Week6

Project Description:

Vocal Leap is a voice-controlled platformer game where the player uses sound to make a ball jump across moving platforms. The goal is to reach as many platforms as possible without falling. 

What I implemented:

Voice-activated jumping triggered by sound volume.

Dynamic generation of platforms with random heights and widths that remain continuous.

Gravity and basic physics to make jumping feel natural.

A scoring system that rewards jumping onto new platforms.

Process:

• Set up the canvas and microphone input using p5.js.

• Created and tested a Player class with physics-based movement, including gravity and jump logic.

• Built a Platform class, generating platforms dynamically and making them scroll from right to left.

• Implemented collision detection to allow the player to land on platforms.

• Added scoring logic to increase points when the player successfully jumps to a new platform.

• Displayed the score and audio feedback to guide the player.

Challenges Encountered:

• The player often failed to jump due to microphone sensitivity and threshold calibration.

• Balancing jump height and forward movement was tricky to ensure the game felt playable.

• Platform generation occasionally caused platforms to overlap or be too far apart, making it impossible to reach.

What I learned:

• How to capture and process audio input in real-time using p5.js.

• Gained experience with physics-based movement and collision detection.

• Understood the importance of fine-tuning thresholds, mappings, and game parameters to achieve balanced gameplay.

• Improved debugging and iterative testing skills to make the game feel responsive and playable.

Future Improvements:

• Integrate Teachable Machine or speech recognition so the player can try more diverse functions.

• Add increasing difficulty: platforms moving faster or having larger gaps over time.

• Introduce different platform types, such as disappearing or moving platforms.

• Add sound effects, background music, and visual effects like particles or motion trails for jumps.

https://editor.p5js.org/VivianaviVi/sketches/OW_2DIdgM