enriqueav / pygame-examples

Simple examples of pygame. Just for fun.

pygame-examples

Simple examples of pygame. Just for fun.

The only dependency, for now, is pygame

pip install pygame

bouncing_balls.py

A simple example of a group of balls with random colors and speeds. They bounce on the limits of the screen. No collision detection is implemented (yet).

To run:

python bouncing_balls.py [number_of_balls]

Parallax Examples

Parallax scrolling is a technique in computer graphics where background images move past the camera more slowly than foreground images, creating an illusion of depth in a 2D scene and adding to the sense of immersion in the virtual experience.[1] The technique grew out of the multiplane camera technique used in traditional animation since the 1930s. From wikipedia

parallax_city.py

This example programmatically creates a moving background with three layers.

To run:

python parallax_city.py

parallax_beach.py

This example programmatically creates three layers of sea and three layers of sand. They follow an smooth sine curve.

I do not recommend drawing curves as a series of bars like this example, it is too slow to process. I have not figured out the best way to do it in pygame yet.

To run:

python parallax_beach.py

waves.py

Similar to the waves in parallax_beach, but created in a more efficient way. Also introduces several other concepts like random inialization and random change of the color of each wave.

To run:

python waves.py