Time for action – initializing the game

The physics and the remaining game functions need to be initialized to run the game. All game actions need to be delayed until the help screen has left the stage.

1. Start the game by creating a new function called gameInit(), which will hold the physics properties and activate the display objects on the stage:

   local gameInit = function()
     physics.start( true )
     physics.setGravity( 0, 9.8 )
   
     drawBackground()
     createPowerShot()
     createPanda()
     createStars()
     hud()

2. Add in a Runtime event listener, using "touch" for onScreenTouch():

     Runtime:addEventListener( "touch", onScreenTouch )

3. Have the level and timer start 10 seconds later so that the user has time to read through the help text. Close the function and start the game with gameInit():

     local roundTimer = timer.performWithDelay( 10000, function() startNewRound(); end, 1 )
     local gameTimer = timer.performWithDelay( 10000, function() startTimer(); end, 1 )
   end
   
   gameInit()

All the code is completed...