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1. Create a hero sprite 2. (Group Activity) Coordinates and Gravity 3. Program the "flappy" movement 4. Program a penalty for falling off the screen 5. Design an obstacle sprite 6. Clone your obstacle 7. Make your clones move 8. Add a penalty if the hero touches an obstacle 9. (Group Activity) How do we win this game? 10. (Optional) Add a trail effect behind your hero

Project 442: Infinite Flying Game

9. (Group Activity) How do we win this game?

This is an endless, arcade style game. In other words, it keeps going until the player dies. There's no way to "win" the game ... so how do we make it more fun for the player?
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Your goal

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Steps

1. Brainstorm examples of similar games

Can anyone think of examples of other endless games? Crossy Road and Flappy Bird are both good examples. Why do those games feel competitive? 

2. A solution to the problem

Most of those games have a score! This score grows bigger the longer the player survives. So, the score is a way to show how good you are at surviving the game. 

3. Break out and program your own solution to the problem

Everyone should try their best to figure out a way to keep score. A good place to start would be making a score variable. Here's an example!