Adding a title screen

Of all the games you've ever played in your life, how many of them have jumped immediately to gameplay? Your answer is likely less than a few, if any. Any game that I can remember playing, personally, has had at least a title screen, if not several splash screens indicating the studios and publishers involved in the game's creation. Now, I understand why. Jumping right into gameplay without context can throw you into the mix before you're ready, causing confusion. I mean that you likely know what game you're playing at the time, but a title screen can at least set the mood or give you a clue as to what's about to happen when you start the game. In addition to this, title screens often house, or at least lead to, the main menu in which you can customize your experience, but we'll dive into this in the next chapter. For now, let's take a look at how to create a title screen.

Getting ready

Again, we will continue to use the game project in this chapter. This recipe will...