🕹️ Multi-threaded Pac-Man Game in C

Project Description

This project is a multi-threaded version of the classic Pac-Man game developed in C using OPENGL. It utilizes synchronization techniques core concepts of operating systems, to manage interactions between Pac-Man and multiple computer-simulated ghosts. The game features a game engine thread, a user interface thread, and individual threads for each ghost controller.

Features:

• Game Engine Thread: Handles game flow, input, game state updates, and rendering.
• User Interface Thread: Manages UI components, menus, and player input events.
• Ghost Controller Threads: Individual threads for each ghost to control their behavior.

How to Run

To compile the game, use the following command:

gcc -o pacman_game game.c main.c texture.c menu.c -lGL -lGLU -lglut -lm -lSOIL -lpthread -lm `sdl2-config --cflags --libs` -lSDL2_mixer

Make sure to download the SOIL library from GitHub and install SDL2 and SDL properly before compiling.

Installing SDL2 and SDL

On Ubuntu, you can install SDL2 and SDL using the following commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libsdl2-dev
sudo apt-get install libsdl2-mixer-dev

Note

• The game may contain bugs, and some features like tracking of ghosts are not fully implemented but have function definitions available (commented out).
• Extra files for additional features are included in the project.

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Contributions to solve bugs and improve the game are welcome!