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    7. Physics: Falling Objects > Time for action – designing the HUD

    Time for action – designing the HUD

    While trying to make the player's gaming experience an enjoyable one, it's important that the information displayed is relevant to the game and placed strategically so it doesn't interfere with the main gaming area.

    1. Create a new local function called hud().
          local hud = function()
    2. Display the text for the eggs that are caught during gameplay.
            eggText = display.newText( "Caught: " .. eggCount, 0, 0,
        "Arial", 45 )
      eggText:setTextColor( 255, 255, 255, 255 )
      eggText.xScale = 0.5; eggText.yScale = 0.5
      eggText.x = (480 - (eggText.contentWidth * 0.5)) - 15
      eggText.y = 305
      gameGroup:insert( eggText )
    3. Add in the text to track the lives.
            livesText = display.newText( "Lives: " .. gameLives, 0, 0,
        "Arial", 45 )
      livesText:setTextColor( 255, 255, 255, 255 )  --> white
      livesText.xScale = 0.5; livesText.yScale = 0.5  --> for   
        clear retina display text
      livesText.x = (480 - (livesText.contentWidth * 0.5)) - 15
      livesText.y = 15
      gameGroup:insert( livesText )

      

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