breakout_gazebo

A ROS1 package to simulate the popular Atari's Breakout arcade game in Gazebo.

breakout_gazebo.mp4

Installation

• Install python dependencies using pip3:

   pip3 install -r requirements.txt

• Finally, install all the dependencies using rosdep:

   rosdep install --from-paths $ROS_WS/src --ignore-src -r -y

• Build the workspace:

   catkin build breakout_gazebo

Usage

• Launch the game and control the paddle using arrow keys (left and right), after activating the simulation using the space bar:

   roslaunch breakout_gazebo breakout.launch

Gameplay Instructions

• There are two screens to the game as the original Breakout game. The second screen is unlocked after clearing the first screen (reaching 448 points).
• There are 3 lives in total. The game is reset after losing all lives.
• The game is won after clearing both screens and is reset after that.
• The scoring metric is as follows:
  • Each green brick is worth 1 point.
  • Each yellow brick is worth 3 points.
  • Each orange brick is worth 5 points.
  • Each red brick is worth 7 points.
• The speed of the ball is increased by 1.5x its original speed whenever:
  • The ball gets 4 hits on the bricks.
  • The ball gets 12 hits on the bricks.
  • When the ball breaks through the orange bricks.
  • When the ball breaks through the red bricks.

Standardization

• The entire package is formatted against roslint and catkin_lint.

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