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+/.metadata/
+*.class
+/GameProject/doc/
+/GameProject/log/
+/GameProject/highscore.txt
+/GameProject/bin/
--- a/GameProject/.classpath
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<classpath>
+	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.junit.JUNIT_CONTAINER/5"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib/apache-log4j-2.13.3-bin/log4j-1.2-api-2.13.3.jar"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib/apache-log4j-2.13.3-bin/log4j-api-2.13.3.jar"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib/apache-log4j-2.13.3-bin/log4j-core-2.13.3.jar"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="output" path="bin"/>
+</classpath>
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<projectDescription>
+	<name>GameProject</name>
+	<comment></comment>
+	<projects>
+	</projects>
+	<buildSpec>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+	</buildSpec>
+	<natures>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
+	</natures>
+</projectDescription>
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+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.methodParameters=do not generate
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=12
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.unusedLocal=preserve
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=12
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.lineNumber=generate
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.localVariable=generate
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.sourceFile=generate
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.assertIdentifier=error
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.enablePreviewFeatures=disabled
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.enumIdentifier=error
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.reportPreviewFeatures=warning
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.release=enabled
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=12
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--- a/GameProject/lib/apache-log4j-2.13.3-bin/LICENSE.txt
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--- a/GameProject/lib/apache-log4j-2.13.3-bin/NOTICE.txt
+++ b/GameProject/lib/apache-log4j-2.13.3-bin/NOTICE.txt
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--- a/GameProject/lib/apache-log4j-2.13.3-bin/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/GameProject/lib/apache-log4j-2.13.3-bin/RELEASE-NOTES.md
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+to Log4j that provides significant improvements over its predecessor, Log4j 1.x, and provides
+many other modern features such as support for Markers, lambda expressions for lazy logging,
+property substitution using Lookups, multiple patterns on a PatternLayout and asynchronous
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+This release contains a fix for bug LOG4J2-2838.
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+later.
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+
+The Log4j 2.13.3 API, as well as many core components, maintains binary compatibility with previous releases.
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+## GA Release 2.13.3
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+Changes in this version include:
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+### Fixed Bugs
+* [LOG4J2-2838](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-2838):
+Fix NullPointerException in ThreadContextDataInjector.
+
+
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--- a/GameProject/lib/apache-log4j-2.13.3-bin/log4j-1.2-api-2.13.3.jar
+++ b/GameProject/lib/apache-log4j-2.13.3-bin/log4j-1.2-api-2.13.3.jar
--- a/GameProject/lib/apache-log4j-2.13.3-bin/log4j-api-2.13.3.jar
+++ b/GameProject/lib/apache-log4j-2.13.3-bin/log4j-api-2.13.3.jar
--- a/GameProject/lib/apache-log4j-2.13.3-bin/log4j-core-2.13.3.jar
+++ b/GameProject/lib/apache-log4j-2.13.3-bin/log4j-core-2.13.3.jar
--- a/GameProject/src/base/GameLoop.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/base/GameLoop.java
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+package base;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.ListIterator;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import gameobjects.GameObject;
+import playground.Level1;
+import playground.Playground;
+import ui.GameUI;
+
+
+/**
+ * Main class starting any game, contains main(). Apart from that, this class manages all
+ * non-logical functionalities which should be hidden from a game designer like:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>Setting up windows, panels, buttons, action callbacks, ...
+ * <li>Reading keyboard inputs
+ * <li>Redrawing game window if necessary
+ * <li>managing the game time and calling the appropriate {@link GameObject} or {@link Playground}
+ * methods periodically, at every time step of the game.
+ * </ul>
+ * There will normally never be a need to modify this file, a designer/game programmer should always
+ * redefine the {@link GameObject} and {@link Playground} classes and implement new functionality
+ * there. To make a long story short<br>
+ */
+public class GameLoop {
+
+  /** Pixel width of Game GUI ( above 0) */
+  public static int SIZEX = 300;
+  /** Pixel height of Game GUI (above 0) */
+  public static int SIZEY = 200;
+
+   /**
+    *  before call to {@link #runGame(String[])} this List should be initialized (in constructor).
+   */
+  private List<Playground> levels = new ArrayList<Playground>(0);
+
+  private static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(GameLoop.class);
+
+  /** constructor which calls {@link #defineLevels()}, which adds all levels of this game. 
+   */
+  public GameLoop() {    
+    this.defineLevels();
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * First resets (clears) the already existing level instances of this game's list of levels ({@link #resetLevels()}), 
+   * then adds one instance of {@link Level1} by calling {@link #addLevel()}. 
+   * Should be called only before playing starts (e.g. in constructor or before {@link #runGame(String[]) } is called.
+   * 
+   * <br><strong>Note:</strong> Subclasses of {@link GameLoop} should override this method to define own levels for their game.
+   */
+  void defineLevels() {  
+    this.resetLevels();
+    this.addLevel(new Level1());
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Adds the given level instance to the end of the currently already stored list of levels to play.
+   * Should be called only before playing starts (e.g. in constructor or before {@link #runGame(String[]) } is called.
+   * 
+   * @param level instance of Playground (a level) to add.
+   */
+  void addLevel(Playground level) {
+    this.levels.add(level);
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   *  Removes all levels from the list of levels to play! Do not call this method while {@link #runGame(String[]) } is running!
+   */
+  void resetLevels() {
+    this.levels.clear();
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * loops over all {@link #levels} and implements the game loop to update continuously the level
+   * during play time
+   *
+   * @param args command line arguments forwarded (currently ignored)
+   * @throws IOException if hitghscore.txt cannot be written.
+   */
+  public void runGame(String[] args) throws IOException {
+
+    logger.info("GUI starts");
+    GameUI gameUI = new GameUI(SIZEX, SIZEY);   // probably change to your new GUI class
+
+    double gameTime = -1;
+    Playground currentPlayground = null;
+
+    // loop over different levels
+    ListIterator<Playground> levelIterator = levels.listIterator();
+    while (true) {
+      logger.debug("LevelIndex is " + (levelIterator.nextIndex()) + " (of " + levels.size() + " levels)");
+      gameTime = 0;
+      long start = System.nanoTime();
+      
+      // loop over single level
+      while (true) {
+
+        int act = GameUI.getNewAction();
+
+        // Query GameUI for high-level user commands; new game/reset/etc...
+        if (act == GameUI.ACTION_RESET) {
+          // ReStart Game in same Level
+          logger.info("GUI RESET");          
+          currentPlayground.prepareLevel("level" + (levelIterator.nextIndex()-1));
+          GameUI.resetAction();
+        }
+
+        if (act == GameUI.ACTION_NEW) {
+          // new game
+          logger.info("GUI NEW");
+          start = System.nanoTime();
+          levelIterator = levels.listIterator(); // reset
+          currentPlayground = levelIterator.next(); // again level
+          currentPlayground.prepareLevel("level" + (levelIterator.nextIndex()-1));
+          gameUI.setPlayground(currentPlayground);          
+          GameUI.resetAction();
+          break;
+        }
+
+        if (act == GameUI.ACTION_BUTTON) {
+          // Event of Button pressed --> PAUSE!
+          logger.info("GUI PAUSE");
+          if (currentPlayground != null) {
+            boolean p = currentPlayground.isPaused();
+            p = !p;
+            currentPlayground.setPaused(p);
+          }
+          GameUI.resetAction();
+        }
+
+        if (act == GameUI.ACTION_SAVE) {
+          logger.info("GUI SAVE");
+          // UNDONE save current state (not yet working/implemented)
+          GameUI.resetAction();
+        }
+
+        if (act == GameUI.ACTION_LOAD) {
+          logger.info("GUI LOAD");
+          // load game state (currently simply resets)
+          GameUI.resetAction();
+        }
+
+        // if game has been created: execute a single iteration of the game loop
+        if (currentPlayground != null) {
+          // calc time that was used for painting the game, in seconds since last loop
+          long end = System.nanoTime();
+          double realTS = ((double) (end - start) / 1000000000.);
+          
+          // time calc for one loop of the while
+          start = System.nanoTime();
+          
+          
+          
+          if (currentPlayground.levelFinished() || currentPlayground.gameOver() == true) {
+            break; // leave level; breaks WHILE
+          }
+
+          // paint current state of level and start time measurement          
+          gameUI.waitWhilePainting();
+
+
+          gameUI.grabFocus(); // needed to grab input events in next step
+
+          // communicate inputs to level
+          currentPlayground.processKeyEvents(gameUI.getKeyEvents());
+          currentPlayground.processMouseEvents(gameUI.getMouseEvents());
+
+          if (currentPlayground.isPaused() == false) {
+            
+            // update objects and level
+            currentPlayground.updateObjects();
+            currentPlayground.applyGameLogic();
+            
+
+            // update game time
+            gameTime += realTS;             
+            // communicate gameTime and timestep to level
+            currentPlayground.setTimestep(realTS);
+            currentPlayground.setGameTime(gameTime);
+            Playground.setGlobalFlag("gameTime", Double.valueOf(realTS));
+            logger.trace("gameTime is now "+gameTime);
+
+          } // if
+        } // if
+
+      } // inner while loop within level
+
+      // after level is done: leave outer loop if game over
+      if (currentPlayground.gameOver() == true) {
+        break; // outer while ends game
+      }
+
+      // after level is done: reset level and go to next, if there is one
+      if (currentPlayground.levelFinished() == true) {
+        currentPlayground.reset();
+
+        // increase level counter, go on to next one        
+        logger.debug("level finished. now new LevelIndex is " + levelIterator.nextIndex());
+        if (levelIterator.nextIndex() >= levels.size()) {
+          logger.info("reached end of levels");
+          break; // outer while ends game;
+        }
+        currentPlayground = levelIterator.next();
+        currentPlayground.prepareLevel("level" + (levelIterator.nextIndex()-1));
+      }
+
+    } // outer loop over levels
+    logger.info("Game ends. Bye.");
+    System.exit(0);
+  } // main()
+
+
+  /**
+   * main to start the whole application.
+   * initializes the {@link #levels} ArrayList of Playground instances (levels) to be played with one level {@link SpaceInvadersLevel} in constructor of {@link #GameLoop}.
+   * 
+   * @param args Java default command line args, forwarded to {@link #runGame(String[])}
+   * @throws IOException in case highscore.txt cannot be written.
+   */
+  public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
+    GameLoop gl = new GameLoop();    
+    gl.runGame(args);
+  }
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/collider/CircleCollider.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/collider/CircleCollider.java
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+package collider;
+
+import java.awt.Color;
+import gameobjects.*;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+
+
+/** Collider for round objects */
+public class CircleCollider extends Collider {
+
+  double x;
+  double y;
+  double vx;
+  double vy;
+
+  double r;
+
+  private static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(Collider.class);
+  
+  /**
+   * Constructor which sets the radius to be respected for collisions.
+   * 
+   * @param id String unique name for the collider instance
+   * @param o GameObject it belongs to
+   * @param radius radius in pixels to use as a size
+   */
+  public CircleCollider(String id, GameObject o, double radius) {
+
+    super(id, o);
+    this.r = radius;
+  }
+
+  /** simple concatenation of all attributes (x,y,r) */
+  public String toString() {
+    return "circ:" + x + " " + y + "/" + r + " ";
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * calculates the collission of this with other collider
+   * 
+   * @param _c2 the other collider
+   * @return true if a collision was detected
+   * @throws Exception in case the math operations are invalid (due to illegal values of x y or
+   *         radius)
+   */
+  public boolean checkCollisionCircCirc(Collider _c2) throws Exception {
+    CircleCollider c2 = (CircleCollider) _c2;
+    CircleCollider c1 = this;
+    logger.trace(c1.x + " " + c1.y + " " + c1.r + " " + c2.x + " " + c2.y+ " " + c2.r);
+    int kathete1 = (int) (Math.abs(c2.gameobject.getX() - c1.gameobject.getX()));
+    int kathete2 = (int) (Math.abs(c2.gameobject.getX() - c1.gameobject.getY()));
+    int hypothenuse = (int) (c1.r + c2.r);
+
+    logger.trace(kathete1 + " " + kathete2 + " " + hypothenuse + " ");
+
+    if (((kathete1 ^ 2) + (kathete2 ^ 2)) <= (hypothenuse ^ 2)) {
+      logger.trace("Collision");
+      return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean collidesWith(Collider other) {
+
+    // circ circ
+    try {
+      return checkCollisionCircCirc(other);
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+    }
+
+    try {
+      return other.collidesWith(this);
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+    }
+
+    throw new RuntimeException("Collider type not implemented!");
+  }
+
+  private Color color = Color.WHITE;
+
+
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/collider/Collider.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/collider/Collider.java
@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+package collider;
+
+import java.awt.Graphics2D;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import gameobjects.GameObject;
+import playground.Playground;
+import controller.ObjectController;
+
+/**
+ * abstract base class for all Colliders to detect collisions between GameObjects
+ * 
+ *
+ */
+public abstract class Collider {
+
+  /** unique internal name for Collider */
+  public String id = null;
+  /** GameObject it belongs to */
+  protected GameObject gameobject = null;
+  /** PlayGround instance it belongs to */
+  protected Playground playground = null;
+  /** the ObjectController to the corresponding GameObject (can be null) */
+  protected ObjectController controller = null;
+
+  protected double dx = 0.;
+  double dy = 0.;
+
+  /**
+   * 
+   * @param id unique name for Collider (internally)
+   * @param o GameObject instance it belongs to
+   */
+  public Collider(String id, GameObject o) {
+    this.gameobject = o;
+
+    this.id = id;
+    this.controller = o.getObjectController();
+    this.playground = o.getPlayground();
+
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * setter for offset values to be used relative to GameObject center. default is zero.
+   * 
+   * @param dx offset in X direction (default 0)
+   * @param dy offset in Y direction (default 0)
+   * @return this instance of Collider
+   */
+  public Collider setOffsets(double dx, double dy) {
+    this.dx = dx;
+    this.dy = dy;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  public String toString() {
+    return "baseColl";
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * returns the corresponding game objects X coordinate (center) plus this colliders offset in X
+   * (probably zero).
+   * 
+   * @return X value
+   */
+  public double getX() {
+    return this.gameobject.getX() + this.dx;
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * returns the corresponding game objects Y coordinate (center) plus this colliders offset in Y
+   * (probably zero).
+   * 
+   * @return Y value
+   */
+  public double getY() {
+    return this.gameobject.getY() + this.dy;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * returns the internal unique name
+   * 
+   * @return the String with the name
+   */
+  public String getId() {
+    return id;
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * setter for corresponding GameObject
+   * 
+   * @param gameObject to be saved in attribute
+   */
+  public void setObject(GameObject gameObject) {
+    this.gameobject = gameObject;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * setter for GameController
+   * 
+   * @param controller to be saved in attribute
+   */
+  public void setController(ObjectController controller) {
+    this.controller = controller;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * setter for Playground instance this collider belongs to
+   * 
+   * @param playground instance to be stored in attribute
+   */
+  public void setPlayground(Playground playground) {
+    this.playground = playground;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * checks the collission with another collider instance.
+   * 
+   * @param other the instance to compare to
+   * @return true if the colliders collide (touch or overlap)
+   */
+  abstract public boolean collidesWith(Collider other);
+
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/collider/RectCollider.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/collider/RectCollider.java
@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+package collider;
+
+import java.awt.Color;
+
+import gameobjects.*;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+
+/** a {@link Collider} for Rectangles, usually used for {@link RectObject} instances.
+ * @see gameobjects.RectObject#generateColliders() 
+ */
+public class RectCollider extends Collider {
+
+  //double x;
+  //double y;
+  //double vx;
+  //double vy;
+  double w, h;
+
+  private Color color = Color.WHITE;
+  
+  private static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(RectCollider.class);
+
+  /**
+   * initializes this RectCollider.
+   * calls superclass constructor of {@link Collider#Collider(String, GameObject)} with params String id and GameObject o.
+   * 
+   * @param id String unique name for this RectCollider
+   * @param o GameObject instance this RectCollider belongs to (cannot be null)
+   * @param w width in pixels for the collider dimensions (> 0)
+   * @param h height in pixels for the collider dimensions (>0)
+   */
+  public RectCollider(String id, GameObject o, double w, double h) {
+    super(id, o);
+    this.w = w;
+    this.h = h;
+  }
+
+  public String toString() {
+    return " " + w + " " + h + " ";
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * checks collision with other Collider, which needs to be a RectCollider, too.
