kowoa / pong

Classic game of Pong with its own computer controlled competitor

pong

Classic game of Pong with its own computer controlled competitor
Also has improved, smoother paddle movement
Made using Pygame

How the AI works:
When the ball is initialized at the center or when the ball collides with a paddle, an invisible "future" ball is spawned and shoots out in the same direction as the visible ball but at a slightly greater speed. The computer paddle will then track this invisible future ball and adjust its position accordingly. This creates the effect of the computer paddle "predicting" where the ball will end up before the ball actually reaches the end.