An interactive Snake Game combining technical MCQ challenges with time-based gameplay.
Technical Snake Game is a browser-based game built for Round 1 of CodeVed, a technical event conducted during Gita Samhita – 2025 at GSSS SSFGC, Mysuru. It combines traditional Snake gameplay with technical multiple-choice questions: collecting an apple brings up a question, and a correct answer earns a point and grows the snake.
Gita Samhita – 2025 is the annual college festival at GSSS SSFGC, Mysuru. CodeVed was conducted as a technical event as part of the festival. This Technical Snake Game was developed for Round 1 of the event.
- Classic Snake gameplay rendered on an HTML5 canvas
- Arrow-key controls with checks against immediately reversing direction
- Technical MCQs on programming, databases, operating systems, networking, AI, OOP, and related concepts
- Random question selection without repeats until the question pool has been used; the pool then resets
- Score tracking and snake growth after a correct answer
- A 15-minute countdown with a visual time-progress bar
- Random apple placement
- Boundary and self-collision detection
- Game-over handling for collisions and timer expiry
- Snake movement pauses while the MCQ is displayed; the countdown continues
- The game starts with a snake, an apple, and a 15-minute countdown.
- Use the arrow keys to steer the snake toward the apple.
- When the snake collects an apple, a technical MCQ appears and snake movement pauses.
- Submit an answer to continue. A correct answer increases the score and grows the snake; an incorrect answer does not increase the score or grow the snake.
- The submitted question is removed from the current pool. Once all questions have been used, the pool is replenished.
- A new apple is generated after the answer is submitted.
- The game ends if the snake hits a boundary or itself, or when the countdown expires. The final score is shown in an alert.
| Technology | Purpose |
|---|---|
| HTML5 | Page structure and MCQ interface |
| CSS3 | Styling, layout, game interface, and visual effects |
| JavaScript | Game logic, controls, questions, scoring, and timer |
| HTML5 Canvas | Rendering the snake, apple, and game area |
| DOM API | Updating the score, timer, questions, options, and interface |
| Keyboard events | Reading arrow-key controls |
| JavaScript timers | Running the game loop and countdown |
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├── README.md
└── Snake_Game.html
Clone the repository and move into its directory:
git clone <repository-url>
cd <repository-folder>Open Snake_Game.html directly in a modern web browser to play. For local development, you can optionally open the project in VS Code and use the Live Server extension.
- Use the arrow keys to control the snake.
- Collect apples to bring up technical MCQs.
- Answer each question to resume snake movement.
- Correct answers increase the score and snake length.
- Avoid the game boundaries and the snake itself.
- Complete the challenge before the 15-minute timer expires.
- Canvas rendering: Draws the game area, snake, and apple.
- Game loop:
setInterval()calls the drawing and movement function every 300 milliseconds. - Snake state and movement: An array of grid coordinates represents the snake; keyboard event listeners update its direction.
- Collision detection: Checks the next head position against the canvas boundaries and existing snake segments.
- Food positioning: Generates apple coordinates on the game's grid using random values.
- Question management: Stores questions and options as objects in an array, selects randomly from the available pool, removes a question after submission, and restores the pool after it is exhausted.
- Question interface: Updates the question and answer options through DOM manipulation and radio inputs.
- Scoring and growth: Updates the displayed score and adds a snake segment after a correct response.
- Pause and resume: Stops snake drawing and movement while the question is open, then resumes after an answer is submitted.
- Countdown and progress: Uses a one-second timer to update the displayed time and the width of the visual progress bar. The countdown continues while a question is open.
This project demonstrates practical use of:
- JavaScript fundamentals, arrays, objects, and conditional logic
- DOM manipulation and keyboard event handling
- The HTML5 Canvas API and game-loop logic
- Randomization and collision detection
- Score and timer updates in an interactive interface
- UI design and problem-solving
- Integrating educational content into an interactive web application
The following are possible future improvements and are not currently implemented:
- Difficulty levels and multiple game modes
- Sound effects and improved animations
- High-score storage and persistent player scores
- Responsive or mobile controls
- Additional technical question categories
- A leaderboard
- Backend-based question management
Game interface with a technical question displayed during play.
Gaming + Technical Knowledge + Time-Based Challenge
The project pairs familiar Snake gameplay with technical questions triggered by collected apples. A countdown adds a time limit to the challenge, while correct answers reward the player with points and a longer snake.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Event | CodeVed |
| Festival | Gita Samhita – 2025 |
| Institution | GSSS SSFGC, Mysuru |
| Category | Technical Event |
| Round | Round 1 |
| Project | Technical Snake Game |
Developed by
- Nisarga NS
- GSSS SSFGC, 2nd Year, BCA, 4th Semester.
- Email: nisargans011@gmail.com