14FINISHING YOUR FIRST GAME: BOUNCE!
In the previous chapter, we got started creating our first game: Bounce! We created a canvas and added a bouncing ball to our game code. But our ball will bounce around the screen forever (or at least until you turn your computer off), which doesn’t make for much of a game. Now we’ll add a paddle for the player to use. We’ll also add an element of chance to the game, which will make it a bit more challenging and fun to play.
ADDING THE PADDLE
There’s not much fun to be had with a bouncing ball when there’s nothing to hit it with. Time to create a paddle!
Begin by adding the following code just after the
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