Assignment 19 - Bugstomp Game

Example Output

Learning Outcomes

1. Loops
2. 2D Arrays
3. Conditional Statements

Goals

The purpose of this assignment is to learn to

1. Move a character sprite around a 2D grid to step on randomly generated bug sprites.
2. Use loops, 2D arrays, and conditional statements to move the character and check if he has stepped on a bug sprite.

Description

Tasks

• Initialize a 2D array the size of your game grid.
• Initialize the NamedColors of your character, bugs, and background.
• Determine the starting point of your character on the grid.
• Create a function that uses keypress events to move the character around.
• Create a function that will generate bugs in a random place on your grid.
• Create a function that will check if the character has collided with a bug.
• Create a function that removes bugs after some amount of time.
• Create a win condition.

More Details to Get You Started

Key Press Events - NonBlocking Games

• keyUp()
• keyDown()
• keyLeft()
• keyRight()
• keyQ()
• keySpace()
• keyW()
• keyS()
• keyA()
• keyD()

Variables, Colors, and Sprite Symbols

• NamedSymbol.symbolname;
• NamedColor.colorname;
• drawSymbol(column, row, NamedSymbol, NamedColor);
• setBGColor(column, row, NamedColor);

Important Functions

• The gameLoop() function loops until the game is over.
• quit() stops the game.
• start() starts the game and calls the initialize() function once before it starts the gameLoop() function.
• render() sends your updated game grid to the server once. This is a blocking game function.

Extensions

Help

For Java

NonBlockingGame documentation

NamedColor Documentation

NamedSymbol Documentation

For C++

NonBlockingGame documentation

NamedColor Documentation

NamedSymbol Documentation

For Python

NonBlockingGame documentation

NamedColor Documentation

NamedSymbol Documentation