COMP 121 Project 3

Winter 2010
Sanderson and Stucki
Due: 9 March 2010

Space Invaders Lite

Implement a VB.NET application to play a simple variation of space invaders.


Start the program with a number of picture boxes at the top of the screen. Have them move down the screen, returning one to the top only when the user clicks on it. If a picture box makes it to the bottom it is lost and no longer responds to clicks. The program should keep track of the number of hits and misses, and the number of lost picture boxes. When more than a predetermined number of picture boxes are lost the game is over.

Requirements:

For extra credit, add a key-stroke shortcut to pause/unpause the game.

For extra extra credit, add code that makes the picture boxes move at different speeds, and increase the speeds the longer the game plays.