Monster vs. Kids vs. Giant Ball

So while writing some simple "drag & throw" code for my class I decided I wanted to make a reason to use this reflection idea I have been thinking about. Naturally I combined the drag & throw with seek/flee behaviors.

Monster vs. Kids vs. Giant Ball

Click, drag, and throw the ball into the monster. Don't hit the kids. Postive points for hitting the monster and negative points for hitting the kids.

Notice how the ball distorts the background. Not perfect but its a first step to doing what I want.

Mowing for Fun

So when I was a kid I used to really enjoy mowing the lawn...

What I really mean is I enjoyed driving way too fast on my grandfather's riding lawnmower. There was a great sense of accomplishment when you could be going really fast and whip a clean circle of fresh cut grass around a lawn obstacle.

So I made this prototype. Click on the movie to give it focus. Then use the right and left keys to give the "mower" a turn direction. Avoid of the red obstacles. You should be able to whip a circle around the circles if you time it right.