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alby13/space-paddle-ball — explained in plain English

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TL;DR

A 3D Breakout-style game built in Rust with Bevy, shared as an educational and portfolio reference, not for reuse.

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  root((Space Paddle Ball))
    What it does
      3D Breakout clone
      Educational example
      Portfolio piece
    Tech stack
      Rust
      Bevy engine
      Rand library
    Use cases
      Learn game loops
      Study collision physics
      Reference not reuse
    Audience
      Rust learners
      Game dev beginners

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Study a complete example of a Rust game built with the Bevy engine.

REASON 2

Learn collision detection and paddle-angle physics in a small game.

REASON 3

See how game loops and event handling are structured in Rust.

REASON 4

Review a portfolio piece demonstrating Rust game development skills.

What's in the stack?

RustBevy

How it stacks up

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Stars000
LanguageRustRustRust
Setup difficultyeasymoderatehard
Complexity2/53/54/5
Audiencedeveloperops devopsdeveloper

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 30min

Requires Rust and Cargo installed to build and run the Bevy project.

The game's own code is view-only for learning and portfolio review, you may not use, redistribute, or create derivatives from it. Bevy itself remains MIT licensed.

Wtf does this do

Space Paddle Ball is a 3D take on the classic Arkanoid or Breakout game, built in Rust using the Bevy game engine. The developer made it mainly as a learning project and a portfolio piece, showing how a complete game can be structured in Rust with physics, collision detection, input handling, and game state management. The gameplay follows the familiar formula: you control a paddle, bounce a ball around, and try to break bricks to score points while avoiding a loss. The project includes physics-based ball movement with collision detection, paddle controls with angle calculation for how the ball bounces off, a starfield background, glowing visual effects, and tracking for wins and losses. Because the goal is education, the README is written for beginners who want to see clear, readable game loop and event handling code, as well as for anyone curious about how Rust programming and the Bevy engine fit together in a small, complete example rather than an abstract tutorial. The license terms here are important and unusual: the game's own code is shared only for reading, studying, and learning from. You are explicitly not allowed to use this code in your own projects, redistribute it, republish it, or create derivative works from it. It exists as a portfolio and reference piece, not as reusable software. The project does depend on the Bevy engine itself, which is separately licensed under MIT and can be used freely under its own terms, along with the Rand library for generating random numbers, a standard part of the Rust ecosystem. So while you can freely open this repository, read through the code, and learn how a Rust game like this comes together, you cannot legally copy any of the game's own code into something you build and share yourself. Anyone wanting a similar project to build on top of would need to look elsewhere or write their own version from scratch, using this only as a study reference.

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Walk me through how collision detection works in this Bevy game.
Prompt 2
Explain how the paddle's angle affects the ball's bounce direction.
Prompt 3
Help me understand Bevy's game loop using this project as an example.
Prompt 4
What Rust concepts does this codebase demonstrate for beginners?

Frequently asked questions

wtf is space-paddle-ball?

A 3D Breakout-style game built in Rust with Bevy, shared as an educational and portfolio reference, not for reuse.

What language is space-paddle-ball written in?

Mainly Rust. The stack also includes Rust, Bevy.

What license does space-paddle-ball use?

The game's own code is view-only for learning and portfolio review, you may not use, redistribute, or create derivatives from it. Bevy itself remains MIT licensed.

How hard is space-paddle-ball to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is space-paddle-ball for?

Mainly developer.

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