Arcade

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A modular C++ gaming platform with dynamic library loading, supporting multiple games and graphics libraries through a well-defined architecture.

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C++Architecture & Plugins

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Arcade is a third-year school project built in C++ that demonstrates advanced software architecture. The platform allows users to choose from multiple games and graphics libraries at runtime, all loaded dynamically as plug-ins. The core program never references graphics libraries directly everything is handled through generic interfaces and dlopen/dlsym. I implemented Snake and Nibbler as game libraries, along with three graphics backends (NCurses, SDL2, and SFML). Built with a strict modular architecture, the system allows any compatible library to be hot-swapped during execution.

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Dynamic library loading (.dll/.so)

Three graphics libraries: NCurses, SDL2, SFML

Two games: Snake and Nibbler

Runtime library switching (games and graphics)

Plug-in architecture with generic interfaces

Score tracking and player registration

Complete separation: game logic vs rendering

Tested with other teams' games and graphics libraries