//restarts the instance
public static void RestartInstance()
{
GetInstance().pause();
gameTimer = new GameTimer();
GetInstance().start();
}
//starts the timer
public static void StartTimer()
{
if (gameTimer == null)
gameTimer = new GameTimer();
}
//returns the instance of the timer
public static GameTimer GetInstance()
{
if (gameTimer == null)
gameTimer = new GameTimer();
return gameTimer;
}