Summary

In this chapter, we learned that a variable is a named storage location in memory in which we can keep values of a specific type. The types include int, float, double, bool, String, and char.

We can declare and initialize all of the variables we need to store the data for our game. Once we have our variables, we can manipulate them using the arithmetic and assignment operators, as well as use them in tests with the logical operators. Used in conjunction with the if and else keywords, we can branch our code depending on the current situation in the game.

Using all of this new knowledge, we animated some clouds and a bee. In the next chapter, we will use these skills some more to add a Heads Up Display (HUD) and add more input options for the player, as well as represent time visually using a time-bar.