Use ChatGPT for beginners

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ChatGPT is a good way to play with the codea app or to just learn new things the AI understands codea pretty well.

Here is some code it gave me for a simple game.

– Constants

OBSTACLE_WIDTH = 50
OBSTACLE_HEIGHT = 50
PLAYER_SIZE = 50
PLAYER_SPEED = 200
OBSTACLE_SPEED = 100
SCREEN_WIDTH = 800
SCREEN_HEIGHT = 600

– Variables

playerX = SCREEN_WIDTH / 2
playerY = SCREEN_HEIGHT / 3
obstacles = {}
score = 0

function setup()

-- Create the player sprite

player = readImage("Platformer Art:Player Square")
playerWidth = player.width * (PLAYER_SIZE / player.height)

-- Set up the screen

displayMode(FULLSCREEN)
noSmooth()
parameter.watch("score")

end

function draw()

-- Move the player

if CurrentTouch.state == BEGAN or CurrentTouch.state == MOVING then
    playerX = CurrentTouch.x
end

-- Update the obstacles

for i = #obstacles, 1, -1 do
    obstacles[i].y = obstacles[i].y - OBSTACLE_SPEED * DeltaTime
    
    -- Check for collision with player


    if checkCollision(obstacles[i], playerX, playerY, playerWidth) then
        print("Game Over")
        score = 0
        obstacles = {}
    end
    
    -- Remove obstacles that are off

the screen
if obstacles[i].y < -OBSTACLE_HEIGHT then
table.remove(obstacles, i)
score = score + 1
end
end

-- Add new obstacles

if math.random() < 0.02 then
    newObstacle = {x = math.random(SCREEN_WIDTH - OBSTACLE_WIDTH), y = SCREEN_HEIGHT, width = OBSTACLE_WIDTH, height = OBSTACLE_HEIGHT}
    table.insert(obstacles, newObstacle)
end

-- Draw the player

background(0)
sprite(player, playerX - playerWidth/2, playerY - PLAYER_SIZE/2, playerWidth, PLAYER_SIZE)

-- Draw the obstacles

for i, obstacle in ipairs(obstacles) do
    sprite("Platformer Art:Spikes", obstacle.x, obstacle.y, obstacle.width, obstacle.height)
end

end

function checkCollision(obstacle, playerX, playerY, playerWidth)
if playerX < obstacle.x + obstacle.width and
playerX + playerWidth > obstacle.x and
playerY < obstacle.y + obstacle.height and
PLAYER_SIZE + playerY > obstacle.y then
return true
else
return false
end
end

Maybe the Codea dev’s should add there own AI specifically for Codea or just use ChatGPT because it’s free for everyone.

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Sorry new the code is popping up strang.

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@kaima When you want to post code, there’s a gear icon at the top right of the window you’re writing in. Move the cursor down a line or 2 then tap that icon and then “Preformatted text” in the popup. That will put 3 dots, the words “type or paste code here” and then 3 more dots. Replace the text with your code and that should format you code correctly.

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Tried the game. After a few minor changes, the game ran. As mentioned, it was a simple game, but it worked.

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