Is there a way to make a lcd react to a joystick?

Lets say i want to make a game. That whenever the joystick is moved, a message pops up on the lcd. Using if statements, i could do that. But when i do, absolutely nothing happens. I'm trying to make letters replace a stickman that slides across the screen. Here is the code:

#include <LiquidCrystal.h>    int state = digitalRead(8);    LiquidCrystal lcd(1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7);    byte customChar[] = {    B01110,    B01110,    B01110,    B00100,    B01110,    B10101,    B00100,    B01010  };      void setup() {         lcd.begin(16, 2);    lcd.createChar(0, customChar);    lcd.home();    lcd.write(static_cast<uint8_t>(0));  }    void loop() {    for(int position = 0; position < 13; position++) {    lcd.scrollDisplayRight();    delay(150);          if (state != 0) {      if (state == HIGH) {        lcd.clear();      lcd.print("Hello!");      }    }    }  }  

Is there a way to fix this issue? because when i do, like i said, nothing happens...

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/66773767/is-there-a-way-to-make-a-lcd-react-to-a-joystick March 24, 2021 at 10:05AM