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Asteroids, like ships, can be approximated to a circle for the purposes of collision detection. However, they should be irregular shapes, and each one should be unique. To achieve this we’ll make extensive use of the Math.random method to define the shape of our asteroids.
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Stuart, G. (2017). Drawing an Asteroid. In: Introducing JavaScript Game Development . Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3252-1_5
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