happy-ferret / raycaster-go

Golang conversion of raycaster engine using the Ebiten 2D Game Library

raycaster-go

Golang conversion of raycaster engine OwlRaycastEngine using the Ebiten 2D Game Library. To see it in action visit the YouTube playlist.

Developer setup

To install and run from source the following are required:

1. Download, install, and setup Golang https://golang.org/dl/
2. Use the go get command to download the Ebiten 2D Game Library:
   • [GOPATH]$ go get github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/...
3. Clone/download this project to your GOPATH/src folder, for example: GOPATH/src/raycaster-go
4. Now you can use the go run command to run raycast.go:
   • [GOPATH/src/raycaster-go]$ go run raycast.go

Controls

• Move and rotate using WASD or Arrow Keys
• Strafe by holding Alt with the rotate keys
• Left/right mouse click currently used for visual/console debugging