Term 'resource' represents a game content item: an audio file, video clip, sprite animation image, etc.
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Advantages And Disadvantages Of Resource Serialization
A good example is let's say I'm making a pong game. I have a PNG image for the ball and another PNG image for the paddles. Now which would be better, loading the PNG images with a PNG loader, or ...
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Resource/Asset Manager [duplicate]
I'm creating a ResourceManager.
At the beginning i'm creating a groups of resources which contain a map of resources. The role of groups is to quick load/unload resources, to find some constant, never ...
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GLRenderer will not run when resuming app
I'm displaying a dialogue over my GLRenderer and then dismissing it from my Renderer's onSurfaceChanged method (once all resources have loaded and just before rendering starts)
When I first run my ...
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Simple Android loading screen when using OpenGL
My game uses openGL ES 2.0 on Android and it's got to the point where the pause (while loading resources) has become noticeable.
All I'm after is to show a static screen (probably via an XML layout ...
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Game code structure using openGL / Android [closed]
My game will have 3 activities (splashscreen, options menu and main game).
As it stands, each is a separate activity with it's own activity class and GLSurfaceview class.
Is this structure the right ...
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How should I store resources generated at runtime? [closed]
I in my game I generate some images at runtime depending upon the size of the text that will go over it. Right now I am storing these in a hashmap using a string resembling the text. The question is, ...
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How do I load graphical resources asynchronously?
Let's think platform-agnostic: I want to load some graphical resources while the rest of the game is running.
In principle, I can load the actual files on a separate thread, or using async I/O. But ...
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Is there any caution to take when coding a game in JAVA? [closed]
Are there any properties of JAVA that I should watch out for when coding a game? I've heard that some parts of JAVA can be resource-intensive, like when JAVA handles garbage collection
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Resource Files creation and quick parsing
I'm having to come up with the format of my Resource File and I'd like to ask about the ways they're made, for example, if I'm using the code:
ifstream fileReader;
fileReader.open("Test.fbx");
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Best source for sound effects? [closed]
What is a good source for sound effects for use in an indie game production (C#, XNA)?
The sounds do not need to be free.
They, however, should have a clear licence for commercial use.
The website ...
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In Unity, can I load a local (/Resources folder) website to safari on an ipad
In Unity, can I load a local (/Resources folder) website to safari on an ipad?
This works fine on a Mac, opening up a wepage from my Resources folder.
string path = ...
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Dealing with binary data and endianness
When distributing my game, I am going to compile all the resources and level data into a single binary package file, which is loaded from by the game. Do I have to worry about my machine being a ...
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Why do mesh classes still contain vertex arrays if VBO's exist?
I find I'm a bit confused about the practical use of resource management in combination with memory not tied to the CPU. Correct resource management is often recommended in game tutorials, books and ...
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Ebooks for building game framework in HTML5 [closed]
I begin to develop game but I don't know best ebooks for build simple game framework in HTML5 . Can anyone suggest ebooks for me and where to get free image resources for build map in game like as ...
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The right way to start out in game development/design [closed]
Greetings everyone I'm a 19 year old student looking for some help in the field of game development.
This question may or may not seem a bit overused, but the fact is that game development has been ...
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Should I be worrying about limiting the number of textures in my game?
I am working on a GUI in XNA 4.0 at the moment. (Before you point out that there are many GUIs already in existance, this is as much a learning exercise as a practical project). As you may know, ...
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Voice artist for a game for kids [closed]
We're making a game for kids which should include about 50 spoken phrases. I'm asking for help in finding the right voice artist / studio for this. I've tried searching the web but couldn't find ...
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How can I write data to a file that users can't easily edit? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I protect my save data from casual hacking?
While working on game saving and loading I figured I could just write all the variable values to a file and then load ...
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Naming conventions for external resources?
While we develop games, then we have utilize several external resources, for example
Image
Sound
Animation
Sprite Sheet
Is there any good naming convention regarding these external resources?
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Is it unprofessional to leave game resources to the open eye?
I'm still having problems packing my resources, after going through complicated APIs and basically just zip files which are exhausting my brain, I thought I could also pack the game with the resources ...
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How can you put all images from a game to 1 file?
I've just finished a basic RPG game written in C++ SFML, I've put a lot of effort into the game and I'd want to distribute it, however I've ran into a small issue.
Problem is, I have well over 200 ...
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How do you pack resources in a game when you have too many of them?
I've recently made a basic space invaders clone in C++ using the Allegro 5 framework. It took me a long time, but after I finished, I realized I had about 10 sprites, and 13MB worth of DLLs (Some of ...
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Java getResourceAsStream as local resource
Before using LWJGL, I used the Graphic method, and there I displayed imageicons, and I had the picture file located in the resources.
I used:
ImageIcon tcard = new ...
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To what extent it is legal to declare support of third party commercial products' assets?
Is it legal to say that MyGame supports other (specific) games' textures, sounds and models?
I'd like to get involved into an open source game project and implement support for Quake's weapon models ...
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Good resources for learning modern OpenGL (3.0 or later)?
I stumble upon the search of a good resource to start with OpenGL (3.0 or later) . Well, I found a lot of books but none of them can be considered a good resource!
