Below C Level 🎯

Basic Details

Team Name: Below C Level

Team Members

Team Lead: Theerttha S - Government Engineering College, Thrissur
Member 2: Harikrishnan R - Government Engineering College, Thrissur

Project Description

It is a vscode extension with the following functions:

Snake Game in Code A fully interactive snake game runs between your code lines. The snake slithers across your editor, “eating” your code as you play. Control the snake using the arrow keys directly inside VS Code.
Shakespearean Variable Renamer All variable names in C and Python files are automatically transformed into over-the-top Shakespearean insults, adding dramatic flair to otherwise boring identifiers.
Philosopher Comment Generator Injects pointless yet amusing dialogues between Aristotle and Plato into your code as comments, powered by an API key. Perfect for confusing future readers of your code. The debates are generated through calls to the groq api.
Fibonacci Indentation In Python, nested blocks are indented according to the Fibonacci sequence rather than standard spaces, producing mathematically inspired (and utterly unreadable) formatting.
Joke Box Random jokes are displayed as information pop-ups inside VS Code, giving comic relief while coding.
Subway Surfers Distraction Mode A looping Subway Surfers gameplay video plays on the right side of the screen,

The Problem (that doesn't exist)

Software development environments are traditionally designed for productivity, efficiency, and clean code practices. However, this leaves little room for creativity, humor, or stress-relief for developers who spend long hours inside an editor. Most existing Visual Studio Code extensions focus on utilities such as debugging, linting, formatting, or integrations, but very few extensions combine entertainment, satire, and coding in an interactive way. This raises the following problems:

Lack of Entertainment in Editors – Editors provide powerful tools for coding but rarely introduce fun, engaging features to reduce burnout.

Monotony of Repeated Code Practices – Naming conventions, comments, and formatting are usually rigid and predictable.

Absence of Humor in Development Tools – While jokes and memes thrive outside coding environments, they are rarely embedded directly into the coding experience.

The Solution (that nobody asked for)

Interactive Gaming Inside Code: A snake game runs inside the code editor itself, allowing users to control a snake that “eats” code lines. This feature adds an unconventional yet entertaining layer to coding sessions.

Humorous Variable Renaming: In C and Python files, variable names are automatically replaced with Shakespearean insults, breaking away from monotonous identifiers and making code reading a comical experience.

Philosophical Comment Generator: Using an API key, the extension inserts dialogues between Aristotle and Plato as comments, parodying documentation while adding humorous philosophical debates to code.

Mathematical Formatting: Python indentation is modified to follow the Fibonacci sequence instead of uniform spacing, introducing a mathematical twist to an otherwise standard feature.

Lighthearted Notifications: Random jokes appear in VS Code information boxes, providing developers with comic relief during long coding sessions.

Background Distraction Mode: A Subway Surfers gameplay video plays on the right side of the screen, emulating the viral trend of attention-grabbing background content.

Technical Details

Technologies/Components Used

For Software:

Typescript
Yeoman
VS Code, dotenv, path, node
npm, VS Code, Claude, Groq

Implementation

Installation

download vscode extension 'below-c-level'

Run

Use ctrl + shift + p and select dashboard to open extension settings. In dashboard:

we have name changer with auto change option. user can input the given time in which the variable names are converted to Shakespearean insults.
there is option to auto spawn the snake game. user can input the chance rate at which snake might appear.
there is option to auto generate jokes in given time frame taken as input from the user

Use ctrl + shift + p and select 'Below C Level: Get Joke' to activate the get joke feature