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A function that moves

What we are doing

Every game has two jobs: update (change the state) and draw (show it). update moves the bird 2 pixels down.

```js
function update() {
  bird.y += 2
}
```

What it means

• bird.y += 2 means "add 2 to bird.y": 300 becomes 302. y grows downwards, so the bird goes down.
• Defining update does not call it, so nothing moves yet.

Your turn

Write update above function draw() {, with an empty line between them. Press Run.

Skills: Game states, Functions

← A function that draws The game loop →

All steps

1. Get the canvas and the pen
2. Paint the sky
3. Draw the bird
4. A function that draws
5. A function that moves
6. The game loop
7. Gravity
8. A flap
9. Space, Up arrow or a tap
10. Wait for the first flap
11. The ground and the sky
12. Tell the player
13. A pipe as data
14. Draw the pipes
15. The world moves, not the bird
16. A new pipe at a random height
17. A pipe every 90 frames
18. Remove the pipes you passed
19. Is the bird level with a pipe?
20. Through the opening
21. Score each pipe once
22. Show the score
23. A function for a fresh start
24. Try again
25. One place where the game ends
26. Remember the best score
27. Show the best score
28. The same speed on every screen
29. No catching up after a pause
30. Build it yourself: a medal