+   * @param other RectCollider (is casted) to calculate collision with
+   * @return true if collission is detected
+   */
+  public boolean checkCollisionRectRect(Collider other) {
+    RectCollider r1 = this;
+    RectCollider r2 = (RectCollider) other;
+
+    if ((((r1.getX() + r1.w / 2.) >= (r2.getX() - r2.w / 2.)) && ((r1.getX() + r1.w / 2.) <= (r2
+        .getX() + r2.w / 2.)))
+        || (((r2.getX() + r2.w / 2.) >= (r1.getX() - r1.w / 2.)) && ((r2.getX() + r2.w / 2.) <= (r1
+            .getX() + r1.w / 2.)))) {
+      if ((((r1.getY() + r1.h / 2.) >= (r2.getY() - r2.h / 2.)) && ((r1.getY() + r1.h / 2.) <= (r2
+          .getY() + r2.h / 2.)))
+          || (((r2.getY() + r2.h / 2.) >= (r1.getY() - r1.h / 2.)) && ((r2.getY() + r2.h / 2.) <= (r1
+              .getY() + r1.h / 2.)))) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+ /**
+  * checks collision with other Collider, which needs to be a CircleCollider
+  * @param other CircleCollider (is casted) to calculate collision with
+  * @return true if collission is detected
+  */
+  public boolean checkCollisionRectCirc(Collider other) {
+    RectCollider r = this;
+    CircleCollider c = (CircleCollider) (other);
+    double circleDistX = Math.abs(c.getX()  - (r.getX()  ));
+    double circleDistY = Math.abs(c.getY()  - (r.getY() ) );
+
+    logger.trace("c.x:"+c.x+" "+"c.y:"+c.y+" "+"c.r:"+c.r+" "+"r.x:"+r.getX()+" "+"r.y:"+r.getY()+" "+"r.w:"+r.w+" "+"r.h:"+r.h+" "+"circleDistX:"+circleDistX+" "+"circleDistY:"+circleDistY);
+
+    if (circleDistX > (r.w / 2 + c.r))
+      return false;
+    if (circleDistY > (r.h / 2 + c.r))
+      return false;
+
+    if (circleDistX <= (r.w / 2)) {
+        logger.trace("Collision Rect with circle");
+      return true;
+    }
+    if (circleDistY <= (r.h / 2)) {
+      logger.trace("Collision Rect with circle (second)");
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    double cornerDistSqr = Math.pow(circleDistX - r.w / 2, 2) + Math.pow(circleDistY - r.h / 2, 2); // Satz
+                                                                                                    // des
+                                                                                                    // Pythagoras
+    return (cornerDistSqr <= c.r * c.r); // falls true zurueckgegeben: Kollision
+  }
+
+
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean collidesWith(Collider other) {
+
+    // rect circ
+    try {
+      return checkCollisionRectCirc(other);
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      // do nothing
+    }
+
+    // rect rect
+    try {
+      return checkCollisionRectRect(other);
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      // do nothing
+    }
+
+    try {
+      return other.collidesWith(this);
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      // do nothing
+    }
+
+    throw new RuntimeException("Collider type not implemented!");
+  }
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/controller/CollisionAwareEgoController.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/controller/CollisionAwareEgoController.java
@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+package controller;
+
+import playground.*;
+import gameobjects.*;
+import java.util.*;
+import java.awt.event.*;
+import java.io.File;
+
+
+/**
+ * An EgoController which cannot move through obstacle objects (is collission aware). Only respects
+ * GameObjects that have the String 'obstacle' in their name.
+ *
+ */
+public class CollisionAwareEgoController extends EgoController {
+
+  double savex, savey, savevx, savevy;
+  double lastSpaceAt = -1;
+  private File shot = null;
+
+
+  /**
+   * 
+   * @param egoRad radius of ego object to be used.
+   */
+  public CollisionAwareEgoController(double egoRad) {
+    super(egoRad);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * 
+   * @param egoRad radius of ego object to be used.
+   * @param soundOnShot WAV file to be played on shot
+   */
+  public CollisionAwareEgoController(double egoRad, File soundOnShot) {
+    super(egoRad);
+    this.shot = soundOnShot;
+  }
+
+  public void saveDynamicState() {
+    this.savex = this.getX();
+    this.savey = this.getY();
+    this.savevx = this.getVX();
+    this.savevy = this.getVY();
+  }
+
+
+  public void restoreDynamicState() {
+    this.setX(savex);
+    this.setY(savey);
+    this.setVX(savevx);
+    this.setVY(savevy);
+  }
+
+
+  public boolean stopObject() {
+    boolean s = super.stopObject();
+
+    Playground pg = this.getPlayground();
+
+    LinkedList<GameObject> obstacles = pg.collectObjects("obstacle", false);
+
+    this.saveDynamicState();
+    this.applySpeedVector();
+
+    for (GameObject ob : obstacles) {
+      if (ob.collisionDetection(this.gameObject)) {
+        this.restoreDynamicState();
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    this.restoreDynamicState();
+    return s;
+  }
+
+  public void onSpace(KeyEvent e, GameObject ego) {
+    double cgt = ego.getGameTime();
+    if ((cgt - this.lastSpaceAt) > 0.1) {
+      super.onSpace(e, ego);
+      Music.music(this.shot);
+    }
+
+  }
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/controller/EgoController.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/controller/EgoController.java
@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+package controller;
+
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
+import playground.*;
+import gameobjects.*;
+import java.util.*;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+
+/**
+ * Controller using key events for up, down, left, right and space (shooting) to control the ego
+ * object behavior.
+ */
+public class EgoController extends ObjectController {
+  // either rad is zero or width/height is zero (guaranteed by constructors)
+  private double rad = 0;
+  private double width = 0;
+  private double height = 0;
+
+  private Integer pressedKey = null;
+  private Integer lastPressedKey = null;
+  private static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(EgoController.class);
+
+
+  /**
+   *  constructor that gives the ego controller a radius to stop the ego object when it reaches the level boundaries.
+   * @param egoRad radius to use as a boundary stop for level borders (usually use the same dimensions as your ego object)
+   */
+  public EgoController(double egoRad) {
+    this.rad = egoRad;
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   *  constructor that gives the ego controller a width and height to stop the ego object when it reaches the level boundaries.
+   * @param width width to use as a boundary stop for level borders (usually use the same dimensions as your ego object)
+   * @param height height to use as a boundary stop for level borders (usually use the same dimensions as your ego object)
+   */
+  public EgoController(double width, double height) {
+    this.width = width;
+    this.height = height;
+  }
+
+
+  public void onUp(KeyEvent kc, GameObject ego) {
+    ego.setVX(0.0);
+    ego.setVY(-SpaceInvadersLevel.EGOSPEED);
+  }
+
+  public void onDown(KeyEvent kc, GameObject ego) {
+    ego.setVX(0.0);
+    ego.setVY(SpaceInvadersLevel.EGOSPEED);
+  }
+
+  public void onLeft(KeyEvent kc, GameObject ego) {
+    ego.setVY(0.0);
+    ego.setVX(-SpaceInvadersLevel.EGOSPEED);
+  }
+
+  public void onRight(KeyEvent kc, GameObject ego) {
+    ego.setVY(0.0);
+    ego.setVX(SpaceInvadersLevel.EGOSPEED);
+  }
+
+  public void onStop(KeyEvent kc, GameObject ego) {
+    ego.setVY(0.0);
+    ego.setVX(0.0);
+    ego.setComponentProperty("controller", "setDummy", "NEW");
+    ego.setComponentProperty("controller", "setDummy2", "XXX");
+  }
+
+
+  /** checks the position and respects level boundaries and own radius or width/height set on constructor. 
+   * 
+   * @return true if the object reached the boundaries of the level, false otherwise
+   */
+  public boolean stopObject() {
+    // check whether ego object is at level boundaries
+    // can use radius (rad) and width or height in one check as either rad or width/height is zero.
+    int pgSizeX = this.getPlayground().getSizeX();
+    int pgSizeY = this.getPlayground().getSizeY();
+    double ts = this.getTimestep();
+    if (this.getX() + rad + (width/2d) + this.getVX() * ts >= pgSizeX
+        || this.getX() - rad - (width/2d) + this.getVX() * ts < 0) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    if (this.getY() + rad + (height/2d) + this.getVY() * ts >= pgSizeY
+        || this.getY() - rad - (height/2d) + this.getVY() * ts < 0) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+
+  }
+
+
+  /** behavior for shooting on key space
+   * 
+   * @param e KeyEvent of the space key
+   * @param ego EgoObject instance (used to determine position of shot object's start)
+   */
+  public void onSpace(KeyEvent e, GameObject ego) {
+    pressedKey = lastPressedKey;
+    lastPressedKey = null;
+
+    // create unique name for object
+    // read Flag nextShot read (if not existing already it will be set)
+    // it will be updated by 1 and saved
+    Integer nextShot =
+        (Integer) this.getPlayground().getOrCreateLevelFlag("nextShot", Integer.valueOf(0));
+    String shotName = "simpleShot" + nextShot++;
+    this.getPlayground().setLevelFlag("nextShot", nextShot);
+
+    SimpleShotController simpleshot = new SimpleShotController();
+    GameObject ss = new RectObject(shotName, this.getPlayground(), ego.getX(), ego.getY(), 0,
+        -1. * SpaceInvadersLevel.SHOTSPEED, 4, 12, Color.CYAN).addController(simpleshot);
+    ss.generateColliders();
+    this.getPlayground().addObject(ss);
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * updates position based on key events (mouse currently ignored)
+   */
+  public void updateObject() {
+
+    logger.trace("Playground inst is"+this.getPlayground()) ;
+    Stack<KeyEvent> keyEvents = this.getPlayground().getKeyEvents();
+
+    GameObject ego = this.gameObject;
+
+    while (!keyEvents.isEmpty()) {
+
+      KeyEvent e = keyEvents.pop();
+      boolean pressed = false;
+      boolean released = true;
+      int kc = e.getKeyCode();
+
+      if (e.paramString().indexOf("PRESSED") >= 0) {
+        pressed = true;
+        released = false;
+      }
+
+      /**
+       * Generelle Idee: Wenn eine Taste gedrückt wird wird sie gespeichert. wenn die zuvor
+       * gespeicherte Taste wieder losgelassen wird stoppt das Ego-Objekt. Falls vor dem Loslassen
+       * eine andere Taste gedrückt wird, wird diese gespeichert und die alte vergessen. Dh das
+       * loslassen der alten Taste stoppt das Objekt nicht. Spezialfall: space, das loslassen von
+       * space stoppt das Objekt nicht!
+       */
+
+      if (pressed == true) {
+        lastPressedKey = pressedKey;
+        pressedKey = kc;
+      }
+
+      /**
+       * Nur eine losgelassene Taste die auch vorher gedrückt wurde stoppt das Objekt. Eine
+       * losgelassene Taste die nicht vorher gedrückt wurde bzw vergessen wurde stoppt das Objekt
+       * nicht
+       */
+      if (released == true) {
+        if (pressedKey != null) {
+          if (pressedKey.equals(kc)) {
+            ego.setVX(0);
+            ego.setVY(0);
+            pressedKey = null;
+          }
+        }
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      if (kc == KeyEvent.VK_LEFT) {
+        this.onLeft(e, ego);
+      }
+
+      if (kc == KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT) {
+        this.onRight(e, ego);
+      }
+
+      if (kc == KeyEvent.VK_UP) {
+        this.onUp(e, ego);
+      }
+
+      if (kc == KeyEvent.VK_DOWN) {
+        this.onDown(e, ego);
+      }
+
+      // stop
+      if (kc == KeyEvent.VK_Z) {
+        this.onStop(e, ego);
+
+      }
+
+
+      // shot
+      if (kc == KeyEvent.VK_SPACE) {
+        // space is not registered! Releasing space does not stop the egoobject
+        this.onSpace(e, ego);
+      }
+    }
+
+
+    boolean stop = this.stopObject();
+
+    if (stop) {
+      this.setVX(0);
+      this.setVY(0);
+    }
+
+    // updateSpeed and position
+    applySpeedVector();
+
+  }
+
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/controller/EnemyController.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/controller/EnemyController.java
@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package controller;
+
+
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+
+/**
+ * This class controls the space invaders.
+ */
+public class EnemyController extends ObjectController {
+
+  private static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(EnemyController.class);
+
+  @Override
+  public void updateObject() {
+    logger.trace("updatre" + gameObject.getId());
+    if ((gameObject.getX() > this.getPlayground().getSizeX() * 0.9) && (gameObject.getVX() > 0)) {
+      logger.trace("toleft!" + gameObject.getX());
+      gameObject.setVX(-this.getVX());
+    }
+    if ((gameObject.getX() < this.getPlayground().getSizeX() * 0.1) && (gameObject.getVX() < 0)) {
+      logger.trace("toright!" + gameObject.getX());
+      gameObject.setVX(-this.getVX());
+    }
+
+    // if it reaches the bottom, delete it and deduct points
+    if (gameObject.getY() >= this.getPlayground().getSizeY()) {
+      this.getPlayground().deleteObject(gameObject.getId());
+      // add to points counter
+      Integer pts = (Integer) this.getPlayground().getGlobalFlag("points");
+      this.getPlayground().setGlobalFlag("points", pts - 200);
+    }
+
+    applySpeedVector();
+  }
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/controller/FallingStarController.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/controller/FallingStarController.java
@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package controller;
+
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+
+
+/**
+ * Controls background stars. When they touch the bottom of the display they reappear on top.
+ */
+public class FallingStarController extends ObjectController {
+  int rad = 3;
+  private static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(FallingStarController.class);
+
+
+  @Override
+  public void updateObject() {
+    logger.trace(
+        "+" + this.gameObject.getId() + " HO " + this.gameObject + "/" + this.getPlayground());
+    if (this.getY() + rad >= this.getPlayground().getSizeY()) {
+      this.setY(10);
+    }
+    applySpeedVector();
+  }
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/controller/LimitedTimeController.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/controller/LimitedTimeController.java
@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package controller;
+
+/**
+ * Controls and abject that is deleted after a lifetime specified in the constructor, and when it
+ * leaves the display.
+ */
+public class LimitedTimeController extends ObjectController {
+  int rad = 3;
+  double g0 = -1;
+  double duration = 0;
+
+  /**
+   * Constructor.
+   * 
+   * @param g0 int initial game time at creation
+   * @param duration int duration in seconds
+   */
+  public LimitedTimeController(double g0, double duration) {
+    this.g0 = g0;
+    this.duration = duration;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void updateObject() {
+    double gameTime = this.getPlayground().getGameTime();
+    applySpeedVector();
+
+    if (gameObject.getY() >= getPlayground().getSizeY() || gameObject.getY() < 0
+        || gameObject.getX() >= getPlayground().getSizeX() || gameObject.getX() < 0
+        || (gameTime - g0) > duration) {
+
+      this.getPlayground().deleteObject(this.gameObject.getId());
+    }
+  }
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/controller/MineController.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/controller/MineController.java
@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package controller;
+
+import controller.ObjectController;
+import gameobjects.GameObject;
+
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+
+public class MineController extends ObjectController {
+  int rad = 3;
+
+  double xSpeed = 0.;
+  double lineSpeed = 0;
+  private static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(MineController.class);
+
+
+  public MineController(double lineSpeed) {
+    this.lineSpeed = lineSpeed;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void updateObject() {
+
+    if (gameObject.getY() >= this.getPlayground().getSizeY() - 10) {
+      this.gameObject.setVY(0);
+      if (xSpeed == 0.) {
+        GameObject ego = getPlayground().getObject("ego");
+        double egoXPos = ego.getX();
+        if (egoXPos > this.gameObject.getX()) {
+          xSpeed = 50;
+        } else {
+          xSpeed = -50;
+        }
+        this.gameObject.setVX(xSpeed);
+
+      }
+      this.gameObject.setVX(xSpeed);
+
+    }
+    if (this.gameObject.getX() < 0 || (this.gameObject.getX() > this.getPlayground().getSizeX())) {
+      logger.debug("deleting" + this.gameObject.getId());
+      getPlayground().deleteObject(this.gameObject.getId());
+    }
+
+    applySpeedVector();
+  }
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/controller/ObjectController.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/controller/ObjectController.java
@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+package controller;
+
+import gameobjects.GameObject;
+import playground.Playground;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+
+/**
+ * Class that controls the LOGICAL behavior of an object independently of how it is displayed or
+ * drawn. The most important method here is {@link #updateObject}: this method is, by various
+ * indirections, called exactly once per game time step for every object that is on the playground.
