JS Invaders

An arcade-style space-shooter game based on training newer developers for quick acquisition of programming logic outcomes through micro-sized coding questions.

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Built with the awesome Kontra JS game engine and as much ES6 as I can fit into a program.

Deployment Preview

If you want to have a look at the game as it's being built and play with it, it's currently deployed Here

Basis of the game

• “Enemies” with argument-style coding questions on them will appear from the top of the screen at random. You have to change your ship’s bullet color to fire a “truthy” (green) or “falsy” (red) bullet at the question to gain points and/or eliminate the enemy.
  

• Questions will show up like the following:

(“1” !== 1)

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(“1" == 1)

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(1 == 1)

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(!!(10000))

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((Math.abs(-3) < 2) || (0.3+0.2 === 0.1))

• Each one will equate to a certain value of true or false and the bullet fired at it will either be a right or wrong answer.
  
• 3 Wrong answers in a single level and it's GAME OVER

Controls

• Arrow keys to move your ship/avoid "enemies"
• X to shoot
• Z to switch your bullets
  • Green bullets are truthy
  • Red bullets are falsy

For development purposes:

• D will open the debug mode
• The player's DX and DY (Player's directional velocity) is show in the top-left.
• The mouse X and Y pointer positioning will be shown hovering next to the mouse itself.

For anyone looking to contribute or just run the game

1. Fork (or clone) the project.
2. NPM Install to get the required node modules.
3. Run NPM start from the terminal to launch a server.
4. Submit your pull request and I'll review it and maybe add it in or at least give feedback on it!
5. Have fun!

TODOS

1. Need parallax scrolling background. Prefer the star positions to be randomized and scroll top-to-bottom.
2. Instruction manual in the website.
3. I need some (better) mobile responsive styling to resize the canvas for mobile phones. 3.5 Need on-screen controls for mobile.
4. Build out a page in the app for a leaderboard (2.0 objective).
5. Need more JS argument-style questions!
   • Matter of fact, I need a database full of them?
   • If I get that, I need to randomly pluck results out of said database.
6. ... More ideas/programming languages support for questions?
7. Need a graphical assets overhaul.
8. Need sound effects!
9. Difficulty levels.
10. Levels in general...
11. Pause menu/capability
12. Fix the webpack to pack images. ...Perhaps in Base 64 format?