Rust Tetris (WGPU)

A classic Tetris clone built with Rust and wgpu (WebGPU for native). This project started as a terminal-based game and has evolved into a hardware-accelerated 2D application.

Features

• Core Gameplay: Complete Tetris logic including collision handling, line clearing, and loose gravity.
• Hardware Acceleration: Uses wgpu to render graphics efficiently via Vulkan, Metal, DX12, or OpenGL.
• UI & Statistics:
  • Real-time score tracking.
  • "Next Piece" preview.
  • Piece statistics table showing the count and percentage of shapes received.
• Visuals:
  • Color-coded shapes (Classic 7-color palette).
  • Custom drawn text and icons (rendering logic handled manually in vertex_data.rs).

Controls

Key	Action
Left Arrow	Move Piece Left
Right Arrow	Move Piece Right
Up Arrow	Rotate Piece
Down Arrow	Soft Drop (Accelerate Fall)
Space	Hard Drop (Instant Place)
Esc	Exit Game

How to Run

1. Install Rust: Ensure you have Rust and Cargo installed via rustup.rs.
2. Clone & Run:

   git clone https://github.com/nlz242/learning_rust_tetris.git
   cd learning_rust_tetris
   cargo run

Technical Details

• Winit: Handles window creation and input events.
• WGPU: Handles the graphics pipeline, shaders, and draw calls.
• Buffers: The game logic is decoupled from the renderer; vertex_data.rs converts the game state (grid, pieces, stats) into a single vertex buffer every frame.

License

This project is for educational purposes.