech sythesizer to read a song’s lyrics from a .txt file.

Check out the GitHub repository!