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Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python , 4th Edition
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Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python , 4th Edition

by Al Sweigart
December 2016
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
376 pages
9h 5m
English
No Starch Press
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19COLLISION DETECTION

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Collision detection involves figuring out when two things on the screen have touched (that is, collided with) each other. Collision detection is really useful for games. For example, if the player touches an enemy, they may lose health. Or if the player touches a coin, they should automatically pick it up. Collision detection can help determine whether the game character is standing on solid ground or there’s nothing but empty air beneath them.

In our games, collision detection will determine whether two rectangles are overlapping each other. This chapter’s example program will cover this basic technique. We’ll also look ...

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