Java Summer Camp

Service Description

Planning to take AP Computer Science A? This summer camp is the perfect head start. Learn Java by building Space Invaders from the ground up, master object-oriented programming, graphics, event handling, data structures, and file I/O through a fun, hands-on project. No experience needed. Just code, create, and get ahead. The game is a classic 2D space shooter where the player controls a spaceship at the bottom of the screen, defending against waves of descending alien enemies. The player moves the ship left and right with keyboard input, fires limited bullets upward to destroy enemies, and must avoid enemies reaching the bottom or colliding with the ship. The player’s score and remaining lives are tracked and displayed, with the goal of surviving as long as possible while eliminating enemies. The game features multiple enemy types with varied behaviors, sprite-based graphics, and a pause/resume system. When the player loses all lives, a game over screen appears with the option to restart, and the highest score is saved between sessions using file I/O. The project combines core Java concepts such as object-oriented programming, GUI development, event handling, collision detection, and basic data structures like queues and ArrayLists to create a complete interactive experience.