Instructions

1. Create game display
• Create and title project
• Choose background
• Delete cat sprite

2. Create two paddles
• Create and name sprites
• Resize sprites
• Place sprites on screen (one paddle to the left, and one to the right)
• Create a game loop for the paddles
• Create a velocity variable (only for y coordinate)
• Create an isDown variable (this variable will check if any keys are pressed down)
• Set value of velocity variable based on keyboard input
• Example: If ‘W’, change velocity by 10
• Example: If ‘S’, change velocity by -10
• Change the y value based on the value of the velocity variable

3. Create and display two points tables on the screen
• Set the initial score of each points table to 0
• Increase the number of points a player gets by 1 every time the ball hits the wall on the opposing player’s side
• The game ends as soon as one player has 21 points

4. Create ball element
• Create and name object
• Resize object
• Create a game loop for the ball
• Set initial position of the ball to the center of the game display
• Create variables called xVelocity and yVelocity
• The game starts when the ball starts moving - the ball should start moving when the spacebar is pressed
• If the ball hits the top of the game display, multiply the value of yVelocity by -1
• If the ball hits either paddle, multiply the value of xVelocity by -1
• Change the position of the x value of the ball by the value of xVelocity
• Change the position of the y value of the ball by the value of yVelocity

5. Create clear game instructions to be displayed at the beginning of the game
• Explain the objective of the game
• Explain how to play the game

6. Create display for the end of the game
• Display the words “Game Over”
• Display each of the users’ total points
• Prompt them to play again

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