pxt-calliope/docs/projects/infection.md

# Infection

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There is a disease outbreak! Will you find patient zero?!?

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**Infection** is a distributed game which simulates 
the propagation of an illness. **The goal is to stop the outbreak before every player dies!**

* **Number of players:** 1 Master, 4 or more players. Each Master and players need a @boardname@ with battery pack.

In this game, a master @boardname@ infects a "patient zero" player
with the sickness. The infected player will be contagious immediately but won't show any sign 
during the incubation time. The sickness gets transmitted when two @boardname@ get close to each other.
After the incubation period, the sad face will appear on the screen. After the sickness period, the player will eventually die and a skull will display on the screen. Dead players are out of the game.

If any player survives the outbreak, the game is won. Otherwise try again!

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**Infection** is an engaging game that will get your students running around.
We recommend playing it outside to give more space for the students.

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### How to play

Press `A+B` to enter master mode (1 per game).

Wait for players to be paired. The number of paired player will display on screen.
A letter will appear on the player's screen, this letter is the player's identity.

Once all your players are registered, press `A+B` to start the infection game. 
The game will pick a random player as **patient zero**.

A player will transmit the disease if close enough (`RSSI`) and with a certain probability (`TRANSMISSIONPROB`). 
During the incudation phase (`INCUBATION`), the player does not show any sign of illness (happy face). 
After that phase, the player gets sick and shows a sad face on the screen. After the sick face, the player dies and a skull shows up.

Once the game is over, the @boardname@ will show the player id (A,B,C...), health and 
who infected him. The master @boardname@ will show the identity of patient zero.
  
Icons used in the game:

* Pairing: IconNames.Ghost
* Paired: IconNames.Happy
* Dead: IconNames.Skull
* Sick: IconNames.Sad
* Incubating: IconNames.Confused
* Healthy: IconNames.Happy

