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Spinner animation

This example shows how a game object is rotated in discrete steps, matching the graphics of the progress spinner.

spinner.script

function init(self)
    self.t = 0 
    self.speed = 16 
end

function update(self, dt)
    self.t = self.t + dt 
    local step = math.floor(self.t * self.speed) 
    local angle = math.pi / 6 * step 
    local rot = vmath.quat_rotation_z(-angle) 
    go.set_rotation(rot) 
end

Store a timer value (seconds elapsed) in the current script component (accessed through self).
A speed value. How many rotation steps to perform each second.
Increase timer value with the delta time elapsed since last update().
Calculate which step to rotate to.
Calculate rotation angle (in radians) based on which step to rotate to.
Create a rotation quaternion with angle rotation around the Z axis.
Set the rotation on the current game object.

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