03-16-2023, 05:08 PM
(03-16-2023, 04:11 PM)aurel Wrote: what exactly mean holdspace then ?
This was part of failed logic so the program reacts when the user expects. That is,
do not move the spaceship!
if the spacebar is never pressed. But do move the spaceship as soon as the user presses the spacebar.
No need to hold the key, thought. Press it again so the spaceship stops moving.
Otherwise people could become irritated with key-repeat intruding or something else. Holding the spacebar to move the spaceship would have made better sense otherwise. Also it would have been harder to reward a player who touches as less as possible LOL.
The response is actually late. I was trying to demonstrate something discussed sometime before. In a game that is payware the response has to be immediate or it won't catch on. I should try to convert the "Wormer" program (in "other BASICs" forum) to QB64 so people could try it and I could demonstrate my point better. Even in a little arcade game like this one, people won't play if the program is late responding to keypresses. This works in music also, need to respond right when the musician touches a key on the music keyboard, or the drum sounds when it's hit with the stick. If it's late it's no good and rejected.