OK, so today I wanted to mess around with making a simple volleyball web game. Nothing too fancy, just something to kill some time and have a little fun with coding.
Get the basic setup
First things first, I created a new folder for this project. Inside it, I made three files:
Pretty standard stuff for a web project, right? I kept the HTML super basic – a canvas element where the game would be drawn, and links to my CSS and JavaScript files.
Style it up a bit
Next, I opened up . Here, I added some styles to make the game look a little nicer. I set a background color for the body, centered the canvas on the page, and gave it a simple border. Nothing too wild, just enough to make it look presentable.
Make things move
Now for the fun part – the JavaScript! I opened up and started coding. I got a reference to the canvas and its 2D drawing context. Then, I defined some variables for the players, the ball, and the net.
I wrote functions to draw the players, the ball, and the net on the canvas. After that, I added some event listeners to handle player movement. For this simple game, I decided to just use the left and right arrow keys to move the player.
Game logic
With the basic drawing and movement in place, I started working on the game logic. I created a function to update the ball’s position, handle collisions with the players and the net, and check for scores.
I added a simple scoring system – whenever the ball hits the ground, the opposite player gets a point. I displayed the score on the canvas using the fillText method.
Main game loop
Finally, I created the main game loop using requestAnimationFrame. This function gets called repeatedly by the browser, allowing me to update the game state and redraw the canvas on each frame. Inside the loop, I called the functions to update the ball, handle collisions, check for scores, and redraw everything.
Test and tweak
With everything in place, I fired up the game in my browser and started testing. Of course, there were a few bugs here and there, so I spent some time debugging and tweaking the code until it worked as I intended.
And there you have it – a simple volleyball web game, built from scratch! It’s not the most advanced game out there, but it was a fun little project to work on. Plus, it’s always satisfying to see your code come to life on the screen. If you’re interested in web development, I highly recommend trying to build something like this yourself. It’s a great way to learn the basics and get your hands dirty with some real coding.
