Java Game Development with LibGDX: From Beginner to Professional

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Lee StemkoskiJava Game Development with LibGDXhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3324-5_13

13. Alternative Sources of User Input

Lee Stemkoski¹ 

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DEPT OF MATH & CS, ADELPHI UNIVERSITY DEPT OF MATH & CS, Garden City, New York, USA

 

In previous chapters, your games have been controlled with traditional desktop computer hardware: a keyboard and a mouse. In this chapter, you’ll explore two alternative sources of user input: gamepad controllers and touchscreen controls. In particular, you will add these alternative sources of user input to the Starfish Collector game that has been featured in previous chapters. If you do not have access to a gamepad with a USB connector (as discussed later in this chapter), you can still follow ...