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Making (or emulating) a “D-Pad” on a touch-screen; virtual d-pad
With the proliferation of touch based devices, many lacking a true D-Pad, I'm wondering if anyone has any resources on how to emulate a D-Pad on a touch screen? I'm specifically interested in XNA ...
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How does an Input Pipeline work?
I found this article on implementing an input pipeline for Android, but I don't really understand how it works. I also don't completely understand the programming concept of a pipeline or a pool ...
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libGDX Multitouch Controls
Has anyone had any trouble implementing multitouch on-screen controls in libGDX, such as multiple joysticks? I've tried and I can't seem to get libGDX to play nice with multitouch/multiple pointers on ...
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How to move a 2d sprite to a target location while avoiding obstacles?
How can I get a 2d sprite to move to a position clicked on the screen, without bumping into other objects? I'm programming in java using the android API library
I have created a surface view and ...
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Understanding MotionEvent to implement a virtual DPad and Buttons on Android (Multitouch)
I'm trying to implement a virtual DPad in android, but I'm still very confused about how do I keep track of each trouch point, from the moment it is pressed, till it is released.
In my code, I test ...
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How do I handle user input with good class structure/architecture for an Android game?
How do I handle user input having "good" class structure and following normal game architecture*?(see below). At first I didn't think this question was Android specific, although, after seeing a great ...
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How to check default axis orientation on device?
I am developing a game which uses the accelerometer to move the character. It works fine on all the mobile phones tested on.
However when testing on a tablet, it seems the y and x axis are reversed I ...