Hands-on teaching material for learning different elements of game development. Sometimes also used for topics on "in game tutorials".
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Tutorials for shadow mapping with multiple point lights in XNA
I've been trying to crack this problem for a while now and I'd like to know if there's a tutorial or two out there that can help me with this. I know how to do shadow mapping with a single light, and ...
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Online team management game programming tutorial [closed]
I want to make an Online soccer team management game (like as hattrick.org but simpler)
Are there any opensource project, or any tutorial for formulas for it?
I have experience in PHP, javaScript ...
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Tongue pull effect
I've been searching on the net for several days and can not find nothing about this effect. Even a name for this effect. I want to make a character that can use his tongue to pull objects objects it ...
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making a game in 2D(C++). SDL or openGL? Or, why not both? [closed]
I'm trying to make a platform game in 2D and I want to know what tool should I use to make it happen. I understand that I can use SDL with openGL. However, if I want to make a solid 2D platform game, ...
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Starting to make 2D games in C++ [closed]
I'm fairly experienced with C and C#, but I've only ever created console/windows applications. I'm also experienced with AS3 and I've made some flash games.
I want to make proper 2D games in C++, but ...
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Where would I find C# flocking tutorials? [closed]
Been looking for a while now and finding it difficult to find a good tutorial...
Where would I find a good tutorial on how to implement flocking in a C# XNA game? Something easy to understand .. for ...
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Are there any good guides for making mods for Minecraft? [closed]
I've been coding in Java for 5 months at work now, and having past experience with programming in other languages, modifying existing code at Uni etc. I feel like I want to get started on (read: ...
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Where to start learning OpenGL with C++? [duplicate]
I'm 16 years old and my name is Norbert.
I have learnt C++ and made some cool text based games and such but I would love to start graphical programming. I'm a decent artist (I will have some of my ...
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searching for “university kind” free online course about OPENGL
I know there are a lot of free university courses, but I'm trying to find one about OpenGL.
Do you know where can I find one, online?
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What's a good Flash game development tutorial, in FlashDevelop, for an absolute beginner?
Ok, here's my situation: I'm tutoring a 14yo homeschooled student with very little previous programming experience, and I'd like to teach her how to program. I think that Flash Actionscript 3 is a ...
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c++ opengl sdl game engine tutorial
I have a decent knowledge of sdl,opengl and fmod. i am looking for a recent tutorial or book on the basic of making a game engine. Most of the book and tutorial i found are using old dead library like ...
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Cocos2d v2.0 and OpenGL 2.0/1.0: where to start
I started developing my very first game 3 months ago using Cocos2d 2.0 for iPhone. I am now in the stage where I'd like to add some cool effects to the bullets and some special weapons (see my ...
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Turn-based games [closed]
I've been looking for tutorials on turn-based games. I found an incomplete tutorial series by InsugentX about turn-based games. I haven't looked through it, but since it's incomplete, I worry that I ...
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Where can I find tutorials for LWJGL?
I don't know if this is against the FAQ so if you close this, it'll be no surprise.
I have done research but all the tutorials I have seen have been to hard to follow; I reckon there are better ones ...
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Absolute newb Java programmer seeks “dumbed-down” tutorials/resources [closed]
I understand the basics of Java and Object Oriented Programming so far, and am still working on refining my understanding of it. I have sought several different resources - two books and Oracle's own ...
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What are the dangers of self-teaching game development?
I am about to embark upon a journey into game development. Following answers to my last question, I will be using C# and XNA.
However, I don't personally know any other game developers and I don't ...
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Getting started using C# and Physics (Resources, Tutorials, Samples, etc.)
As an application developer, I plan on now getting started in game development so I have come along to this site.
I am a proficient C# developer so I guess it makes sense to start game development in ...
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Source for locate of less dimensional game KIT [closed]
I've been learning some C# for the last year, now I'd like to make a graphical game. I'm in the research phase of my development now.
3D games are fairly popular, but difficult to make. 2D games are ...
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Do I create a first login tutorial for new users?
I'm finishing my first browser game. I really don't know if I have to develop a "first login" tutorial or not. Do you think it's important?
I hate the image-based tutorials, with just few screenshot ...
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How to make a top down shooter? [closed]
I want to know is with XNA 4.0 (and C#) How do I exactly make a top down shooter? I have been looking for ages, but have been unable to find out how.
If someone could tell me how to get started with ...
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Random Sprite Speed
I followed the Rain Catcher tutorial from libGDX and I made some modifications to the code, allowing the rain drops to appear faster. But I cant figure out how to make the raindrops fall at random ...
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Errors on LibGDX tutorial
I get the following errors on the LibGDX tutorial "Simple App"
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: no gdx64 in
java.library.path at ...
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Where are all the tutorials for libGDX?
I've searched online for help and tutorials on LibGDX but I couldn't really find any, except and the wiki for asking questions on stackexchange. Besides the source (demos) and wiki, is there any other ...
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source development kit tutorials
I'm looking to create a demo using the source development kit.
Because i want it to have a similar style to portal, but one I'm wondering can i get the portal 2 authoring tools without owning the ...
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Where have the Direct3D 11 tutorials on MSDN have gone?
I've had this tutorial bookmarked for ages. I've just decided to give DX11 a real go, so I've gone through that tutorial, but I can't find where the next one in the series is!
