Time Examples
Time based game loop
#define TICK_INTERVAL 30
static Uint32 next_time;
Uint32 time_left(void)
{
Uint32 now;
now = SDL_GetTicks();
if(next_time <= now)
return 0;
else
return next_time - now;
}
/* main game loop */
next_time = SDL_GetTicks() + TICK_INTERVAL;
while ( game_running ) {
update_game_state();
SDL_Delay(time_left());
next_time += TICK_INTERVAL;
}