+ * It has, by virtue of the member variables {@link #gameObject} full access to
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>the object it is controlling
+ * <li>the playground this object belongs to
+ * </ul>
+ * Typically, updateObject would check whether an object leaves the screen to react appropriately.
+ * In that case the object can be marked for deletion (by adding it to the flag "deleted" that is
+ * always defined for any playground), but of course other reactions are possible like rebounding,
+ * emerging on the other side, ...
+ */
+
+public abstract class ObjectController {
+  protected GameObject gameObject = null;
+  protected String dummy = "";
+  
+  private static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(ObjectController.class); 
+
+  public void setObject(GameObject gameObject) {
+    this.gameObject = gameObject;
+  }
+
+
+  public void setDummy(String x) {
+    logger.debug("DUMMY called!!");
+    this.dummy = x;
+    logger.debug("DUMMY is now:" + dummy);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Is called once every game time step by the game itself. NEVER call this directly, not
+   * necessary!<br>
+   * The method can do whatever it likes, including nothing. The attribute {@link #gameObject}
+   * contains a reference to the controlled object, which allows access to the Playground the object
+   * belongs to (useful for getting the pixel size in x and y of the playing field.<br>
+   * <strong>Recommended:</strong> when implementing this method, call at the end
+   * {@link #applySpeedVector() } method. This is a helper method that sets the new x,y coordinates
+   * for the {@link #gameObject} correctly.
+   */
+  public abstract void updateObject();
+
+  /**
+   * Convenience method: simply moves the object forward one step from its present position, using
+   * its present speed.
+   */
+  public void applySpeedVector() {
+    double ts = this.getPlayground().getTimestep();
+    this.setX(this.getX() + this.getVX() * ts);
+    gameObject.setY(this.getY() + this.getVY() * ts);
+  }
+
+
+  public double getTimestep() {
+    return this.gameObject.getPlayground().getTimestep();
+  }
+
+  public double getX() {
+    return this.gameObject.getX();
+  }
+
+  public double getY() {
+    return this.gameObject.getY();
+  }
+
+  public double getVX() {
+    return this.gameObject.getVX();
+  }
+
+  public double getVY() {
+    return this.gameObject.getVY();
+  }
+
+  public void setX(double x) {
+    this.gameObject.setX(x);
+  }
+
+
+  public void setY(double y) {
+    this.gameObject.setY(y);
+  }
+
+  public void setVX(double vx) {
+    this.gameObject.setVX(vx);
+  }
+
+  public void setVY(double vy) {
+    this.gameObject.setVY(vy);
+  }
+
+  public Playground getPlayground() {
+    return this.gameObject.getPlayground();
+  }
+
+  public void setPlayground(Playground playground) {
+    this.gameObject.setPlayground(playground);
+  }
+
+
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/controller/SimpleShotController.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/controller/SimpleShotController.java
@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package controller;
+
+public class SimpleShotController extends ObjectController {
+  int rad = 3;
+
+  @Override
+  public void updateObject() {
+    if (gameObject.getY() < 0) {
+      // LinkedList<String> deleteList = (LinkedList<String>) playground.getFlag("delete");
+      // deleteList.add(gameObject.getId());
+      getPlayground().deleteObject(this.gameObject.getId());
+    } else {
+      applySpeedVector();
+    }
+  }
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/controller/ZickZackController.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/controller/ZickZackController.java
@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package controller;
+
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+
+public class ZickZackController extends EnemyController {
+  protected double g0;
+  protected double dt;
+  protected double lastMod = -1;
+
+  private static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(ZickZackController.class);
+  
+  public ZickZackController(double gameTime, double dt) {
+    super();
+    this.dt = dt;
+    this.g0 = gameTime;
+  }
+
+  public void updateObject() {
+    double gameTime = this.getPlayground().getGameTime();
+    logger.trace("current Object x: "+gameObject.getX());
+    double mod = (gameTime - this.g0) % this.dt;
+    if (mod < lastMod) {
+      gameObject.setVX(-1.0 * gameObject.getVX());
+      logger.trace("inverting VX");
+    }
+    lastMod = mod;
+
+    super.updateObject();
+
+  }
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/controller/package-info.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/controller/package-info.java
@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/**
+ * The controller package contains Object controllers that govern an objects behavior, without being
+ * involved in its collision or drawing properties. Object controllers react to user actions/inputs
+ * and govern for example the movement of {@link gameobjects.GameObject} instances. They can access
+ * their parent objects' properties and, by indirection, the properties and methods of the
+ * associated level. <br>
+ * Controllers should be designed in such a way that they implement behavior that is
+ * level-independent. All level-dependent behavior should be implemented in
+ * {@link playground.Playground#applyGameLogic}.
+ */
+package controller;
--- a/GameProject/src/gameobjects/AnimatedGameobject.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/gameobjects/AnimatedGameobject.java
@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package gameobjects;
+
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import playground.Playground;
+import playground.Animation;
+import collider.Collider;
+import collider.RectCollider;
+import rendering.*;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+
+
+public class AnimatedGameobject extends GameObject {
+
+  protected AnimationArtist animArtist;
+  private static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(AnimationArtist.class);
+
+
+  // auto-generates collider according to box width/height
+  public GameObject generateColliders() {
+    logger.debug("Created animated Obj "+ this.animArtist.getW()+" "+this.animArtist.getH()) ;
+    double w = this.animArtist.getW() ;
+    double h = this.animArtist.getH() ;
+    this.addCollider(new RectCollider("RectColl_" + this.id, this, w,
+        h)) ;
+        
+    logger.info("ANIMGO-COLL ID="+this.getId()+" WH= "+w+"/"+h) ;
+    return this ;
+  }
+
+
+  public AnimatedGameobject(String id, Playground pg, double x, double y, double vx, double vy,
+      double scale, Animation anim, double t0, String abspielmodus) {
+    super(id, pg, x, y, vx, vy); // Konstruktor-Aufruf GameObject
+
+    this.artist = new AnimationArtist(this, anim, t0, abspielmodus, scale);
+    this.animArtist = (AnimationArtist) (this.artist);
+
+  }
+
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/gameobjects/EgoObject.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/gameobjects/EgoObject.java
@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package gameobjects;
+
+
+import java.awt.Color;
+import collider.*;
+import java.awt.Graphics2D;
+import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
+import collider.Collider;
+import controller.ObjectController;
+import playground.Playground;
+import rendering.*;
+
+public class EgoObject extends GameObject {
+
+  double egoRad = 0;
+
+  public EgoObject(String id, Playground pg, double x, double y, double vx, double vy,
+      double egoRad) {
+    super(id, pg, x, y, vx, vy);
+    this.egoRad = egoRad;
+    this.artist = new CircleArtist(this, egoRad, Color.WHITE);
+  }
+
+  public GameObject generateColliders() {
+    CircleCollider coll = new CircleCollider("coll", this, this.egoRad);
+    this.addCollider(coll);
+    return this;
+  }
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/gameobjects/FallingStar.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/gameobjects/FallingStar.java
@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package gameobjects;
+
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import collider.*;
+import playground.Playground;
+import rendering.*;
+
+public class FallingStar extends GameObject {
+
+  private Color color = Color.WHITE;
+
+  protected double rad = -1;
+
+
+  public FallingStar(String id, Playground playground, double x, double y, double vx, double vy,
+      Color color, double rad) {
+    super(id, playground, x, y, vx, vy);
+    this.rad = rad;
+    this.color = color;
+    LinkedList<Collider> cols = new LinkedList<Collider>();
+    CircleCollider cc = new CircleCollider("cc", this, rad);
+    cols.add(cc);
+    setColliders(cols);
+    this.artist = new CircleArtist(this, rad, color);
+  }
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/gameobjects/GameObject.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/gameobjects/GameObject.java
@ -0,0 +1,377 @@
+package gameobjects;
+
+import java.awt.Graphics2D;
+import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.lang.reflect.*;
+import rendering.*;
+import collider.Collider;
+import controller.ObjectController;
+import playground.Playground;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+
+/**
+ * The class {@link GameObject} represents a (possibly animated) object appearing in a level of the
+ * game. It is therefore attached to an instance of the class {@link Playground}. A GameObject has
+ * at least the following properties:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>2D screen position
+ * <li>2D speed
+ * <li>a name that is unique within a certain {@link Playground}<br>
+ * <li>a reference to the {@link Playground} object it belongs to<br>
+ * <li>a reference to an instance of {@link controller.ObjectController} that handles the movement
+ * logic of the object<br>
+ * <li>a (circular) radius for simple collision checking. This may be handled differently in
+ * subclasses<br>
+ * </ul>
+ * The main task of GameObject, or its subclasses, is to draw the object on the screen, which is
+ * handles by the {@link #draw(Graphics2D)} method. It is this method that must be redefined if a
+ * new appearance should be realized. For introducing new behavior, it is sufficient to supply a
+ * different {@link controller.ObjectController} instance when constructing a GameObject.
+ */
+public abstract class GameObject {
+
+  public static final int RADIUS = 0;
+  public static final int RECTANGLE = 1;
+  public static final int MASK = 2;
+
+  protected Artist artist = null;
+
+  public String id = null;
+  protected double x = 0;
+  protected double vx = 0;
+  protected double y = 0;
+  protected double vy = 0;
+  protected BufferedImage mask = null; // UNDONE implement usage of mask
+  protected boolean active = true;
+  // public int collisionMode = GameObject.RADIUS;
+  protected Playground playground = null;
+
+  private ObjectController controller = null;
+  public LinkedList<Collider> scol;
+
+  private static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(GameObject.class);
+
+  /**
+   * Constructor to initialize a GameObject, respectively set the current {@link Playground}
+   * instance this GameObject belongs to.
+   * 
+   * @param id unique ID for this GameObject (should not be null or empty String)
+   * @param playground the Playground the GameObject belongs to (should not be null)
+   * @param x initial screen position in direction horizontal (positive value including zero)
+   * @param y initial screen position in direction vertical (positive value including zero)
+   * @param vx initial speed (velocity) in direction horizontal (can be negative, zero, positive)
+   * @param vy initial speed (velocity) in direction horizontal (can be negative, zero, positive)
+   */
+  public GameObject(String id, Playground playground, double x, double y, double vx, double vy) {
+    setX(x);
+    setY(y);
+    setVX(vx);
+    setVY(vy);
+    this.id = id;
+    this.controller = null;
+    this.scol = new LinkedList<Collider>();
+    this.setPlayground(playground);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Constructor to initialize a GameObject, respectively set the current Playground instance this
+   * GameObject belongs to.
+   * 
+   * @param id unique ID for this GameObject (should not be null or empty String)
+   * @param playground the Playground the GameObject belongs to (should not be null)
+   * @param controller controller instance to be used for this GameObject (can be null)
+   * @param x initial screen position in direction horizontal (positive value including zero)
+   * @param y initial screen position in direction vertical (positive value including zero)
+   * @param vx initial speed (velocity) in direction horizontal (can be negative, zero, positive)
+   * @param vy initial speed (velocity) in direction horizontal (can be negative, zero, positive)
+   */
+  public GameObject(String id, Playground playground, ObjectController controller, double x,
+      double y, double vx, double vy) {
+    this(id, playground, x, y, vx, vy);
+    this.controller = controller;
+    if (this.controller != null) {
+      this.controller.setObject(this);
+      this.controller.setPlayground(playground);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * sets colliders.
+   * 
+   * @param l LinkedList of Colliders.
+   */
+  public void setColliders(LinkedList<Collider> l) {
+    this.scol = l;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * generates and sets collider(s) for this GameObject. This implementation does nothing. Intended
+   * to be overridden by subclasses.
+   * 
+   * @return instance of this GameObject (this).
+   */
+  public GameObject generateColliders() {
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the controller to use for this GameObject's logical behavior.
+   * 
+   * @param c instance to be used.
+   * @return the current instance (this).
+   */
+  public GameObject addController(ObjectController c) {
+    this.controller = c;
+    this.controller.setObject(this);
+    this.controller.setPlayground(playground);
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the artist to be used for drawing the object onto visible canvas area.
+   * 
+   * @param a instance to be used for calling {@link rendering.Artist#draw(Graphics2D)}.
+   * @return the current instance (this).
+   */
+  public GameObject addArtist(Artist a) {
+    this.artist = a;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * saves the collider in the internal list of Colliders to be used for this GameObject.
+   * 
+   * @param c instance to be added to internal list
+   */
+  public void addCollider(Collider c) {
+    if (this.scol == null) {
+      this.scol = new LinkedList<Collider>();
+    }
+    this.scol.add(c);
+  }
+
+  public Playground getPlayground() {
+    return playground;
+  }
+
+  public void setPlayground(Playground playground) {
+    this.playground = playground;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * calls via reflection a method of a component if this GameObjects instance and provides the
+   * given value as String parameter.
+   * 
+   * @param comp class name of GameObject component. Currently only "controller" is supported,
+   *        otherwise nothing happens.
+   * @param property method name of the component to call.
+   * @param value argument to pass to the method as String parameter.
+   */
+  public void setComponentProperty(String comp, String property, Object value) {
+    if (comp.equals("controller")) {
+      Class<? extends Object> clO = this.controller.getClass();
+      for (Method m : clO.getMethods()) {
+        if (m.getName().indexOf(property) != -1) {
+          logger.debug("Method " + property + " found!!");
+          try {
+            m.invoke(this.getObjectController(), value);
+          } catch (Exception e) {
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+    }
+  }
+
+  public void setObjectFlag(String flag, Object value) {
+    this.playground.setLevelFlag(this.id + "/" + flag, value);
+  }
+
+
+  public Object getObjectFlag(String flag) {
+    return this.playground.getLevelFlag(this.id + "/" + flag);
+  }
+
+
+  public Object getOrCreateObjectFlag(String flag, Object createValue) {
+    return this.playground.getOrCreateLevelFlag(this.id + "/" + flag, createValue);
+  }
+
+
+
+  public boolean isActive() {
+    return active;
+  }
+
+
+  public GameObject setActive(boolean flag) {
+    this.active = flag;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * return the unique object ID.
+   * 
+   * @return unique object ID
+   */
+  public String getId() {
+    return id;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * gets the screen X position.
+   * 
+   * @return screen x position
+   */
+  public double getX() {
+    return x;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * gets the screen Y position.
+   * 
+   * @return screen Y position
+   */
+  public double getY() {
+    return y;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * gets the screen X speed in pixels per frame.
+   * 
+   * @return screen x speed
+   */
+  public double getVX() {
+    return vx;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * gets the screen Y speed in pixels per frame.
+   * 
+   * @return screen y speed
+   */
+  public double getVY() {
+    return vy;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * set screen x position.
+   * 
+   * @param x new position
+   */
+  public void setX(double x) {
+    if (this.active == true) {
+      this.x = x;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * set screen y position.
+   * 
+   * @param y new position
+   */
+  public void setY(double y) {
+    if (this.active == true) {
+      this.y = y;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * set screen x speed in pixel per frame
+   * 
+   * @param vx new x speed
+   */
+  public void setVX(double vx) {
+    if (this.active == true) {
+      this.vx = vx;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * set screen y speed in pixel per frame.
+   * 
+   * @param vy new y speed.
+   */
+  public void setVY(double vy) {
+    if (this.active == true) {
+      this.vy = vy;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets a new object controller (replaces any former one).
+   * 
+   * @param controller An instance of {@link controller.ObjectController} or one of its subclasses.
+   */
+  public void setObjectController(ObjectController controller) {
+    this.controller = controller;
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Access to object controller.
+   * 
+   * @return the controller for this object.
+   */
+  public ObjectController getObjectController() {
+    return this.controller;
+  }
+
+
+  public double getGameTime() {
+    return this.playground.getGameTime();
+  }
+
+
+
+  /**
+   * Collision detection implemented by iteration through the own list of {@link collider.Collider}
+   * and calling their {@link collider.Collider#collidesWith(Collider)} method to check collision
+   * with the given parameter instance of other {@link GameObject}.
+   * 
+   * @param other instance of the other GameObject to check collision with
+   * @return true if collision is detected, false otherwise
+   */
+  public boolean collisionDetection(GameObject other) {
+    if (this.scol == null) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    for (Collider c : this.scol) {
+      logger.trace(other.id);
+      for (Collider o : other.scol) {
+        if (c.collidesWith(o)) {
+          logger.trace(c.id + " " + o.id);
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * triggers this GameObjects own controller (if set) to update the object.