https://pxt.microbit.org/_gymCJCWPbiDu

### JavaScript code

```typescript
/**
 * Infection game
 * 
 * Flash all micro:bit will this script
 * 
 * Press A+B to enter master mode (1 per game)
 *
 * Wait for players to be paired. The number of paired player will display on screen.
 * An icon will appear on player's screen.
 * 
 * Press A+B to start the infection game. The master will pick a random
 * player as patient zero.
 *
 * A player will transmit the disease if close enough (RSSI)
 * and with a certain probability (TRANSMISSIONPROB). 
 * During the incudation phase (INCUBATION), the player does not show any sign 
 * of illness. After that phase, the sad face shows up.
 * 
 * The game will automatically stop once all players are dead or healthy. The master can
 * also press A+B again to stop the game.
 * 
 * Once the game is over, the micro:bit will show the player id (A,B,C...), health and 
 * who infected him.
 * 
 * Icons used in the game:
 * 
 * Pairing: IconNames.Ghost
 * Paired: IconNames.Happy
 * Dead: IconNames.Skull
 * Sick: IconNames.Sad
 * Incubating: IconNames.Confused
 * Healthy: IconNames.Happy
 * 
 */
const INCUBATION = 20000; // time before showing symptoms
const DEATH = 40000; // time before dying off the disease
const RSSI = -45; // db
const TRANSMISSIONPROB = 40; // % probability to transfer disease

enum GameState {
    Stopped,
    Pairing,
    Running,
    Over
}

enum HealthState {
    Healthy,
    Incubating,
    Sick,
    Dead
}

const GameIcons = {
    Pairing: IconNames.Ghost,
    Paired: IconNames.Happy,
    Dead: IconNames.Skull,
    Sick: IconNames.Sad,
    Incubating: IconNames.Confused,
    Healthy: IconNames.Happy
}

const playerIcons = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
class Player {
    id: number;
    icon: number;
    health: HealthState;
    show() {
        basic.showString(playerIcons[this.icon]);
    }
}

// common state
let state = GameState.Stopped;

// master state
let master = false;
let patientZero: Player;
const players: Player[] = [];

// player state
let paired = false;
let infectedBy = -1; // who infected (playerIcon)
let infectedTime = 0; // local time when infection happened
let playerIcon = -1; // player icon and identity
let health = HealthState.Healthy;

// get a player instance (creates one as needed)
function player(id: number): Player {
    for (const p of players)
        if (p.id == id) return p;

    // add player to game
    let p = new Player();
    p.id = id;
    p.icon = (players.length + 1) % playerIcons.length;
    p.health = HealthState.Healthy;
    players.push(p);
    serial.writeLine(`player ==> ${p.id}`)

    return p;
}

function allDead(): boolean {
    for (const p of players)
        if (p.health != HealthState.Dead) return false;
    return true;
}

function gameOver() {
    state = GameState.Over;
    if (patientZero)
        patientZero.show();
}

function gameFace() {
    switch (state) {
        case GameState.Stopped:
            basic.showIcon(GameIcons.Pairing);
            break;
        case GameState.Pairing:
            if (playerIcon > -1)
                basic.showString(playerIcons[playerIcon]);
            else
                basic.showIcon(paired ? GameIcons.Paired : GameIcons.Pairing, 1);
            break;
        case GameState.Running:
            switch (health) {
                case HealthState.Dead:
                    basic.showIcon(GameIcons.Dead, 1);
                    break;
                case HealthState.Sick:
                    basic.showIcon(GameIcons.Sick, 1);
                    break;
                default:
                    basic.showIcon(GameIcons.Healthy, 1);
                    break;
            }
            break;
        case GameState.Over:
            // show id
            basic.showString(playerIcons[playerIcon]);
            basic.pause(2000);
            // show health
            switch (health) {
                case HealthState.Dead:
                    basic.showIcon(GameIcons.Dead, 2000);
                    break;
                case HealthState.Sick:
                    basic.showIcon(GameIcons.Sick, 2000);
                    break;
                case HealthState.Incubating:
                    basic.showIcon(GameIcons.Incubating, 2000);
                    break;
                default:
                    basic.showIcon(GameIcons.Healthy, 2000);
                    break;
            }
            // show how infected
            if (infectedBy > -1) {
                basic.showString(" INFECTED BY");
                basic.showString(playerIcons[infectedBy]);
                basic.pause(2000);
            } else {
                basic.showString(" PATIENT ZERO");
                basic.pause(2000);
            }
            // show score
            game.showScore();
            basic.pause(1000);
            break;
    }
}

// master button controller
input.onButtonPressed(Button.AB, () => {
    // register as master
    if (state == GameState.Stopped && !master) {
        master = true;
        paired = true;
        state = GameState.Pairing;
        serial.writeLine("registered as master");
        radio.setTransmitPower(7); // beef up master signal
        basic.showString("0");
        return;
    }

    if (!master) return; // master only beyond this

    // launch game
    if (state == GameState.Pairing) {
        // pick 1 player and infect him
        patientZero = players[Math.random(players.length)];
        while (patientZero.health == HealthState.Healthy) {
            radio.sendValue("infect", patientZero.id);
            basic.pause(100);
        }

        // all ready
        state = GameState.Running;
        serial.writeLine(`game started ${players.length} players`);

        // show startup
        basic.showIcon(GameIcons.Dead);
    } // end game 
    else if (state == GameState.Running) {
        gameOver();
    }
})

radio.setGroup(42);
radio.setTransmitSerialNumber(true)
radio.onDataPacketReceived(({ time, receivedNumber, receivedString, signal, serial: id }) => {
    if (master) {
        if (receivedString == "pair") {
            // register player
            let n = players.length;
            let p = player(id);
            // show player number if changed
            if (n != players.length) {
                led.stopAnimation();
                basic.showNumber(players.length);
            }
        }
        else if (receivedString == "health") {
            let p = player(id);
            p.health = receivedNumber;
            // check if all infected
            if (allDead())
                gameOver();
        }
    } else {
        if (receivedString == "state") {
            // update game state
            state = receivedNumber as GameState;
        } else if (infectedBy < 0 &&
            receivedString == "infect"
            && receivedNumber == control.deviceSerialNumber()) {
            // infected by master
            infectedBy = 0; // infected my master
            infectedTime = input.runningTime();
            health = HealthState.Incubating;
            serial.writeLine(`infected ${control.deviceSerialNumber()}`);
        }
        if (receivedString == "h" + control.deviceSerialNumber().toString() &&
            health < receivedNumber) {
            health = receivedNumber;
        }
        switch (state) {
            case GameState.Pairing:
                // medium range in pairing mode
                if (!paired &&
                    receivedString == "paired"
                    && receivedNumber == control.deviceSerialNumber()) {
                    // paired!
                    serial.writeLine(`player paired ==> ${control.deviceSerialNumber()}`)
                    paired = true;
                    return;
                }
                else if (paired && receivedString == "i" + control.deviceSerialNumber().toString()) {
                    playerIcon = receivedNumber;
                }
                break;
            case GameState.Running:
                // broadcast infection status
                if (health == HealthState.Healthy && receivedString == "transmit") {
                    serial.writeLine(`signal: ${signal}`);
                    if (signal > RSSI &&
                        Math.random(100) > TRANSMISSIONPROB) {
                        infectedBy = receivedNumber;
                        infectedTime = input.runningTime();
                        health = HealthState.Incubating;
                    }
                } else if (health != HealthState.Dead
                    && receivedString == "health" && signal > RSSI) {
                    game.addScore(1);
                }
                break;
        }
    }
})

// main game loop
basic.forever(() => {
    if (master) {
        switch (state) {
            case GameState.Pairing:
                // tell each player they are registered
                for (const p of players) {
                    radio.sendValue("paired", p.id);
                    radio.sendValue("i" + p.id, p.icon);
                }
                serial.writeLine(`pairing ${players.length} players`);
                basic.pause(500);
                break;
            case GameState.Running:
                for (const p of players) {
                    radio.sendValue("h" + p.id, p.health);
                }
                break;
            case GameState.Over:
                if (patientZero)
                    patientZero.show();
                break;
        }
        radio.sendValue("state", state); // keep broadcasting the game state
    } else { // player loop
        switch (state) {
            case GameState.Pairing:
                // broadcast player id
                if (playerIcon < 0)
                    radio.sendValue("pair", control.deviceSerialNumber());
                else if (infectedBy > -1)
                    radio.sendValue("health", health);
                break;
            case GameState.Running:
                // update health status
                if (health != HealthState.Healthy && input.runningTime() - infectedTime > DEATH)
                    health = HealthState.Dead;
                else if (health != HealthState.Healthy && input.runningTime() - infectedTime > INCUBATION)
                    health = HealthState.Sick;
                // transmit disease
                if (health == HealthState.Incubating || health == HealthState.Sick)
                    radio.sendValue("transmit", playerIcon);
                radio.sendValue("health", health);
                break;
        }
        // show current animation
        gameFace();
    }
})


basic.showIcon(GameIcons.Pairing)
```