Game Programming using Qt 5 Beginner's Guide - Second Edition

Making the game more attractive

A game should not just be based upon an interesting idea, and it should not only work fluently on a range of devices and give entertainment to those people playing it. It should also look nice and behave nicely. Whether people are choosing from a number of similar implementations of the same game or want to spend money on another similarly priced and entertaining game, there is a good chance that they'll choose the game that looks the best—having a lot of animations, graphics, and flashy content. We already learned a number of techniques to make a game more pleasing to the eye, such as using animations or implementing parallax effect. Here, we will show you a number of other techniques that can make your Qt ...