Making A Game: Pong-Around
This is a set of workshop files for writing (parts of) a JS + <canvas> Pong-style game called "Pong Around".
The workshop is organized into multiple steps, each in their own branch:
- Step 1: adding the paddles
- Step 2: adding the ball
- Step 3: bouncing and speeding up the ball
- Step 4: keeping score
- Final: final solution branch
Go through the steps in order, and compare your code to the beginning of each next-step before moving on, to make sure you're getting everything in the right place.
Extra Credit
Things you can consider adding to this game to make it more fun to play:
- Make the paddles shorten little by little as the number of bounces increases
- Add an extra obstacle (of any shape) in the middle of the board after a certain number of bounces
- Add "multi-ball" mode, where the game adds another ball after a certain number of bounces
License
The code and all the documentation are released under the MIT license.