+   * 
+   * @see GameObject#controller
+   */
+  public void updateObject() {
+    if (this.controller != null) {
+      controller.updateObject();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Draws the object in its current state. Is called by the game engine, should NOT be called
+   * otherwise.
+   * 
+   * @param g object that has all the necessary drawing functionalities
+   */
+  public void draw(Graphics2D g) {
+    if (this.artist != null) {
+      this.artist.draw(g);
+    }
+  }
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/gameobjects/RectObject.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/gameobjects/RectObject.java
@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+package gameobjects;
+
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.io.File;
+import collider.RectCollider;
+import playground.Playground;
+import playground.SpaceInvadersLevel;
+import rendering.RectArtist;
+
+/**
+ * A rectangle object. <br>
+ * If {@link #generateColliders()} is called, it generates a RectCollider with id-prefix
+ * "shotcollider_" and registers it for this RectObject.
+ *
+ */
+public class RectObject extends GameObject {
+
+  /** width in pixels of the RectObject (&gt; 0) */
+  protected double width;
+  /** height in pixels of the RectObject (&gt; 0) */
+  protected double height;
+
+  /**
+   * Initializes the RectObject with a suitable RectArtist for drawing the RectObject.
+   * 
+   * @param id String unique name to be used.
+   * @param pg {@link Playground} instance this RectObject belongs to (the level it belongs to).
+   * @param x position in horizontal direction in pixels (zero or positive number).
+   * @param y position in vertical direction in pixels (zero or positive number).
+   * @param vx speed/velocity in horizontal direction in pixels (negative, zero or positive number).
+   * @param vy speed/velocity in vertical direction in pixels (negative, zero or positive number).
+   * @param width in pixels
+   * @param height in pixels
+   * @param color solid color for the whole object, used to initialize an instance of
+   *        {@link rendering.RectArtist} used for this RectObject.
+   */
+  public RectObject(String id, Playground pg, double x, double y, double vx, double vy,
+      double width, double height, Color color) {
+    super(id, pg, x, y, vx, vy);
+
+    this.width = width;
+    this.height = height;
+
+    this.artist = new RectArtist(this, width, height, color);
+
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * generates a new {@link RectCollider} with id-prefix "shotcollider_" and registers it for 'this'
+   * [@link RectObject}. The {@link RectCollider} uses the same dimensions ({@link #width} and {@link #height}) as this RectObject.
+   * 
+   * @return this RectObject itself
+   */
+  public RectObject generateColliders() {
+    this.scol.add(new RectCollider("shotcollider_" + id, this, this.width, this.height));
+    return this;
+  }
+  
+  /** Getter for the width
+   * 
+   * @return double width value as set by constructor
+   */
+  public double getWidth() {
+    return this.width;
+  }
+  
+  /** Getter for the height
+   * 
+   * @return double height value as set by constructor
+   */
+  public double getHeight() {
+    return this.height;
+  }
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/gameobjects/TextObject.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/gameobjects/TextObject.java
@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package gameobjects;
+
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Font;
+import java.awt.Graphics2D;
+import java.awt.font.FontRenderContext;
+import java.awt.font.TextAttribute;
+import java.text.AttributedString;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import collider.*;
+import controller.ObjectController;
+import playground.Playground;
+import rendering.*;
+
+/**
+ * Convenience Class subclassing {@link GameObject}, directly instanciating {@link TextArtist} a
+ * subclass of {@link Artist} that draws a text. The controller is left undefined, the collider as
+ * well. However, a single call to the overwritten method {@link #generateColliders} will in fact
+ * generate a {@link RectCollider} of just the right size for the text.
+ *
+ */
+public class TextObject extends GameObject {
+
+  private String text = null;
+  protected double rx, ry;
+
+  public String getText() {
+    return this.text;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Constructor.
+   * 
+   * @param id object name
+   * @param playground containing {@link Playground} instance
+   * @param x positionx
+   * @param y positiony
+   * @param vx speedx
+   * @param vy speedy
+   * @param size font size in Pixel
+   * @param text String to be displayed
+   * @param textColor text color, see java.awt.Color
+   */
+  public TextObject(String id, Playground playground, double x, double y, double vx, double vy,
+      String text, int size, Color textColor) {
+    super(id, playground, x, y, vx, vy);
+
+    this.artist = new TextArtist(this, text, size, textColor);
+
+    this.setColliders(new LinkedList<Collider>());
+
+  }
+
+
+  public void setText(String s) {
+    this.text = s;
+    ((TextArtist) this.artist).setText(s);
+  }
+
+  public TextObject generateColliders() {
+    // we need to Cast to TextArtist as we want to access Width and Height of text
+    TextArtist kruecke = (TextArtist) (this.artist);
+
+    this.scol.clear();
+    this.scol.add(new RectCollider("rect", this, kruecke.getTextWidth(), kruecke.getTextHeight()));
+    return this;
+  }
+
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/log4j2.xml
+++ b/GameProject/src/log4j2.xml
@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<configuration status="OFF">
+	<appenders>
+		
+		<Console name="Console" target="SYSTEM_OUT">
+			<PatternLayout pattern="%d %-5level %logger{36} - %msg%n" />
+		</Console>
+		
+		<File name="File" fileName="log\log4j.log">
+			<PatternLayout pattern="%d %-5level %logger{36} - %msg%n" />
+		</File>
+		
+	</appenders>
+	
+	<loggers>
+	
+		<root level="warn">
+			<appender-ref ref="Console" />
+			<appender-ref ref="File" />
+		</root>
+		
+		<Logger name="base.GameLoop" level="info">      		
+    	</Logger>
+    	
+    	<Logger name="playground" level="info">      		
+    	</Logger>
+		
+	</loggers>
+</configuration>
--- a/GameProject/src/playground/Animation.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/playground/Animation.java
@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+package playground;
+
+
+import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+
+import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.*;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Scanner;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+
+public class Animation {
+
+  public LinkedList<String> fileList = null;
+  public LinkedList<Double> showtimeList = null;
+  public LinkedList<BufferedImage> imageList = null;
+
+  private static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(Animation.class);
+
+  public Animation(String datName) {
+
+    Scanner scanner;
+    this.fileList = new LinkedList<String>();
+    this.showtimeList = new LinkedList<Double>();
+    this.imageList = new LinkedList<BufferedImage>();
+
+    try {
+      scanner = new Scanner(new File(datName), "UTF-8");
+
+      scanner.useLocale(Locale.GERMANY);
+
+      String zeile;
+      double zeit;
+      int it = 0;
+
+      while (scanner.hasNext()) {
+        if (scanner.hasNextDouble()) {
+          zeit = scanner.nextDouble();
+          showtimeList.add(zeit);
+        } else {
+          zeile = scanner.next();
+          Path basePath = Paths.get(datName);
+          String file = basePath.getParent().toString() + "/" + zeile;
+          fileList.add(file);
+          try {
+            this.imageList.add(ImageIO.read(new File(file)));
+            logger.info("img added " + file);
+
+          } catch (IOException e) {
+            logger.warn(file + " not found!!");
+          }
+
+          it++;
+          logger.trace(basePath.getParent().toString() + "/" + zeile);
+        }
+      }
+
+      scanner.close();
+
+    } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
+      e.printStackTrace();
+    }
+  }
+
+  public LinkedList<String> getFileList() {
+    return this.fileList;
+  }
+
+  public LinkedList<Double> getShowtimeList() {
+    return this.showtimeList;
+  }
+
+  public LinkedList<BufferedImage> getImageList() {
+    return this.imageList;
+  }
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/playground/HighscoreManager.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/playground/HighscoreManager.java
@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package playground;
+
+import java.io.*;
+import java.util.Scanner;
+
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+
+
+// Klasse um Highscore umzusetzen
+public class HighscoreManager {
+  Scanner s;
+  private static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(HighscoreManager.class);
+
+  public HighscoreManager() {
+    try {
+      File f = new File("./highscore.txt");
+      if (!f.exists()) {
+        logger.warn("WARNING: Highscore file was not found and reset");
+        writeHSToFile(0, -1);
+      }
+      s = new Scanner(f);
+    } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
+      e.printStackTrace();
+    }
+  }
+
+  public int readHSFromFile() {
+    if (s.hasNext()) {
+      int highscore = s.nextInt();
+      return highscore;
+    }
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  public static void writeHSToFile(Integer pts, Integer highscore) {
+    String highscore2 = String.valueOf(pts);
+    BufferedWriter bw;
+    try {
+      if (pts > highscore) {
+        FileWriter fw = new FileWriter("./highscore.txt");
+        bw = new BufferedWriter(fw);
+        bw.write(highscore2);
+        bw.close();
+        logger.info("Highscore file was opened and saved score: " + highscore2);
+      }
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      logger.error("File for Highscore not writeable! Score lost.");
+    }
+  }
+
+  public void closeFile() {
+    s.close();
+  }
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/playground/Level1.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/playground/Level1.java
@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package playground;
+
+
+/**
+ * extends {@link SpaceInvadersLevel} with a boring start message
+ */
+public class Level1 extends SpaceInvadersLevel {
+
+  @Override
+  protected String getStartupMessage() {
+    return "Get ready for boring level 1!";
+  }
+
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/playground/Level2.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/playground/Level2.java
@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package playground;
+
+
+
+/**
+ * extends extends {@link SpaceInvadersLevel} with a different startup message.
+ */
+public class Level2 extends SpaceInvadersLevel {
+
+  @Override
+  protected String getStartupMessage() {
+    return "Get ready for level 2!";
+  }
+
+
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/playground/Level3.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/playground/Level3.java
@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package playground;
+
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import controller.ObjectController;
+import controller.ZickZackController;
+import gameobjects.AnimatedGameobject;
+import gameobjects.GameObject;
+
+
+/**
+ * extends {@link SpaceInvadersLevel} with a ZigZack move of the enemies in
+ * {@link #createSingleEnemy(String, double, double, double, double, ObjectController, double)} and
+ * sets a different {@link #getStartupMessage()}.
+ */
+public class Level3 extends SpaceInvadersLevel {
+
+  private static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(Level3.class);
+
+  @Override
+  protected String getStartupMessage() {
+    return "Get ready for level 3!!!";
+  }
+
+
+  @Override
+  protected GameObject createSingleEnemy(String name, double x_enemy, double y_enemy,
+      double vx_enemy, double vy_enemy, ObjectController enemyController, double gameTime) {
+    logger.trace("creating enemy [" + name + "] with ZickZackController ");
+    ObjectController zzController = new ZickZackController(gameTime, 0.5);
+    GameObject go = new AnimatedGameobject(name, this, x_enemy, y_enemy, vx_enemy, vy_enemy,
+        ENEMYSCALE, this.enemyAnim, this.getGameTime(), "loop").addController(zzController)
+            .generateColliders();
+
+    return go.generateColliders();
+  }
+
+
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/playground/Level4.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/playground/Level4.java
@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package playground;
+
+import gameobjects.GameObject;
+import controller.LimitedTimeController;
+import gameobjects.TextObject;
+import java.awt.Color;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+
+
+
+/**
+ * extends extends {@link SpaceInvadersLevel}
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>Hit aliens twice to kill them
+ * <li>they say AUA when not destroyed
+ * </ul>
+ */
+public class Level4 extends SpaceInvadersLevel {
+
+  /** constant defining the number of shots needed to destroy an enemy */
+  public static final int MAX_HITS = 2;
+
+  private static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(Level4.class);
+
+  @Override
+  protected String getStartupMessage() {
+    return "Jetzt gibts Saures!";
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  void actionIfEnemyIsHit(GameObject e, GameObject shot) {
+    double gameTime = this.getGameTime();
+
+    Object counterFlag = e.getOrCreateObjectFlag("counter", Integer.valueOf(1));
+
+    int counter = (Integer) counterFlag;
+
+    if (counter >= MAX_HITS) {
+      logger.trace("enemy was hit before for " + counter + " times, which is above "
+          + LevelHitTwice.MAX_HITS);
+      super.actionIfEnemyIsHit(e, shot);
+    } else {
+      logger.trace("enemy was hit before for "+counter+" times, which is below "+LevelHitTwice.MAX_HITS);
+      e.setObjectFlag("counter", Integer.valueOf(counter + 1));
+      // spawn a bonus points object
+      double vx = 2 * (Math.random() - 0.5) * SHARDSPEED + e.getVX();
+      double vy = 2 * (Math.random() - 0.5) * SHARDSPEED + e.getVY();
+      logger.trace("creating new TextObject bonus" + e.getId());
+      LimitedTimeController bonusTextController =
+          new LimitedTimeController(gameTime, SpaceInvadersLevel.EXPL_DURATION);
+      GameObject bonusText = new TextObject("bonus" + e.getId(), this, e.getX(), e.getY(), vx, vy,
+          "Aua", 20, Color.YELLOW).addController(bonusTextController);
+
+      this.addObject(bonusText);
+    }
+    deleteObject(shot.getId());
+
+  }
+
+
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/playground/LevelBoss.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/playground/LevelBoss.java
@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+package playground;
+
+import java.awt.Color;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import controller.EgoController;
+import controller.FallingStarController;
+import controller.ObjectController;
+import gameobjects.AnimatedGameobject;
+import gameobjects.EgoObject;
+import gameobjects.FallingStar;
+import gameobjects.GameObject;
+import gameobjects.TextObject;
+
+/**
+ * Class that realizes all the game logic of a very simple game level. The level contains for now
+ * only two objects that are {@link GameObject} subclasses: {@link FallingStar} and
+ * {@link EgoObject}. Functions performed by this class are:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>initially set up the level, spawn all object etc., in method {@link #prepareLevel}
+ * <li>React to keyboard commands in method {@link #processKeyEvents(java.util.Stack)}
+ * <li>define basic object movement rules for all objects in the level in the various
+ * ObjectController subclasses: {@link EgoController} and {@link FallingStarController}.
+ * </ul>
+ */
+public class LevelBoss extends SpaceInvadersLevel {
+
+  private static int MAX_SHOTS = 10;
+  private static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(LevelBoss.class);
+
+  @Override
+  void actionIfEnemyIsHit(GameObject e, GameObject shot) {
+
+    Object counterFlag = e.getOrCreateObjectFlag("counter", Integer.valueOf(1));
+
+    int counter = (Integer) counterFlag;
+
+    if (counter >= LevelBoss.MAX_SHOTS) {
+      logger.trace("enemy was hit before for " + counter + " times, which is equal or above "
+          + LevelHitTwice.MAX_HITS);
+      super.actionIfEnemyIsHit(e, shot);
+    } else {
+      logger.trace("enemy was hit before for " + counter + " times, which is below "
+          + LevelHitTwice.MAX_HITS);
+      e.setObjectFlag("counter", Integer.valueOf(counter + 1));
+    }
+    deleteObject(shot.getId());
+  }
+
+
+
+  @Override
+  double calcEnemyShotProb() {
+    return 1.5 * this.getTimestep();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected double calcEnemySpeedX() {
+    return ENEMYSPEEDX * 2;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected double calcEnemySpeedY() {
+    return ENEMYSPEEDY * 2;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected int calcNrEnemies() {
+    return (int) 1;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected GameObject createEnemyShotObject(GameObject parentObject, String name,
+      ObjectController limitedTimeController) {
+    GameObject ego = this.getObject("ego");
+
+    double deltax = parentObject.getX() - ego.getX();
+    double deltay = parentObject.getY() - ego.getY();
+
+    double norm = Math.sqrt(deltax * deltax + deltay * deltay);
+    deltax *= -ENEMYSHOTSPEED / norm;
+    deltay *= -ENEMYSHOTSPEED / norm;
+
+    logger.trace("Creating EnemyShot as TextObject [" + name + "] in direction " + deltax + "/"
+        + deltay + " towards ego");
+    GameObject to = new TextObject(name, this, parentObject.getX(), parentObject.getY(), deltax,
+        deltay, "*", 20, Color.GREEN).generateColliders().addController(limitedTimeController);
+    return to;
+
+  }
+
+
+  @Override
+  protected GameObject createSingleEnemy(String name, double x_enemy, double y_enemy,
+      double vx_enemy, double vy_enemy, ObjectController enemyController, double gameTime) {
+
+    GameObject go = new AnimatedGameobject(name, this, this.canvasX / 2, 10, vx_enemy, 50,
+        ENEMYSCALE * 3, this.enemyAnim, this.getGameTime(), "loop").generateColliders()
+            .addController(enemyController);
+
+    return go;
+  }
+
+
+  @Override
+  protected String getStartupMessage() {
+    return "BOSS LEVEL!";
+  }
+
+
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/playground/LevelHitTwice.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/playground/LevelHitTwice.java
@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package playground;
+
+import controller.FallingStarController;
+import gameobjects.EgoObject;
+import gameobjects.FallingStar;
+import gameobjects.GameObject;
+import gameobjects.RectObject;
+import java.awt.Color;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+
+
+
+/**
+ * extends {@link SpaceInvadersLevel} with 10 enemies that need two shots each to be destroyed.
