ABSTRACT
Introduction to Design and Programming of an Application The main objective of this chapter is to put everything you have learned into building a game with
the support of a step-by-step breakdown and explanations of all the code. The game is available
from www.sprite.net/understanding and is made up of a simple syntax:
The Game Loop A game can be decomposed into five processes that continually run into a loop. It is a basic
formula that almost every game has to have. The game loop is a series of processes for getting input
from and displaying output to the user and updating the game. The five basic processes are:
1. The Introduction – The start screen has an animation sequence that shows off some
aspect of the game’s story or background and a start button to play the game or to change
various parameters that affect the game in some way. The parameters include sound
volume, graphic options, difficulty and starting level.
