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How to run multiple instances of a single object JavaScript

Currently attempting to make a physics simulation for elastic collisions of circles. I am having an issue where I do not know how to run the simulation with two circles interacting at the same time. I am not yet looking to create the interaction between the circles just to have them both running simultaneously. Any help is much appreciated. This is my first post so I apologize if I formatted something incorrectly.
var width = 400;
var height = 400;
var canvas = ctx = false;
var frameRate = 1 / 60; // Seconds
var frameDelay = frameRate * 1000; // ms
var loopTimer = false;
var ball = {
position: {
x: width / 2,
y: height / 2
},
velocity: {
x: 0,
y: 0
},
radius: 15, // 1px = 1cm
restitution: -1
};
var mouse = {
x: 0,
y: 0,
isDown: false
};
function getMousePosition(event) {
mouse.x = event.pageX - canvas.offsetLeft;
mouse.y = event.pageY - canvas.offsetTop;
}
var mouseDown = function(event) {
if (event.which == 1) {
getMousePosition(event);
mouse.isDown = true;
ball.position.x = mouse.x;
ball.position.y = mouse.y;
}
}
var mouseUp = function(event) {
if (event.which == 1) {
mouse.isDown = false;
ball.velocity.y = (ball.position.y - mouse.y) / 10;
ball.velocity.x = (ball.position.x - mouse.x) / 10;
}
}
var setup = function() {
canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
canvas.onmousemove = getMousePosition;
canvas.onmousedown = mouseDown;
canvas.onmouseup = mouseUp;
ctx.fillStyle = 'blue';
ctx.strokeStyle = '#000000';
loopTimer = setInterval(loop, frameDelay);
}
var loop = function() {
if (!mouse.isDown) {
ball.position.x += ball.velocity.x * frameRate * 100;
ball.position.y += ball.velocity.y * frameRate * 100;
}
if (ball.position.y > height - ball.radius) {
ball.velocity.y *= ball.restitution;
ball.position.y = height - ball.radius;
}
if (ball.position.x > width - ball.radius) {
ball.velocity.x *= ball.restitution;
ball.position.x = width - ball.radius;
}
if (ball.position.x < ball.radius) {
ball.velocity.x *= ball.restitution;
ball.position.x = ball.radius;
}
if (ball.position.y < ball.radius) {
ball.velocity.y *= ball.restitution;
ball.position.y = ball.radius;
}
ctx.clearRect(0, 0, width, height);
ctx.save();
ctx.translate(ball.position.x, ball.position.y);
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.arc(0, 0, ball.radius, 0, Math.PI * 2, true);
ctx.fill();
ctx.closePath();
ctx.restore();
if (mouse.isDown) {
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.moveTo(ball.position.x, ball.position.y);
ctx.lineTo(mouse.x, mouse.y);
ctx.stroke();
ctx.closePath();
}
}
setup();
#canvas {
border: solid 1px #ccc;
}
<canvas id="canvas"></canvas>