+ * 
+ */
+
+
+public class LevelHitTwice extends SpaceInvadersLevel {
+
+  /** constant defining the number of shots needed to destroy an enemy */
+  public static final int MAX_HITS = 2;
+  
+  private static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(LevelHitTwice.class);
+
+  /** constructor setting internal name to 'hitTwice' */
+  public LevelHitTwice() {
+    super();
+    this.level = "hitTwice";
+  }
+
+
+  @Override
+  protected String getStartupMessage() {
+    return "2 shots at alien required!!!";
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected int calcNrEnemies() {
+    return 10;
+  }
+
+
+
+  @Override
+  void actionIfEnemyIsHit(GameObject e, GameObject shot) {    
+    Object counterFlag = e.getOrCreateObjectFlag("counter", Integer.valueOf(1));
+
+    int counter = (Integer) counterFlag;
+
+    if (counter >= MAX_HITS) {
+      logger.trace("enemy was hit before for " + counter + " times, which is above "
+          + LevelHitTwice.MAX_HITS);
+      super.actionIfEnemyIsHit(e, shot);
+    } else {
+      logger.trace("enemy was hit before for "+counter+" times, which is below "+LevelHitTwice.MAX_HITS);
+      e.setObjectFlag("counter", Integer.valueOf(counter + 1));
+    }
+    deleteObject(shot.getId());
+  }
+
+
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/playground/Music.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/playground/Music.java
@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package playground;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import javax.sound.sampled.AudioInputStream;
+import javax.sound.sampled.AudioSystem;
+import javax.sound.sampled.Clip;
+import javax.sound.sampled.FloatControl;
+
+public class Music {
+  private static final float volume = 0.02f; // scale 0 silence, 1 no change, 2 double. (linear).
+
+  public static synchronized void music(File track) {
+
+    final File trackname = track;
+
+    new Thread(new Runnable() {
+
+      @Override
+      public void run() {
+        while (true) {
+
+          try {
+
+            Clip clip = AudioSystem.getClip();
+            AudioInputStream inputstream = AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(trackname);
+            clip.open(inputstream);
+            FloatControl volumeControl =
+                (FloatControl) clip.getControl(FloatControl.Type.MASTER_GAIN);
+            if (volumeControl != null) {
+              volumeControl.setValue(20f * (float) Math.log10(volume));
+            }
+            clip.start();
+
+            Thread.sleep(clip.getMicrosecondLength() / 1);
+
+          } catch (Exception e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+          }
+
+        }
+
+      }
+
+    }).start();
+
+  }
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/playground/Playground.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/playground/Playground.java
@ -0,0 +1,374 @@
+package playground;
+
+import java.awt.Graphics2D;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Stack;
+import java.awt.event.*;
+import gameobjects.GameObject;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+
+/**
+ * Playground represents a level of the game, focusing on the game LOGIC, i.e., not so much on the
+ * graphical representation. In particular, an instance of Playground
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>manages the different moving or static objects in a level (e.g., collisions, adding objects,
+ * removing objects). This is mainly done by the methods {@link #addObject}, {@link #deleteObject}.
+ * <li>processes keyboard inputs provided by GameLoop in {@link #processKeyEvents(Stack)} and
+ * {@link #processMouseEvents(Stack)}
+ * <li>represents the state of a level represented by <b>flags</b>. Each flag has a name (a String)
+ * and an arbitrary value of any type. Methods: {@link #setLevelFlag(String, Object)},
+ * {@link #getLevelFlag(String)}. As an example, the current score is a flag usually named "points",
+ * with an Integer as a value. This value can be retrieved and manipulated using the above mentioned
+ * methods.
+ * </ul>
+ */
+public abstract class Playground {
+
+  public static final int FLAGS_GLOBAL = 1;
+  public static final int FLAGS_LEVEL = 2;
+  public static final int FLAGS_ALL = 3;
+  protected int canvasX = -1;
+  protected int canvasY = -1;
+
+  /** only one set of objects exists concurrently so this can be static */
+  protected static HashMap<String, GameObject> gameObjects = new HashMap<String, GameObject>();
+
+  /** only one set of objects exists concurrently so this can be static */
+  protected static HashMap<String, Object> flags = new HashMap<String, Object>();
+
+  protected String level = "";
+  protected double timeStep = 0;
+  protected double gameTime = 0;
+  LinkedList<GameObject> addables = new LinkedList<GameObject>();
+  LinkedList<String> removables = new LinkedList<String>();
+  // HashMap<Integer,Integer> keys ;
+  Stack<KeyEvent> keyEvents;
+  Stack<MouseEvent> mouseEvents;
+
+  protected boolean pausedFlag = false;
+
+  private static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(Playground.class);
+
+  public Playground() {
+    this.canvasX = -1;
+    this.canvasY = -1;
+  }
+
+  // here, the level communicates its size preference to the GameUI
+  // called automatically
+  public abstract int preferredSizeX();
+
+  public abstract int preferredSizeY();
+
+  /**
+   * Adds a graphics object to a level.
+   * 
+   * @param o GameObject The object to be added
+   */
+  public void addObject(GameObject o) {
+    // gameObjects.put(o.getId(), o);
+    addables.addLast(o);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Adds a graphics object to a level.
+   * 
+   * @param o GameObject The object to be added
+   */
+  public void addObjectNow(GameObject o) {
+    gameObjects.put(o.getId(), o);
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Puts objects with a certain substring in their name into a LinkedLisrt and returns them.
+   * 
+   * @param substr The string that must be part of the object name if object is to be considered
+   *        found.
+   * @param filterInactive if set true only active objects are considered.
+   * @return a reference to a LinkedList filled with all objects that have <b>substr</b> in their
+   *         name
+   */
+  public LinkedList<GameObject> collectObjects(String substr, boolean filterInactive) {
+    LinkedList<GameObject> l = new LinkedList<GameObject>();
+    for (Map.Entry<String, GameObject> entry : Playground.gameObjects.entrySet()) { // Iterator
+                                                                                    // usage
+      GameObject obj = entry.getValue();
+      if (obj.getId().contains(substr)) {
+        if (filterInactive == true) {
+          if (obj.isActive()) {
+            l.add(obj);
+          }
+        } else {
+          l.add(obj);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return l;
+  };
+
+
+  /**
+   * Removes a graphics object from a level.
+   * 
+   * @param id String The unique identifier of the object
+   */
+  public void deleteObject(String id) {
+    // gameObjects.remove(id);
+    removables.addLast(id);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Removes a graphics object from a level immediately, CAUTION.
+   * 
+   * @param id String The unique identifier of the object
+   */
+  public void deleteObjectNow(String id) {
+    gameObjects.remove(id);
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Retrieves a graphics object by name.
+   * 
+   * @param id String Unique id of the object
+   * @return reference to the requested game object, or null if not found
+   */
+  public GameObject getObject(String id) {
+    return gameObjects.get(id);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets a level-wide permanent flag.
+   * 
+   * @param flag String Q unique name in this level. If it exists value is overwritten.
+   * @param value Object Any Object can be the value of a flag!
+   */
+
+  public static void setGlobalFlag(String flag, Object value) {
+    flags.put("/global/" + flag, value);
+  }
+
+  public Object setLevelFlag(String flag, Object value) {
+    flags.put("/" + this.level + "/" + flag, value);
+    return value;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * mode can be: FLAGS_ALL (all), FLAGS_GLOBAL(global), FLAGs_LEVEL(level)
+   * 
+   * @param mode can be only one of {@link #FLAGS_GLOBAL} {@link #FLAGS_ALL} or
+   *        {@link #FLAGS_LEVEL }
+   */
+  public void resetFlags(int mode) {
+    LinkedList<String> delKeys = new LinkedList<String>();
+    for (Map.Entry<String, Object> entry : Playground.flags.entrySet()) {
+      logger.trace(entry.getKey() + " IndexofGlobal = " + entry.getKey().indexOf("/global/"));
+      if ((mode == FLAGS_GLOBAL) && (entry.getKey().indexOf("/global/") != -1)) {
+        logger.debug("GLOBAL: scheduling for removal: " + entry.getKey());
+        delKeys.add(entry.getKey());
+      } else if ((mode == FLAGS_LEVEL) && (entry.getKey().indexOf("/global/") == -1)) {
+        logger.debug("LEVEL: scheduling for removal: " + entry.getKey());
+        delKeys.add(entry.getKey());
+      } else if (mode == FLAGS_ALL) {
+        logger.debug("ALL: scheduling for removal: " + entry.getKey());
+        delKeys.add(entry.getKey());
+      }
+    }
+
+    for (String str : delKeys) {
+      logger.trace("removing key " + str);
+      flags.remove(str);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Retrieves a level-wide flag by name.
+   * 
+   * @param flag String Unique flag id
+   * @return the value associated with <b>flag</b>, or <b>null</b> if the flag does not exist.
+   */
+  public static Object getGlobalFlag(String flag) {
+    return flags.get("/global/" + flag);
+  }
+
+  /** checks for existence and if not creates the new global flag with the given initial value. Returns the value.
+   *  afterwards it is guaranteed that no priorly existing value is overridden and that it definitely exists (created if not present before). 
+  * 
+   * @param flag  String name for the global flag  (created if not present)
+   * @param value Object value to be stored (used only if flag was not present)
+   * @return the current value of the flag (maybe the initial one in case flag was not there before)
+   */
+  public static Object getOrCreateGlobalFlag(String flag, Object value) {
+    Object tmp = getGlobalFlag(flag);
+    if (tmp == null) {
+      setGlobalFlag(flag, value);
+      return value;
+    } else {
+      return tmp;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  public Object getLevelFlag(String flag) {
+    return flags.get("/" + this.level + "/" + flag);
+  }
+
+  public Object getOrCreateLevelFlag(String flag, Object createValue) {
+    Object tmp = getLevelFlag(flag);
+    if (tmp == null) {
+      return setLevelFlag(flag, createValue);
+    } else {
+      return tmp;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Reinitializes the level.
+   */
+  public void reset() {
+    gameObjects.clear();
+  }
+
+  public boolean isPaused() {
+    return this.pausedFlag;
+  }
+
+  public void setPaused(boolean p) {
+    this.pausedFlag = p;
+  }
+
+  public void togglePause() {
+    pausedFlag = !pausedFlag;
+
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Method meant to be filled with own code, processes Keyboard inputs.
+   * 
+   * @param keyEvents all collected {@link KeyEvent}s collected since last game loop.
+   */
+
+  public void processKeyEvents(Stack<KeyEvent> keyEvents) {
+    this.keyEvents = keyEvents;
+    Playground.setGlobalFlag("inputs", keyEvents);
+  }
+
+
+  public void processMouseEvents(Stack<MouseEvent> mouseEvents) {
+    this.mouseEvents = mouseEvents;
+    Playground.setGlobalFlag("inputs", mouseEvents);
+  }
+
+
+  public Stack<KeyEvent> getKeyEvents() {
+    return this.keyEvents;
+  }
+
+  public Stack<MouseEvent> getMouseEvents() {
+    return this.mouseEvents;
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Method meant to be filled with own code, handles the entore game logic (collision checks, timed
+   * events, ...).
+   * 
+   */
+  public abstract void applyGameLogic();
+
+  /**
+   * Sets up a single level. Prepares all objects etc.
+   * 
+   * @param level String a string identifying the level number etc
+   */
+  public abstract void prepareLevel(String level);
+
+  public abstract boolean gameOver();
+
+  public abstract boolean levelFinished();
+
+  public int getSizeX() {
+    return canvasX;
+  }
+
+  public int getSizeY() {
+    return canvasY;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Calls all object update methods in level. Internal, never call directly.
+   * 
+   */
+  public void updateObjects() {
+    for (GameObject gameObject : gameObjects.values()) { // Iterator usage
+      if (gameObject.isActive() == true) {
+        gameObject.updateObject();
+        logger.trace("updated object " + gameObject.scol);
+      }
+    }
+
+    for (GameObject o : addables) { // Iterator usage
+      addObjectNow(o);
+    }
+
+    for (String s : removables) { // Iterator usage
+      deleteObjectNow(s);
+    }
+    removables.clear();
+    addables.clear();
+  }
+
+  public void setTimestep(double s) {
+    timeStep = s;
+  }
+
+  public double getTimestep() {
+    return timeStep;
+  }
+
+  /** set the game time value (in seconds)
+   *
+   * @param s  seconds the game is running
+   */
+  public void setGameTime(double s) {
+    this.gameTime = s;
+  }
+
+  /** returns time in seconds since level start */
+  public double getGameTime() {
+    return this.gameTime;
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * To be redefined!! Draws mainly h level background and global information like points etc.
+   * 
+   * @param g2 Graphics2D abstract drawing object of java Swing, used to carry out all drawing
+   *        operations.
+   */
+  public abstract void redrawLevel(Graphics2D g2);
+
+  /**
+   * Internal, do not call directly.
+   * 
+   * @param g2 Graphics2D abstract drawing object of java Swing, used to carry out all drawing
+   *        operations.
+   */
+  public void redraw(Graphics2D g2) {
+    redrawLevel(g2);
+    for (GameObject gameObject : gameObjects.values()) {
+      if (gameObject.isActive()) {
+        gameObject.draw(g2);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/playground/SaveGame.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/playground/SaveGame.java
@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package playground;
+
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
+import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+
+public class SaveGame {
+
+  private static String datnam = "aktuellerSpielzustand.ser";
+  private static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(SaveGame.class);
+
+
+  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+  public static void save() {
+
+    // gameobjects.AnimatedGameobject
+    ArrayList<String> objArrList = null;
+    ObjectInputStream in = null;
+    try {
+      in = new ObjectInputStream(new FileInputStream(datnam));
+      objArrList = (ArrayList<String>) in.readObject();
+    } catch (FileNotFoundException ex) {
+      logger.warn("Savegame file not (yet) existing!");
+    } catch (Exception ex) {
+      logger.error(ex);
+    } finally {
+      try {
+        if (in != null)
+          in.close();
+      } catch (IOException e) {
+      }
+    }
+    if (objArrList == null)
+      objArrList = new ArrayList<String>();
+
+    objArrList.add(new String("ArrayListgroesse: " + objArrList.size()));
+    logger.debug(objArrList);
+
+    ObjectOutputStream aus = null;
+    try {
+      aus = new ObjectOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(datnam));
+      aus.writeObject(objArrList);
+    } catch (IOException ex) {
+      logger.error(ex);
+    } finally {
+      try {
+        if (aus != null) {
+          aus.flush();
+          aus.close();
+        }
+      } catch (IOException e) {
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/playground/SpaceInvadersLevel.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/playground/SpaceInvadersLevel.java
@ -0,0 +1,678 @@
+package playground;
+
+// import utilities.* ;
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Font;
+import java.awt.Graphics2D;
+import java.awt.Polygon;
+import java.awt.RenderingHints;
+import java.awt.font.TextAttribute;
+import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+import java.io.*;
+import java.text.AttributedString;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import controller.EnemyController;
+import controller.FallingStarController;
+import controller.LimitedTimeController;
+import controller.ObjectController;
+import controller.EgoController;
+import controller.CollisionAwareEgoController;
+import gameobjects.AnimatedGameobject;
+import gameobjects.FallingStar;
+import gameobjects.GameObject;
+import gameobjects.EgoObject;
+import gameobjects.TextObject;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+
+/**
+ * Class that realizes all the game logic of a very simple game level. The level contains for now
+ * only two objects that are {@link GameObject} subclasses: {@link FallingStar} and
+ * {@link EgoObject}. Functions performed by this class are:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>initially set up the level, spawn all object etc., in method {@link #prepareLevel}
+ * <li>React to game events in {@link #actionIfEgoCollidesWithCollect(GameObject, GameObject)} ,
+ * {@link #actionIfEgoCollidesWithEnemy(GameObject, GameObject)}, etc.
