How to make a really basic pong game for a beginner

[EchoWolf]

Oh!  That makes it so much simpler.  And I see what you mean by the bouncing part.  Another peculiar development in the program is when the ball hits the very edge of the line.  It slides all the way down along it.  It's actually rather amusing. ^.^

Ok, I created the constants to allow for the UP and DOWN keys, but when I connect them to the terminal, they give me a broken line and an error that says "you have connected a Poly VI to a constant.

Message Edited by EchoWolf on 01-03-2010 07:18 PM

[EchoWolf]

I really am lost at this point.  I created the constants as suggested, by using the right-click menu.  But why does the wire connection give me an error?  Am I wiring an input into an output?

I think (again, I could be completely wrong) that all I need is now to associate the up with an increase in y and the down in a decrease in y, and then connect those wires to those two bundled clusters, the two empty shift registers, and the In Range and Coerce module.  I think that will make it perform as needed?  Am I correct on that?

[altenbach]

---

EchoWolf wrote:

I really am lost at this point.  I created the constants as suggested, by using the right-click menu.  But why does the wire connection give me an error?  Am I wiring an input into an output?

---

A constant is a data source, and there can obviously only be one data source per wire. You cannot wire a constant to an output.

I would recommend to use an event structure to sense the keys operated by the user.

[EchoWolf]

It has been a REALLY busy couple of weeks, with school and activities taking up almost all of my free time.

I want to thank you very, very, VERY much, Mr. Altenbach, for your assistance with my problem.  You have been an invaluable help!  Thank you for your patience, understanding, and very discriptive explanations.  I wouldn't have been able to get all of this done in such a short time without you!