Writing Arinoid using pyGame [ID:039]
a series of video-tutorials by Chuck Arellano
Chuck Arellano introduces Python's pyGame gaming library by showing you how to write an Arinoid clone from scratch. Full source and sprite maps are provided.
Video Tutorials
1. Making a Barebones pyGame Program
This is an introduction to pyGame games programming using Python, showing you how to write an Arinoid clone. Full source is available.
Note that this video does not stream in the player above (unlike most of our ShowMeDo videos), due to a problem with the SWF file. You can play the original SWF file by clicking on this link.
This code is based heavily on the Aliens example included in the Pyga [...]
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2. Using Sprite Sheets and Drawing the Background
To run the code for this screencast, you will need to have a data subdirectory containing the Arinoid sprite sheet file. You can easily fulfill this requirement by downloading the arinoid source from the post on Arinoid. Also, this will be needed for most, if not all, of the upcoming screencasts.
Note that this video does not stream in the player above (unlike most of our ShowMeDo videos), due to [...]
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3. Arinoid - The Paddle
Here we will be adding the first sprite in our game, the paddle, which is controlled using the mouse. At this point, we will be able to benefit from the setting-up that we have done in the first two screencasts.
Note that this video does not stream in the player above (unlike most of our ShowMeDo videos), due to a problem with the SWF file. You can play the original SWF file by clicking on this [...]
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4. Arinoid - Ball Physics
You may notice some mistakes in the screenshots - in particular when the code that converts between integers and floating point numbers is displayed. The highlighted code is correct, but the way that it appears in the following slides (without the float and int conversions) is incorrect.
Note that this video does not stream in the player above (unlike most of our ShowMeDo videos), due to a proble [...]
19 votes