+ * <li>define basic object movement rules for all objects in the level in the various
+ * ObjectController subclasses: {@link EgoController} and {@link FallingStarController}.
+ * </ul>
+ */
+public class SpaceInvadersLevel extends Playground {
+
+  public static final double SHOTSPEED = 175;
+  public static final double EGOSPEED = 220;
+  protected static final int LEVEL2STARS = 80;
+  protected static final double BONUS_DURATION = 1.;
+  protected static final double ENEMYSPEEDX = 60;
+  protected static final double ENEMYSPEEDY = 40;
+  protected static final double ENEMYSCALE = 1.0;
+  protected static final double ENEMYSHOTSPEED = 75;
+  protected static final int NRSHARDS = 50;
+  protected static final double EXPL_DURATION = 1.;
+  protected static final int NR_ENEMIES = 30;
+  protected static final int NR_COLLECT = 5;
+  protected static final Color EXPL_COLOR = Color.RED;
+  protected static final double SHARDSPEED = 200;
+  protected static final double STARSPEED = 100;
+  protected static final double STARTTEXTSPEED = 75;
+  protected static final double STARTPERIOD = 5.;
+  protected static final double DYING_INTERVAL = 2.0;
+  protected static final int CANVASX = 700;
+  protected static final int CANVASY = 700;
+  protected static final double EGORAD = 15;
+  protected static final double LEVEL_INIT_TIME = 1.0;
+
+  protected int nextShot = 0;
+
+  protected boolean lost = false;
+  protected boolean doneLevel = false;
+  protected double starttime = 0;
+  protected File smash = null;
+  protected File laser = null;
+
+  protected BufferedImage[] alienImage = null;
+  protected double[] alienshowTime = null;
+
+  protected BufferedImage[] heartImage = null;
+  protected double[] heartshowTime = null;
+
+  protected Animation enemyAnim = null;
+  protected Animation heartAnim = null;
+
+  private static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(SpaceInvadersLevel.class);
+
+  public SpaceInvadersLevel() {
+    super();
+    this.canvasX = this.preferredSizeX();
+    this.canvasY = this.preferredSizeY();
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * initially sets up the level. Not called by user interaction, but called every time a layer is
+   * restarted from scratch. So make sure that this is possible. Here, resources are loaded only
+   * once even if method is called several times.
+   * 
+   * @param id String identifies level.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void prepareLevel(String id) {
+    logger.info("PREPARE");
+    reset();
+    this.doneLevel = false;
+    this.lost = false;
+    resetFlags(FLAGS_LEVEL);
+
+    // set up flags that some objects rely on
+    setLevelFlag("delete", new LinkedList<String>());
+    setLevelFlag("replace", new LinkedList<String>());
+    getOrCreateGlobalFlag("points", Integer.valueOf(0));
+    setLevelFlag("enemyShotCounter", Integer.valueOf(0));
+    setLevelFlag("gameStatus", "start");
+    setLevelFlag("detailedStatus", "std");
+    getOrCreateGlobalFlag("egoLives", Integer.valueOf(5));
+    setLevelFlag("dying", Double.valueOf(-1));
+
+    // start time measure
+    this.starttime = this.getGameTime();
+
+    // music load
+    if (this.smash == null) {
+      this.smash = new File("./audio/smash.wav");
+    }
+    if (this.laser == null) {
+      this.laser = new File("./audio/laser.wav");
+    }
+
+    // ----- Alien
+    if (this.enemyAnim == null) {
+      String dateiName = "./video/sweetAlien.txt";
+      this.enemyAnim = new Animation(dateiName);
+    }
+
+    // -----Heart
+    if (this.heartAnim == null) {
+      String heartName = "./video/heart.txt";
+      this.heartAnim = new Animation(heartName);
+    }
+
+    // load highscore and update
+    HighscoreManager dh = new HighscoreManager();
+    int alltimeHighscore = dh.readHSFromFile();
+    setGlobalFlag("highscore", alltimeHighscore);
+    logger.info("HIGHSCORE" + alltimeHighscore);
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * (re)draws the level but NOT the objects, they draw themselves. Called by the main game loop.
+   * This method mainly draws the background and the scoreboard.
+   * 
+   * @param g2 Graphics2D object that can, and should be, draw on.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void redrawLevel(Graphics2D g2) {
+    // Set anti-alias!
+    g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_OFF);
+    // Set anti-alias for text
+    g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_TEXT_ANTIALIASING,
+        RenderingHints.VALUE_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_OFF);
+
+    // fill background with black
+    int[] x = {0, canvasX, canvasX, 0};
+    int[] y = {0, 0, canvasY, canvasY};
+    Polygon bg = new Polygon(x, y, 4);
+    g2.setColor(Color.BLACK);
+    g2.fill(bg);
+
+    // draw score in upper left part of playground
+    Integer pts = (Integer) getGlobalFlag("points");
+    Font drawFont = new Font("SansSerif", Font.PLAIN, 20);
+    AttributedString as = new AttributedString("Points: " + pts);
+    as.addAttribute(TextAttribute.FONT, drawFont);
+    as.addAttribute(TextAttribute.FOREGROUND, Color.yellow);
+    g2.drawString(as.getIterator(), 10, 20);
+
+    // draw lives counter in upper left part of playground
+    Integer lives = (Integer) getGlobalFlag("egoLives");
+    Font drawFont2 = new Font("SansSerif", Font.PLAIN, 20);
+    AttributedString as2 = new AttributedString("Lives: " + lives);
+    as2.addAttribute(TextAttribute.FONT, drawFont2);
+    as2.addAttribute(TextAttribute.FOREGROUND, Color.yellow);
+    g2.drawString(as2.getIterator(), canvasX - 100, 20);
+
+    // draw highscore in left part of playground under score
+    Integer highscore = (Integer) getGlobalFlag("highscore");
+    Font drawFont3 = new Font("SansSerif", Font.PLAIN, 20);
+    AttributedString as3 = new AttributedString("Highscore: " + highscore);
+    as3.addAttribute(TextAttribute.FONT, drawFont3);
+    as3.addAttribute(TextAttribute.FOREGROUND, Color.yellow);
+    g2.drawString(as3.getIterator(), 10, 40);
+
+    if (isPaused()) {
+      Font drawFont4 = new Font("SansSerif", Font.PLAIN, 50);
+      AttributedString as4 = new AttributedString("Das Spiel wurde pausiert.");
+      as4.addAttribute(TextAttribute.FONT, drawFont4);
+      as4.addAttribute(TextAttribute.FOREGROUND, Color.red);
+      g2.drawString(as4.getIterator(), 30, 400);
+    }
+
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * applies the logic of the level: For now, this is just about deleting shots that are leaving the
+   * screen and calling methods 'actionIf..' in case objects collide.
+   *
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void applyGameLogic() {
+    double gameTime = this.getGameTime();
+    String gameStatus = (String) getLevelFlag("gameStatus");
+    String subStatus = (String) getLevelFlag("detailedStatus");
+
+    if (gameStatus.equals("start") == true) {
+      setupInitialState();
+
+    } else if (gameStatus.equals("starting") == true) {
+
+      if ((gameTime - starttime) > LEVEL_INIT_TIME) {
+        setLevelFlag("gameStatus", "init");
+      }
+
+    } else if (gameStatus.equals("init") == true) {
+
+      this.createEnemies();
+      this.createCollectables();
+
+      setLevelFlag("gameStatus", "playing");
+
+    } else if (gameStatus.equals("playing") == true) {
+      GameObject s = this.getObject("ego");
+
+      if (subStatus.equals("std")) {
+
+        // check for collisions of enemy and shots, reuse shots list from before..
+        LinkedList<GameObject> enemies = collectObjects("enemy", false);
+
+        // check whether all enemies have been destroyed or escaped
+        if (enemies.size() == 0) {
+          HighscoreManager hsm = new HighscoreManager();
+          HighscoreManager.writeHSToFile((Integer) Playground.getGlobalFlag("points"),
+              (Integer) Playground.getGlobalFlag("highscore"));
+          this.doneLevel = true;
+          logger.info("no enemies left, level done.");
+        }
+
+        // loop over enemies to check for collisions or suchlike ...
+        LinkedList<GameObject> shots = collectObjects("simpleShot", true);
+        for (GameObject e : enemies) {
+          // if ego collides with enemy..
+          if (s.collisionDetection(e)) {
+            actionIfEgoCollidesWithEnemy(e, s);
+          }
+
+          // if shot collides with enemy
+          for (GameObject shot : shots) {
+            if (e.collisionDetection(shot)) {
+              actionIfEnemyIsHit(e, shot);
+            }
+          }
+        }
+
+        // collecting hearts
+        LinkedList<GameObject> collects = collectObjects("collect", false);
+        for (GameObject c : collects) {
+          if (s.collisionDetection(c)) {
+            actionIfEgoCollidesWithCollect(c, s);
+          }
+        }
+
+        // loop over enemies and, with a certain probability, launch an enemy shot for each one
+        for (GameObject e : enemies) {
+          createEnemyShot(e);
+        }
+
+        // check for collisions between ego object and enemy shots
+        LinkedList<GameObject> eshots = collectObjects("enmyShot", true);
+        for (GameObject eshot : eshots) {
+
+          if (s.collisionDetection(eshot)) {
+            logger.trace("COLLISION" + eshot.scol.get(0) + "/" + s.scol.get(0));
+            actionIfEgoObjectIsHit(eshot, s);
+          }
+        }
+      } // if substatus..
+      else if (subStatus.equals("dying")) {
+        Double t0 = (Double) getLevelFlag("t0");
+        if (gameTime - t0 > DYING_INTERVAL) {
+          LinkedList<GameObject> enemies = collectObjects("enemy", false);
+          setLevelFlag("detailedStatus", "std");
+          s.setActive(true);
+
+          for (GameObject e : enemies) {
+            logger.trace("activating" + e.getId());
+            e.setActive(true);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+    } // if (gameStatus == "playing")
+
+
+  }
+
+
+  public boolean gameOver() {
+    return lost;
+  }
+
+
+  public boolean levelFinished() {
+    return doneLevel;
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * calculates and returns the preferred size of the level (in pixel) for X-direction
+   */
+  public int preferredSizeX() {
+    return CANVASX;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * calculates and returns the preferred size of the level (in pixel) for Y-direction
+   */
+  public int preferredSizeY() {
+    return CANVASY;
+  }
+
+
+  /** Adds ego object and stars and displays startup message. Is called from applyGameLogic */
+  protected void setupInitialState() {
+    double gameTime = this.getGameTime();
+    setLevelFlag("gameStatus", "starting");
+
+    this.createStars();
+
+    // set up ego object
+    this.createEgoObject();
+
+    // add text object to playground
+    ObjectController ctrl = new LimitedTimeController(gameTime, 3.);
+    GameObject readyText = new TextObject("ready?", this, getSizeX() / 2, 0, 0, 100,
+        this.getStartupMessage(), 50, Color.RED).addController(ctrl);
+    addObject(readyText);
+
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * simply returns the text that should be displayed at level start
+   * 
+   * @return a string that is displayed at start. Should be not longer than 30 characters.
+   */
+  protected String getStartupMessage() {
+    return "Get ready for level X!";
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * returns a number representing the speed of an enemy object in X direction (pixels/second)
+   * 
+   * @return a positive value
+   */
+  protected double calcEnemySpeedX() {
+    return SpaceInvadersLevel.ENEMYSPEEDX;
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * returns a number representing the speed of an enemy object in Y direction (pixels/second)
+   * 
+   * @return a positive value
+   */
+  protected double calcEnemySpeedY() {
+    return SpaceInvadersLevel.ENEMYSPEEDY;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * returns the maximum number of enemy instances (which are created at level start)
+   * 
+   * @return a positive value
+   */
+  protected int calcNrEnemies() {
+    return SpaceInvadersLevel.NR_ENEMIES;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * returns the maximum number of collectables' instances (which are created at level start)
+   * 
+   * @return a positive value
+   */
+  protected int calcNrCollect() {
+    return SpaceInvadersLevel.NR_COLLECT;
+  }
+
+
+  protected GameObject createEnemyShotObject(GameObject parentObject, String name,
+      ObjectController limitedTimeController) {
+    GameObject to =
+        new TextObject(name, this, parentObject.getX(), parentObject.getY(), 0, ENEMYSHOTSPEED, "I",
+            20, Color.YELLOW).generateColliders().addController(limitedTimeController);
+    /*
+     * // also possible: GameObject to = new RectObject(name, this, parentObject.getX(),
+     * parentObject.getY(), 0, ENEMYSHOTSPEED, 4, 20,
+     * Color.YELLOW).addController(limitedTimeController) ; to.generateColliders();
+     */
+    return to;
+  }
+
+
+  protected void createEnemyShot(GameObject e) {
+    double gameTime = this.getGameTime();
+
+    double PROB = calcEnemyShotProb();
+    double diceThrow = Math.random();
+    Integer nrEnemyShots = (Integer) (getLevelFlag("enemyShotCounter"));
+    if (diceThrow < PROB) {
+      setLevelFlag("enemyShotCounter", Integer.valueOf(++nrEnemyShots));
+
+      LimitedTimeController limitedTimeController = new LimitedTimeController(gameTime, 10.);
+
+      GameObject textObject =
+          createEnemyShotObject(e, "enmyShot" + nrEnemyShots, limitedTimeController);
+
+      addObject(textObject);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * calculates and returns the probability that an enemy shots. Used by
+   * {@link SpaceInvadersLevel#createEnemyShot(GameObject)}.
+   * 
+   * @return a positive value between 0 (no chance) to 1 (for sure).
+   */
+  double calcEnemyShotProb() {
+    return 0.1 * this.getTimestep();
+  }
+
+
+  ObjectController createEnemyController() {
+    return new EnemyController();
+  }
+
+
+  GameObject createSingleEnemy(String name, double x_enemy, double y_enemy, double vx_enemy,
+      double vy_enemy, ObjectController enemyController, double gameTime) {
+
+    GameObject tmp =
+        new AnimatedGameobject(name, this, x_enemy, y_enemy, vx_enemy, vy_enemy, ENEMYSCALE,
+            this.enemyAnim, gameTime, "loop").addController(enemyController).generateColliders();
+    return tmp;
+  }
+
+  GameObject createSingleCollect(String name) {
+    double gameTime = this.getGameTime();
+    double cspeedy = 20.;
+    double x_collect = Math.random() * this.canvasX;
+    double y_collect = Math.random() * this.canvasY / 3;
+    double vx_collect = 2 * (Math.random() - 0.5) * 0;
+    double vy_collect = Math.random() * cspeedy;
+
+    GameObject tmp = new AnimatedGameobject(name, this, x_collect, y_collect, vx_collect,
+        vy_collect, 0.3, this.heartAnim, gameTime, "loop").generateColliders()
+            .addController(new EnemyController());
+    return tmp;
+  }
+
+
+  void createEnemies() {
+    // create enemies
+    double gameTime = this.getGameTime();
+    double speedx = this.calcEnemySpeedX();
+    double speedy = this.calcEnemySpeedY();
+    for (int i = 0; i < this.calcNrEnemies(); i++) {
+      double x_enemy = Math.random() * this.canvasX;
+      double y_enemy = Math.random() * this.canvasY / 3;
+      double vx_enemy = 2 * (Math.random() - 0.5) * speedx;
+      double vy_enemy = Math.random() * speedy;
+
+      ObjectController enemyController = createEnemyController();
+      GameObject enemy = createSingleEnemy("enemy" + i, x_enemy, y_enemy, vx_enemy, vy_enemy,
+          enemyController, gameTime);
+      addObject(enemy);
+    }
+  }
+
+  void createCollectables() {
+    double gameTime = this.getGameTime();
+    // create collectables
+    for (int i = 0; i < this.calcNrCollect(); i++) {
+
+
+      GameObject collect = createSingleCollect("collect" + i);
+
+      addObject(collect);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void createEgoObject() {
+    // add ego to playground at lower bottom
+    EgoController egoController =
+        new CollisionAwareEgoController(SpaceInvadersLevel.EGORAD, this.laser);
+
+    GameObject ego = new EgoObject("ego", this, canvasX / 2, canvasY - (EGORAD * 2), 0, 0, EGORAD)
+        .addController(egoController).generateColliders();
+
+    addObject(ego);
+  }
+
+
+  void createStars() {
+    // add stars to playground
+    for (int i = 1; i <= LEVEL2STARS; i++) {
+      FallingStarController fsc = new FallingStarController();
+
+      GameObject star = new FallingStar("star" + i, this, Math.random() * canvasX,
+          Math.random() * 15, 0.0, Math.random() * STARSPEED, Color.WHITE, 1.).addController(fsc);
+
+      addObject(star);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  void createExplosion(double gameTime, GameObject e, String basename, double interval,
+      Color color) {
+    // spawn a cloud of exploded shards
+    for (int i = 0; i < NRSHARDS; i++) {
+      double vx = 2 * (Math.random() - 0.5) * SHARDSPEED + e.getVX();
+      double vy = 2 * (Math.random() - 0.5) * SHARDSPEED + e.getVY();
+      addObject(
+          new FallingStar("shard" + gameTime + "/" + i, this, e.getX(), e.getY(), vx, vy, color, 2)
+              .addController(new LimitedTimeController(gameTime, interval)));
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * implements game behavior if an enemy object is hit by a players' shot. It creates an explosion
+   * effect, plays a sound and adds 200 points to the current score (and it removes the enemy object
+   * and the shot object).
