How To Incorporate The Typewriter Effect Into My Game

mnoel

For my AP Computer Science class we are doing our College Board Projects. I honestly don't have a solid idea for my game, however for the beginning I want a storyline to show. Kind of like on Mario. When the user clicks a button the words will show (letters one by one) with a typewriter effect. I tried to look at other people's explanations of using this effect, however I couldn't get mine to work. I apologize if my code is hard to read. Thank You.

This is my code(processing is what i use):

because it was already answered. I removed it.

TfGuy44

PFont title;
int menu;
int substr_cnt;

void setup () {
  size(700, 700);
  title = createFont ("font", 28, true);
  menu = 1;
  background(0, 0, 30);
}

void draw () {

  if (menu == 1) {
    ellipse (random (width), random (height), random (4), random (4));
    textAlign(CENTER); 
    textSize(112);
    text ("SEPTUA", 350, 300);
    textSize(30);
    text("press any key to start", 350, 325);
  }
  if (menu == 2) {
    background (0, 0, 30);
    fill(0, 0, 60);
    rect (0, 500, 700, 700);
    textSize(17);
    fill(255, 255, 255);
    String msg = "In the year 3064, Earth has been consumed by a plague..";
    text (msg.substring(0,constrain(int(substr_cnt/5),0,msg.length())), 250, 560);
    substr_cnt++;
    if( substr_cnt == 15*msg.length() ){
      menu = 3;
    }
  }
  if ( menu == 3 ) {
    background(255, 0, 255);
    fill(0);
    text("GAME RUN STATE", width/2, height/2);
  }
}

void keyPressed() {
  if (menu == 1) {
    menu = 2;
    substr_cnt = 0;
  }
}

mnoel

Thank youuuuuu

Chrisir

In AP Computer Science - what‘s AP please...?

TfGuy44

In the USA, an "AP" class is "Advanced Placement". Basically it's a harder class that might count for more or better school credits.

jeremydouglass

"Advanced Placement" AP courses have a linked exam. High school / secondary school students can sometimes use their exam scores for college credits, and/or use them to skip specific college distribution requirements or skip over required introductory coursework towards a major.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Placement

Chrisir

Thanks! Very interesting!

koogs

Basically it's a harder class

not if you keep spoonfeeding them the answers