Game Development Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 9-15.
An illustration of the various scaling options
This will scale the screen to fit an entirely different resolution, and the settings to choose from are
Application.NO_SCALE
: No scaling is applied and the screen is aligned to the
top-left corner. On a device with a larger screen, the area beyond the size of the
project screen is left blank.
Application.CENTER
: No scaling is applied but the screen is centered and
displayed.
Application.PIXEL_PERFECT
: The screen is set to the exact pixels that are
available on the device.
Application.LETTERBOX
: The screen is displayed in letterbox mode with banding
on the sides.
Application.CROP
: The excess area when scaled is cropped off
Application.STRETCH
: The screen is stretched to fit the device resolution, and
the aspect ratio is
not
considered.
Application.FIT_HEIGHT
: The screen is scaled to the height of the device's
screen.
Application.FIT_WIDTH
: The screen is scaled to the width of the device's
screen.
Adding Sound Effects
If you're creating a game, it's important to include sound effects—for example, thumping beats to
create suspense or soothing melodies to accompany calmer moments. This section will describe
how to include sound effects for your game.