Here is how I would do it:
Instead of making the ball a kind of static object I made a constructor function (More about that here).
Then I made a ball array to store all the balls.
To make the dragging possible I store a seperate ball, which is not being moved by "physics" in the newBall variable. This ball is either invisible or is the ball currently being dragged.
In mouseDown() the newBall gets positioned under the cursor.
In mouseUp() it gets it's velocity and gets added to the array of animated balls. Also a new newBall gets created.
In loop() I loop two times through the array of animated balls. Once for the physics, once for the painting.
(Normally you would use two different methods with different tickRates to make animation more smooth, because physics calculation doesn't need to happen 60 times per second.
var width = 400;
var height = 400;
var canvas = ctx = false;
var frameRate = 1 / 60; // Seconds
var frameDelay = frameRate * 1000; // ms
var loopTimer = false;
function ball() {
this.position = {
x: width / 2,
y: height / 2
};
this.velocity = {
x: 0,
y: 0
};
this.radius = 15; // 1px = 1cm
this.restitution = -1
};
var balls = [];
var newBall = new ball();
var mouse = {
x: 0,
y: 0,
isDown: false
};
function getMousePosition(event) {
mouse.x = event.pageX - canvas.offsetLeft;
mouse.y = event.pageY - canvas.offsetTop;
}
var mouseDown = function(event) {
if (event.which == 1) {
getMousePosition(event);
mouse.isDown = true;
newBall.position.x = mouse.x;
newBall.position.y = mouse.y;
}
}
var mouseUp = function(event) {
if (event.which == 1) {
mouse.isDown = false;
newBall.velocity.y = (newBall.position.y - mouse.y) / 10;
newBall.velocity.x = (newBall.position.x - mouse.x) / 10;
balls.push(newBall);
newBall = new ball();
}
}
var setup = function() {
canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
canvas.onmousemove = getMousePosition;
canvas.onmousedown = mouseDown;
canvas.onmouseup = mouseUp;
ctx.fillStyle = 'blue';
ctx.strokeStyle = '#000000';
loopTimer = setInterval(loop, frameDelay);
}
var loop = function() {
for (var ball of balls) {
ball.position.x += ball.velocity.x * frameRate * 100;
ball.position.y += ball.velocity.y * frameRate * 100;
if (ball.position.y > height - ball.radius) {
ball.velocity.y *= ball.restitution;
ball.position.y = height - ball.radius;
}
if (ball.position.x > width - ball.radius) {
ball.velocity.x *= ball.restitution;
ball.position.x = width - ball.radius;
}
if (ball.position.x < ball.radius) {
ball.velocity.x *= ball.restitution;
ball.position.x = ball.radius;
}
if (ball.position.y < ball.radius) {
ball.velocity.y *= ball.restitution;
ball.position.y = ball.radius;
}
}
ctx.clearRect(0, 0, width, height);
for (var ball of balls) {
ctx.save();
ctx.translate(ball.position.x, ball.position.y);
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.arc(0, 0, ball.radius, 0, Math.PI * 2, true);
ctx.fill();
ctx.closePath();
ctx.restore();
}
ctx.save();
ctx.translate(newBall.position.x, newBall.position.y);
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.arc(0, 0, newBall.radius, 0, Math.PI * 2, true);
ctx.fill();
ctx.closePath();
ctx.restore();
if (mouse.isDown) {
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.moveTo(newBall.position.x, newBall.position.y);
ctx.lineTo(mouse.x, mouse.y);
ctx.stroke();
ctx.closePath();
}
}
setup();
#canvas {
border: solid 1px #ccc;
}
<canvas id="canvas"></canvas>
Now to get a bit more complex:
I added tickDelay and tickTimer to use them in a tickLoop
The ball constructor now has two methods:
show() draws the ball on the canvas
tick() does the pysics stuff (dt= deltaTime: time since last tick)
newBall is now null if the mouse isn't pressed
setup() initializes the width and height according to the <canvas> elements real size
tick() loops through the balls and calls .tick() tickDelay is in milliseconds so it gets divided by 1000
drawFrame() is your former loop() and does the drawing stuff
var width = 400;
var height = 400;
var canvas = ctx = false;
var frameRate = 1 / 60; // Seconds
var frameDelay = frameRate * 1000; // ms
var tickDelay = frameDelay * 2; //ticks 2 times slower than frames
var frameTimer;
var tickTimer;
function ball() {
this.position = {
x: width / 2,
y: height / 2
};
this.velocity = {
x: 0,
y: 0
};
this.radius = 15; // 1px = 1cm
this.restitution = -.99;
this.show = function() {
ctx.save();
ctx.translate(this.position.x, this.position.y);
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.arc(0, 0, this.radius, 0, Math.PI * 2, true);
ctx.fill();
ctx.closePath();
ctx.restore();
};
this.tick = function(dt) {
this.position.x += this.velocity.x * dt;
this.position.y += this.velocity.y * dt;
if (this.position.y > height - this.radius) {
this.velocity.y *= this.restitution;
this.position.y = height - this.radius;
}
if (this.position.x > width - this.radius) {
this.velocity.x *= this.restitution;
this.position.x = width - this.radius;
}
if (this.position.x < this.radius) {
this.velocity.x *= this.restitution;
this.position.x = this.radius;
}
if (this.position.y < this.radius) {
this.velocity.y *= this.restitution;
this.position.y = this.radius;
}
}
};
var balls = [];
var newBall;
var mouse = {
x: 0,
y: 0,
isDown: false
};
function getMousePosition(event) {
mouse.x = event.pageX - canvas.offsetLeft;
mouse.y = event.pageY - canvas.offsetTop;
}
function mouseDown(event) {
if (event.which == 1) {
getMousePosition(event);
mouse.isDown = true;
if (!newBall) newBall = new ball();
newBall.position.x = mouse.x;
newBall.position.y = mouse.y;
}
}
function mouseUp(event) {
if (event.which == 1) {
mouse.isDown = false;
newBall.velocity.y = (newBall.position.y - mouse.y);
newBall.velocity.x = (newBall.position.x - mouse.x);
balls.push(newBall);
newBall = null;
}
}
function setup() {
canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
width = canvas.getBoundingClientRect().width;
height = canvas.getBoundingClientRect().height;
ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
canvas.onmousemove = getMousePosition;
canvas.onmousedown = mouseDown;
canvas.onmouseup = mouseUp;
ctx.fillStyle = 'blue';
ctx.strokeStyle = '#000000';
requestAnimationFrame(drawFrame);
frameTimer = setInterval(drawFrame, frameDelay);
tickTimer = setInterval(tick, tickDelay);
}
function tick() {
for (var ball of balls) ball.tick(tickDelay * .001);
}
function drawFrame() {
ctx.clearRect(0, 0, width, height);
for (var ball of balls) ball.show();
if (newBall) newBall.show(ctx);
if (mouse.isDown && newBall) {
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.moveTo(newBall.position.x, newBall.position.y);
ctx.lineTo(mouse.x, mouse.y);
ctx.stroke();
ctx.closePath();
}
}
setup();
#canvas {
border: solid 1px #ccc;
}
<canvas id="canvas"></canvas>

A really simple way would to do exactly the same as you do now, but not initiate all functions as a variable. Change all the variables that are functions to just functions, and where you call them. At least the variable called ball. Then after that you could make two variables like this
ball1 = new ball();
ball2 = new ball();
Your script is kind of messy so hard for me to say if this will go through without any errors, but if it does, I am more than happy to help. This is not the very best solution if you only go for the way i presented now so please do not use this as you solution, but more as a way to get started. Also you will not really learn anything of it if we just gave you the answer
Edit:
Another thing to mark is that using setInterval for games and graphical projects may be a bad idea since JavaScript is single threaded. A better solution is using requestAnimationFrame()
It would look something like this
function mainLoop() {
update();
draw();
requestAnimationFrame(mainLoop);
}
// Start things off
requestAnimationFrame(mainLoop);

Shooting bullets from player towards mouse?

