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Lesson 6.2 Jumper - Character Prototype

Description

In this lesson, students will add a controllable character to their game. They will implement keyboard input handling, directional movement, jumping behavior, and camera following using the p5play library.

Objective

Students will be able to:

  • Create a player-controlled character sprite
  • Use Booleans to respond to keyboard input
  • Implement directional movement and jumping using sprite velocity
  • Configure a camera to follow the player sprite

Activities

These are all the activities included in the lesson

6.2.1 Basic Character Functionality
6.2.2 Character Pseudocode
6.2.3 Project - Character Sprite
6.2.4 Project - Character Movement
6.2.5 Project - Character Jumps
6.2.6 Project - A Camera That Follows