Chapter 1. Interactive Input

Before we start creating our game, it is a good idea to figure out our controls. We'll create a script that will hold our inputs, and create control profiles for both the keyboard/mouse as well as the Xbox 360 Controller. Then, we'll add functionalities to be able to switch between the profiles and customize them as well. Control configurations like these are a key element to games, especially PC games.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

• Creating controls for the Xbox 360 Controller
• Creating controls for a keyboard
• Writing a function to detect whether our controller device is plugged in
• Customizing our controls
• Letting players switch controls
• Switching controls with Graphical User Interface (GUI) buttons
• Resetting controls back to factory settings