How to make object bounce off another object

Processing Coding Questions
1

Have gotten down how to make a ball bounce with gravity. Now I want that ball to hit a moving object and bounce off it. Any help on how to to do that?

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-a- check ( every draw loop ) for the distance between the 2 objects
https://processing.org/reference/dist_.html
if that is smaller as the sum of the 2 radius BOUNCE

-b- for the bounce could have easy … complicated rules:

  • just change the speed vector of the ball
  • change speed vector of ball and object
  • apply physics math of impuls F * t = mass * delta speed m*dv
  • if not center collision find a rebounce angula
3 
the x-value of my object is mouseX.
Actually, ill send my code if you would like to help:

float circleX=1;      //direction of ball
float circleY=1;     //direction of ball

float speedX=3;//speed of ball
float speedY=1;

float xpos;       //position of ball
float ypos;      //position of ball


void setup() {
  size(640,480);
  
    //starting position of ball
  xpos=0;
  ypos=0;
  
}

void draw() {
  
    //background of game
  background(44,56,245);
  fill(2,188,34);
  noStroke();
  rect(0,440,width,height);
  
    //Bill Movement
   
  pushMatrix();
  translate(mouseX,280);
  Bill();
  popMatrix();
    
    //Ball
  ypos+=speedY;
  xpos+=speedX;
  
  
    //Ball
  fill(180);
  stroke(0);
  strokeWeight(2);
  ellipse(xpos,ypos,50,50);
  
    //if ball goes out of area, turn it back
  if(xpos>width-50 || xpos<0){
    speedX*=-1;
  }
  
    
   //grav
   if(ypos>height-50){
    speedY*=-1*.99;
  
  }else{
   speedY+=1; 
  }
  
  if(ypos<0){
   speedY*=-1; 
  }
  
  
    //Ball reset
  if(speedY==0){
    xpos=0;
    ypos=0;
  }
}
Btw my object is Bill()
4

See here

Strip the gravity

https://processing.org/examples/bouncybubbles.html

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5

Can’t, i have to have it included for my question.
Basically im supposed to juggle the ball on my characters head

6

Okay, I just wanted to show you the example

Chrisir

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7

thanks anyway,

Bobby

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8

pls format you code by
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and i think there is the code for the other object missing

did you start about the distance calculation?

9

Sorry about that! Yeah i was abit confused about the distance from the points as the ball would constantly bouncing, while the character would follow my mouseX.

i left out the code of the character as i thought would be abit messy and that its just a group of shapes lol. Thank you for spending ur time to help me btw.

10

so you just make it a rectangle.
bill.x by mouseX, bill.y fix 280,
the width bill.w of the rect would be critical for the bounce
( collision check with the ball )
in words:
if ball ( center ) posx > bill.x but < bill.x+bill.w a bounce is possible.
when ball posy < bill.y ( and fall down ) it will hit:
if ball posy+radius >= bill.y

and what would happen then? bounce up like from ground?

11

ill show you my character. I do not understand how i can make a variable for Bills position;

void Bill(){
  fill(0);
  rect(100,100,60,50);  //head
  fill(255);
  rect(110,120,15,5);  //left eye
  rect(135,120,15,5);  //right eye
  ellipse(130,136,10,2);  //mouth
  fill(0);
  rect(85,96,90,4);  //hat
  
  fill(250,105,73);
  rect(110,150,40,20); //body
  
  fill(0);
  rect(110,170,5,10); //left foot
  rect(145,170,5,10); //right foot
    

}
12

the bounce line would be top of HAT?
bill_x = mouseX+85; // translate + hat x
bill_y = 280+96; // fix in translate + hat y
bill_w = 90; // hat rect w

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billX= mouseX + 85;
  billY= 280 + 96;
  billW= 90;
  
  if(xpos == billX){
    speedX*=-1;
  }
  if (ypos == billY){
    speedY*=-1;
  }

it bounces off something now, im not sure what. Also im not sure how to implement that the width of the hat is area to bounce off- reason to why billW is not being used

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  • untested idea
  billX= mouseX + 85;
  billY= 280 + 96;
  billW= 90;
  
  if((xpos >= billX) && (xpos <= billX+billW))  {
  if (ypos + radius >= billY){
     speedX*=-1;
     speedY*=-1;
    }
  }
15

Hi, did you manage to get your code to work?

16

No :frowning: sadly the code will still not make the ball bounce of the hat.
I think the reason has to do with the positioning of my character. Maybe i should make my hat a separate entity and work from there?

17

I have a similar question and i have no idea how to work it out as well that’s why i was asking