November 2013
Intermediate to advanced
160 pages
3h 22m
English
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Chapter 4. Handling Game Controls On Windows 8
When it comes to game controls for Windows 8, things can get a little overwhelming if you don’t have a plan in place when porting your game. If you remember back to Chapter 1 where we reviewed the different Windows 8 device form factors, you may recall the diversity of Windows 8-capable hardware. With that in mind, the following input options could be available at any time to control your game:
Mouse
Keyboard
Touch
Pen
Game Controller
Accelerometer
Luckily, if you are coming over with an existing HTML5 game, chances are good that you are already using keyboard or mouse controls. In special cases, if your game was designed to run on mobile multi-touch, you may be ready for multi-touch on Windows 8 with a few minor modifications to your code.
The good news is that, if your game only uses the mouse, as in a single-input method, chances are good that you may not have to change a thing. We’ll get into this more when I discuss touch-first design. If you are using a keyboard, you may need to offer up additional controls on touchscreen devices. Usually, this is done with a virtual D-pad and buttons or a virtual controller stick.
Either way, it helps to take some time out to really think through the best controls for your game. Bad controls on a game could easily ruin an otherwise amazing creation. Since you are porting the game over to Windows 8, you don’t have to make concessions and have a great opportunity to supply the bare minimum touch controls ...
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