Maze Eater

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  Welcome to MazeEater!

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  Each hollow circle is worth 1 point.

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  Each solid circle is worth 3 points.

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  Move into different rooms!

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  Try to capture as many circles as possible.

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  The game does not end.

Inspiration

We wanted to create a game similar to Super Mario World and Pacman, where the user navigates a two-dimensional world in search of other creatures. Our idea was to create a Google Chrome extension that would generate a character that is controlled by the user to jump around on the different elements (text blocks, images, etc) on the current page to try to move from “Start” to “Finish.” Scrolling through the page would create more playing space.

What it does

This Java game is a preliminary version of Maze Eater. Instead of images and text blocks, this game uses randomized blocks to form the platforms, and instead of scrolling or loading new pages to create more space, the user utilizes paths in the walls to proceed to the next room. There is no limit to the number of unique mazes in a game.

How we built it

We used Java AWT and Swing.

Challenges we ran into

We ran into errors when turning website images and text into blocks. We tried generating a maze from a screenshot using a color recognizer, then decided to use randomized blocks.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We developed the idea and created this prototype in under 24 hours

What we learned

We learned to adapt to challenges and communicate between group members when each person has many different ideas.

What's next for Maze Eater

We hope to turn this prototype into a Maze Eater Chrome extension.

Built With

• java