ravi-kumar7 / CppND-Capstone-Racing-Game

CPPND: Capstone Car Racing Game

A simple 2D endless Car racing game developed using C++ and SDL.

This repository is for the Capstone project required for completing Udacity C++ Nanodegree Program. The code is based on the Capstone Snake Game Example provided by Udacity.

Udacity Capstone Project Requirements (Rubric Points)

This project fulfills the below Rubric points:

1. README (All Rubric Points REQUIRED)

• A README with instructions is included with the project
  • Yes
• The README indicates which project is chosen
  • Yes
• The README includes information about each rubric point addressed
  • Yes.

2. Compiling and Testing (All Rubric Points REQUIRED)

• The submission must compile and run
  • Yes, Program compiles and runs sucessfully.

3. Loops, Functions, I/O

• The project demonstrates an understanding of C++ functions and control structures

  • Project uses if-else, switch , while loop, for loop, system defined, and user defined functions.

• The project accepts user input and processes the input

  • Project accepts user input to move vehicle left and right.

4. Object Oriented Programming

• The project uses Object Oriented Programming techniques
  • Yes.
• Classes use appropriate access specifiers for class members
  • Yes.
• Class constructors utilize member initialization lists
  • Yes: please refer code e.g. game.cpp or traffic_generator.cpp.
• Classes encapsulate behavior
  • Yes: e.g. TrafficGenerator::GenerateVehicle() in trafficgenerator.h, Vehicle::CheckCollision() in vehicle.h, etc.
• Classes follow an appropriate inheritance hierarchy
  • Yes, Player, Vehicle, and Track inherits from GameObject class.

5. Memory Management

• The project makes use of references in function declarations
  • Yes.
• The project uses destructors appropriately
  • Yes, Project uses smart pointers.
• The project follows the Rule of 5
  • No: smart pointers are used instead.
• The project uses smart pointers instead of raw pointers
  • Yes, shared smart pointers are used.

6. Concurrency

• The project does not uses multithreading.

Dependencies for Running Locally

• cmake >= 3.7
  • All OSes: click here for installation instructions
• make >= 4.1 (Linux, Mac), 3.81 (Windows)
  • Linux: make is installed by default on most Linux distros
  • Mac: install Xcode command line tools to get make
  • Windows: Click here for installation instructions
• SDL2 >= 2.0
  • All installation instructions can be found here
  • Note that for Linux, an apt or apt-get installation is preferred to building from source.
• gcc/g++ >= 5.4
  • Linux: gcc / g++ is installed by default on most Linux distros
  • Mac: same deal as make - install Xcode command line tools
  • Windows: recommend using MinGW

Basic Build Instructions

1. Clone this repository.
2. Make a build directory in the top level directory: mkdir build && cd build
3. Compile: cmake .. && make
4. Run it: ./RoadRacing.