Arkanoid

By Jaime Limon

Arkanoid is a video game in which the object of the game is to make all the blocks disappear by hitting them with a sphere.

The sphere is controlled by hitting it with a paddle that can only be moved horizontally.

The game is over when the sphere is either lost, or after all the blocks have been hit and have disappeared.

I implemented a simple version of this game with two levels. A light is in motion and highlights the blocks until playing begins in each level.

The reflection is computed using R = -L + 2*(L dot N)*N.

Collision is used by checking the center of the sphere against the boundaries of all the blocks, paddle, and walls.

User’s guide:

mouse moves the paddle: with the left mouse button pressed, move the mouse in the

direction you want the paddle to go. While the game has not begun (i.e., the sphere is

not in free motion), you can position the sphere to a starting point by moving the

paddle.

‘s’ button starts the game.

‘p’ button pauses the game

‘r’ button resets the game and starts it over

Level 1 has a block pattern similar to level 1 in the original Arkanoid game.

When a block is hit with the sphere, a small explosion effect appears.

Once all the blocks in level 1 have been hit the game moves on to level 2 automatically.

Level 2 has a block pattern in the image of a joker.

The game is played the same as in level 1.

Once all the blocks have been hit in level 2, the sphere stops moving.

You can either reset the game and start again, or close the window to quit the game.