Here two examples:
OpenGL ...
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Resources to learn XNA for a professional c# developer
I'm a .net consultant (mainly c#) for my job, but for a while now, I've been interested in making a game in XNA (as a hobby project).
I've had a "beginner" course in XNA when I was still a student, ...
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Game Programming Resources for Programmers [closed]
I am a self-taught high school programmer (have an internship at local university), and understand the fundamentals of C++ and other related languages. I am looking to expand into game development, ...
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What are some free online game design courses?
I have an MComp in Computer Science. I would like to specialize in game programming. What online free video game design courses are there? I as thinking something similar to coursera.org
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Where to start if I want to be a game (AI & 3D) programmer? [closed]
This question might have been asked a lot of times earlier too, but after an intensive Google search I landed in a no-man's-land. So I am here to ask this.
I have a great interest in programming with ...
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What are good resources to start with 2D game programming in Java? [closed]
I'm looking into developing some 2D games in Java, I would like to know some resources (Tutorials, Books, etc.) for getting started.
I already know the basics of Java and OOP, but I'm not a Senior ...
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Drawback of using multiple bind flags
As far as I understand Direct3D 11 I have to specify certain BindFlags in order to use a resource in a specific stage of the pipeline.
From my experience some combinations are more common like ...
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How can I embed music in my XNA .exe?
I'm trying to embed music in my XNA game's .exe (with resources) but compiling them as a sound effect stores the music in uncompressed form, which results in a 16 MB .exe.
I can compress my music ...
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Do you need resource manager for HTML5 games?
Usually, resource manager is needed for desktop/mobile games. But is it needed for HTML5 (browser) games?
Resource manager's main responsibility is to make sure there is no clone of a resource in ...
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Where can you buy/license game art for small projects?
I'm looking for a marketplace of some kind where I can buy small sets of art, probably 2D mostly, a mix of backgrounds, tiles, and animated sprite sets. As a solo mobile developer, I'm really lacking ...
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How do you manage your game resources in XNA?
In the past I have used Content.Load<type>("filename"); all over the place. This quickly becomes a nightmare to manage and worse you start having multiple copies of the same asset loaded in ...
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Are there any top down view sources available for SLICK/LWJGL?
I've been working with java for a few months now with my girlfriend and we're moving along at an expected rate. I understand the concepts of OOP, we've built many pseudo code starter games from ...
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Help streaming resources (maps, sounds, music, etc) from many files for contiguous world
So I'm creating a game and I would like to know how to perform resource streaming (rather than loading the whole file into the buffer) for things such as my maps, sounds, music, etc. I'm using C++ and ...
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Stop rendering to lessen amount of resources used?
Also posted on StackOverflow, hope this isn't a problem.
Recently I've been writing a bot for a game which uses a DirectX backend for its rendering. I have managed to 'hack' the game into allowing ...
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What are some great and useful resources for an Isometric game built on the XNA Framework?
I'm currently working on an isometric game using the Microsoft XNA Framework. I'm looking of resources that would be of use for making this a successful project, such as isometric engines, physics ...
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Explicit resource loading in Ogre (Mogre)
I am just starting to learn Mogre and what I would like to do is to be able to load resources 'explicitly' (i.e. I just provide an absolute path instead of using a resource group tied to a directory).
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Texture resources [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where can I find free sprites and images?
Can anyone recommend any resources for free images that can be used as textures - sky boxes/spheres, dirt, gravel, bark, etc? ...
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What research areas exist in game programming?
I'm currently in a group that researches network optimizations and various distributed applications, I'm much more interested in games but more from a research side.Is there a resource that focuses on ...
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Rent-a-Coder style site for artists
My Google-fu is failing me: is there a site in the same vein as Rent a Coder, but for hiring artists? In particular, I'm looking for a site which fits the following criteria:
Allows me to specify ...
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What kind of data structure should I use for a resource container?
I am curious what kind of container would be the best choice for a resource container.
BTree, binary search tree or something else?
What like is the priority of the operations over it?
So best ...
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What are good sites that provide free media resources for hobby game development? [closed]
(Note : This question is being transfered from stackoverflow to gamedev.stackexchange where it belongs)
I really suck at graphics / music / 3D modeling / animation and it's a must-have when you have ...
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Useful resources for beginning AI
What resources are available, including both free articles/ebooks and physical books and things, for game developers looking to begin simple AI programming/design?
Note: I know of this question, but ...
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Where to find designers for independent projects? [closed]
Let's say I'm a programmer, I know some artists, we've got a game engine and fun prototype done, and we're ready to enter the indie equivalent of "production".
But the game is full of "programmer ...
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Is semantic games a good idea?
I wish to address the low re-usability of game technology (at least provide a theoretical solution).
I'm considering an approach using a semantic game format, effectively decoupling the story and ...
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As an indie game developer, how can I have (quality) music/sound done? [closed]
Besides the story itself, a game needs code, graphics and music/sound effect. I can program and I knew a few graphics designers in the web app era. However, I don't know whether to find music and ...
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Who kept a blog for a year with a new game idea every day, and where is it?
There's this indie game developer who tried to come up with a new original idea for a game every day for a year - and he put all his thoughts on his website. +200 ideas so far, if I remember ...
