Input is data put into your game program.

In-Game User Input

Input Devices

Keyboard

You can use the keyboard for player input. Used by itself, it's good for simple control using single keystrokes to move a game character around the screen or select a menu option. If you want more advanced input using the keyboard, such as the ability to type in a message using words, check out the Input Library.

The keyboard itself can be used for single character / ascii input.

Mouse

Mouse

Joystick / Gamepad

• ? Possible ?

Text Input

• Text input using the Input Library
  • Useful for:
    • Entering Names / Login and Passwords
    • Entering Names in Hiscore list, Windows Style!
    • Text for online multiplayer chat

• Notes :
  • Data gathered from the poll input function is stored in a variable as a string.
  • Input Prompt ( > blah… ) may be needed.

Input Data into Arrays

• from file?
• from data list?

GUI

GUI stands for graphical user interface.

Dialogs

• ? Possible ?

Text / Graphical Menus

With Keyboard Input

With Mouse Input

To Do

• Color Input
• Text Input Box / Field
  • includes name (caption) and field
• Password Boxes
• Is it possible to have multiple inputs of same / different types?

Data File Input

• File

To Do

• Load input from a data file.

Command-Line Input

• ??? is this even possible?

To Do

• Input Bar (Load Bar?)

Related Pages

• Data
• Keyboard
• Mouse
• Output
• String
• Text

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