@Override
    public void render() {

        // update the game state
        gameState.update();

        // render the current game state
        gameState.render();

        // when the gameState is done we change to the next gameState
        if( gameState.isDone() )
        {
            // dispose the current screen
            gameState.dispose();

            // Splash screen
            if(gameState.getNextGameState() == "SplashScreen")
            {
                myRequestHandler.showAds(false);
                gameState = new SplashScreen();
            }
            else if(gameState.getNextGameState() == "MainMenu")
            {
                myRequestHandler.showAds(true);
                gameState = new MainMenu(adHeight);
            }
            else if(gameState.getNextGameState().startsWith("TrackPicker/"))
            {
                myRequestHandler.showAds(true);
                gameState = new TrackManager(gameState.getNextGameState().split("/")[1], adHeight);
            }
            else if(gameState.getNextGameState().startsWith("TrackEditor/"))
            {
                gameState = new TrackEditor(gameState.getNextGameState().split("/")[1]);
                myRequestHandler.showAds(false);
            }
            else if(gameState.getNextGameState() ==  "Options")
            {
                myRequestHandler.showAds(true);
                gameState = new Options(adHeight);
            }
            else if(gameState.getNextGameState().startsWith("Race/"))
            {
                myRequestHandler.showAds(false);
                gameState = new Race(gameState.getNextGameState().split("/")[1]);
            }
            else if(gameState.getNextGameState() == "CustomizeMenu")
            {
                myRequestHandler.showAds(true);
                gameState = new CustomizeMenu(adHeight);
            }
            else if(gameState.getNextGameState() == "ProfileManager")
            {
                myRequestHandler.showAds(true);
                gameState = new ProfileManager(adHeight);
            }
            else if(gameState.getNextGameState() == "BikeManager")
            {
                myRequestHandler.showAds(true);
                gameState = new BikeManager(adHeight);
            }
            else if(gameState.getNextGameState() == "RiderManager")
            {
                myRequestHandler.showAds(true);
                gameState = new RiderManager(adHeight);
            }
            else if(gameState.getNextGameState() == "Exit")
            {
                myRequestHandler.showAds(false);
                System.exit(0);
            }else
            {
                myRequestHandler.showAds(false);
                System.exit(0);
            }

            Gdx.input.setInputProcessor((InputProcessor)gameState);
        }

    }