From: Moo-Juice <Ben AT flag DOT demon DOT co DOT uk>
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Subject: Re: Main Game Loop
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 11:13:04 +0000
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In article <3 DOT 0 DOT 32 DOT 19970119180029 DOT 0073fc64 AT dataplusnet DOT com>, Michael
Matczynski <michaelm AT dataplusnet DOT com> writes
>Does anyone know of a place on the internet that tells how to structure the main 
>game loop of computer game?  Like what order the steps should be in (ie. what 
>order to get input, draw sprites on the screen, do AI, etc...).  Any help is 
>appreciated.

From my experience of game creation, there are many different steps you
could take to accomplish your main game loop, but a standard one I used
to use was

DO
   [Update screen/sprites]
   [Handle Control]
   [Handle AI]
   [Other Stuff]
LOOP

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Moo-Juice