🚀 Asteroids Game (Python)

This repository contains the Asteroids Game project, developed as part of the Boot.dev course. This project recreates the classic arcade experience of navigating a spaceship, shooting asteroids, and avoiding collisions.

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🌟 Features

• Player Movement: Control the spaceship with fluid movement mechanics.
• Shooting Mechanics: Destroy asteroids with precise shooting.
• Asteroid Dynamics: Randomly generated and splitable asteroids for endless gameplay.
• Scoring System: Keep track of your progress with a live score counter.
• Game Over: Immersive game over screen with the final score and objects frozen in their last positions.

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🛠️ Technologies Used

• Python: Core programming language.
• Pygame: Library used for game development.
• Random Module: For asteroid generation and movement dynamics.
• Unit Testing: Ensures reliability and correctness of gameplay mechanics.

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📚 What I Learned

• Game Development Fundamentals: Built a structured game loop and managed game states.
• Entity Interactions: Implemented collision detection and event-based interactions.
• Code Modularity: Organized the code into reusable modules and utilities.
• Testing Practices: Wrote unit tests for game entities and mechanics.

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🧪 Testing

This project includes comprehensive unit tests to ensure the reliability of the following:

• Player Mechanics: Movement, shooting, and interactions.
• Asteroid Behavior: Random spawning, splitting, and collisions.
• Game Logic: Scoring updates and game over conditions.

To run tests, simply execute:

pytest

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📂 Project Structure

src/
├── __main__.py        # Entry point for the game
├── asteroids/         # Core game modules
│   ├── entities/      # Game entities like player, asteroid, and shots
│   ├── utils/         # Helper utilities (e.g., rendering functions)
│   ├── constants.py   # Shared game constants
tests/                 # Unit tests for validating game functionality

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🌌 Why This Project?

The Asteroids Game was an opportunity to explore:

• The fundamentals of game development.
• Python’s capabilities for creating interactive 2D applications.
• Problem-solving through implementing classic arcade mechanics.

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🔗 Related Resources

• Boot.dev Course
• Pygame Documentation
• Official Python Documentation

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Ready to navigate the asteroid field? Clone the repository and give it a try! 🎮