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[TheArtistJiii]

Hello all. I've been trying to implement something like this



for the past few weeks, but I feel as if I'm heading in the wrong direction.
Anybody have some idea how I can achieve the above affect? much obliged.

[kurtkz]

So, your ball should have an X and Y coordinate. You need to introduce a Z coordinate which reflects the height above the ground. When rendering, render the shadow at (X,Y) and the ball at (X,Y-Z).

Bonus points for introducing juice by deforming the ball when it leaves the ground and when it lands

EDIT: just realised you probably want some help with the physics too 

You could do this quite simply by introducing the following concepts:

velocity: (X,Y,Z)
gravity: floating point value
friction: floating point value in 0.0-1.0

At every step, you'd do:

velocity.Z += gravity
position = position + velocity

Then check for collision with the ground (Z <= 0) and respond appropriately.

NOTE: don't forget about adjusting the formulae for a fixed timestep...