arsd.gamehelpers

An add-on for simpledisplay.d, joystick.d, and simpleaudio.d that includes helper functions for writing games (and perhaps other multimedia programs). Whereas simpledisplay works with an event-driven framework, gamehelpers always uses a consistent timer for updates.

Usage example:

final class MyGame : GameHelperBase {
	/// Called when it is time to redraw the frame
	/// it will try for a particular FPS
	override void drawFrame() {
		glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT | GL_ACCUM_BUFFER_BIT);

		glLoadIdentity();

		glColor3f(1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
		glTranslatef(x, y, 0);
		glBegin(GL_QUADS);

		glVertex2i(0, 0);
		glVertex2i(16, 0);
		glVertex2i(16, 16);
		glVertex2i(0, 16);

		glEnd();
	}

	int x, y;
	override bool update(Duration deltaTime) {
		x += 1;
		y += 1;
		return true;
	}

	override SimpleWindow getWindow() {
		auto window = create2dWindow("My game");
		// load textures and such here
		return window;
	}

	final void fillAudioBuffer(short[] buffer) {

	}
}

void main() {
	auto game = new MyGame();

	runGame(game, maxRedrawRate, maxUpdateRate);
}

It provides an audio thread, input scaffold, and helper functions.