How do I shoot bullets from my Player X and Y towards the mouse x and y?
I can find the angle of the mouse X and Y but I have no idea how to create a bullet which will fly towards the mouse.
The code for the mouse coordinates are (dx, dy).
Also, if you could explain the logic behind what you did and how you did it, I would be greatful.
Thanks!
Fiddle
var canvas = document.getElementById('canvas');
var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
var pressingDown = false;
var pressingUp = false;
var pressingLeft = false;
var pressingRight = false;
var mouseX, mouseY;
function Player(x, y) {
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
this.angle;
}
Player.prototype.draw = function() {
context.save();
context.translate(this.x, this.y);
context.rotate(this.angle);
context.beginPath();
context.fillStyle = "green";
context.arc(0, 0, 30, 0, 2 * Math.PI);
context.fill();
context.fillStyle = "red";
context.fillRect(0, -10, 50, 20);
context.restore();
}
Player.prototype.update = function(mouseX, mouseY) {
var dx = mouseX - this.x;
var dy = mouseY - this.y;
this.angle = Math.atan2(dy, dx);
}
canvas.addEventListener('mousemove', mouseMove);
function mouseMove(evt) {
mouseX = evt.x;
mouseY = evt.y;
}
var player = new Player(350, 250);
function updatePlayer() {
context.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
player.draw();
player.update(mouseX, mouseY);
updatePlayerPosition();
}
document.onkeydown = function(event) {
if (event.keyCode === 83) //s
pressingDown = true;
else if (event.keyCode === 87) //w
pressingUp = true;
else if (event.keyCode === 65) //a
pressingLeft = true;
else if (event.keyCode === 68) //d
pressingRight = true;
}
document.onkeyup = function(event) {
if (event.keyCode === 83) //s
pressingDown = false;
else if (event.keyCode === 87) //w
pressingUp = false;
else if (event.keyCode === 65) //a
pressingLeft = false;
else if (event.keyCode === 68) //d
pressingRight = false;
}
updatePlayerPosition = function() {
if (pressingRight)
player.x += 1;
if (pressingLeft)
player.x -= 1;
if (pressingDown)
player.y += 1;
if (pressingUp)
player.y -= 1;
}
function update() {
updatePlayer();
}
setInterval(update, 0)

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<style>
body {
background-color: black;
}
canvas {
position: absolute;
margin: auto;
left: 0;
right: 0;
border: solid 1px white;
border-radius: 10px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<canvas id="canvas"></canvas>
<script type="application/javascript">
(function() {
"use strict";
var canvasWidth = 180;
var canvasHeight = 160;
var canvas = null;
var bounds = null;
var ctx = null;
var mouseX = 0.0;
var mouseY = 0.0;
var player = {
x: (canvasWidth * 0.5) | 0,
y: (canvasHeight * 0.5) | 0,
dx: 0.0,
dy: 0.0,
angle: 0.0,
radius: 17.5,
tick: function() {
this.angle = Math.atan2(mouseY - this.y,mouseX - this.x);
},
render: function() {
ctx.fillStyle = "darkred";
ctx.strokeStyle = "black";
ctx.translate(this.x,this.y);
ctx.rotate(this.angle);
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.moveTo(this.radius,0.0);
ctx.lineTo(-0.5 * this.radius,0.5 * this.radius);
ctx.lineTo(-0.5 * this.radius,-0.5 * this.radius);
ctx.lineTo(this.radius,0.0);
ctx.fill();
ctx.stroke();
ctx.rotate(-this.angle);
ctx.translate(-this.x,-this.y);
}
};
var bullet = {
x: (canvasWidth * 0.5) | 0,
y: (canvasHeight * 0.5) | 0,
dx: 0.0,
dy: 0.0,
radius: 5.0,
tick: function() {
this.x += this.dx;
this.y += this.dy;
if (this.x + this.radius < 0.0
|| this.x - this.radius > canvasWidth
|| this.y + this.radius < 0.0
|| this.y - this.radius > canvasHeight)
{
this.dx = 0.0;
this.dy = 0.0;
}
},
render: function() {
ctx.fillStyle = "darkcyan";
ctx.strokeStyle = "white";
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.arc(this.x,this.y,this.radius,0.0,2.0*Math.PI,false);
ctx.fill();
ctx.stroke();
}
};
function loop() {
// Tick
bullet.tick();
player.tick();
// Render
ctx.fillStyle = "gray";
ctx.fillRect(0,0,canvasWidth,canvasHeight);
bullet.render();
player.render();
//
requestAnimationFrame(loop);
}
window.onmousedown = function(e) {
// The mouse pos - the player pos gives a vector
// that points from the player toward the mouse
var x = mouseX - player.x;
var y = mouseY - player.y;
// Using pythagoras' theorm to find the distance (the length of the vector)
var l = Math.sqrt(x * x + y * y);
// Dividing by the distance gives a normalized vector whose length is 1
x = x / l;
y = y / l;
// Reset bullet position
bullet.x = player.x;
bullet.y = player.y;
// Get the bullet to travel towards the mouse pos with a new speed of 10.0 (you can change this)
bullet.dx = x * 10.0;
bullet.dy = y * 10.0;
}
window.onmousemove = function(e) {
mouseX = e.clientX - bounds.left;
mouseY = e.clientY - bounds.top;
}
window.onload = function() {
canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
canvas.width = canvasWidth;
canvas.height = canvasHeight;
bounds = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
loop();
}
})();
</script>
</body>
</html>

