Inspiration

Frogs

What it does

Its a game about a frog eating insects. Swipe from the frog to extend its tongue and catch insects as they fall from the sky, complete with satisfying sound effects and charming animations.

How we built it

we build the game using typescript, devvit and kiro.

Links

App listing: https://developers.reddit.com/apps/froggy-eats

Demo post:

  1. Subreddit Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/froggy_eats_dev/
  2. r/Devvit post : https://www.reddit.com/r/Devvit/comments/1oj7d8y/froggyeats_redditxkiro_hackathon/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
  3. r/GamesOnReddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/GamesOnReddit/comments/1oj7dpw/froggyeats_redditxkiro_hackathon/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Demo video: https://youtube.com/shorts/XYP3brzxiYA?si=-eOvl7eVj1nf2pZx

GitHub repo: https://github.com/aasthachauhan004/Froggy-Eats

How Kiro Helped Accelerate the Development of Froggy Eats

Overview

Froggy Eats is a React + TypeScript arcade game built for Reddit's Devvit platform. It features smooth physics, insect movement, sound effects, and responsive animations.

The project combined multiple domains—web development, game logic, audio, and platform integration.

With Kiro, development became faster and more efficient, without replacing hands-on coding. Kiro really reduced most of the heavy work.

How Kiro Enhanced the Workflow

1. Game Logic Implementation

Kiro assisted in designing key algorithms such as collision detection and AI pathing.

we had to refine the physics, balanced difficulty, and optimized the game loop.

2. Audio and Animation Systems

Kiro provided an outline for Web Audio API setup and initial sound logic.

We implemented timing, sound triggers, and managed assets.

CSS-based frog visuals were collaboratively refined.

3. Devvit Platform Integration

Kiro helped configure project dependencies and basic server setup for Reddit's Devvit.

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