Virtual joystick

Shows how to create a virtual joystick for touch screen devices Shows how a virtual joystick can be made in. It can be useful for controlling the player character on touch screen devices. The example uses art from Kenney.nl game assets. The art can be found in the integrated GDevelop assets store.

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