Moving from point to point.
Given two points p1 and p2, each point as a coordinate (x,y) and a speed value that is the number of pixels per step, there are two methods you can use to move between them.
Cartesian
Calculate the vector from p1 to p2
var vx = p2.x - p1.x;
var vy = p2.y - p1.y;
Then calculate the delta by getting the length of the vector, normalise it (make the vector 1 pixel long) then multiply by the speed
var dist = Math.sqrt(vx * vx + vy * vy);
var dx = vx / dist;
var dy = vy / dist;
dx *= speed;
dy *= speed;
This can be optimized a little by scaling the speed with the distance.
var scale = speed / Math.sqrt(vx * vx + vy * vy);
var dx = vx / dist;
var dy = vy / dist;
Polar
The other way is to get the direction from p1 to p2 and use that create the deltas
var dir = Math.atan2(p2.y - p1.y, p2.x - p1.x);
var dx = Math.cos(dir) * speed;
var dx = Math.sin(dir) * speed;
Animate
Once you have the delta you just need to update the position via addition.
const bullet = {x : p1.x, y : p1.y}; // set the bullet start pos
// then each frame add the delta
bullet.x += dx;
bullet.y += dy;
// draw the bullet

Why circles are vibrating on collision (Canvas)

I have been creating a clone of agar.io and I don't understand why the circles start vibrating when they touch each other. Below is my code:
var
canvas,
ctx,
width = innerWidth,
height = innerHeight,
mouseX = 0,
mouseY = 0;
var
camera = {
x: 0,
y: 0,
update: function(obj) {
this.x = obj.x - width / 2;
this.y = obj.y - height / 2;
}
},
player = {
defaultMass: 54,
x: 0,
y: 0,
blobs: [],
update: function() {
for (var i = 0; i < this.blobs.length; i++) {
var x = mouseX + camera.x - this.blobs[i].x;
var y = mouseY + camera.y - this.blobs[i].y;
var length = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(x, 2) + Math.pow(y, 2));
var speed = 54 / this.blobs[i].mass;
this.blobs[i].velX = x / length * speed * Math.min(1, Math.pow(x / this.blobs[i].mass, 2));
this.blobs[i].velY = y / length * speed * Math.min(1, Math.pow(x / this.blobs[i].mass, 2));
this.blobs[i].x += this.blobs[i].velX;
this.blobs[i].y += this.blobs[i].velY;
for (var j = 0; j < this.blobs.length; j++) {
if (j != i && this.blobs[i] !== undefined) {
var blob1 = this.blobs[i];
var blob2 = this.blobs[j];
var dist = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(blob2.x - blob1.x, 2) + Math.pow(blob2.y - blob1.y, 2));
if (dist < blob1.mass + blob2.mass) {
if (this.blobs[i].x < this.blobs[j].x) {
this.blobs[i].x--;
} else if (this.blobs[i].x > this.blobs[j].x) {
this.blobs[i].x++;
}
if (this.blobs[i].y < this.blobs[j].y) {
this.blobs[i].y--;
} else if ((this.blobs[i].y > this.blobs[j].y)) {
this.blobs[i].y++;
}
}
}
}
}
this.x += (mouseX - width / 2) / (width / 2) * 1;
this.y += (mouseY - height / 2) / (height / 2) * 1
},
split: function(cell) {
cell.mass /= 2;
this.blobs.push({
x: cell.x,
y: cell.y,
mass: cell.mass
});
},
draw: function() {
for (var i = 0; i < this.blobs.length; i++) {
ctx.fillStyle = "red";
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.arc(-camera.x + this.blobs[i].x, -camera.y + this.blobs[i].y, this.blobs[i].mass, 0, Math.PI * 2);
ctx.fill();
ctx.closePath();
}
}
};
function handleMouseMove(e) {
mouseX = e.clientX;
mouseY = e.clientY;
}
function setup() {
canvas = document.getElementById("game");
ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
canvas.width = width;
canvas.height = height;
addEventListener("mousemove", handleMouseMove);
player.blobs.push({
x: 0,
y: 0,
mass: player.defaultMass
});
player.blobs.push({
x: 100,
y: 100,
mass: player.defaultMass / 2
});
player.blobs.push({
x: 100,
y: 100,
mass: player.defaultMass * 2
});
var loop = function() {
update();
draw();
requestAnimationFrame(loop);
}
requestAnimationFrame(loop);
}
function update() {
camera.update(player.blobs[0]);
player.update();
}
function draw() {
ctx.fillStyle = "#fff";
ctx.fillRect(0, 0, width, height);
player.draw();
}
setup();
body {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
<canvas id="game">kindly update your browser.</canvas>

