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How can I maintain a rectangular formation when units are added or removed?
I've got bots in a rectangular formation with rows and columns. A problem arises when a bot is added or removed from the formation. When this happens, the bots have to rearrange themselves so that the ...
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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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Retrieve outer most points on a 2d graph
G'day everyone,
I have a 2d graph which has some points plotted on it.
What I need to do is get only the outer most points so that I can connect them up (isn't really relevant).
What I can't seem ...
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Catmull Rom Spline - Constant Speed
Given the equations found in the answer here:
Determine arc-length of a Catmull-Rom spline
How would one A) Apply this to a 3D Catmull-Rom Spline, and B) write A out programmatically (for the math ...
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What kind of math should I be expecting in advanced programming? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What math should all game programmers know?
And I don't mean just space shooters and such, because in non-3D environments it's obvious that not much beyond elementary ...
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Recreating Doodle Jump in Canvas - Platforms spawning out of reach
I have started to recreate Doodle Jump in HTML using Canvas. Here's my current progress. As you can see, if you play it for a few seconds, some platforms will be out of the player's reach. I don't ...
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5answers
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Do game studios hire people based on their math knowledge alone?
I have very little programming skills outside of very basic levels of Java, but I have excellent math and science knowledge. I was wondering what I could offer any potential team if I were to go into ...
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1answer
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Make an object slide around an obstacle
I have path areas set up in a game I'm making for canvas/html5 and have got it working to keep the player within these areas. I have a function isOut(boundary, x, y) that returns true if the point is ...
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Check if an object is facing another based on angles
I already have something that calculates the bearing angle to get one object to face another. You give it the positions and it returns the angle to get one to face the other.
Now I need to figure out ...
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Beyond “Novice” Game Projects
I was reading this answer on the type of math a game developer should know and this part really stood out at me:
How do I move my game object? The novice might say:
"I know! I'll just do:" ...
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2answers
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What score/level function is often used?
In many games you raise a level when you reach a certain score, and later levels are harder to reach than in the beginning.
I am suspecting that it is some sort of exponential function that is used ...
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How could you parallelise a 2D boids simulation
How could you program a 2D boids simulation in such a way that it could use processing power from different sources (clusters, gpu).
In the above example, the non-coloured particles move around ...
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1answer
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Approximating walking physics via simpler sliding physics
I am modeling walking insects. I implement them as cuboids and use forces (including friction and drag), to control motion. However, the movement characteristics of this 'sliding box' physics don't ...
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Complete Math Library for use in OpenGL ES 2.0 Game?
Are you aware of a complete (or almost complete) cross platform math library for use in OpenGL ES 2.0 games?
The library should contain:
Matrix2x2, Matrix 3x3, Matrix4x4 classes
Quaternions
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4answers
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How to find two perpendicular lines given a single plane
Hey guys, i was wondering how i would go about finding the perpendicular lines relative to a surface normal.
For instance say i have (0,0,1) the expected output would be (1,0,0) and (0,1,0). What ...
