Build Asteroids using Python and Pygame
Make a real arcade game while practicing OOP, vectors, collision detection, and game loops.
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Sarah Schulte
Sarah is an engineer and instructor at Boot.dev. She has been obsessed with making the computer do the thing since the late 2000s. Her career has been a complicated journey from embedded software and game development to mobile and web development. She strives to know a little bit about everything (and a lot about bash).
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What you'll learn in this Python course
Build a clone of the classic Asteroids game using Pygame and object-oriented programming concepts. This guided project will help you understand how to use Pygame to create a game loop, handle user input, and manage game state. You'll also learn how to use object-oriented programming to create game objects and manage their interactions.
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