Cosmic Defender

Cosmic Defender(Prev. Asteroid Dodge) is an exciting 3D space shooter game built with Three.js. Navigate through an asteroid field, destroy incoming threats, and collect power-ups to survive as long as possible!

Features

• Realistic 3D graphics powered by Three.js
• Dynamic spacecraft controls with acceleration and inertia
• Procedurally generated asteroids with unique textures
• Multiple power-up types (health, shield, weapon cooldown)
• Progressive difficulty increase
• Score multiplier system for consecutive hits
• Particle effects for spacecraft thrusters and explosions
• Sound effects and background music

How to Play

1. Use WASD or arrow keys to navigate your spacecraft
2. Press SPACE to fire your weapons
3. Destroy asteroids to increase your score
4. Collect power-ups to replenish health, shields, or cool down your weapons
5. Avoid collisions with asteroids
6. Try to achieve the highest score possible!

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/cosmic-defender.git
   

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd cosmic-defender
   

3. Open index.html in a web browser, or set up a local server:

   python -m http.server
   

   Then open http://localhost:8000 in your web browser.

Technologies Used

• HTML5
• CSS3
• JavaScript
• Three.js for 3D rendering
• Howler.js for sound management

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.

📖 Citation

If you use this project in your research or work, please cite it as:

BibTeX

@software{dubasi2024_cosmicdefender,
  author       = {Dubasi, Pavan Kumar},
  title        = {Cosmic Defender: 3D Space Shooter Game},
  year         = {2024},
  publisher    = {GitHub},
  url          = {https://github.com/ascender1729/asteroid-dodge}
}

APA Format

Dubasi, P. K. (2024). Cosmic Defender: 3D Space Shooter Game. GitHub. https://github.com/ascender1729/asteroid-dodge

IEEE Format

P. K. Dubasi, "Cosmic Defender: 3D Space Shooter Game," GitHub, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://github.com/ascender1729/asteroid-dodge

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👤 Author

Pavan Kumar Dubasi
Principal AI Consultant | VibeTensor

• 🌐 Website: dubasipavankumar.com
• 💼 LinkedIn: in/im-pavankumar
• 🐦 Twitter: @the_complex_one
• 📧 Email: pavan.dubasi2024@gmail.com
• 🆔 ORCID: 0009-0006-1060-4598