Pong Collision Detection

[remember_987]

I figured that an easy first game to make would be pong, so far all I have is a paddle that moves. I've been working to implement a ball into the game using collision detection. After reading the rectangular and circular collision tutorials I have a few questions:

1. Is it possible to use circular collision detection in conjunction with rectangular collision detection? (i.e. ball and paddle)
2. What is the best way to start collision detection in my code?

Also since I have never used collision detection before any advice/tips and examples would be greatly appreciated.


Paddle Code:

Turing:

var x:int:=10 var y:int:=100 var key: array char of boolean setscreen ("graphics:1000,600,offscreenonly,position:center;center") procedure draw drawfillbox (x,y,x+10,y+50,white) end draw procedure blacky drawfillbox (x,y,x+10,y+50,black) end blacky drawfillbox (maxx,maxy,0,0,black) %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% loop Input.KeyDown (key) if key(KEY_UP_ARROW) and y+50<=600 then blacky y+=1 draw View.Update elsif key(KEY_DOWN_ARROW) and y+50>=50 then blacky y-=1 draw View.Update end if end loop

[Tony]

1 -- Yes. Though it makes things a lot easier, if you think of it as a collision (where "collision" is the distance) between a point and a line.

2 -- think of how to implement it; what kind of effect it will have on the game; and when (in respect to the rest of the game loop) the effect will take place.