Time for action – building the GameObject class – part 1

1. Add a new class called GameObject to the Gemstone Hunter project.

2. Add the following Imports directive to the top of the GameObject class file:

   Imports Tile_Engine

3. Add declarations to the GameObject class:

   #Region "Declarations"
   Protected _frameWidth As Integer
   Protected _frameHeight As Integer
   
   Protected _collisionRectangle As Rectangle
   Protected _collideWidth As Integer
   Protected _collideHeight As Integer
   
   Protected _animations As Dictionary(Of String, AnimationStrip) = 
       New Dictionary(Of String, AnimationStrip)()
   Protected _currentAnimation As String
   #End Region

4. Add properties to the GameObject class:

   #Region "Properties"
   Public Property Enabled As Boolean
   Public Property Flipped As Boolean = False
   Public Property OnGround As Boolean = False
   Public Property CodeBasedBlocks As Boolean = True
   Public Property WorldLocation As Vector2
   Public Property Velocity As Vector2
   Public Property DrawDepth As Single = 0.85
   
   Public ReadOnly Property...