Koen van Gilst 🇺🇦🇪🇺Jan 27, 2024
I saw this online somewhere and I just had to recreate it. This is my coding happy place.
Show threadKoen van Gilst 🇺🇦🇪🇺Jan 27, 2024

You can see it live here: https://pong-wars.koenvangilst.nl/

Source code is just plain html, css and JavaScript, so you can see it in your browser.

Pong wars | Koen van Gilst

The eternal battle between day and night, good and bad. Written in JavaScript with some HTML & CSS in one index.html. Feel free to reuse the code and create your own version.

Show threadTor LillqvistJan 27, 2024
@vnglst Is there any stop condition, or does the war go on forever?
Show threadTor LillqvistJan 27, 2024

@vnglst I guess it never stops, right? One should be aware of that before starting to watch…

That said, it is really fascinating to watch. Especially after a while, when one player gets “trapped” in a small area. But as the area is small, it does not take long before it has enlarged it again, and joined with nearby exclaves. Etc.

Show threadLe Néandertal se sent las, las
@tml @vnglst as there is a finite number of states, it must enter into a loop at some point. Koen did you try to find loops?
Jan 27, 2024 at 11:43pmWeb
Show threadBinh ATLJan 28, 2024
@HydrePrever @tml @vnglst Fascinating indeed. I think you have to consider the transitions that depend on the position and direction of each ball too, and that sounds like many more possible combinations.
Show threadKoen van Gilst 🇺🇦🇪🇺Jan 28, 2024
@HydrePrever @tml I did add little randomness to avoid that
Show threadLe Néandertal se sent las, lasJan 28, 2024
@vnglst @tml cool! (or not, depending, short loops would be deceptive to watch but long loops would be cool) (also, nitpicking mode, you just multiply the number of possible states by the number of states of the PRNG so it's still finite 😁)