Part One

What You’ll Learn

Download the attached zip file above to follow along with the presentation. You’ll be able to edit and fill in different values in the template to get a further understanding of how the code works.

1. Player Movement

• Learn how to make the player sprite respond to “WASD” commands and move across the screen.
  • Store the player as a class
  • Update the player as movement commands are inputted

2. Projectiles

• Learn how to store projectiles to keep track of important attributes such as its position, speed and size.
• Learn how to update the generated projectiles to move them across the screen.
  • Part 2 will deal with collisions between the player and projectiles.