Amazing Game

Watch the screencast for the maze program:

A-Mazing game introduces collision detection. This makes your program check for when a sprite is touching something else. Games use collision detection to check for both losing conditions - such as hitting an enemy - and winning conditions - such as reaching a goal.

Task 1:

First create the maze for the game to take place in. You can either dowload the maze below, or draw your own. You will also need to add a sprite to be the goal of the game. The screencast uses one of the cat sprites

Task 2:

Before you create the maze game, you are going to have to consider the design of the algorithms used in the maze game. You will need one algorithm to move the player character and one algorithm to detect when the game has been won. Download the attached Word document and use the information within to code both algorithms.

Task 3:

Test your game to make sure that it works. You should test the following things:

• The player character moves correctly in all four directions when each button is pressed
• The player character moves back to the start when he touches the edge of the maze
• The game stops when the player character reaches the goal

Written Task:

Download the written exercise and write the answers in a word document. Be sure to write your answers in full sentences.

Extension Task 1:

Add an enemy sprite that moves backwards and forwards across the screen. If the player character touches the enemy they should move back to the starts. Hint: The if on edge, bounce block may be useful.

Extension Task 2:

Add background music to your game.