Separating circles
Your separation code was not correct. Use the vector between them to get the new pos.
The vector between them
To find if two circles are intercepting find the length of the vector from one to the next
The two circles.
var cir1 = {x : 100, y : 100, r : 120}; // r is the radius
var cir2 = {x : 250, y : 280, r : 150}; // r is the radius
The vector from cir2 to cir1
var vx = cir2.x - cir1.x;
var vy = cir2.y - cir1.y;
The length of the vector
var len = Math.sqrt(x * x + y * y);
// or use the ES6 Math.hypot function
/* var len = Math.hypot(x,y); */
The circles overlap if the sum of the radii is greater than the length of the vector between them
if(cir1.r + cir2.r > len){ // circles overlap
Normalise the vector
If they overlap you need to move one away from the other. There are many ways to do this, the simplest way is to move one circle along the line between them.
First normalise the vector from cir1 to cir2 by dividing by its (vector) length.
vx \= len;
vy \= len;
Note that the length could be zero. If this happens then you will get NaN in further calculations. If you suspect you may get one circle at the same location as another the easiest way to deal with the zero move one circle a little.
// replace the two lines above with
if(len === 0){ // circles are on top of each other
vx = 1; // move the circle (abstracted into the vector)
}else{
vx \= len; // normalise the vector
vy \= len;
}
Move circle/s to just touch
Now you have the normalised vector which is 1 unit long you can make it any length you need by multiplying the two scalars vx, vy with the desired length which in this case is the sum of the two circles radii.
var mx = vx * (cir1.r + cir2.r); // move distance
var my = vy * (cir1.r + cir2.r);
.Only use one of the following methods.
You can now position one of the circles the correct distance so that they just touch
// move cir1
cir1.x = cir2.x - mx;
cir1.y = cir2.y - my;
Or move the second circle
cir2.x = cir1.x + mx;
cir2.y = cir1.y + my;
Or move both circles but you will have to first find the proportional center between the two
var pLen = cir1.r / (cir1.r + cir2.r); // find the ratio of the radii
var cx = cir1.x + pLen * vx * len; // find the proportional center between
var cy = cir1.y + pLen * vy * len; // the two circles
Then move both circles away from that point by their radii
cir1.x = cx - vx * cir1.r; // move circle 1 away from the shared center
cir1.y = cy - vy * cir1.r;
cir2.x = cx + vx * cir2.r; // move circle 2 away from the shared center
cir2.y = cy + vy * cir2.r;
DEMO
Copy of OP's snippet with mods to fix problem by moving the the first circle blob1 away from the second blob2 and assuming they will never be at the same spot (no divide by zero)
var
canvas,
ctx,
width = innerWidth,
height = innerHeight,
mouseX = 0,
mouseY = 0;
var
camera = {
x: 0,
y: 0,
update: function(obj) {
this.x = obj.x - width / 2;
this.y = obj.y - height / 2;
}
},
player = {
defaultMass: 54,
x: 0,
y: 0,
blobs: [],
update: function() {
for (var i = 0; i < this.blobs.length; i++) {
var x = mouseX + camera.x - this.blobs[i].x;
var y = mouseY + camera.y - this.blobs[i].y;
var length = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(x, 2) + Math.pow(y, 2));
var speed = 54 / this.blobs[i].mass;
this.blobs[i].velX = x / length * speed * Math.min(1, Math.pow(x / this.blobs[i].mass, 2));
this.blobs[i].velY = y / length * speed * Math.min(1, Math.pow(x / this.blobs[i].mass, 2));
this.blobs[i].x += this.blobs[i].velX;
this.blobs[i].y += this.blobs[i].velY;
for (var j = 0; j < this.blobs.length; j++) {
if (j != i && this.blobs[i] !== undefined) {
var blob1 = this.blobs[i];
var blob2 = this.blobs[j];
var x = blob2.x - blob1.x; // get the vector from blob1 to blob2
var y = blob2.y - blob1.y; //
var dist = Math.sqrt(x * x + y * y); // get the distance between the two blobs
if (dist < blob1.mass + blob2.mass) { // if the distance is less than the 2 radius
// if there is overlap move blob one along the line between the two the distance of the two radius
x /= dist; // normalize the vector. This makes the vector 1 unit long
y /= dist;
// multiplying the normalised vector by the correct distance between the two
// and subtracting that distance from the blob 2 give the new pos of
// blob 1
blob1.x = blob2.x - x * (blob1.mass + blob2.mass);
blob1.y = blob2.y - y * (blob1.mass + blob2.mass);
}
}
}
}
this.x += (mouseX - width / 2) / (width / 2) * 1;
this.y += (mouseY - height / 2) / (height / 2) * 1
},
split: function(cell) {
cell.mass /= 2;
this.blobs.push({
x: cell.x,
y: cell.y,
mass: cell.mass
});
},
draw: function() {
for (var i = 0; i < this.blobs.length; i++) {
ctx.fillStyle = "red";
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.arc(-camera.x + this.blobs[i].x, -camera.y + this.blobs[i].y, this.blobs[i].mass, 0, Math.PI * 2);
ctx.fill();
ctx.closePath();
}
}
};
function handleMouseMove(e) {
mouseX = e.clientX;
mouseY = e.clientY;
}
function setup() {
canvas = document.getElementById("game");
ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
canvas.width = width;
canvas.height = height;
addEventListener("mousemove", handleMouseMove);
player.blobs.push({
x: 0,
y: 0,
mass: player.defaultMass
});
player.blobs.push({
x: 100,
y: 100,
mass: player.defaultMass / 2
});
player.blobs.push({
x: 100,
y: 100,
mass: player.defaultMass * 2
});
var loop = function() {
update();
draw();
requestAnimationFrame(loop);
}
requestAnimationFrame(loop);
}
function update() {
camera.update(player.blobs[0]);
player.update();
}
function draw() {
ctx.fillStyle = "#fff";
ctx.fillRect(0, 0, width, height);
player.draw();
}
setup();
body {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
<canvas id="game">kindly update your browser.</canvas>

