Video Games

#!/usr/bin/env python

from random import randint, random, choice, randrange, uniform
from math import sin, tan, radians, copysign, degrees, cos, asin
from os import mkdir, remove
from os.path import join, exists
from sys import argv
from glob import glob
from collections import deque
from itertools import chain

from pygame.locals import *
from pygame import Surface, Color, PixelArray
from pygame.font import Font
from pygame.mixer import Sound, Channel, get_num_channels
from pygame.draw import polygon, line, circle, aaline
from pygame.gfxdraw import aapolygon, aacircle, filled_circle
from pygame.image import load, save
from pygame.transform import rotate, smoothscale, rotozoom, scale, flip
from pygame.event import clear
from pygame.display import set_mode

from lib.pgfw.pgfw.Game import Game
from lib.pgfw.pgfw.GameChild import GameChild
from lib.pgfw.pgfw.Sprite import Sprite
from lib.pgfw.pgfw.Animation import Animation
from lib.pgfw.pgfw.Vector import Vector
from lib.pgfw.pgfw.extension import (get_distance, get_delta, place_in_rect,
                                     get_step, collide_line_with_rect)

class SoundEffect(GameChild, Sound):

    def __init__(self, parent, path, volume=1.0):
        GameChild.__init__(self, parent)
        Sound.__init__(self, path)
        self.display_surface = self.get_display_surface()
        self.set_volume(volume)

    def play(self, loops=0, maxtime=0, fade_ms=0, position=None, x=None):
        channel = Sound.play(self, loops, maxtime, fade_ms)
        if x is not None:
            position = float(x) / self.display_surface.get_width()
	if position is not None and channel is not None:
            channel.set_volume(*self.get_panning(position))
        return channel

    def get_panning(self, position):
        return 1 - max(0, ((position - .5) * 2)), \
               1 + min(0, ((position - .5) * 2))

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class iQue(Game, Sprite):

    GENERATE_FLAG = "-generate"
    FRAME_DIR = "frame/"

    def __init__(self):
        Game.__init__(self)
        Sprite.__init__(self, self, 1000)
        if self.check_command_line(self.GENERATE_FLAG):
            pixels = PixelArray(smoothscale(\
                load(self.get_resource("Untitled.png")).convert(), (500, 400)))
            if not exists(self.FRAME_DIR):
                mkdir(self.FRAME_DIR)
            for path in glob("%s/*.png" % self.FRAME_DIR):
                remove(path)
            for ii in xrange(int(argv[argv.index("-" + \
                                                 self.GENERATE_FLAG) + 1])):
                color = Color(0, 0, 0)
                for x in xrange(len(pixels)):
                    for y in xrange(len(pixels[0])):
                        h, s, l, a = Color(*Surface((0, 0)).\
                                           unmap_rgb(pixels[x][y])).hsla
                        color.hsla = int((h + (ii % 240)) % 360), int(s), 50,\
                                     100
                        pixels[x][y] = color
                        pixels[x - 138][y - (ii % 1024)] = pixels[\
                            x - (ii % 128)][y - (ii % 2)]
                print ii
                save(pixels.make_surface(), "%s/%04i.png" % (self.FRAME_DIR,
                                                             ii))
        for path in sorted(glob("%s/*.png" % self.FRAME_DIR)):
            self.add_frame(load(path).convert())
        self.location.topleft = -10, -10
        self.goal = Goal(self)
        self.calorie = Calorie(self)
        self.carrot = Carrot(self)
        self.subscribe(self.respond)
        self.reset()
        clear()

    def respond(self, event):
        if self.delegate.compare(event, "reset-game"):
            self.reset()

    def reset(self):
        self.calorie.reset()

    def update(self):
        Sprite.update(self)
        self.goal.update()
        self.carrot.update()
        self.calorie.update()


class Carrot(Sprite):

    SIZE = 60, 35
    MARGIN = 30

    def __init__(self, parent):
        Sprite.__init__(self, parent)
        self.add_frame(smoothscale(load("Emparchment.png").convert_alpha(),
                                   self.SIZE))
        self.spawn()

    def spawn(self):
        place_in_rect(self.get_display_surface().get_rect(), self.location,
                      True, self.parent.goal.skull.location.inflate(\
                          [self.MARGIN] * 2))
        self.parent.calorie.find_carrot()


class Goal(GameChild):

    def __init__(self, parent):
        GameChild.__init__(self, parent)
        self.skull = Skull(self)
        self.shield = Shield(self)

    def update(self):
        self.skull.update()


class Skull(Sprite):

