T.I.D.E Tech: Stop The Virus!

Team#23 Participants: Aditya Kumar, Jay Patel, Sharat Krishnan Category: Beginner Prompts: Create an Interactive Game Write a Program that has an Element of Randomness in it

Inspiration

Our inspiration was to create a fun game that implemented physics, randomness, and other complicated algorithms. The idea of the game was inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic, an experience we can all relate to.

What it does

Stop The Virus! This is a fun game (inspired by very real events) that involves players attempting to shoot down as many viruses as they can using the vaccine. The viruses are falling down from random locations while also shooting infectors which the player must dodge. The player has the ability to move left to right and also shoot at any angle.

Instructions: Use 'a' key to move left and the 'd' key to move right Use the mouse key to aim and click to shoot at the specified angle.

How we built it

We used the programming language Python and libraries such as Pygame, Random and Math. It was coded using Pycharm and the online collaboration software Replit.

Challenges we ran into

A big challenge we ran into was figuring out how to shoot at certain angles. To solve this challenge, we used basic physics and trigonometry to calculate the angle at which to shoot and basically program a vector for the shooting. We also faced many challenges with the user interface for which we had to make several adjustments to our code in order to ensure that the game worked as how we envisioned it.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are proud of the game we made and how we worked as a team and made the best use of our combined skills. In the end, we think we have made a game that is both fun to play and also visually appealing.

What we learned

Through this game, we were able to delve deep into the Pygame library and become adept in both front-end and back-end programming. We were learned how to properly communicate as a team and divide tasks to boost efficiency. We also used several libraries to program physics and aspects of the game such as the random library and the math library

What's next for T.I.D.E Tech: Stop The Virus!

In the future, we would like to add more elements to the game such as multiple levels progressively getting harder with increased spawn rates and making the game available to play on the internet for many users to enjoy.

Built With

math
pygame
python
random

Submitted to

PyJaC: Rebooted

Created by

I worked on the front and back end of the project. I helped with the collision and end game features. I also implemented the randomness element in our project with the spawning of enemies and the bullets themselves. For the front end I helped create some of the UI aspects such as the end screen, main menu and the game screen itself.

Jay Patel
I was a major contributor to both the front end and back end development of this game. I took charge in dealing with algorithms that involved key functions of the game. These algorithms include the shooting of the bullets in which I applied my basic physics knowledge, and also the spawning of enemies and its bullets in which I implemented randomness using the random library.

Aditya Kumar
I contributed to the front end and back end part of the project. I worked with pygame to create the ui of the game, as well as worked on the backend connecting the ui to the game. This means when the user presses a special key or moves their mouse cursor, the game detects that event. I also worked on the button class and connected it to the front end to allow the user or player to access the game, main menu and game over screen. I also worked on other parts of the front end such as implementing music to the game, graphics and other visuals to the game. For back end, I mainly worked on connecting the backend with the front end as well as some math. I implemented the highscore and score system in the game to track the score the player gets in each attempt as well as their highest score from all their attempts. I then displayed this information at the game over screen at the end of each attempt. Overall I was a big contributor to this game and pleased with the final product. Hope to add updates or new features to the game one day.

Sharat Krishnan
Computer science student

Updates

Jay Patel started this project — Jan 22, 2022 06:05 PM EST

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