Light Cycles

By Daniel Kuebrich

Light Cycles is one of the fictional games in the classic 1982 movie Tron. The movie's version of the game has sponsored numerous real versions. Each player in a square arena controls "light cycle", a motorcycle which, as it moves forward, draws a wall of light behind it. The objective is to wall in your opponent, forcing him to crash into a light-wall or into the arena's edge.

Our version of the game is a simple discrete-grid demo. The players in the game are all controled by basic AIs, but the user can choose one to override and control himself.

Controls

(Click on the display to use)
Space  Select a light-cycle to control
APresses 'play'
SPresses 'pause'
DPresses 'stop'
<-Turns the light-cycle left
->Turns the light-cycle right