    MARGIN = 10

    def __init__(self, parent):
        Sprite.__init__(self, parent)
        self.add_frame(load("Pencil.png").convert_alpha())
        self.location.bottomright = self.get_display_surface().get_rect().\
                                    move([-self.MARGIN] * 2).bottomright


class Shield(GameChild):

    def __init__(self, parent):
        GameChild.__init__(self, parent)


class Calorie(Sprite):

    SIZE = 71, 88
    SPAWN_MARGIN = 30
    FETCH_DELAY = 1000
    SPEED = 7
    CARROT_BOX_SHRINK = -20, -10
    PROJECTION_LENGTH = 2000
    SPIN_RANGE = -1.2, 1.2
    NORTH, EAST, SOUTH, WEST = range(4)

    def __init__(self, parent):
        Sprite.__init__(self, parent)
        self.step = (0, 0)
        self.shot_speed_nodeset = self.get_game().interpolator.\
                                  get_nodeset("shot-speed")
        self.add_frames()
        self.shadow = load("Gallery.png").convert_alpha()
        self.register(self.fetch_carrot, self.barf)

    def add_frames(self):
        morph_paths = glob(join(self.get_resource("morph"), "*.png"))
        base = load("Calorie.png").convert_alpha()
        self.add_frame(base)
        self.add_frameset(0, name="facing-right")
        self.add_frame(flip(base, True, False))
        self.add_frameset(1, name="facing-left")
        self.set_frameset(randint(1, 2))
        for path in sorted():
            self.add_frame(load(path).convert_alpha())
            self.add_frameset(xrange(2, len(self.frames)), name="shooting")

    def reset(self):
        self.shot_count = 0
        self.clear_aim()
        place_in_rect(self.get_display_surface().get_rect(), self.location,
                      True, self.parent.goal.skull.location.inflate(\
                          [self.SPAWN_MARGIN] * 2))

    def clear_aim(self):
        self.collisions = []
        self.steps = []

    def find_carrot(self):
        self.play(self.fetch_carrot, delay=self.FETCH_DELAY, play_once=True)

    def fetch_carrot(self):
        step = self.step = get_step(self.location.midbottom,
                                    self.parent.carrot.location.center,
                                    self.SPEED)
        if step[0] < 0:
            self.set_frameset("facing-left")
        else:
            self.set_frameset("facing-right")

    def aim(self):
        angles = deque(xrange(360))
        angles.rotate(randrange(0, len(angles)))
        magnitude = self.shot_speed_nodeset.get_y(self.shot_count)
        bounds = self.get_display_surface().get_rect()
        spin = uniform(*self.SPIN_RANGE)
        best_wc, best_c, best_s = None, [], []
        for angle in angles:
            collides, wall_count, collisions, steps = self.project(angle, spin,
                                                                   magnitude,
                                                                   bounds)
            if collides and wall_count >= best_wc and \
                   len(steps) >= len(best_s) and len(collisions) <= \
                   len(best_c) + 1:
                best_wc = wall_count
                best_c = collisions
                best_s = steps
        self.steps = best_s
        self.collisions = best_c
        self.shot_count += 1
        self.set_frameset("shooting")
        self.play(self.barf, delay=3000, play_once=True)

    def project(self, angle, spin, magnitude, bounds):
        traveled = 0
        projection = Vector(*self.get_game().carrot.location.center)
        collides = False
        steps = []
        collisions = []
        walls = [False] * 4
        while traveled < self.PROJECTION_LENGTH:
            delta = get_delta(angle, magnitude)
            projection += delta
            angle += spin
            if steps and collide_line_with_rect(self.get_game().goal.skull.\
                                                location, steps[-1],
                                                projection):
                collides = True
                break
            if projection[0] < bounds.left or projection[0] > bounds.right or \
                   projection[1] < bounds.top or projection[1] > bounds.bottom:
                if projection[0] < bounds.left:
                    projection[0] += 2 * (bounds.left - projection[0])
                    wall_angle = 0
                    walls[self.WEST] = True
                elif projection[0] > bounds.right:
                    projection[0] += 2 * (bounds.right - projection[0])
                    wall_angle = 0
                    walls[self.EAST] = True
                if projection[1] < bounds.top:
                    projection[1] += 2 * (bounds.top - projection[1])
                    wall_angle = 180
                    walls[self.NORTH] = True
                elif projection[1] > bounds.bottom:
                    projection[1] += 2 * (bounds.bottom - projection[1])
                    wall_angle = 180
                    walls[self.SOUTH] = True
                collisions.append(map(int, projection))
                angle = wall_angle - angle
            steps.append(tuple(projection))
            traveled += magnitude
        wall_count = 0
        for wall in walls:
            if wall:
                wall_count += 1
        return collides, wall_count, collisions, steps

