Top new questions this week:

How would one construct a realistic "infrared vision" effect?

How would you go about constructing a realistic infrared vision effect with shaders? By realistic I mean one that looks realistic, like this example. I have an idea about making a texture to …

shaders

asked by Mikael Högström 18 votes answered by Ilmari Karonen 23 votes

Tutorial text without annoying user?

I have tutorial text (which I plan to augment with voice-over later, but it must be text for now, because I have not contracted a VO actor yet). The text presents itself in dialogs, which are like …

tutorials

asked by bobobobo 13 votes answered by Sean Middleditch 26 votes

Make fast thing look slow (Box2D)

I'm working on a game that you control a trebuchet to throw balls to the opponent. It's like a game called 'Medieval Siege'. When the trebuchet is swinging its arm, player need to seize the best …

physics box2d physics-engine

asked by Arch1tect 8 votes answered by MrCranky 2 votes

atmospheric scattering and sky geometry

I'm trying to implement an atmospheric scattering in my graphics (game) engine based on the gpu gems article: link. An example implementation from that article uses a skydome. My scene is different - …

opengl graphics-programming graphic-effects

asked by Irbis 6 votes

What is the standard way to synchronize sound effects with sprite animations?

Let's take a situation where you have an RPG with spells and each spell animations have a different number of frames and they have very different requirements for sound effects. Let's assume that each …

animation cocos2d sound audio sound-effects

asked by Jamornh 5 votes answered by bobobobo 3 votes

How does Unity3D lower an imported .obj vertex count?

I have a question regarding how Unity3D handles importing of .obj files. I'm importing this teapot: http://groups.csail.mit.edu/graphics/classes/6.837/F03/models/teapot.obj The number of vertices …

unity geometry vertex obj

asked by VitorOliveira 5 votes answered by concept3d 4 votes

Faking 2d light using shader (Unity, Shaderlab)

Since the concept was difficult to explain in words for someone who's not quite familiar with shader, I described it in pictures. I'm currently using Unity and it seems Shaderlab is the best choice …

2d unity shaders lighting masking

asked by lustdante 3 votes answered by Lasse 1 vote

Greatest hits from previous weeks:

How can I effectively manage a hobby game project?

What are your tips and tricks to successfully finish a hobby game project in your freetime? How do you motivate yourself to keep it up and drive right through to the finish without losing interest or …

hobby-development time-management motivation

asked by Michael Barth 249 votes answered by D. Hayes 308 votes

How to play animations in Cocos2d-x?

I'm new to Cocos2d-x and looking for a good way/tutorial on how to play animations in Cocos2d-x.

c++ animation cocos2d-x

asked by 2600th 7 votes answered by Ef Es 6 votes

Can you answer these?

How to remove black triangles on a COLLADA model?

I am trying to load a COLLADA model using DirectX 11 but every time I attempt to load any 3D model black triangles like those shown below appear. The black triangles always appear in the area that has …

collada

asked by Hardcheese 1 vote

How do I add my privacy policy link to the Windows Settings charm with Unity?

Windows Store rule 4.1.1 mandate that: You must provide access to your privacy policy in the Description page of your app, as well as in the app’s settings as displayed in the Windows Settings …

unity windows-8 windows-store

asked by Lohoris 2 votes

Optimizing parallax effect with multiple transparent layers?

I have a parallax effect in MonoGame that consists of multiple semi-transparent layers of textures. The effect is really simple but rendering multiple transparent layers on top of each other is rather …

xna shaders monogame parallaxscrolling

asked by Muhwu 1 vote