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Corona SDK for Non-Programmers: Where to Start? [closed]
I'm a professional programmer with lots of experience, so I'm having a hard time figuring out how to do this. A friend and I are embarking on a game in Corona SDK. He would like to do some of the ...
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2D Libraries for Realistic Damage Reactions
Damage Reaction meaning how an enemy would react to damage from different methods Like in a fighting game , from projectiles, weapons, being hit in different areas, different response for different ...
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How do I implement a racing clock that shows elapsed time?
I'm wanting to make a old school timer like the picture below. How would I go about doing this in VD? I have tried it doing it with code bellow. The problem with this is that it starts with just ...
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Best UK universities for game development / programming? [closed]
I'm going to a convention in Bristol today looking at universities and was wondering what in your opinion is the best university to study game development for programmers or just computer science.
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Most efficient language for rewriting a tile-based board game as a video game? [closed]
I've been working on a hex-based board game. Every time I make changes, especially changes that require redesigning the map, it takes a good chunk of time and money. It might be more efficient to ...
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Good game programming/development books [closed]
Want good books for 3d design, 2d design, good development techniques, and programming.
I hear the game gem books are pretty good, but I don't want to just except a couple opinions.
I would also like ...
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Where To Start In The Game Dev Career [closed]
I was wondering, how could i start making a game, like essential programming languages, good game engines to use, etc.
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How to avoid the GameManager god object?
I just read an answer to a question about structuring game code. It made me wonder about the ubiquitous GameManager class, and how it often becomes an issue in a production environment. Let me ...
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Visually coding rpg dialog trees
I am currently using XML to create my dialog trees in my rpg, but doing this by hand for hundreds of different discussions can get very tedious very fast. I was wondering if there is any way I can ...
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Game Development Resources? [closed]
I want to make an iPhone game and I was wondering if somebody could point me to some resources. Before you rage and close this, I am not looking for just a tutorial on programming, I could just google ...
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New Programmer questions [closed]
I took a program design class and a visual basic class in college a few years back. Now I want to get back into programming and eventually start going back to school for game programming. What is the ...
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Fastest way to draw small particles in opengl?
Quick question : Which is the fastest method to render a large array of 4x4/8x8 particles in opengl ? Currently i spend 2triangles for each one but i think that its slow so i would really like to know ...
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I want to make video games, but I hate coding
I know this sounds eally crazy. However, I just want to ask.
Now, I am studying C++ code in my school (My major is computer programming). Honestly, my grade is not so good, and assignments are really ...
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How do I generate a random curve for landscape (like Worms)? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I generate terrain like that of Scorched Earth?
How can I generate Worms-style terrain?
I must build random curve line for the 2D Game on the BitMap (like in ...
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What is the ideal gaming platform for web and mobile [closed]
I'm creating a game from scratch and looking for the most ideal language or program to be compatible with both mobile and web. When I say mobile, ideally andriod + ipad and web as in be able to play ...