    def barf(self):
        self.get_game().carrot.spawn()
        self.clear_aim()

    def update(self):
        self.get_game().time_filter.open()
        ds = self.get_display_surface()
        for ii in xrange(1, len(self.steps)):
            line(ds, (0, 0, 0), self.steps[ii - 1], self.steps[ii], 5)
            line(ds, (128, 128, 128), self.steps[ii - 1], self.steps[ii], 3)
            line(ds, (0, 255, 255), self.steps[ii - 1], self.steps[ii])
        for ii, collision in enumerate(self.collisions):
            font = Font(None, 20)
            surface = font.render(str(ii), False, (0, 0, 255))
            circle(ds, (255, 255, 255), collision, 20)
            ds.blit(surface, collision)
        if self.step != (0, 0):
            if self.parent.carrot.location.inflate(self.CARROT_BOX_SHRINK).\
                   collidepoint(self.location.midbottom - ):
                self.step = (0, 0)
                self.get_game().time_filter.close()
                self.aim()
            else:
                self.move(*self.step)
        Sprite.update(self)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    iQue().run()

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March 3, 2021♦

Video 📺

Computers are a gun. They can see the target; they can pull the trigger. Computers were made by the military to blow people's brains out if they stepped out of line. Google Coral is the same technology that pollutes the oceans, and so is the computer I'm using, and so are the platforms I'm using to post this.

Game 🎲

Games are a context in which all play is purposeful. Games expose the fundamentally nihilistic nature of the universe and futility of pursuing any path other than the inevitability of death and the torture of an evil that knows and exploits absolute freedom. Games are not educational; they are education.

Propaganda 🆒

Education is propaganda — ego driven by-product conveying nothing that would enable us to expose that vanities made for gain subject us further to an illusion created by those in control: the illusion that quantity can represent substance and that data or observation can replace meaning. And why say it, or how, without contradicting yourself, that everything, once registered, no longer exists, and in fact never did, exists only in relation to other non-existent things, and when you look, it's not there, not only because it's long vanished, but because where would it be?

fig. 2: Gamer goo is a lubricant — not for your skin, but for facilitating your ability to own the competition (image from Gamer goo review)

As a result of video games, the great Trojan horse 🎠 of imperialist consumerist representationalism, people are divided in halves to encourage them to act according to market ordained impulses, to feign assurance, penetrating themselves deeper into a tyranny from which every action signals allegiance, confusing the world with definitions and borders, constantly struggling to balance or brace themselves against forces that threaten the crumbling stability of their ego.

or example, a cup 🥃 is designed and built to hold something, maintain order and prevent chaos. It keeps water from spilling back to where it belongs, back where it wants to go and gravity wants it to go. The cup is a trap, and it is used to assert dominance over nature, to fill with thoughts about existence, time and self, thoughts regarding dissimilarity between equal parts and patterns that manifest in variation. These ruminations disguised as revelations boil away to reveal isolated and self-aggrandizing thoughts about an analogy fabricated to herald the profundity of one's campaign's propaganda. You have no authentic impulse except to feed a delusion of ultimate and final supremacy. That is why you play games. That is your nature. That is why you eventually smash the cup to bits 💥 or otherwise watch it disintegrate forever because it, by being useful, threatens your facade of ownership and control.

fig. 3: worth1000

The cup is you; it reflects you; it is a lens through which you see yourself; it reassures you, confirming your presence; it says something, being something you can observe. When you move, it moves, and it opens after being closed. You can use it as a vessel for penetration fantasies, keeping you warm and fertile, a fine host for the plague of consciousness, you reptile, you sun scorched transgressor that not only bites the hand that feeds, but buries it deep within a sterile chamber where nothing remains for it as a means of escape except the corpses of others that infringed upon your feeding frenzy.

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