Okay, so the other day, I was thinking it’d be fun to make a little volleyball game, you know, just a simple toy project. I figured, why not, let’s give it a shot!
Getting Started
First things first, I needed a plan. I wasn’t aiming for anything fancy, just a basic back-and-forth kind of game. I decided to use some basic shapes and colors to keep things simple. I sketched out a rough idea on a piece of paper – a rectangle for the net, circles for the players, and, of course, a circle for the volleyball.
Building the Pieces
I started by creating the court. Just a big rectangle, nothing special. Then, I added the net, another, thinner rectangle, right in the middle. Next up, the players. I made two circles, one for each side of the net. I picked some bright, contrasting colors so they’d be easy to see.
- Made the court (big rectangle).
- Added the net (thin rectangle).
- Created players (circles with bright colors).
Making it Move
This was the tricky part. I needed to get the ball moving. I started with some basic up and down movement, just to get the ball bouncing. Then, I added some side-to-side movement, controlled by the players. It took a bit of fiddling to get the speed right, I didn’t want it to be too fast or too slow.
The player controls were next. I decided to go super simple – left and right arrow keys to move the players. No jumping or anything fancy, just basic lateral movement. I spent some time tweaking the responsiveness of the controls, because nobody wants a sluggish game!
Bouncing and Scoring
I programmed a simple bounce, when the ball hit floor,it will bounce to the up, When the ball passed a player and hit the ground on their side, the other player scored.
Playing the Game
Finally, it was time to play! It was pretty basic, sure, but it worked. The ball bounced, the players moved, and points were scored. It was definitely a simple little toy game, but I was pretty happy with how it turned out. I even got my friend to play it with me, and we had a few laughs.
It’s not going to win any awards, but it was a fun little project to work on. And hey, it’s always satisfying to build something from scratch, even if it’s just a simple game volleyball toy!
