Game Development Lecture Notes

Key Themes

• Motivation and reward as tools for productivity
• Refining game mechanics and power-up interactions
• Practical coding adjustments and bug fixes

Power-Up Interactions

Initial Approach

• Cancelling power-ups when a new one is picked up.
• Certain power-ups should not co-exist (e.g., wide paddle vs. narrow paddle).

Revised Approach

• Allowing power-ups to stack for more dynamic gameplay.
• Keeping track of power-ups with timers and those that exclude each other.

Specific Power-Up Adjustments

Multi-Ball

• Issues with cancelling multi-ball due to existing balls on the screen
• Proposal: No timer, increasing mayhem/fun
• Potential