Displaying a digital clock

Whether it is real-world time or an in-game countdown clock, many games are enhanced by some form of clock or timer display. The following screenshot shows the kind of clock we will be creating in this recipe:

Figure 1.6 – Displaying a digital clock when the scene is run

The most straightforward type of clock to display is a string composed of the integers for hours, minutes, and seconds, which is what we'll create in this recipe.