+   * 
+   * @param e enemy which was hit
+   * @param shot the shot object that hit the enemy
+   */
+  void actionIfEnemyIsHit(GameObject e, GameObject shot) {
+
+    double gameTime = this.getGameTime();
+    createExplosion(gameTime, e, "shard", DYING_INTERVAL, Color.RED);
+
+    Music.music(smash);
+
+    // delete enemy
+    deleteObject(e.getId());
+
+    // delete shot
+    deleteObject(shot.getId());
+
+    // add to points counter
+    Integer pts = (Integer) getGlobalFlag("points");
+    setGlobalFlag("points", pts + 200);
+
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * implements game behavior if ego object of player touches a collectable
+   * {@link gameobjects.GameObject }. Here it adds one extra life and displays a text for a limited
+   * time on screen "Extra life!!". The duration is set in constant
+   * {@link SpaceInvadersLevel#EXPL_DURATION}.
+   * 
+   * 
+   * @param collect item touched by ego
+   * @param ego the players ego object
+   */
+  void actionIfEgoCollidesWithCollect(GameObject collect, GameObject ego) {
+    double gameTime = this.getGameTime();
+
+    if (this.getObject("bonustext") == null) {
+
+      // spawn a bonus points object
+      double vx = 2 * (Math.random() - 0.5) * SHARDSPEED + collect.getVX();
+      double vy = 2 * (Math.random() - 0.5) * SHARDSPEED + collect.getVY();
+
+
+      LimitedTimeController bonusTextController =
+          new LimitedTimeController(gameTime, SpaceInvadersLevel.EXPL_DURATION);
+      GameObject bonusText = new TextObject("bonustext", this, collect.getX(), collect.getY(), vx,
+          vy, "Extra life!!", 20, Color.YELLOW).addController(bonusTextController);
+
+      addObject(bonusText);
+
+      // delete collect
+      deleteObject(collect.getId());
+
+      // add to points counter
+      Integer lives = (Integer) getGlobalFlag("egoLives");
+      lives++;
+      setGlobalFlag("egoLives", lives);
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * implements behaviour of game when ego object is touching an enemy. It displays a text "AUAA!!"
+   * for a certain time on the game screen. Time span is defined as constant in
+   * {@link SpaceInvadersLevel#BONUS_DURATION } .
+   * 
+   * @param enemy the enemy that was hit
+   * @param ego the ego object of the player
+   */
+  void actionIfEgoCollidesWithEnemy(GameObject enemy, GameObject ego) {
+
+    /**
+     * set temporary text over ego. This object lives only for a short time. While it lives, further
+     * collisions are ignored. Otherwise a single collision would result in a lot of deducted
+     * points...
+     */
+
+    double gameTime = this.getGameTime();
+    GameObject auaObj = this.getObject("AUA-EGO");
+
+    if (auaObj == null) {
+      addObject(new TextObject("AUA-EGO", this, ego.getX(), ego.getY() - 20, ego.getVX(),
+          ego.getVY(), "AUAA!!", 10, Color.RED)
+              .addController(new LimitedTimeController(gameTime, BONUS_DURATION)));
+      // deduct points
+      Integer pts = (Integer) getGlobalFlag("points");
+      setGlobalFlag("points", pts - 500);
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * implements what happens if the eog object of player is hit by a shot. It removes the shot from
+   * screen, reduces lives by 1, removes the ego and end current playing.
+   * 
+   * @param eshot the shot object that hits the ego
+   * @param ego the ego object of the player
+   */
+  void actionIfEgoObjectIsHit(GameObject eshot, GameObject ego) {
+    logger.debug("collision of " + eshot.getId() + " and " + ego.getId());
+
+    double gameTime = this.getGameTime();
+    this.deleteObject(eshot.getId());
+
+    Integer oldLives = (Integer) getGlobalFlag("egoLives");
+    int newLives = oldLives - 1; 
+    setGlobalFlag("egoLives", newLives);
+    logger.debug("set egoLives to " + newLives + " (was " + oldLives + ")");
+
+    if (newLives <= 0) {
+      lost = true;
+      HighscoreManager.writeHSToFile((Integer) Playground.getGlobalFlag("points"),
+          (Integer) Playground.getGlobalFlag("highscore"));
+
+    }
+
+    LinkedList<GameObject> eshots = collectObjects("enmyShot", true);
+    for (GameObject _eshot : eshots) {
+      deleteObject(_eshot.getId());
+    }
+    setLevelFlag("detailedStatus", "dying");
+    setLevelFlag("t0", gameTime);
+    ego.setActive(false);
+    createExplosion(gameTime, ego, "egoexp", DYING_INTERVAL, Color.WHITE);
+    LinkedList<GameObject> enemies = collectObjects("enemy", false);
+    for (GameObject enemy : enemies) {
+      enemy.setY(0);
+      enemy.setActive(false);
+    }
+
+  }
+
+
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/playground/SpaceInvadersLevelTest.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/playground/SpaceInvadersLevelTest.java
@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+package playground;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import java.awt.Color;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import gameobjects.EgoObject;
+import gameobjects.GameObject;
+import gameobjects.RectObject;
+
+/**
+ * Tests {@link SpaceInvadersLevel} for
+ * <ol>
+ * <li>calcEnemySpeedX() returns the same value as constant SpaceInvadersLevel.ENEMYSPEEDX
+ * <li>calcEnemySpeedY() returns the same value as constant SpaceInvadersLevel.ENEMYSPEEDY
+ * <li>calcNrEnemies() returns the same value as constant SpaceInvadersLevel.NR_ENEMIES
+ * <li>actionIfEnemyIsHit() adds 200 points to score
+ * <li>actionIfEgoObjectIsHit() reduces number of lives (egoLives)
+ * </ol>
+ * @author jkonert
+ *
+ */
+class SpaceInvadersLevelTest {
+
+  private static SpaceInvadersLevel myLevel;
+
+  @BeforeAll
+  static void setUpBeforeClass() throws Exception {
+    myLevel = new SpaceInvadersLevel();
+    SpaceInvadersLevel.setGlobalFlag("egoLives",  5);
+    SpaceInvadersLevel.setGlobalFlag("points",  500);
+    SpaceInvadersLevel.setGlobalFlag("highscore", 5000);
+  }
+
+  @AfterAll
+  static void tearDownAfterClass() throws Exception {
+    // nothing 
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void testCalcEnemySpeedX() {
+    assertTrue("EnemySpeedX is as in SpaceInvadersLevel defined", myLevel.calcEnemySpeedX() == SpaceInvadersLevel.ENEMYSPEEDX);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void testCalcEnemySpeedY() {
+    assertTrue("EnemySpeedY is as in SpaceInvadersLevel defined", myLevel.calcEnemySpeedY() == SpaceInvadersLevel.ENEMYSPEEDY);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void testCalcNrEnemies() {
+    assertTrue("NrOfEnemies is as in SpaceInvadersLevel defined", myLevel.calcNrEnemies() == SpaceInvadersLevel.NR_ENEMIES);
+  }
+
+  
+  @Test
+  void testActionIfEnemyIsHitPointsUp() {
+    Integer numPointsBefore = (Integer)myLevel.getGlobalFlag("points");
+    GameObject dummyShot = new RectObject("shot1", myLevel, 0,0,0,0, 12, 12, Color.WHITE);
+    GameObject dummyEnemy = new RectObject("ego1", myLevel, 0,0,0,0, 12, 12, Color.BLACK);
+    myLevel.addObject(dummyShot);
+    myLevel.addObject(dummyEnemy);
+    myLevel.actionIfEnemyIsHit(dummyEnemy, dummyShot);;  // this is the call under test
+    Integer numPointsAfter = (Integer)myLevel.getGlobalFlag("points");  // changed?
+    assertTrue("numPoints is up +200 after EnemyIsHit", numPointsAfter == numPointsBefore + 200); // points are set +200 , check.
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void testActionIfEgoObjectIsHitLivesDown() {
+    Integer numLivesBefore = (Integer)myLevel.getGlobalFlag("egoLives");
+    GameObject dummyShot = new RectObject("shot1", myLevel, 0,0,0,0, 12, 12, Color.RED);
+    GameObject dummyEgo = new EgoObject("ego1", myLevel, 0,0,0,0, 5);
+    myLevel.addObject(dummyShot);
+    myLevel.actionIfEgoObjectIsHit(dummyShot, dummyEgo);  // this is the call under test
+    Integer numLivesAfter = (Integer)myLevel.getGlobalFlag("egoLives");  // changed?
+    assertTrue("numLives is reduced by one ifEgoIsHit", numLivesAfter == numLivesBefore - 1); // lives is reduced by one
+    
+  }
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/rendering/AnimationArtist.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/rendering/AnimationArtist.java
@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+package rendering;
+
+import gameobjects.GameObject;
+import playground.Animation;
+import java.awt.Graphics2D;
+import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+
+public class AnimationArtist extends Artist {
+
+  protected LinkedList<BufferedImage> imageArray;
+  protected LinkedList<Double> showtime;
+  protected double t0;
+
+  protected int loopFrame = 0;
+
+  protected double w = 0, h = 0, scale = 0;
+  protected String playmode = ""; // can be loop, forward, backward
+  private static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(AnimationArtist.class);
+
+
+  public AnimationArtist(GameObject go, Animation anim, double t0, String playmode, double scale) {
+    super(go);
+
+    this.imageArray = anim.getImageList();
+    this.showtime = anim.getShowtimeList();
+    this.t0 = t0;
+    logger.debug("AnimationArtist start = ") ;
+    this.loopFrame = 0;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < imageArray.size(); i++) {
+      logger.trace("ANIMRAWWH="+imageArray.get(i).getWidth()) ;
+      this.w = Math.max(this.w, imageArray.get(i).getWidth());
+      this.h = Math.max(imageArray.get(i).getHeight(), this.h);
+    }
+    
+    logger.debug("AnimationArtist RAW WH = "+this.w+"/"+this.h) ;
+    
+    this.playmode = playmode;
+    this.w *= scale;
+    this.h *= scale;
+  }
+
+  public double getW() {
+    return w;
+  }
+
+  public double getH() {
+    return h;
+  }
+
+
+  @Override
+  public void draw(Graphics2D g) {
+    double i2 = this.getGameTime();
+
+    double elapsedTime = i2 - t0;
+
+    // Diff chance from sec to millis
+    double mseconds = (double) elapsedTime;
+     logger.debug("showtime= "+showtime.get(loopFrame)+" elapsed= "+elapsedTime+" i2= "+i2);
+
+    if (playmode.equals("loop")) {
+      if (mseconds >= showtime.get(loopFrame)) {
+        loopFrame++;
+        if (loopFrame >= imageArray.size())
+          loopFrame = 0;
+        t0 = i2;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (playmode.equals("forward")) {
+      if (mseconds >= showtime.get(loopFrame) && loopFrame < imageArray.size() - 1) {
+        loopFrame++;
+        t0 = i2;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (playmode.equals("backward")) {
+      if (mseconds >= showtime.get(loopFrame) && loopFrame > 1) {
+        loopFrame--;
+        t0 = i2;
+      }
+    }
+
+    g.drawImage(imageArray.get(loopFrame), (int) Math.round(this.getX() - w / 2.),
+        (int) Math.round(this.getY() - h / 2.), (int) w, (int) h, null);
+
+  }
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/rendering/Artist.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/rendering/Artist.java
@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package rendering;
+
+import gameobjects.GameObject;
+import java.awt.Graphics2D;
+
+public abstract class Artist {
+  protected GameObject gameObject;
+
+  Artist(GameObject go) {
+    this.gameObject = go;
+  }
+
+  public double getX() {
+    return this.gameObject.getX();
+  }
+
+
+  public double getY() {
+    return this.gameObject.getY();
+  }
+
+
+  public double getVX() {
+    return this.gameObject.getX();
+  }
+
+  public double getVY() {
+    return this.gameObject.getX();
+  }
+
+
+  public double getGameTime() {
+    return this.gameObject.getGameTime();
+  }
+
+
+
+  public abstract void draw(Graphics2D g);
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/rendering/CircleArtist.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/rendering/CircleArtist.java
@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package rendering;
+
+import gameobjects.GameObject;
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Graphics2D;
+
+public class CircleArtist extends Artist {
+
+  protected double egoRad;
+  protected Color color;
+
+  public CircleArtist(GameObject go) {
+    super(go);
+    this.egoRad = 15.0;
+  }
+
+  public CircleArtist(GameObject go, double egoRad, Color color) {
+    super(go);
+    this.egoRad = egoRad;
+    this.color = color;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void draw(Graphics2D g) {
+    g.setColor(this.color);
+    double x = this.getX();
+    double y = this.getY();
+    int posX = (int) (x - egoRad);
+    int posY = (int) (y - egoRad);
+    int rad = (int) (2 * egoRad);
+    g.fillOval(posX, posY, rad, rad);
+  }
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/rendering/RectArtist.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/rendering/RectArtist.java
@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package rendering;
+
+import gameobjects.GameObject;
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Graphics2D;
+
+public class RectArtist extends Artist {
+
+  protected Color color;
+  protected double width, height;
+
+  public RectArtist(GameObject go, double width, double height, Color color) {
+    super(go);
+    this.color = color;
+    this.width = width;
+    this.height = height;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void draw(Graphics2D g) {
+    g.setColor(this.color);
+
+    // g.drawLine((int) (Math.round(this.getX())), (int) (Math.round(this.getY()-this.height/2.)),
+    // (int) Math.round(this.getX()),
+    // (int) Math.round(this.getY() + this.height/2.));
+    int x = (int) this.getX();
+    int y = (int) this.getY();
+    g.fillRect((int) (this.getX() - this.width / 2.), (int) (this.getY() - this.height / 2.),
+        (int) this.width, (int) this.height);
+
+  }
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/rendering/TextArtist.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/rendering/TextArtist.java
@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+package rendering;
+
+import gameobjects.GameObject;
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Font;
+import java.awt.Graphics2D;
+import java.awt.font.FontRenderContext;
+import java.awt.font.TextAttribute;
+import java.text.AttributedString;
+
+/**
+ * Rendering an object as a text of a specified color, size and font.
+ */
+public class TextArtist extends Artist {
+
+  private String text = null;
+  private int size = 1;
+  private Color textColor = null;
+  protected double textWidth, textHeight;
+  Font serifFont = null;
+
+  public TextArtist(GameObject go, String text, int size, Color textColor) {
+    super(go);
+    this.size = size;
+    this.text = text;
+
+    this.serifFont = new Font("Serif", Font.PLAIN, size);
+    FontRenderContext frc = new FontRenderContext(null, false, false);
+    this.textWidth = (int) (serifFont.getStringBounds(text, frc).getWidth());
+    this.textHeight = (int) (serifFont.getStringBounds(text, frc).getHeight());
+
+    this.textColor = textColor;
+  }
+
+
+  public String getText() {
+    return this.text;
+  }
+
+  public void setText(String s) {
+    this.text = s;
+  }
+
+
+
+  public double getTextWidth() {
+    return textWidth;
+  }
+
+
+  public void setTextWidth(double textWidth) {
+    this.textWidth = textWidth;
+  }
+
+
+
+  public double getTextHeight() {
+    return textHeight;
+  }
+
+
+  public void setTextHeight(double textHeight) {
+    this.textHeight = textHeight;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Draw the text.
