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Hit the Balloon
A 2D arcade game in C++ with OpenGL and GLUT.
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C++OpenGLGLUT
Overview
A 2D arcade game in C++ with OpenGL and GLUT. You control a bow, fire arrows, and pop moving balloons before a 30-second timer runs out.
What it does
- IBow-and-arrow shooting with a 30-second round
- IIA streak system that doubles points after consecutive hits
- IIIA score-based fire rate that speeds up as you play
- IVExplosion animations and an animated scenic background
Technical notes
- IThe whole game runs on a single GLUT loop with manual state management and no game engine.
- IICollision detection between arrows and balloons is written by hand.
What I learned
My first time building real-time, interactive graphics; it changed how I think about state and timing in a program.