Creating a Game Loop in a Windows Store Game using HTML and JavaScript

Dave IsbitskiTechnology Evangelist, Windows 8twitter.com/TheDaveDevblogs.msdn/com/davedevdavid.isbitski@microsoft.com

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var FPS = 30;

init(){ // Load content/graphics here

// Start game loopsetInterval(gameLoop, 1000/FPS);

}

gameLoop(){// Update (Figure out what’s happening)// Draw (Show what’s happening)

}

setInterval

function update() {

//RequestAnimationFrame faster pef than setInterval anim = window.msRequestAnimationFrame(update);

if (menuEnabled) { drawStars(); } else { //Game Loop updateShips(); drawShips(); }}

requestAnimationFrame

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