Breakout Game – Smash a Brick, Read a Post

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Hi HN, I was already building a breakout game[1] just for fun, but then I thought—what if the bricks were news? So now, every time you smash a brick, you get a post and have to decide: read it or toss it. The idea came from realizing I skim through news way too fast, often skipping things that don’t immediately interest me. This was my way of slowing down and giving those overlooked posts a fighting chance. Give it a try! I also wrote a short post [2], detailing the physics behind the game. I spent quite a bit of time just fine-tuning the bounce logic: adjusting angles and adding random variations to make sure the movement feels just right. [1]: https://github.com/neberej/breakout [2]: https://nabraj.com/blog/breakout-game-physics/

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