MEnDiGa: A Minimal Engine for Digital Games

Algorithm 1

Setting up the GraphicNode of the playable character.

// Create the graphic node

SpriteNode  graphicNode = new SpriteNode("bob", // sprite name

"res/superjumper/items.png", // source file path

32, 32); // width and height of a single frame within the sheet

// Select a rectangular region of the texture

graphicNode.setRegion(0, 128, // Upper left corner position

160, 32); // region width and height

// Defining animations

graphicNode.defineAnimation("jump", // Animation name

new int 0,1,0.2f,// Animations frame and frame delay

PlayMode.LOOP_NORMAL);// Play mode

graphicNode.setCurrentAnimation("jump"); // Set "jump" as the current animation

graphicNode.setScale(l/32f); // Set the scale as 32 pixels per game unit

this.addGraphicNode(graphicNode); // Add the sprite to the node