var
canvas,
ctx,
width = innerWidth,
height = innerHeight,
mouseX = 0,
mouseY = 0;
var
camera = {
x: 0,
y: 0,
update: function(obj) {
this.x = obj.x - width / 2;
this.y = obj.y - height / 2;
}
},
player = {
defaultMass: 54,
x: 0,
y: 0,
blobs: [],
update: function() {
for (var i = 0; i < this.blobs.length; i++) {
var x = mouseX + camera.x - this.blobs[i].x;
var y = mouseY + camera.y - this.blobs[i].y;
var length = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(x, 2) + Math.pow(y, 2));
var speed = 54 / this.blobs[i].mass;
this.blobs[i].velX = x / length * speed * Math.min(1, Math.pow(x / this.blobs[i].mass, 2));
this.blobs[i].velY = y / length * speed * Math.min(1, Math.pow(x / this.blobs[i].mass, 2));
this.blobs[i].x += this.blobs[i].velX;
this.blobs[i].y += this.blobs[i].velY;
for (var j = 0; j < this.blobs.length; j++) {
if (j != i && this.blobs[i] !== undefined) {
var blob1 = this.blobs[i];
var blob2 = this.blobs[j];
var dist = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(blob2.x - blob1.x, 2) + Math.pow(blob2.y - blob1.y, 2));
if (dist < blob1.mass + blob2.mass) {
if (this.blobs[i].x < this.blobs[j].x) {
this.blobs[i].x--;
} else if (this.blobs[i].x > this.blobs[j].x) {
this.blobs[i].x++;
}
if (this.blobs[i].y < this.blobs[j].y) {
this.blobs[i].y--;
} else if ((this.blobs[i].y > this.blobs[j].y)) {
this.blobs[i].y++;
}
}
}
}
}
this.x += (mouseX - width / 2) / (width / 2) * 1;
this.y += (mouseY - height / 2) / (height / 2) * 1
},
split: function(cell) {
cell.mass /= 2;
this.blobs.push({
x: cell.x,
y: cell.y,
mass: cell.mass
});
},
draw: function() {
for (var i = 0; i < this.blobs.length; i++) {
ctx.fillStyle = "red";
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.arc(-camera.x + this.blobs[i].x, -camera.y + this.blobs[i].y, this.blobs[i].mass, 0, Math.PI * 2);
ctx.fill();
ctx.closePath();
}
}
};
function handleMouseMove(e) {
mouseX = e.clientX;
mouseY = e.clientY;
}
function setup() {
canvas = document.getElementById("game");
ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
canvas.width = width;
canvas.height = height;
addEventListener("mousemove", handleMouseMove);
player.blobs.push({
x: 0,
y: 0,
mass: player.defaultMass
});
player.blobs.push({
x: 100,
y: 100,
mass: player.defaultMass / 2
});
player.blobs.push({
x: 100,
y: 100,
mass: player.defaultMass * 2
});
var loop = function() {
update();
draw();
requestAnimationFrame(loop);
}
requestAnimationFrame(loop);
}
function update() {
camera.update(player.blobs[0]);
player.update();
}
function draw() {
ctx.fillStyle = "#fff";
ctx.fillRect(0, 0, width, height);
player.draw();
}
setup();
body {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
<canvas id="game">kindly update your browser.</canvas>

2D platformer game, make player camera view in html5

I want to modify the platformer game that I find in codepen.
http://codepen.io/loktar00/pen/JEdqD
the original is like the below image.
I want to change it to be:
I want to zoom in the viewport to player and making a camera-like view where I could scroll a level within a canvas element.
Like this game http://www.html5quintus.com/quintus/examples/platformer_full/
The viewport and camera is tracking the player.
This is my code:
(function () {
var requestAnimationFrame = window.requestAnimationFrame || window.mozRequestAnimationFrame || window.webkitRequestAnimationFrame || window.msRequestAnimationFrame;
window.requestAnimationFrame = requestAnimationFrame;
})();
var canvas = document.getElementById("canvas"),
ctx = canvas.getContext("2d"),
width = 100,
height = 100,
player = {
x: width / 2,
y: height - 15,
width: 5,
height: 5,
speed: 3,
velX: 0,
velY: 0,
jumping: false,
grounded: false
},
keys = [],
friction = 0.8,
gravity = 0.3;
var boxes = [];
// player's position
var playerX = 20;
var playerY = 20;
// how far offset the canvas is
var offsetX = 0;
var offsetY = 0;
// dimensions
boxes.push({
x: 0,
y: 0,
width: 10,
height: height
});
boxes.push({
x: 0,
y: height - 2,
width: width,
height: 50
});
boxes.push({
x: width - 10,
y: 0,
width: 50,
height: height
});
boxes.push({
x: 120,
y: 10,
width: 80,
height: 80
});
boxes.push({
x: 170,
y: 50,
width: 80,
height: 80
});
boxes.push({
x: 220,
y: 100,
width: 80,
height: 80
});
boxes.push({
x: 270,
y: 150,
width: 40,
height: 40
});
canvas.width = width;
canvas.height = height;
function update() {
// check keys
if (keys[38] || keys[32] || keys[87]) {
// up arrow or space
if (!player.jumping && player.grounded) {
player.jumping = true;
player.grounded = false;
player.velY = -player.speed * 2;
}
}
if (keys[39] || keys[68]) {
// right arrow
if (player.velX < player.speed) {
player.velX++;
offsetX--;
}
}
if (keys[37] || keys[65]) {
// left arrow
if (player.velX > -player.speed) {
player.velX--;
offsetX++;
}
}
player.velX *= friction;
player.velY += gravity;
ctx.clearRect(0, 0, width, height);
ctx.fillStyle = "black";
ctx.beginPath();
player.grounded = false;
for (var i = 0; i < boxes.length; i++) {
ctx.rect(boxes[i].x, boxes[i].y, boxes[i].width, boxes[i].height);
var dir = colCheck(player, boxes[i]);
if (dir === "l" || dir === "r") {
player.velX = 0;
player.jumping = false;
} else if (dir === "b") {
player.grounded = true;
player.jumping = false;
} else if (dir === "t") {
player.velY *= -1;
}
}
if(player.grounded){
player.velY = 0;
}
player.x += player.velX;
player.y += player.velY;
ctx.save();
ctx.translate(offsetX, offsetY);
// clear the viewport
ctx.clearRect(-offsetX, -offsetY, 100,100);
ctx.fill();
ctx.fillStyle = "red";
ctx.fillRect(player.x, player.y, player.width, player.height);
ctx.fillRect(playerX-offsetX, playerY-offsetY, 8, 8);
// draw the other stuff
var l = boxes.length;
for (var i = 0; i < l; i++) {
// we should really only draw the things that intersect the viewport!
// but I am lazy so we are drawing everything here
var x = boxes[i][0];
var y = boxes[i][1];
ctx.fillStyle = 'lightblue';
ctx.fillRect(x, y, 8, 8);
ctx.fillStyle = 'black';
ctx.fillText(x + ', ' + y, x, y) // just to show where we are drawing these things
}
ctx.restore();
requestAnimationFrame(update);
}
function colCheck(shapeA, shapeB) {
// get the vectors to check against
var vX = (shapeA.x + (shapeA.width / 2)) - (shapeB.x + (shapeB.width / 2)),
vY = (shapeA.y + (shapeA.height / 2)) - (shapeB.y + (shapeB.height / 2)),
// add the half widths and half heights of the objects
hWidths = (shapeA.width / 2) + (shapeB.width / 2),
hHeights = (shapeA.height / 2) + (shapeB.height / 2),
colDir = null;
// if the x and y vector are less than the half width or half height, they we must be inside the object, causing a collision
if (Math.abs(vX) < hWidths && Math.abs(vY) < hHeights) {
// figures out on which side we are colliding (top, bottom, left, or right)
var oX = hWidths - Math.abs(vX),
oY = hHeights - Math.abs(vY);
if (oX >= oY) {
if (vY > 0) {
colDir = "t";
shapeA.y += oY;
} else {
colDir = "b";
shapeA.y -= oY;
}
} else {
if (vX > 0) {
colDir = "l";
shapeA.x += oX;
} else {
colDir = "r";
shapeA.x -= oX;
}
}
}
return colDir;
}
document.body.addEventListener("keydown", function (e) {
keys[e.keyCode] = true;
});
document.body.addEventListener("keyup", function (e) {
keys[e.keyCode] = false;
});
window.addEventListener("load", function () {
update();
});
<h3>A, D or Arrow keys to move, W or space to jump</h3>
<canvas id="canvas"></canvas>
But this does not work.

