Time for action – creating the character

The main character was created with a sprite sheet and needs to be set up to view the animation it provides. Other display images that will make an appearance include a cracked egg when a collision to a physical object has been made. To create the character, perform the following steps:

1. Create a new local function called createChar():

       local createChar = function()

2. Create the sprite sheet for the main character:

   local sheetData = { width=128, height=128, numFrames=4, sheetContentWidth=256, sheetContentHeight=256 }
   local sheet = graphics.newImageSheet( "charSprite.png", sheetData )
   
       local sequenceData = 
       {
         { name="move", start=1, count=4, time=400 } 
       }
   
       charObject = display.newSprite( sheet, sequenceData )
       charObject:setSequence("move")
       charObject:play()

3. Set the starting position and physical properties for the main character:

       charObject.x = 240; charObject.y = 250
       physics.addBody( charObject, "static", { density...