React Snake Game
A browser-based Snake Game built using React featuring real-time movement, keyboard controls and score tracking.
Use Case & Problem Solved
This project recreates the classic Snake Game using modern React concepts. It demonstrates real-time UI updates, keyboard event handling, and efficient state management. The game helps learners understand interactive frontend programming and how continuous motion applications are implemented inside a browser.
Key Features:
- Continuous snake movement using game loop
- Arrow key direction controls
- Wall and self collision detection
- Random food generation
- Dynamic score tracking
- Responsive layout
Project Description
The game board is treated as a grid where the snake is stored as coordinate positions. A timed loop updates the snake head position and React re-renders the board efficiently.
Keyboard inputs update direction while preventing reverse movement. Collision detection stops the game when the snake hits walls or itself. Food is generated randomly and increases snake length when consumed.
Key Concepts Used:
• React Hooks (useState, useEffect, useRef)
• Game loop timing
• Event listeners
• Conditional rendering