You can use the same code that you had in the codepen, but add a couple lines in the load event, before the first update().
Let's say something like:
window.addEventListener("load", function () {
ctx.scale(2,2);
ctx.translate(-100,-100);
update();
});
This will zoom by two times and center on new coordinates, BUT keep in mind that you have to do it yourself if you want to re-center when the player is going out of the view.
As a partial way of doing this, you can check if the player moved and translate the canvas using the opposite values of player.velX and player.velY. Something like:
var playerMoved = false;
if (keys[38] || keys[32] || keys[87]) {
playerMoved = true;
//...Other stuff
}
if (keys[39] || keys[68]) {
playerMoved = true;
//...Other stuff
}
if (keys[37] || keys[65]) {
playerMoved = true;
//...Other stuff
}
if (playerMoved) {
// You still need to check quite a few things, like
// the player being out of bounds, the view not translating
// when x less than or bigger then a specific value, and so on
ctx.translate(-player.velX, -player.velY);
}
This is not a complete solution because that would require quite some code, but it should get you started.

How do I render an array using javascript?

I am currently building a replication of Atari's breakout for university. I currently have a working ball, a paddle and (potentially) some bricks. At the minute, the bricks are rendering incorrectly as the canvas remains blank at run-time. Could anyone please tell me where I'm going wrong (either with the 'bricks' variable or with the bricks section of the render function). The code is below:
var canvas = document.getElementById("breakout");
var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
var PADDLE_WIDTH_PX = canvas.width / 5;
var PADDLE_HEIGHT_PX = 10;
var PADDLE_SPEED = 450;
var ball = {
x: canvas.width / 2, //pixels
y: canvas.height / 2, //pixels
xSpeed: 500, //pixels per second
ySpeed: 500, //pixels per second
radius: 100 //pixels
}
var paddle = {
//radius: 5,
/*speed: 500,
TopRight: ctx.moveTo(canvas.width / 1.35, canvas.height - (canvas.height / 12.5)),
TopSide: ctx.lineTo(canvas.width / 2, canvas.height - (canvas.height / 12.5)),
RightSide: ctx.lineTo(canvas.width / 1.35, canvas.height - (canvas.height / 27.5)),
BottomLeft: ctx.moveTo(canvas.width / 2, canvas.height - (canvas.height / 27.5)),
LeftSide: ctx.lineTo(canvas.width / 2, canvas.height - (canvas.height / 12.5)),
BottomSide: ctx.lineTo(canvas.width / 1.35, canvas.height - (canvas.height / 27.5))*/
xSpeed: 450,
x: (canvas.width - PADDLE_WIDTH_PX) / 2,
y: canvas.height - PADDLE_HEIGHT_PX
}
var Brick = function() {
canvas.width / 30 = x;
canvas.height / 50 = y;
var bricks(750);
var location_X(750);
var location_Y(750);
for (int b = 0; b <= 749; b++)
{
if (b == 0)
{
location_X[b] = 0;
location_Y[b] = 0;
}
if (b != 0)
{
while (b <= 29)
{
location_X[b] = (location_X[b - 1]) + Brick.x;
}
while (b <= 49)
{
location_Y[b] = (location_Y[b - 1]) + Brick.y;
}
}
switch (b % 10) {
case 0:
bricks[b] = firebrick;
break;
case 1:
bricks[b] = gold;
break;
case 2:
bricks[b] = yellow;
break;
case 3:
bricks[b] = green;
break;
case 4:
bricks[b] = fuschia;
break;
case 6:
bricks[b] = palevioletred;
break;
case 7:
bricks[b] = goldenrod;
break;
case 8:
bricks[b] = turquoise;
break;
case 9:
bricks[b] = white;
break;
default:
bricks[b] = thistle;
break;
}
}
}
}
var keysDown = {};
window.addEventListener("keydown",function(e) {
keysDown[e.keyCode] = true;
});
window.addEventListener("keyup",function(e) {
delete keysDown[e.keyCode];
});
function render() {
//clear the canvas
ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height)
// draw the ball
ctx.fillStyle = "white";
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.arc(ball.x, ball.y, ball.radius, 0, Math.PI * 2);
