mike: Added function to create object; created bouncing ball

love/mike/lib/functions.lua

@@ -12,3 +12,27 @@ function col_detect(object, display)
   return true
 end
 
+function create_object(start_x, start_y, width, height, speed)
+  local	object = {}
+	object.x = start_x
+	object.y = start_y
+	object.width = width
+	object.height = height
+	object.speed = speed
+	return object
+end
+
+function ball_bounce(ball)
+	ball.x = ball.x + ball.x_speed
+	ball.y = ball.y + ball.y_speed
+
+	if ball.x >= screen.width or ball.x < 0 then
+		ball.x_speed = ball.x_speed * -1
+	end
+	if ball.y >= screen.height or ball.y <0 then
+		ball.y_speed = ball.y_speed * -1
+	end
+	return ball
+end
+
+	

love/mike/main.lua

@@ -10,20 +10,21 @@ function love.load()
 	screen.height = love.graphics.getHeight()
 	
 	-- Create a table to hold all the player data
-	player = {}
-	player.x = screen.width /2
-	player.y = screen.height - 50
+	player = create_object(screen.width /2, screen.height - 50, 25, 5, 10)
+	-- Create a table to hold ball data
+	ball = create_object(screen.width /2, screen.height /2, 1, 1, 5)
+	ball.x_speed = ball.speed /2
+	ball.y_speed = ball.speed /2
 
-	player.width = 25
-	player.height = 5
 
-	player.speed = 10
 end
 
 function love.update(dt)
 	player = check_keys(player)
+	ball = ball_bounce(ball)
 end
 
 function love.draw()
 	love.graphics.rectangle("line", player.x, player.y, player.width, player.height)
+	love.graphics.rectangle("line", ball.x, ball.y, ball.width, ball.height)
 end