React.js Pong

Inspiration

When I think of my origin story into video games I always remember me grabbing my moms phone as a young six year old boy to play that game with two paddles an a ball. Pong, simplicity at it's finest, however it caused dopamine which led to immense joy. To relive my youthful moments I did what any Computer Science student would do, I decided to give it a try and build this game myself.

What it does

This game allows you to play pong in a 1v1 against an AI for the first up to ten points.

How we built it

I built this project using javascript and the react.js framework.

Challenges we ran into

I ran into several challenges, however the most complicated of all that I didn't account for when thinking of this project was the cacluation of basic physics and vectors to make the ball display as it bounced off the walls.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

I am very proud of being a college freshman and completing my first ever React.js project although simple it was a lot of research and troubleshooting but discipline guided me towards success.

What we learned

I learned that I could independetly create a project moderately quickly when under the correct environment of helpful students and like-minded individuals.

What's next for React.js Pong

Next for react.js is allowing 1v1 with another person controller on that same PC and even adding different levels of difficulty to choose from for the user.

Built With

• css3
• javascript
• react.js