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printf("Controls: WASD or Arrow Keys to move\n"); printf("Press ESC to quit\n");

// Create a colored rectangle as placeholder texture if no sprite sheet // In production, load a real sprite sheet SDL_Surface* surface = SDL_CreateSurface(256, 64, SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGBA32); SDL_FillSurfaceRect(surface, NULL, SDL_MapRGBA(surface->format, 255, 100, 100, 255)); sdl3 tutorial

I'll help you create a practical SDL3 tutorial with a complete feature implementation. Let's build a with keyboard controls - a perfect foundation for games. SDL3 Sprite Animation Tutorial Prerequisites # Install SDL3 (Ubuntu/Debian) sudo apt install libsdl3-dev macOS brew install sdl3 Windows - download from libsdl.org Complete Example: Animated Sprite with Movement // sdl3_animation_tutorial.c #include <SDL3/SDL.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <stdbool.h> // Screen dimensions #define SCREEN_WIDTH 800 #define SCREEN_HEIGHT 600 printf("Press ESC to quit\n")

// Clean up resources void destroy_animated_sprite(AnimatedSprite* sprite) if (sprite) if (sprite->texture) SDL_DestroyTexture(sprite->texture); free(sprite); if (!sprite) return NULL

// Load sprite sheet and create animation frames AnimatedSprite* create_animated_sprite(SDL_Renderer* renderer, const char* filename) AnimatedSprite* sprite = (AnimatedSprite*)malloc(sizeof(AnimatedSprite)); if (!sprite) return NULL;

// Setup animation frames (assuming horizontal strip) int frame_width = tex_width / FRAME_COUNT; int frame_height = tex_height;