Chapter 6. Page Flipping and Pixel Plotting

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Chapter 6. Page Flipping and Pixel Plotting

This chapter is going to explain animation and pixel plotting. Animation is created through a process called page flipping, and it takes each frame of your game and seamlessly ties them together. Pixel plotting allows you to draw pixels, which are small dots, directly to the screen.

You have already been introduced to page flipping. Page flipping was discussed briefly in some of the earlier chapters. Page flipping is integral to most high-end games ; it is the process that actually produces animation. So, why wait? Let's get started!

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