ctx.closePath();
ctx.fill();
ctx.beginPath();
//ctx.fillStyle = "red";
/*ctx.moveTo(canvas.width - (2*paddle.x), canvas.height - (2*paddle.y));
/*ctx.lineTo(canvas.width / 2, canvas.height - (canvas.height / 12.5));
ctx.lineTo(canvas.width / 1.35, canvas.height - (canvas.height / 27.5));
ctx.moveTo(canvas.width / 2, canvas.height - (canvas.height / 27.5));
ctx.lineTo(canvas.width / 2, canvas.height - (canvas.height / 12.5));
ctx.lineTo(canvas.width / 1.35, canvas.height - (canvas.height / 27.5));
ctx.fill();
ctx.closePath();*/
/*ctx.lineTo(canvas.width - (2*paddle.x), canvas.height - paddle.y);
ctx.moveTo(canvas.width - paddle.x, canvas.height - paddle.y);
ctx.lineTo(canvas.width - paddle.x, canvas.height - (2*paddle.y));
ctx.lineTo(canvas.width - (2*paddle.x), (canvas.height -paddle.y));*/
ctx.fillRect(paddle.x, paddle.y, PADDLE_WIDTH_PX, PADDLE_HEIGHT_PX);
for (int b = 0; b <= 749; b++)
{
ctx.fillStyle = "Brick.bricks[b]";
ctx.fillRect(Bricks.location_X[b], Bricks.location_Y[b], Bricks.x, Bricks.y);
}
/*ctx.closePath();
ctx.fill();*/
}
function update(elapsed) {
//update the ball position according to the elapsed time
ball.y += ball.ySpeed * elapsed;
ball.x += ball.xSpeed * elapsed;
/*paddle.TopRight += paddle.speed * elapsed;
paddle.BottomLeft += paddle.speed * elapsed;
paddle.RightSide += paddle.speed * elapsed;
paddle.LeftSide += paddle.speed * elapsed;
paddle.TopSide += paddle.speed * elapsed;
paddle.BottomSide += paddle.speed * elapsed;*/
/*paddle.x += paddle.xSpeed * elapsed;
paddle.y += paddle.xSpeed * elapsed;*/
//bounce the ball of all edges
if (37 in keysDown && paddle.x > 0)
paddle.x -= PADDLE_SPEED * elapsed;
if (39 in keysDown && paddle.x + PADDLE_WIDTH_PX < canvas.width)
paddle.x += PADDLE_SPEED * elapsed;
if (ball.x+(ball.x/7) >= canvas.width) {
ball.x -= 5;
ball.xSpeed *= -1;
}
if (ball.x-(ball.x/7) <= 0) {
ball.x += 5;
ball.xSpeed *= -1;
}
if (ball.y+(ball.y/100) <= 0) {
ball.y += 5;
ball.ySpeed *= -1;
}
if (ball.y+(ball.y/3) >= canvas.height) {
ball.y -= 5;
ball.ySpeed *= -1;
}
/*
The problem here is that sometimes the ball gets 'stuck' to an edge.
This can occur when the ball passes beyond an edge in a frame when the
elapsed time is relatively large. In some cases, when the elapsed time in the
next frame is relatively short, the ball doesn't reach the edge to get back
into play. This results in another flip of the velocity and the ball becomes
'trapped' on the edge.
e.g.
xSpeed = -500, x = 10, elapsed = 0.2 => xSpeed = 500, x = -90 (xMovement = -100)
xSpeed = 500, x = -90, elapsed = 0.1 => xSpeed = -500, x = -40 (xMovement = +50)
xSpeed = -500, x = -40, elapsed = 0.1 => xSpeed = 500, x = -40 (xMovement = -50)
and so on ...until a larger elapsed time occurs in the right direction
The fix for this is to move the ball to the edge when the velocity is flipped.
*/
}
var previous;
function run(timestamp) {
if (!previous) previous = timestamp; //start with no elapsed time
var elapsed = (timestamp - previous) / 1000; //work out the elapsed time
update(elapsed); //update the game with the elapsed time
render(); //render the scene
previous = timestamp; //set the (globally defined) previous timestamp ready for next time
window.requestAnimationFrame(run); //ask browser to call this function again, when it's ready
}
//trigger the game loop
window.requestAnimationFrame(run);
Thanks for taking the time to read this,
--ConfusedStudent

The first thing that jumps out is there are a lot of syntax errors (ex. some variable assignments are backwards), so your script isn't going to execute. If you run your JavaScript through JSLint, you'll see several errors that need to be fixed first. If you clean up those errors and update your post, someone will be able to help you more easily.