+   * 
+   * @param g The Swing graphics context.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void draw(Graphics2D g) {
+    AttributedString as = new AttributedString(this.text);
+    as.addAttribute(TextAttribute.FONT, this.serifFont);
+    as.addAttribute(TextAttribute.FOREGROUND, this.textColor);
+
+    g.drawString(as.getIterator(), (int) Math.round(this.getX() - this.textWidth / 2.),
+        (int) Math.round(this.getY() + this.textHeight / 2.));
+  }
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/ui/AboutFrame.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/ui/AboutFrame.java
@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package ui;
+
+import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
+import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
+import javax.swing.BoxLayout;
+import javax.swing.JButton;
+import javax.swing.JFrame;
+import javax.swing.JLabel;
+import javax.swing.JPanel;
+import javax.swing.JTextArea;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * Creates a JFrame with a short text about the creators of the game code.
+ *
+ */
+class AboutFrame extends Object {
+  private JFrame frame = new JFrame();
+
+  AboutFrame() {
+
+    JPanel aboutPanel = new JPanel();
+
+    JLabel text = new JLabel("About", JLabel.CENTER);
+    JTextArea field = new JTextArea(
+        "This game was developed by Prof. Gepperth and Prof. Konert and the students of module Programming 2. It contains several levels of SpaceInvadersLevel style and BreakoutLevel style. The framework below allows quick creation of different 2d game types.");
+    field.setBounds(25, 25, 80, 80);
+    field.setLineWrap(true);
+    field.setWrapStyleWord(true);
+    field.setBackground(aboutPanel.getBackground());
+    field.setEditable(false);
+
+    JButton ok = new JButton("OK");
+    ok.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
+      @Override
+      public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
+        frame.setVisible(false);
+      }
+    });
+
+    aboutPanel.setLayout(new BoxLayout(aboutPanel, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));
+    aboutPanel.add(text);
+    aboutPanel.add(field);
+    aboutPanel.add(ok);
+
+    frame.add(aboutPanel);
+    frame.setSize(400, 400);
+  }
+
+  protected void show() {
+    frame.setVisible(true);
+  }
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/ui/GamePanel.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/ui/GamePanel.java
@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+package ui;
+
+import java.awt.Dimension;
+import java.awt.Graphics;
+import java.awt.Graphics2D;
+import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
+import java.awt.event.KeyListener;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Stack;
+import javax.swing.JPanel;
+import playground.Playground;
+import java.awt.event.*;
+
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+
+/**
+ * UI element that holds the graphic visualization of current {@link Playground}. Registers key and
+ * mouse events.
+ *
+ */
+class GamePanel extends JPanel implements KeyListener, MouseListener {
+  private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+  protected volatile boolean painting = false;
+  private Playground playground = null;
+  private HashMap<Integer, Integer> keys = new HashMap<Integer, Integer>();
+  Stack<KeyEvent> keyEvents = new Stack<KeyEvent>();
+  Stack<MouseEvent> mouseEvents = new Stack<MouseEvent>();
+
+  private static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(GamePanel.class);
+
+  GamePanel() {
+    super();
+    setPreferredSize(new Dimension(100, 100));
+    addKeyListener(this);
+  }
+
+  public void setSize(int sizeX, int sizeY) {
+    setPreferredSize(new Dimension(sizeX, sizeY));
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void repaint() {
+    super.repaint();
+  }
+
+  public void setPainting() {
+    painting = true;
+  }
+
+
+  public void waitWhilePainting() {
+    while (painting) {
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  Stack<KeyEvent> getKeyEvents() {
+    return keyEvents;
+  }
+
+
+  Stack<MouseEvent> getMouseEvents() {
+    return mouseEvents;
+  }
+
+
+  public void setPlayground(Playground pg) {
+    this.playground = pg;
+    if (this.playground != null) {
+      setPreferredSize(new Dimension(this.playground.getSizeX(), this.playground.getSizeX()));
+      setSize(getPreferredSize());  
+      this.invalidate();
+    }
+  }
+
+  public boolean stillPainting() {
+    return painting;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
+    super.paintComponent(g);
+    logger.trace("my Playground: " + playground);
+    if (playground != null) {
+      playground.redraw((Graphics2D) g);
+    }
+    painting = false;
+
+  }
+
+
+  public HashMap<Integer, Integer> getCurrentKey() {
+    return keys;
+  }
+
+
+  @Override
+  public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e) {
+
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
+    logger.debug("pressed keyCode " + e.getKeyCode());
+    logger.trace(e.paramString());
+    this.keyEvents.push(e);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {
+
+    logger.debug("released keyCode " + e.getKeyCode());
+    this.keyEvents.push(e);
+    logger.trace(e.paramString());
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {
+    this.mouseEvents.push(e);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e) {
+    // this.mouseEvents.push(e) ;
+  }
+
+
+  @Override
+  public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
+    // this.mouseEvents.push(e) ;
+  }
+
+
+
+  @Override
+  public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e) {
+    // this.mouseEvents.push(e) ;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e) {
+    // this.mouseEvents.push(e) ;
+  }
+}
--- a/GameProject/src/ui/GameUI.java
+++ b/GameProject/src/ui/GameUI.java
@ -0,0 +1,243 @@
+package ui;
+
+import java.awt.Dimension;
+import java.util.*;
+import javax.swing.JFrame;
+import javax.swing.JMenu;
+import javax.swing.JMenuBar;
+import javax.swing.JMenuItem;
+import javax.swing.JPanel;
+import javax.swing.BoxLayout;
+import javax.swing.JButton;
+import javax.swing.WindowConstants;
+import playground.Playground;
+
+import java.awt.event.*;
+
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+
+/**
+ * creates the game UI JFrame containing a canvas (see class {@link GamePanel})) for the levels to
+ * paint the games. Has a menu for loading, saving games and an about menu item. two buttons allow
+ * restarting the game or exit.
+ * 
+ *
+ */
+public class GameUI implements ActionListener {
+
+  private static volatile int newAction = -1;
+
+  /** the JFrame instance used in this window */
+  protected JFrame frame = null;
+  /** the panel holding all components, uses {@link BoxLayout} Y-Direction */
+  protected JPanel panel = null;
+  /**
+   * the instance of {@link GamePanel} for Playgrounds to paint and refresh their level elements. It
+   * is added as first component of {@link #panel}
+   */
+  private GamePanel canvas = null;
+  /**
+   * the button panel holding buttons, set on {@link #panel} at last, uses {@link BoxLayout}
+   * X-Direction
+   */
+  protected JPanel buttonPanel = null;
+
+  protected JMenuItem playItem;
+  protected JMenuItem loadItem;
+  protected JMenuItem saveItem;
+  protected JMenuItem quitItem;
+  protected JMenuItem aboutItem;
+  protected JMenu gameMenu;
+  protected JMenu helpMenu;
+  protected JButton button;
+  protected JButton button2;
+
+  public static final int ACTION_NEW = 1;
+  public static final int ACTION_LOAD = 2;
+  public static final int ACTION_SAVE = 3;
+  public static final int ACTION_RESET = 4;
+  public static final int ACTION_QUIT = 5;
+  public static final int ACTION_BUTTON = 6;
+  public static final int ACTION_PAUSE = 6;
+  public static final int ACTION_ABOUT = 7;
+
+
+  private static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(GameUI.class);
+
+  /**
+   * as typical for GUI classes this constructor creates all the components and adds them to the
+   * frame. It adds this instance as ActionListener for all components. See
+   * {@link #actionPerformed(ActionEvent)} for details. It directly sets the frame visible as a
+   * final step.
+   * 
+   * <p>
+   * If you want to extend this GUI, create a subclass and add new elements in constructor. It is
+   * necessary to call {@link JFrame#revalidate()} on {@link #frame} attribute after changing/adding
+   * components to {@link #panel} or {@link #canvas}, because the constructor here already sets
+   * visibility to true and renders the IFrame.
+   * </p>
+   * 
+   * @param sizeX pixel dimension wanted in x direction
+   * @param sizeY pixel dimension wanted in y direction
+   */
+  public GameUI(int sizeX, int sizeY) {
+
+    // create a canvas on which the levels (Playgrounds) will be painted later when loaded and
+    // started.
+    this.canvas = new GamePanel();
+
+
+    // create contentPane
+    this.panel = new JPanel();
+    this.panel.setLayout(new BoxLayout(this.panel, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));
+
+
+    // panel.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
+    // panel.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
+    // panel.setLayout(new SpringLayout());
+    this.panel.add(canvas);
+
+    // create main window
+    this.frame = new JFrame("Prog2 GameProject!");
+    this.frame.setContentPane(panel);
+
+    // Menu
+    this.playItem = new JMenuItem("New Game");
+    this.loadItem = new JMenuItem("Restore game");
+    this.saveItem = new JMenuItem("Save game");
+    this.quitItem = new JMenuItem("Exit game");
+
+    this.playItem.addActionListener(this);
+    this.loadItem.addActionListener(this);
+    this.saveItem.addActionListener(this);
+    this.quitItem.addActionListener(this);
+
+    this.gameMenu = new JMenu("Game");
+    this.gameMenu.add(playItem);
+    this.gameMenu.add(loadItem);
+    this.gameMenu.add(saveItem);
+    this.gameMenu.addSeparator();
+    this.gameMenu.add(quitItem);
+
+    this.helpMenu = new JMenu("Help");
+    this.aboutItem = new JMenuItem("About");
+    this.helpMenu.add(this.aboutItem);
+    // for extending the code change here to your own class/implementation of an ActionListener or
+    // extend method this.actionPerformed
+    this.aboutItem.addActionListener(this);
+
+    JMenuBar mb = new JMenuBar();
+    mb.add(this.gameMenu);
+    mb.add(this.helpMenu);
+
+    frame.setJMenuBar(mb);
+
+    this.button = new JButton("(Re)Start");
+    this.button.addActionListener(this);
+
+    this.button2 = new JButton("Pause");
+    this.button2.addActionListener(this);
+
+    this.buttonPanel = new JPanel();
+    this.buttonPanel.setLayout(new BoxLayout(this.buttonPanel, BoxLayout.X_AXIS));
+    this.buttonPanel.add(this.button);
+    this.buttonPanel.add(this.button2);
+
+    this.panel.add(this.buttonPanel);
+
+
+    // make it visible (render window)
+
+    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
+
+    this.canvas.setVisible(true);
+    frame.pack();
+    frame.setVisible(true);
+  }
+
+  public HashMap<Integer, Integer> getCurrentKey() {
+    return canvas.getCurrentKey();
+  }
+
+  public Stack<KeyEvent> getKeyEvents() {
+    return this.canvas.getKeyEvents();
+  }
+
+  public Stack<MouseEvent> getMouseEvents() {
+    return this.canvas.getMouseEvents();
+  }
+
+
+  public void repaint() {
+    canvas.repaint();
+  }
+
+  public void setPlayground(Playground pg) {
+    this.canvas.setPlayground(pg);
+    this.frame.validate();
+    this.frame.pack();
+  }
+
+  public boolean isPainting() {
+    return canvas.stillPainting();
+  }
+
+  public void setPainting() {
+    canvas.setPainting();
+  }
+
+  public void waitWhilePainting() {
+    canvas.setPainting();
+    canvas.repaint();
+    canvas.waitWhilePainting();
+  }
+
+
+  public static int getNewAction() {
+    return newAction;
+  }
+
+
+  public static void resetAction() {
+    newAction = -1;
+  }
+
+
+  public void grabFocus() {
+    canvas.grabFocus();
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * interface implementation of ActionListener to respond to GUI element actions. It sets the
+   * attribute of newAction which is read by GameLoop.runGame to check for GUI actions.
+   */
+  public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
+    if (ae.getSource() == this.quitItem) {
+      System.exit(0);
+    } else if (ae.getSource() == this.playItem) {
+      logger.info("new game");
+      newAction = ACTION_NEW;
+    } else if (ae.getSource() == this.button) {
+      logger.info("click");
+      newAction = ACTION_NEW;
+    } else if (ae.getSource() == this.button2) {
+      logger.info("click2");
+      newAction = ACTION_PAUSE;
+    } else if (ae.getSource() == this.saveItem) {
+      logger.info("save");
+      newAction = ACTION_SAVE;
+    } else if (ae.getSource() == this.loadItem) {
+      logger.info("load");
+      newAction = ACTION_LOAD;
+    } else if (ae.getSource() == this.aboutItem) {
+      logger.info("about");
+      newAction = ACTION_ABOUT;
+      AboutFrame about = new AboutFrame();
+      about.show();
+    }
+  }
+
+
+}
--- a/GameProject/video/alexG.jpg
+++ b/GameProject/video/alexG.jpg
--- a/GameProject/video/alien
+++ b/GameProject/video/alien
--- a/GameProject/video/alien.png
+++ b/GameProject/video/alien.png
--- a/GameProject/video/alien.txt
+++ b/GameProject/video/alien.txt
@ -0,0 +1 @@
+alien.png 1,0
--- a/GameProject/video/alien2.png
+++ b/GameProject/video/alien2.png
--- a/GameProject/video/bored.txt
+++ b/GameProject/video/bored.txt
@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+boredAlien0.png
+boredAlien1.png
+boredAlien2.png
--- a/GameProject/video/boredAlien0.png
+++ b/GameProject/video/boredAlien0.png
--- a/GameProject/video/boredAlien1.png
+++ b/GameProject/video/boredAlien1.png
--- a/GameProject/video/boredAlien2.png
+++ b/GameProject/video/boredAlien2.png
--- a/GameProject/video/heart.txt
+++ b/GameProject/video/heart.txt
@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+heart0.png 0,5
+heart1.png 0,5
--- a/GameProject/video/heart0.png
+++ b/GameProject/video/heart0.png
--- a/GameProject/video/heart1.png
+++ b/GameProject/video/heart1.png
--- a/GameProject/video/player.png
+++ b/GameProject/video/player.png
--- a/GameProject/video/player.txt
+++ b/GameProject/video/player.txt
@ -0,0 +1 @@
+player.png 1,0
--- a/GameProject/video/relaunch.txt
+++ b/GameProject/video/relaunch.txt
@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+verzstrultur anpassen
+frage nach laden/speichern von zuständen. alle sonstigen vaeiablen persistent 
+einfah plaxground.flags und gameObejcts wegsoeichern er JSON. muss nur member annotieren dann passt das einfach.
+
+
+collider-struktur überdenken buw dokumentieren
+
+
+gameobject: wrapper, nur Darstellung wird hier definiert. Ableitungen ändern nur Darstellung sonst nichts
+  controller
+  list<Collider>
+  
+  x,y,vx,vy
+  
+  collisionMode RAUS
+  
+  neben __init__ auch setup/reset methode
+  
+  warum braucht collider zugriff auf controller und playground??
+  
+playground: 
+  
+  OK mergr with keyboardController
+  
+  neben __init__ auch setup/reset methode
+  
+  OK elegantere Lösung wie gameMain auf keys der LEvels zugreift
+  
+  
+  
+
--- a/GameProject/video/sweetAlien.txt
+++ b/GameProject/video/sweetAlien.txt
@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+sweetAlien0.png 0,2
+sweetAlien1.png 0,5
+sweetAlien2.png 0,2
+sweetAlien3.png 0,5
+sweetAlien4.png 0,4
+sweetAlien5.png 0,2
+sweetAlien6.png 0,3
+sweetAlien7.png 0,5
--- a/GameProject/video/sweetAlien0.png
+++ b/GameProject/video/sweetAlien0.png
--- a/GameProject/video/sweetAlien1.png
+++ b/GameProject/video/sweetAlien1.png
--- a/GameProject/video/sweetAlien2.png
+++ b/GameProject/video/sweetAlien2.png
--- a/GameProject/video/sweetAlien3.png
+++ b/GameProject/video/sweetAlien3.png
--- a/GameProject/video/sweetAlien4.png
+++ b/GameProject/video/sweetAlien4.png
--- a/GameProject/video/sweetAlien5.png
+++ b/GameProject/video/sweetAlien5.png
--- a/GameProject/video/sweetAlien6.png
+++ b/GameProject/video/sweetAlien6.png
--- a/GameProject/video/sweetAlien7.png
+++ b/GameProject/video/sweetAlien7.png
--- a/GameProject/video/test.txt
+++ b/GameProject/video/test.txt
@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1 071 1.23 Dies 0xF3 ist 1,4 ein0.png Test