14 March 2023

• L0 since 8 March
• Call w/ Genadi, dynamo, dahoum
• Diary
• Genadi Specifics
  • Began w/ the logic
• Homework
  • Fix the motion
  • Try to build a "state of labyringh" array and to display the labyrinth w/ it w/ css clipping.

16 March 2023

• Labyrinth visuals from sprite sheet done
• TODO:
  • Create class 'Tile' that will represent each tile in code and expose methods, managing it done

17 March 2023

• Homework
  • Add the pacman to the map
  • Try to think of ways to implement movement of the pacman.

18 March 2023

• Add Pacman to map done
• TODO:
  • Animate him
  • Add controller

19 March 2023

• Initial Pacman animation (only for right direction) Sprites for characters will/are drawn on a transparent canvas element, placed on top of the labytinth layer
• TODO:
  • 4-way animations done
  • Add controller done
• Edit: Pacman now has a controller(WASD) and is animated. Both objects expose methods to the GameEngine that manages them
  • TODO:
    • Collision check with underlying labyrinth

20 March 2023

Homework

• Make the pacman to move only in allowed tiles{not walls}
• Add ghosts to the map

22 March 2023

• TODO: Change game to use HTML Canvas instead of two div 'layers' done
• Edit:
  • Draw map on screen based on initial level matrix
  • TODO:
    • Add visuals from sprite sheet done
    • Add pacman to map done
• Edit:
  • Added visuals to map from spritesheet done
• Edit:
  • Propper collision DONE!
  • Pacman animations restored done
  • TODO:
    • Add score pellets to map done
• Edit:
  • Added score pellets to map
  • Win condition: eat all pellets to win

Overall, whole day involved changes to the codebase, ranging from minor refactoring to major redesign. Master branch up to date

23 March 2023

Homework

• Make the pacman to teleport to the other exit when going out from one of the exits. done
• Add ghosts to the map
• Make them move in randoom directions Edit
• Pacman doesn't exit map when going through middle corridors
• TODO:
  • Add ghosts done

24 March 2023

Added ghosts to game, alongside base Character class

• TODO:
  • Add bot controller to ghost done

25 March 2023

Ghost controller added

• TODO:
  • 4-way animations for ghost done
  • Ghost kills player upon touch done
  • All four ghosts done
• Edit 4 4-way animated ghosts yay

26 March 2023

Upon touching the player, ghosts will 'kill him', i.e. stop the game loop indefinitely, i.e. 'game over'

• TODO:
  • Add power pills done
• Edit Added power pills: after pacman eats one, the ghosts will be scared for 6s and can be eaten by pacman
  • Initial game functionality done?