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Should I use Game Engines to learn to make 3D games?
HI i am a software engineering student in his second-last year.
I am proficient with C,C++,C# and java programming languages, and being a student of engineering I have studied calculus, vectors etc ...
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Bezier Curves for visual programming node connectors
Probably everyone is familiar with all kinds of visual node based programming tools like HLSL editor in Visual Studio 2011 or UDK engine Kismet/Material editors. My point of interest are the ...
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What is a right datatype in c++ for OpenGL scene representation with use of GLSL
I am programming in C++ OpenGl with GLSL. Until now I have been using a data structure that is composed of std vector filled with structures of vertexes and with their parameters (position , normal, ...
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Designing first game, deciding which language to use [closed]
Looking to make my first basic game (maybe some platformer) but haven't got across the "which language" barrier yet and hoping to get a few tips.
I have basic knowledge of C++ and classes and can ...
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Should each UI screen contain the list of screens on the stack or should I use a manager class?
I have a Screen class that encapsulates the updating and rendering of several distinct states, such as the menu, gameplay, and credits. A stack of screens exists on which the screens themselves need ...
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How should I check if a player has completed an achievement?
I'm making an MMO game and I just got to a point where I need to implement achievements... How do I do that? The most straight forward thing to do would be to run this once every 100ms,:
for a in ...
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Which 2011 - 2012 laptops are great for Game Development [closed]
Criteria:
I need a Windows 7 laptop with the specifications of about 8 to 16GB's of ram , The newest ATI or Nvidia graphics card, at least 500 GB's of storage space, and the processor needs to be a ...
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Android pong clone, having trouble getting the paddle to stop at the screen edge
Well, I'm obviously very new to game dev and android. I've got a ball bouncing around (successfully detecting screen edge collision so that the bitmap stays within screen) and a paddle that the user ...
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How should I proceed next with my programming skills? [closed]
I am currently studying at University of technology in Brno (Czech Republic). This semester is almost over and I might say I have some knowledge of C. Since I went to this school just for the purpose ...
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Help with puzzle game
I have a pattern game and it is almost done however I am stuck on the last part.
I have a screen with 25 blocks (in a table format 5x5) and the user clicks on it to turn over the blocks, I need to ...
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3D Location Handling
I am thinking about making a simulator type game that will involve having lots of small objects in a 3D space. What is the typical solution for handling these objects? The first thing that comes to ...
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Persistent game where you program your own bot(s)
I'm looking for an online game with a persistent world where you are allowed to code (and add) your own 'players' (it can be in any language / script).
A sort of RTS but for bots.
Does that even ...
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Could I be going crazy with Event Handlers? Am I going the “wrong way” with my design?
I guess I've decided that I really like event handlers. I may be suffering a bit from analysis paralysis, but I'm concerned about making my design unwieldy or running into some other unforeseen ...
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What are some great papers/publications relating to game programming? [closed]
What are some of your favorite papers and publications that closely relate to game programming? I'm particularly looking for examples that are well-written and illustrated, and/or have had a profound ...
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Make an object slide around an obstacle
I have path areas set up in a game I'm making for canvas/html5 and have got it working to keep the player within these areas. I have a function isOut(boundary, x, y) that returns true if the point is ...
