This is my (multiple) versions of putting together a Windows loop for game programming using C and the win32 API.
There are multiple branches depending on the feature; I thought it'd be a lot easier to keep updated vs. tags which get annoying to manage with updates (IMHO).
Note that the project files were built with VS2019, but the ./src folder should be
capable of just being dropped into your own favorite IDE
- Visual Studio, CLion, or any compiler really
- Some coffee
- Willing to have fun
git clone git@github.com:erikyuzwa/win32-game-loop.git <your-project-name>cd <your-project-name>git checkout -t origin/<branch-name>
| branch name | description |
|---|---|
| main | the basic game loop with a 640x480 client area |
| center-window | the basic game loop with code to center the game window |
| window-fullscreen-toggle | add support for a windowed / fullscreen toggle (w/ F1) |
| --- | --- |
| main-loop-with-SDL2 | the basic game loop using SDL2 |
| window-fullscreen-toggle-with-SDL2 | add support to the SDL2 game loop with windowed / fullscreen toggle |
| --- | --- |
| main-loop-with-SFML | the basic game loop using SFML |
| window-fullscreen-toggle-with-SFML | add support to the SFML game loop with windowed / fullscreen toggle |
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