Introduction

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Welcome to the official documentation of the Sendama game engine, the 2D ASCII game engine. This documentation will guide you through the process of creating a game using Sendama.

This page will give you a brief overview of the engine and its features.

Before you start

Before you start creating a game using Sendama, you need to have a basic understanding of PHP. If you are new to PHP, we recommend you to go through the official PHP documentation.

About Sendama Engine

Sendama is a 2D ASCII game engine written in PHP. It is designed to make it easy for developers to create text-based games using PHP. The engine provides a simple and intuitive API for creating games, handling user input, and rendering text-based graphics.

Organization of the documentation

The documentation is organized into the following sections:

• About: This section provides an overview of the Sendama engine and its features.
• Getting Started: This section will guide you through the process of setting up Sendama on your local machine and creating your first game.
• Game Development: This section covers the core concepts of game development using Sendama, such as handling user input, rendering graphics, and managing game state.
• API Reference: This section provides detailed information about the classes and methods available in the Sendama engine.
• Contributing: This section contains information on how you can contribute to the development of Sendama.
• Examples: This section contains example games created using Sendama to help you get started with game development.