Invisible Player Escapes Maze, Pygame Version 1

Walkthrough of version 1 of the Invisible Player Escapes Maze game in Pygame.

Source code

Jumping Man in Pygame

Here is an explanation of a program that makes a man move left and right, and jump with the space key. It uses a formula for a parabola for determining the height of the man at every point in time of the jump. It also contains functions. Important values are stored in easy-to-change constants, for experimenting with such things as the height and duration of the jump.

Recording Music for Computer Games

Student, cellist, guitarist and programmer Ethan Kuefner (@jazzcello on Twitter) visited my programming classes and showed how to record music and sound effects, and put them into computer games. We used Scratch, Python and Pygame, GarageBand and Audacity.

Adding a Second Sprite to SimplePygame (Challenge 4)

Adding a second sprite (a bird to chase the bee) to SimplePygame (Challenge 4).

Solutions to SimplePygame Challenges 1–3

Answers to Challenges 1–3 for SimplePygame: Setting the background color, and loading and moving a sprite.

Overview of Scratch, Alice, Python and Pygame

Software developer and teacher Dave Briccetti demonstrates software he uses to teach programming to kids: Scratch, Alice, Python and Pygame.