25 Nov 08 Target Practice
Half-Life is the game of choice at work, and sadly I'm terrible at it. I thought I'd try to write a little game using gosu to try and help me improve my accuracy. I just reached a good stopping point and I thought I'd share.
It's really simple, the idea is to shoot little 20 x 20 "targets" (I'm artistically challenged) before they expire. Missing or letting 10 targets expire will end the game. Next version will include sound, improved visuals and maybe even a couple other fun features if your lucky.
The code is a bit over-engineered but I plan on incorporating parts into some "core extensions" that I'm working on that will hopefully make it a lot easier for me to bang stuff like this out. Finally, as I doubt anyone will ever download this, I didn't bother to pack it up so you'll have to have Ruby and gosu installed in order to enjoy it.
PS: I've been a Photoshop user for many years, but I used GIMP to make these images and I didn't even hate it!
Tags: game programming, gosu, ruby
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