(defNew [title
            width
            height
            letterWidth
            letterHeight
            _gameLogic
            assetsBackend
            _graphicsBackend]
    
    // TODO the type annotation on this line feels like a bit much, but is necessary:
    [:Graphics graphics (new Graphics width height)
        :GameLogic gameLogic _gameLogic
        :Assets assets (new Assets assetsBackend)
        :GraphicsBackend graphicsBackend _graphicsBackend]
    
    (graphicsBackend.initialize title width height letterWidth letterHeight)
    (gameLogic.initialize assets))

(method update [:Float deltaSeconds]
    (gameLogic.update this deltaSeconds))

(method draw []
    (let [&mut changedGraphics false]
        (gameLogic.draw (lambda [] (set changedGraphics true) graphics) assets)
        (when changedGraphics (graphicsBackend.draw graphics))))