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_7

7. Side-Scrolling Games

Lee Stemkoski¹ 

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

 

In this chapter, you will create a side-scrolling action game called Plane Dodger , shown in Figure 7-1, inspired by modern smartphone games such as Flappy Bird and Jetpack Joyride. Along the way, you will create an endless scrolling background effect, simulate gravity using acceleration settings, and implement a difficulty ramp that increases the challenge difficulty as time passes.

Figure 7-1.

The Plane Dodger game ...