A simple term for "translation", the change of position of an entity typically on the route of going from point A to point B.
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How to limit click'n'drag movement to an area?
I apologize for the somewhat generic title. I'm really don't have much clue about how to accomplish what I'm trying to do, which is making it harder even to research a possible solution.
I'm trying ...
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2answers
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How do you set the movement speed of a sprite?
I'm using Slick 2D/Java to play around with graphics. Getting an image to move is easy:
Input input = gc.getInput();
if(input.isKeyDown(sprite.up)){
sprite.y--;
}else if ...
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Can a high FPS negatively affect how a program runs?
Yeah I know this is a broad question and will get down rated, I'm just hoping for some answer before it gets closed.
Anyway, I'm using Slick 2D/Java to play around with graphics. I'm having some ...
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How do I implement deceleration for the player character?
Using delta time with addition and subtraction is easy.
player.speed += 100 * dt
However, multiplication and division complicate things a bit. For example, let's say I want the player to double his ...
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Comparing a saved movement with other movement with Kinect
I need to develop an application where a user (physiotherapist) will perform a movement in front of the Kinect, I'll write the data movement in the database and then the patient will try to imitate ...
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How to implement curved movement while tracking the appropriate angle?
I'm currently coding a 2D top-down car game which will be turn-based. And since it's turn-based, the cars won't be controlled directly (i.e. with a simple velocity vector that adjusts its angle when ...
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Why does my sprite glitch when moving? [closed]
Using Slick 2D/Java, I'm using the mouse to rotate a sprite and WASD to move it (A and D are used to strafe). I finally got the directional keys and rotation to work in sync, but I'm having problems ...
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1answer
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How to I get a rotated sprite to move left or right?
Using Java/Slick 2D, I'm using the mouse to rotate a sprite on the screen and the directional keys (in this case, WASD) to move the spite. Forwards and backwards is easy, just position += ...
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Free movement in a tile-based isometric game
Is there a reasonable easy way to implement free movement in a tile-based isometric game? Meaning that the player wouldn't just instantly jump from one tile to another or not be "snapped" to the grid ...
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Can't get sprite to rotate correctly? [closed]
I'm attempting to play with graphics using Java/Slick 2d. I'm trying to get my sprite to rotate to wherever the mouse is on the screen and then move accordingly. I figured the best way to do this was ...
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Move sprite in the direction it is facing?
I'm using Java/Slick 2D. I'm trying to use the mouse to rotate the sprite and the arrow keys to move the sprite. I can get the sprite to rotate no problem, but I cannot get it to move in the direction ...
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openGL ES - change the render mode from RENDERMODE_WHEN_DIRTY to RENDERMODE_CONTINUOUSLY on touch
i want to change the rendermode from RENDERMODE_WHEN_DIRTY to RENDERMODE_CONTINUOUSLY when i touch the screen.
WHAT i Need :
Initially the object should be stationary. after touching the screen, it ...
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Circular movement - eliminating speed ups near Y = 0
I have a basic algorithm to rotate an enemy around a 200 unit radius circle with center 0. This is how I'm achieving that:
if (position.Y <= 0 && position.X > -200)
{
position.X -= ...
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5answers
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returning correct multiTouch id
I've spent countless hours on reading tutorials and looking at every question related to multiTouch from here and Stackoverflow. But I just cannot figure out how to do this correctly. I use a loop to ...
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Efficient mapping layout in 2D side-scroller, and collisions between character and the world
I haven't touched Visual Studio for a couple months now, but I was playing a game from the '90s toady and had an epiphany: I was looking for something what i didn't need, and I wasn't using what I ...
