Computer programming is the process of designing, writing, testing, debugging, and maintaining the source code of computer programs.
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How can I create an extending chain like the hookshot in Zelda in Unity?
In the Zelda games, there is an item called the hookshot. It is a small mechanical apparatus held in one hand that acts similar to, but not the same as the gun. When it is triggered, the hook at the ...
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Why should I write a computer program if I don't know exactly how the program gets run in its entirety? [on hold]
One can not simply just write some code and competently believe they know how their little MAIN.exe is getting executed underneath the exposed API functions.
I want to know deeper on how my games are ...
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Mobile Multiplayer games and coping with high latency
I'm currently researching regarding a design for an online (realtime) mobile multiplayer game.
As such, i'm taking into consideration that latencies (lag) is going to be high (perhaps higher than ...
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What are some alternatives to game state based engines?
In my few years as a game programmer I have seen only gameState based game engines. I'm sure that someone somewhere found another way to make a game engine tick.
My question is simple. What is ...
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Where to start in creating a massive multiplayer 3D Java game [closed]
I am planning on creating a massive multiplayer world and I am wondering where to start. I am quite inexperienced in the field of Java but I have researched into it and learned that it is perhaps my ...
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What's the difference between a “Gameplay Programmer” and a “Gameplay Engineer?”
I was reading some job descriptions from some AAA developers in the gaming industry, and I noticed there were jobs for "Gameplay Programmers" as well as "Gameplay Engineers."
Are those the same ...
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Artist, Looking to lean how to program games, where do I start? [closed]
I have bean an artist for many years now I am very comfortable with using Photoshop and Flash but I want to learn how to but together my own games, I bean doing my own research into this and at the ...
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MMorpg android game programming help [closed]
I am new to programming , actually know nothing about it . me and a firend of mine are looking forward to make an mmorpg for android . can you give ur a kick start like what language do we use , java ...
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Networking gampeplay - Sending controller inputs vs. sending game actions
I'm reading about techniques for implementing game networking.
Some of the resources i've read state that it is a common practice (at least for some games) to send the actual controller input across ...
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Where to Start? [closed]
my name is Chase. I've been programming for over 3 years now and I've made very little progress towards game development. I blame myself for it due to reasons. I have experience in many languages such ...
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Displaying performance data per engine subsystem
Our game (Android based) traces how long it takes to do the world logic updates, and how long it takes to a render a frame to the device screen.
These traces are collected every frame, and displayed ...
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Time critical events based on framerate
Problem Description
Basically, I've made a "programming game" in which I've made my own scripting language. It is a completely standard Lunar Lander game, though instead of directly controlling the ...
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To become a programmer in a game development company, where do I start? [closed]
I am in college getting my bachelor's degree in computer science. My eventual goal is to become a video game developer (more clearly a programmer on a game development team. I'm no artist/writer). I ...
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research/investigation problems in 2d games [closed]
To reach master of engineering level in my college you have to choose thread with research/investigation programming problem. I would like to connect it to write a 2d game engine (maybe android I am ...
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Bejeweled clicking code [closed]
So im still making bejeweled. But its like my version of bejeweled. Instead of swapping gems and matching 3 gems in a row.. I am going to have it so the player clicks 3 of the same gems (they dont ...
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Newbie game programmer - Where do I start? [closed]
Okay, so I have been really inclined towards game programming this past few weeks. I have primarily been a web programmer and know a fair number of lanugages like PHP, Java, javascript, python, etc. I ...
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What libraries and tools does LISP have that's usefull for games? [closed]
LISP is my favorite language and i don't wanna use c++ or any other language, but i don't know if there are much support for tools for game making, and i cant find much on the internet, anyone care to ...
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Best way to gain C++ working experience for a job in games (coming from C#) [closed]
I am a software developer, experienced with C# (5 years experience) alongside a few other languages.
My "dream job" is working in video games as a developer.
Most jobs require knowledge of C++, ...
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Implementing a wait function in a game script
I have been implementing behavior for enemies in my game and so far I have been doing it sort of like below:
public void update()
{
if (frame > 60 && frame % 30 == 0)
{
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How do I implement a programming system in my game that is both accessible, powerful, and fast to code in?
I'm currently working on a space-based sandbox game which will heavily feature the ability to custom program your systems. I want to implement this in a way that is both
accessible,
powerful (bare ...
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What underlying character stats would you put into your “character” object in an RPG engine
basically I'm making my own RPG/TBS engine named Uruk (making an rpg themed about the epic of gilgamesh) and I am thinking of a combat system similar to the Disgaea franchise or the Super Robot Wars ...
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How to start graphics programming? [closed]
I'm trying to find a complete guide for OpenGL programming but all i can found is some blogs with non-finished lessons and old books.
I don't want to just make a game, i want to develop my own game ...
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How to handle and make animations?
I just finished a game for my design class and I ran into a problem that I always have but this time I'm going to learn the right way to do it. I was making the background animation for my menu in ...
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What is “tools development?”
I have been looking at different jobs in the games industry and a lot of the jobs that I have seen advertised are for a "Tool Developer" position. I do not know what this actually is.
Could someone ...
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Giving the update function a history
I am using Unity but this is an issue, that can be applied to every programming language.
I only have one Update-Function.
function Update ()
{
}
This function runs each frame. If I want to ...
