🎮 Game Design
Gravity & Jumping — Physics in Games
Real gravity accelerates things downward. In games, we simulate this by adding a velocity variable. Each frame, gravity increases the downward velocity. Pressing jump sets a negative (upward) velocity. When the player hits the ground, velocity resets.
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Real gravity accelerates things downward. In games, we simulate this by adding a velocity variable. Each frame, gravity increases the downward velocity. Pressing jump sets a negative (upward) velocity. When the player hits the ground, velocity resets.
Quick Quiz
Why is JUMP_FORCE negative?