Self-Guided Rocket in JavaScript - game dev fundamentals
This code creates an HTML5 canvas animation where a target ship (🛸) moves and bounces around the screen while rockets (🚀) spawn from the edges and use proportional navigation to seek and destroy it, leaving colored particle trails. It implements a simple game loop using requestAnimationFrame for smooth rendering and time-based movement calculations.
Prerequisite knowledge: A basic understanding of JavaScript classes, the HTML5 Canvas API, and trigonometry (specifically Math.atan2 for angle calculation) is needed to fully comprehend the mechanics.
File location: https://github.com/nurbs3000/august20...