Developing Games in Java™

Chapter 14. Game Scripting

KEY TOPICS

• Scripting Cookbook: What You Need

• Implementing Touch and Release Notifications

• Game Object Listeners

• Scripting

• Delayed Events

• Putting It All Together

• Enhancements

• Summary

You walk into a dark room and flip a switch. A second later, a door opens across the way and light comes pouring in. But you don't get a chance to walk through the door—a couple of seconds later, the door slams shut and the room grows dark again. The trick? The door is only open for a few seconds, so you've got to flip the switch and run to get through the door.

How would you implement something like this in a game? That's what you'll solve in this chapter.

Every level in a typical game has a certain amount of unique code for environment interaction, ...