Okay, so I wanted to make this simple “bounce volleyball” game, you know, just for kicks. I had this idea of a ball bouncing around and you gotta keep it in play. Nothing fancy, just something to mess around with.
Getting Started
First, I needed something to actually, like, see the game. I didn’t want to go crazy with graphics, so I just used some basic shapes. A circle for the ball, some rectangles for the paddles. You know, keep it simple, stupid.
- Drew a circle. This was my ball. Made it red, ’cause why not?
- Made some rectangles. These were the players’ paddles. One on each side of the screen.
- Put a line in the middle. This was the “net.” Just a visual thing.
Making it Move
Next up, the ball needed to, well, bounce. I started by giving it some basic movement. Just x and y speed. Every frame, I’d update the ball’s position by adding the speed to it. Pretty straightforward.
Then came the bouncing part. When the ball hit the top or bottom of the screen, I’d just flip the y speed. Like, if it was going down (positive y speed), I’d multiply it by -1 to make it go up. Same idea for the left and right edges, but with the x speed.
Adding the Paddles
Now for the player control. I made it so you could move the paddles up and down. I just checked for key presses. Like, “W” to move the left paddle up, “S” to move it down. Same thing for the right paddle, but with different keys, of course.
The tricky part was making the ball bounce off the paddles. What I did was check if the ball’s position overlapped with the paddle’s position. If they did, I’d flip the ball’s x speed, sending it bouncing back the other way.
Adding score
I make a very simple way to record the socre, just check if the ball hit the left or right, then add one point to another side player.
The Result
It’s super basic, but it works! You can bounce the ball back and forth, try to keep it in play. It’s not gonna win any awards, but it was a fun little project. Definitely taught me a thing or two about basic game mechanics.
It is just like a very simple “Pong” Game, Classic!
