🧱 Block Breaker Game

A classic arcade-style Block Breaker game built using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript with Canvas API. Control the paddle to bounce the ball, break all bricks, and score points while managing limited lives.

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🚀 Features

• 🧱 Brick breaking gameplay
• 🎮 Paddle control using keyboard & mouse
• ⚡ Realistic ball physics and collision detection
• 📊 Score tracking system
• ❤️ Lives system with game over condition
• 🏆 Win condition when all bricks are destroyed
• 🎨 Clean canvas-based UI
• ⚡ Smooth animation using requestAnimationFrame

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript (Canvas API)

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📂 Project Structure

Brick-Breaker-game/
│── block breaker.html
│── README.md
│── LICENSE

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📦 Requirements

No installation required ✅
Just a modern web browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox)

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⚙️ How to Run

1️⃣ Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/rsamwilson2323-cloud/Brick-Breaker-game.git

2️⃣ Navigate into the folder

cd Brick-Breaker-game

3️⃣ Open the project

Double click: block breaker.html

OR use command:

Windows: start "block breaker.html"

Mac: open "block breaker.html"

Linux: xdg-open "block breaker.html"

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🎯 Controls

• ⬅️ Arrow Left → Move paddle left
• ➡️ Arrow Right → Move paddle right
• 🖱️ Mouse → Move paddle smoothly

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🎯 Gameplay

• Bounce the ball using the paddle
• Break all bricks to win
• Each brick increases score
• Avoid missing the ball
• Lose all lives = Game Over

Classic brick breaker games involve bouncing a ball to destroy bricks while controlling a paddle, requiring timing and reflex skills :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

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🖼️ Output

• Interactive canvas gameplay
• Dynamic brick grid
• Live score and lives display
• Win and game-over alerts

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📌 Key Functionalities

• Collision detection (ball, paddle, bricks)
• Dynamic brick grid generation
• Physics-based ball movement
• Game loop using requestAnimationFrame
• Score and lives management

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📌 Future Improvements

• 🎵 Sound effects
• 🎨 Multiple levels
• 🧠 Power-ups (multi-ball, speed boost)
• 📱 Mobile touch controls

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👨‍💻 Author

Sam Wilson

GitHub: https://github.com/rsamwilson2323-cloud
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-wilson-14b554385

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📄 License

MIT License

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⭐ Support

If you like this project, give it a ⭐ on GitHub!