There are no links from ...
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Quality Current Free UDK Tutorials?
I'm just getting started with the UDK, with experience in Unity, and would like a good tutorial series about getting to know my way around the basics of level design and a touch on programming. I have ...
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Looking for tutorial for a cool game suitable for a beginner to intermediate C++ programmer [closed]
I need to create a C++ game that can impress the admissions department for a college level videogame programming course I would love to follow.
Can anyone suggest a tutorial for a cool game suitable ...
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I need Tutorial on animating sprites for non developers [closed]
I need a very detailed website, tutorial or article that explains how to design animation sprites for iPhone games. Most preferably the article should be suitable for people with no coding ...
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Android Game Development Tutorial [closed]
Is there a really good tutorial on Android game development?
Provide some links, please.
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Where can I read about techniques used in NES-era games? [closed]
I enjoy reading about techniques used in NES-era games. Is there a blog or site that is pretty much dedicated to this topic?
For example, here is an article talking about Pac-Man, and another about ...
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What makes in-game tutorials effective?
Has there been any research into how to maximize in-game tutorials effectiveness? Any blogs, articles or research papers would be appreciated.
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How should I represent a tile in OpenGL-es
Let me start with I am currently learning OpenGl-es using Android.
I have been having the hardest time trying to design a simple and logical way of making tiles (2d flat polygons). The tutorials tell ...
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Hexagonal grid/tiles tutorials
Are there any platform or language agnostic (preferably step by step) tutorials regarding creating hexagonal grid based maps/games? I'm mainly interested in grid/tiles basics and not advanced game ...
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Where can I find information for programming a game to avoid network latency issues?
I am looking for programming methods to counter network latency for say a racing game or a FPS. What I specifically mean is what would I need to do to the physics engine and what information should I ...
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C++ Role-Playing Design Best-Practices/Suggestions?:
Foreword: I have worked extensively with Java, but less with C++. I have an understanding of the general language and how it differs from Java, but could really use some help here. Additionally, ...
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What tools are available for developing 2D games like Tetris or Angry Birds for Android?
I would like to ask the following regarding developing Tetris- and Angry Birds-like 2D games for Android:
Is Java the official development language for Android?
What free or commercial Android ...
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Are the Marek-knows tutorials any good or still relevant?
Anyone have any experience with this? This hasn't been refereed as mush as it 'looks/sound' like.
http://www.marek-knows.com/index.php5
Among many other products, the site provides game engine ...
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Any learning/studying material for C/C++ that use game programming as learning context out there?
As most of game programming is done - I read on this very site - in C/C++ I was wondering if there is any learning/studying material for C/C++ that would target specifically game programming.
I am ...
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Can you help me re-find a certain online training site?
I used to know this website with lots of good computer graphics video lessons. There was tons of stuff on Photoshop/3D/general art/anatomy and alot more. To view the video lessons you had to subscribe ...
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does anyone know a good guide/tutorial on 2d rpg for visual basics? [closed]
well i just started programming a few days ago. ive messed around and made a few programs. calculator, web browser, basic char movement on bitmap, and a bitmap editor. and i wanted to see if i could ...
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Ultimate beginner's tutorial to 3d game dev using XNA Framework?
I'm looking for a tutorial that starts at square 1 for game development and moves up through intermediate/expert levels of 3D game development. I really want to get into 3D game dev and I've been ...
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XNA beginner - can't display cannon in 2D tutorial
I taking my first steps with XNA. I'm building the old 2D tutorial that used to be posted on the XNA website. I got to the part where I display the cannon, but its not showing. Can someone please take ...
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How can a programmer learn to draw 2D assets?
Are there any good tutorials for someone who wants to create 2D graphical game assets? Drawing classes for absolute beginners, preferably teaching skills that can be as relevant as possible to games - ...
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Making a game as a tutorial?
I am in charge of a game development club at my school and I'd like to work on a project this summer that I could use as a tutorial next semester. I have never done anything quite like this so I was ...
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Unrealscript tutorials for self-made maps
I've been looking up tutorials for UnrealScript, but I'm very confused by what I find.
All tutorials seem to use Visual Studio and nFringe for the coding, plus the UDK editor for the maps.
Every ...
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Can you share some URLs for tutorials that demonstrate programming basic game logic?
I'm really looking for some of the basic concepts to get started, like decision trees and some discussion around aspects of AI and what to consider. A tower defense game would be a good example (but ...
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shader tutorial for unity
I would like to start developing my own shaders within unity.
For starters I would like to do a screen spaced blur.
Are there any good tutorials to learn shader development besides the official ...
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Are there any good html 5 mmo design tutorials?
Hey all. I got a rather inspired after playing gaia online's zOMG and wanted to revive an old project idea I've had laying around for a few years now.
I'm looking to work with html5 (ie canvas, svg ...
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How to learn 2d animation?
Where can I learn how to do simple 2d animation well? Or is it really just literally drawing every single frame of something in photoshop? Is there tips or tricks? Tutorials to help get started?
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Where to start writing games, any tutorials or the like? [closed]
I'm actually an industrial systems developer with knowledge of .NET C# and VB.NET, C/C++, Delphi, and an intermediate knowledge of 80286 Intel assembly language.
I would be interested to learn how to ...
