Dropping Letters

This requires ArrayLists (During Chapter 7 of Hostmann book is a good time). This is also good for demonstrating how to implement interfaces like Timer, MouseListener, and KeyListener.

Click on the applet to start a new game or to stop the game. Try to remove the dropping letters by typing the letter before the letter drops out of sight. (Click over the applet to make sure the applet has the keyboard focus--- if it seems to ignore your key presses, try reloading the page in your browser)

To make your own version, I posted some starter code at my apcs wiki

Now you try...

• Change the speed
• Make is easier by only dropping lower case letters (char codes 97 to 122)
• Add a scoring system where small, fast letters are worth more points