🐦 Flappy Bird Game Example

Complete Flappy Bird clone demonstrating high-performance real-time gaming with Live::View. Showcases Falcon's low-latency WebSocket capabilities for responsive game physics and smooth animation.

🎮 Play Flappy Bird

Click/tap anywhere or press SPACE to make the bird flap its wings. Avoid the pipes and try to get the highest score possible!

🔧 Technical Implementation

• Real-time Game Loop: Smooth 60fps game physics via WebSocket updates
• Collision Detection: Server-side physics calculations for accuracy
• Score Tracking: Live score updates and high score persistence
• Graphics Rendering: Canvas-based game graphics with sprite animations
• Input Handling: Ultra-low latency keyboard and click input processing

🎥 Implementation Walkthrough

Watch the detailed implementation walkthrough video that explains the architecture and design decisions:

📋 Key Files

• lib/flappy_tag.rb - FlappyTag - Live::View game engine
• app/controllers/flappy_controller.rb - FlappyController - WebSocket game connection
• app/assets/stylesheets/flappy.css - flappy.css - Game styling and animations
• app/assets/images - assets/images/ - Game sprites (flappy-*.png)

🚀 Performance Benefits

Traditional web games struggle with consistent frame rates and input lag. Falcon's async architecture enables smooth 60fps gameplay with minimal latency, rivaling native desktop game performance.

🎮 Game Mechanics

• Physics Engine: Gravity, velocity, and collision calculations.
• Procedural Generation: Infinite scrolling pipe obstacles.
• Difficulty Scaling: Gap gets smaller over time.
• High Scores: Persistent leaderboard system.