Android Game Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach

Chapter     11

Moving a Character

Moving a character around the screen—whether it’s a person, animal, robot, or vehicle—is one of the more crucial parts of a compelling game. Chances are, if you have tried to create a character that moves freely in a game, you have run into some problems.

This chapter will present solutions to help you move your character around. Solutions in this chapter include making a character run, and changing the character animation when the character is moving.

The first solution helps you move your character in four directions on the screen. The remaining solutions help you move your character at different speeds and animate your character as it moves.

11.1 Move a Character in Four Directions

Problem

The character ...