README.md

Space Apocalypse

A fun space shooter game in C++ and SFML.

Contents

• Space Apocalypse
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Setup
  • 3. Instructions
  • 4. Run
  • 5. Output

1. Introduction

This is a fun shooting game written in C++ and SFML that incorporates gesture control using Opencv and Google's MediaPipe library. The game is integrated with ROS-Noetic.

2. Setup

In order to setup the repo run the following commands. Enter the src directory of your catkin workspace

cd ~/catkin_ws_name/src/

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Vram97/space_apocalypse.git

3. Instructions

• To control the movement of the player, use the WASD keys.
• To control the player using gesture, make a fist and move in the desired direction. Open the palm to stop the player.
• Use right click to shoot at the falling debris. Getting hit by them will reduce your health.

4. Run

This section gives instructions on running the launch file.

roslaunch space_apocalypse StartGame.launch

5. Output