Part one of this class was taught to Roger on Sep. 19th 2023.

We begin with the standard PyGame console starter program:

• PyGame Terminal

The first step is to define the world. We start small, with baby steps. We want a map and a player which can move around. Add the following code after “self.running = True” in Class Game: init(self):

        # create map
        self.gameW = 60
        self.gameH = 21
        self.gameMap = [[' ' for _ in range(self.gameW)] for _ in range(self.gameH)]

        # add walls
        for x in range(self.gameW):
            self.gameMap[0][x] = '#'
            self.gameMap[self.gameH-1][x] = '#'

        for y in range(self.gameH):
            self.gameMap[y][0] = '#'
            self.gameMap[y][self.gameW-1] = '#'

        self.px = 3 #random.randint(1, self.gameW-2)
        self.py = 3 #random.randint(1, self.gameH-2)

I left code inside for a random position, but you can also just make the player start wherever you want for testing purposes. You will also have to set gameW and gameH based on your screen size and other factors. The numbers shown work well on my screen but yours may be different.

The two for loops will draw walls at the edges of the map.