- This is a proof-of-concept project designed to support a talk called "Python in the Real World" talk for Python with Applications II at UCLA, under Dr. Harlin Lee. This was given during the spring quarter of 2022.
- The goal of this project is to demonstrate some of the applications of Python in the game development world. This particular game is built on top of the very nice arcade library, which was demonstrated by Dr. Paul Vincent Craven in an excellent talk at PyCon 2022, which you can watch here.
- This game is not good. In a world with more time, I would make many changes to the UI and mechanics.
- Python 3.7+
- Arcade needs support for OpenGL 3.3+. It does not run on Raspberry Pi or Wayland.
- Clone this repository to your local machine using
git clone git@github.com:awordforthat/ucla-tutorial.git(for SSH) orgit clone https://github.com/awordforthat/ucla-tutorial.git(for HTTPS). - Open a terminal inside the repository root.
- Create a virtual environment with
python -m venv <environment_name>(you might have to usepython3on a UNIX machine). - Activate the virtual environment:
- On Windows, run
.\<environment_name>\Scripts\activate.bat - On Linux/OSX, run
source <environment_name>/bin/activate
- On Windows, run
- Install the project requirements
pip install -r requirements.txt
The goal of the game is to shoot the colored targets with an identically-colored laser to make them disappear.
The color of the laser is given by the swatch in the lower left corner of the screen:
The three bars to the right of the swatch indicate the proportion of red, green, and blue that make up the color on the left. The tuple below the swatch gives the exact RGB value of the laser. Change the swatch color to match the target you're trying to hit, then fire at the targets. If the color of the laser matches the color of the target, the target will explode!
- Activate the virtual environment (see Installation).
- In a command line terminal, navigate to the
sourcedirectory. - Run
python .You should see the game window appear!
The game is controlled via the keyboard:
| Action | Key |
|---|---|
| Rotate ship left | Left arrow key |
| Rotate ship right | Right arrow key |
| Shoot | Space |
| Increase red | Q |
| Decrease red | A |
| Increase green | W |
| Decrease green | S |
| Increase blue | E |
| Decrease blue | D |
- Arcade API: https://api.arcade.academy/en/latest/
- Asteroid game (this game heavily borrows from this demo): https://api.arcade.academy/en/latest/examples/asteroid_smasher.html