[Gametize Tech] API Knowledge: Minigame - “Space Shooter: Shoot the Asteroids!”

Initial Render

The minigame renders with the Start button rendered on top of it. The game is not interactable until the player clicks on “Start Now!”

Game Play

When the player clicks on “Start Now!”, asteroids start to fall down the screen. The player will move the rocket using the left/right arrows and shoot using the spacebar.

(For mobile devices, a left/right button and a “shoot” button must be rendered on the screen to perform these actions.)

Desktop mode: Players will move the rocket using the left/right keys.

Mobile devices: The left/right/shoot buttons will be rendered.

Each time an asteroid collides with the rocket, one life is deducted.

End of Game

The game continues and only ends when the player runs out of lives.

At this point, an API call is made to indicate that the challenge has been completed for the player, with the number of successful actions taken.

Input parameters:
session_key, challenge_id and actions.

Display Results

The player’s result will be displayed as follows (points are retrieved from the API call above).

The player may no longer interact with the minigame at this point.

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