🐍 Hand-Controlled Snake Game

A computer vision-powered Snake game built with Python, OpenCV, and MediaPipe. Instead of using your keyboard, you control the snake's direction in real-time by moving your index finger in front of your webcam.

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🚀 Features

• Gesture Control: Intuitive hand-tracking to guide the snake.
• Scoring System: Real-time score tracking and persistent High Score for the session.
• Visual Feedback: Red hand-landmark overlays to show what the AI is tracking.
• Responsive Gameplay: Optimized for 8 FPS to balance control and difficulty.

🛠️ Tech Stack

Library	Purpose
MediaPipe	AI Hand Landmark detection (Tracking index finger).
Pygame	Game engine for rendering the snake, food, and UI.
OpenCV	Capturing and processing the webcam video stream.
NumPy	Managing coordinate arrays for the snake body.

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📦 Installation & Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone [https://github.com/Jemelimercy/Hand-Controlled-Snake-.git](https://github.com/Jemelimercy/Hand-Controlled-Snake-.git)
   cd Hand-Controlled-Snake-
   
   Set up a Virtual Environment (Optional but Recommended):
   python -m venv venv

Windows

.\venv\Scripts\activate

Mac/Linux

source venv/bin/activate

Install Dependencies:

pip install opencv-python mediapipe pygame numpy

Run the Game: python snake_game.py

🎮 How to Play Calibration: Ensure your hand is visible to the webcam. You will see red dots on your knuckles.

Movement: Move your Index Finger Tip (Landmark 8) to steer.

Move finger Up/Down/Left/Right relative to the snake's head to change direction.

Objective: Eat the red food squares to grow and increase your score.

Game Over: Hitting the wall or your own tail will reset your score (but your High Score remains!).

Quit: Press 'Q' or close the window to exit.

🌟 Acknowledgments Inspired by the classic Dino and Snake games.

Powered by Google's MediaPipe Hand Tracking.