Lesson 04 of 05

Crash! Collision Detection

Notice when the bird bumps a pipe or the ground and end the run with a gentle cartoon bonk. This is collision detection — the simple 'did these two things touch?' check games use everywhere.

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The written lesson is below. Video walkthrough publishes shortly.

Notice when the bird bumps a pipe or the ground and end the run with a gentle cartoon bonk. This is collision detection — the simple 'did these two things touch?' check games use everywhere.

The video walkthrough is coming soon. In the meantime, this lesson covers the topic from first principles, step by step.