Android Programming with Kotlin for Beginners

The game loop

So, what is a game loop anyway? Almost every live drawing, graphics-based app, and game has a game loop. Even games that you might not expect, such as turn-based games, still need to synchronize player input with drawing and AI, while following the rules of the underlying OS.

There is a constant need to update the objects in the app, such as by moving them and drawing everything in its current position while simultaneously responding to user input:

Our game loop comprises three main phases:

1. Update all game and drawing objects by moving them, detecting collisions, and processing the AI, such as particle movements and state changes
2. Based ...