Ping-Pong Game

This repository contains the implementation of the Paddle Maker project. The project enhances a Java-based Pong-style game (JPong) by adding multiple types of paddles, implementing custom AI behavior, and demonstrating the principles of object-oriented programming, inheritance, and polymorphism.

Project Overview

JPong is a modern take on the classic Pong game, where a human player competes against an AI-controlled paddle. The goal is to create smarter AI paddles and a variety of paddle types with unique behaviors.

Key Features

• Human Paddle Enhancements:

  • CreativeHuman gets smaller each time it volleys the ball--shrinking down to a minimum value(5) and resets when a point is scored.

• AI Paddle Types:

  • CPUBasic: A simple AI paddle that tracks the ball and adjusts its position.
  • CPUChallenging: Predicts ball trajectories for smarter movement.
  • CPUGenius: Accounts for wall bounces to improve its accuracy.
  • Creative AI Paddle: Extends CPUChallenging and shares the same attributes. If lossing, CreativeCPU increments the speed of its paddle by however many points it is losing by.

• Helper Utilities:

  • calcTargetY: Computes the projected Y-coordinate of the ball when it reaches the paddle.
  • calcNextWallBounceX: Determines the next wall collision point of the ball.

How to Play

1. Launch the Game: Run the Launcher.java file.
2. Control Your Paddle: Use the arrow keys to move up and down.
3. Toggle Speed (Creative Paddle): Press the space bar to switch between speeds.
4. Enjoy Enhanced Gameplay: Compete against increasingly challenging AI paddles.