ZiggyPongz

A simple Pong clone written in Zig using the Raylib library. This project serves as an educational resource for learning game development concepts and the Zig programming language.

Educational Purpose

This project is created for educational purposes only to demonstrate:

• Basic game development concepts
• Zig programming language fundamentals
• Collision detection
• Simple game AI
• Real-time graphics rendering with Raylib
• Game loop implementation
• Structure and organization of a small game project

Game Features

• Classic Pong gameplay mechanics
• Player vs CPU gameplay
• Score tracking
• Smooth paddle movement
• Ball physics with screen boundary detection
• Simple AI opponent
• Visual styling with custom colors

Controls

• Up Arrow: Move player paddle up
• Down Arrow: Move player paddle down
• ESC: Exit game

Technical Details

• Written in Zig programming language
• Uses Raylib for graphics and input handling
• Implements basic collision detection
• Runs at 60 FPS
• Resolution: 1200x800

Disclaimer

This is a learning project and is not intended for commercial use. All code is written for educational purposes to understand game development concepts and the Zig programming language.

Building and Running

Prerequisites

• Zig (0.11.0 or later)
• Raylib (4.5.0 or later)

Build Steps

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/ZiggyPongz.git
cd ZiggyPongz

1. Build the project:

zig build

1. Run the game:

zig build run

Development

For development with hot reloading:

zig build run -- -watch

Build Modes

• Release build: zig build -Doptimize=ReleaseFast
• Debug build: zig build -Doptimize=Debug