PROJECT 7 - TIC TAC TOE

Lab 2 Overview

In this lab, we're going to dive into two crucial aspects of our Connect Four game development: creating an IPO (Input-Process-Output) Diagram and designing the console screen layout. 

IPO Diagram

An IPO diagram is a simple visual tool to help break down the game into Inputs, Processes, and Outputs. This will help you understand how the game functions at a high level.

An IPO (Input-Process-Output) Diagram is a high-level visual representation of how a program or function works. Here's how to create one:

• Inputs: What data or commands does the program receive? For a simple program like a calculator, inputs might be numbers and operations (like addition or subtraction).

• Processes: What does the program do with these inputs? In our calculator example, processes include adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing the numbers.

• Outputs: What is the result of the program? The output of the calculator is the result of the operation.

Screen Design

UI (User Interface) design involves planning how information is displayed and how users interact with the program.
In some ways this will be similar to or IPO Diagram as we will extensively look at the inputs and outputs of the program.

• Inputs: How will players input their moves?

• Outputs: What will the players see on the screen?

Remember, it is a console program, so you don't have much in the way of graphics to work with. You can only use characters, generally the ones you see on the keyboard, to represent your game.