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Making 2D Games [closed]
I am starting out on making my own games. I am very interested in making 2D side scrolling games, such as SNES/Mega Drive games and eventually I want to create my own Metroid/Cave Story inspired game.
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Relevant file paths for reading in from a file?
Working on something in XNA, need to be able to read in data from a text file for something.
Trying to figure out how I can shorten this pathname down, so instead of it always checking there, it just ...
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One job per method
I always hear things about that each method should only do one job. But lets say I got Update() method in my game that updates entities state, path finding, player position, etc. Should I refactor ...
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What's involved in resetting the graphics device?
I'm playing with XNA 4.0, VS2010. I've created a window (not maximized) and drawn some sprites. All is good until I resize the window, after which the sprites stop displaying or only partially ...
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Why does this LUA code not render any objects on the screen? [closed]
Did I mess up something somewhere? If i put a putsxy in the same box, it renders a string just fine, but for some reason this code hates objects. What this code is supposed to do is render a set of ...
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How can I update Display settings from an Options screen without restarting?
I'm currently creating a 2D RPG in C++11 with Allegro 5 and boost.
My goal is to somehow update my game settings when an option is changed in the Options Menu. I don't want to force the user to ...
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How to handle a player's level and its consequent privileges?
I'm building a game similar to Mafia Wars where a player can do tasks for his gang and gain experience and thus advancing his level.
The game is built using PHP and a Mysql database.
In the game I ...
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adding space between each bricks in breakOut [closed]
i am trying to create breakout. code below loop though my 2d array(map) and creates bricks. the problem is that i want to add 10 pixels space between each bricks. i was thinking to add ...
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cost of Adding Social Feature to your game such Creating guilds/guild chat [closed]
I'm making a f2p game in unity C#. The game currently has no social features.
I would like to have players to have their own accounts and also a guild tab. This tab is where they can create a guild ...
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What's the best way to start out as a game programmer? [closed]
I am new to Coding and programming and I don't know how I should exactly start out, and I'm only in year 8 so I'm a bit limited, is there a way I can start out?
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Which features belong to the engine and which ones to a game?
Right now I find myself implementing and testing new features of my 2D game engine by directly coding them into engine. Simultaneously I have a showcase game (with scripting support) which should call ...
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Is it possible to earn money with GameMaker if your game is good enough? [closed]
I'm a graphic designer and will be graduated from school in 6 months. I would like to start developing my own game. I don't know any coding language but I'm familiar with the methods of it. When I ...
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How to I rotate a triangle by dragging the mouse in libGDX?
More specifically, I have rotation working in a way I don't like as follows:
//Draw the triangle using this draw method
//batch.draw(texture, x, y, ...
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Selecting and moving object in OpenGL Gameplay3D Engine
I'm using Gameplay3d as a game engine to develop a simple board game. PEG Solitaire
I've come to the part where I've created a 2D grid for all the movable object, empty locations and also where it's ...
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Interleaved formats for meshes confusion
So I have been reading up on data formatting for 3D objects so that I can render my meshes as fast as possible in openGL, I am quite new to openGL so bear with me.
The format for interleaving your ...
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Using Modern Programming Languages for 16-Bit Consoles [closed]
Although largely outdated, people are still developing for 16-bit consoles. Are all of these games still programmed exclusively in assembly languages or do some use modern high level languages? This ...
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Is there a 3d animation software that prioritizes working with code rather than GUI? [closed]
All of the 3D animating softwares I've faced are centered around using GUI to work: windows, menus, mouse clicks, mouse adjustments, keyboard shortcuts. As a programmer, I find that limiting. In order ...
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Augment an existing game with touch gestures
I want to enhance Homeworld 2 gameplay with touch gestures. The game is running on Windows.
So, two questions:
Is it possible to wrap the game with a program that would capture
touch gestures, ...
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Deep copying or cloning in actionscript 3
I would like to make a mirror reflection of an entity in Flashpunk. So I would like to copy a spritemap from one Entity to another (reflectionEntity). If i use something like this
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Game Institute courses - DirectX version used? (SOLVED)
Which DirectX version is being covered in their game programming course? Anyone who has been through these courses can please tell me?
thanks!
EDIT: Support contacted me back, they still use DX9.
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How to setup a client to work with a remote server or a local included server?
I'm working on a Networked multiplayer game, but while developing and for testing I want to set up a local server that acts like the multiplayer server.
My thought is to approach the server as a ...
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Stack Frames and the Heap [closed]
I am exploring more in depth how c++ handles memory management. More specifically I am trying to figure out the relationship between stack frames and the heap.
I have so far been able to find out ...
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My SDL Game executable cannot run outside codeblocks
After compiling and running SDL programs successfully inside CodeBlocks, when I run them outside CodeBlocks (by clicking .exe file) my program does not run. Instead, it says that libstdc++6.dll is ...
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What's wrong with my code? [closed]
I'm starting out writing a game in C++ and SFML, I have a lot of experience writing business software for servers in C# but very little experience in C++ and none in game development.
I have tried to ...
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Need help with game development. (I know C++ and I need to learn an API) [closed]
I know C++ but I don't know an API looking at Directx. I can't find any good tutorials and really need some help to start 2D game development. I'm doing an game development focused Art course that ...
