Conditionals (if/else)

Objective

Students must use conditional statements to make decisions based on game state and input.

Evidence

Multiple conditional branches for game logic:

• Ghost.js - Conditional OR logic for state checking
• Ghost.js - If/else collision distance checks
• DeathBarrier.js - Multi-level conditional blocks

Implementation Details

• if statements test boolean conditions
• else provides alternative branch
• else if chains multiple conditions
• Conditions evaluate player state, collision, input
• Boolean expressions control game flow

Key Concepts

• Boolean expressions and truthiness
• Comparison operators (===, !==, <, >, <=, >=)

• Logical operators (&&,

  , !)

• Nested conditionals
• Early returns to reduce nesting