Aurora

2D Game Engine (Inspired by Hippo Game Engine)

PongV1 - 2D Pong Game

A classic Pong game implementation built with the Aurora engine, featuring modern gameplay mechanics and visual effects.

Features

Core Gameplay

• Two-Player Local Multiplayer: Classic paddle vs paddle gameplay
• Score-Based Win Condition: First player to reach 5 points wins
• Collision Detection: AABB (Axis-Aligned Bounding Box) collision system for ball-paddle and ball-wall interactions
• Dynamic Ball Physics: Ball velocity changes based on paddle movement direction at collision
  • Ball speeds up when paddle moves in the same direction as the ball
  • Ball slows down when paddle moves opposite to the ball direction

Controls

• Left Paddle: W (Up) / S (Down)
• Right Paddle: Arrow Up / Arrow Down
• ESC: Quit game

Visual Features

• Custom Shader Effects:
  • Animated background with wave patterns and color gradients
  • Circular ball rendering with fragment shader discard for perfect circle shape
• ImGui Integration:
  • Game View window with framebuffer display
  • Info panel showing live scores and ball velocity
  • Menu system with start button and winner announcement

Technical Features

• GameObject System: Inheritance-based architecture with base GameObject class and specialized Ball class
• Factory Pattern: Clean object creation through factory functions
• Component-Based Rendering: Mesh and shader abstraction for game objects
• Framebuffer Rendering: Game renders to texture for flexible display in ImGui windows
• State Management: Proper game state handling (menu, gameplay, game over)

Game Mechanics

• Ball resets to center after each point
• Paddles constrained to screen bounds
• Ball bounces off top and bottom walls
• Ball direction reverses when scoring (serves toward the player who was scored on)
• Velocity-based movement system with configurable speeds

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