CHAPTER 10
The State Machine and Scenes
A typical game will include multiple states during its existence. A state can be one of many different scenes in a game, including a home screen, a leaderboard, a settings menu, the game itself, and many others. A game can consist of a few or many states, and the management system to assure that only one state is running at a time is an important technique in game development. The collective components that make up this management system are referred to as a state machine.
This chapter will take a close look at each area that makes up a state machine, and then you’ll put your new knowledge into practice ...
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