A quick look at Touch Handling APIs in Game Engines
Since the iPhone happened in 2007, touch input has been at the forefront of human interaction with machines. But Game Engines have existed for a reasonable long life, preceding the mobile boom. Touch as a means of interaction with the game world in engines is provided in many ways. Below, we are going to look at different touch APIs to see how they have been provided to enable gaming on our phones. Tilt, camera, and other sensors are going to be ignored so we can focus on touch.