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Game window systems and internal frames

I don't know if this is a valid question, but: What kind of window manager do games use which have internal frames (Frames inside frames)? Does this differ between the programming languages (Are e.g. ...
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In need of Game Development Industry guidance [closed]

Sorry if there is already a question like this, i searched but didn't found the answers i'm looking for. I need advice on what should i focus more and where i should start, i need a plan. Currently ...
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Is it possible to extract textures or sprites from compiled game files?

For instance, every map in Portal has what appear to be sprites over a texture indicating the obstacles you'll face (see screenshot). Are these resources compiled into the source as byte code, or is ...
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OpenGL ES 2.0: Using VBOs?

OpenGL VBOs (vertex buffer objects) have been developed to improve performance of OpenGL (OpenGL ES 2.0 in my case). The logic is that with the help of VBOs, the data does not need to be copied from ...
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OpenGL ES 2.0: Setting up 2D Projection

This article describes in general, how to draw sharp OpenGL 2D graphics, using fixed function pipeline. http://basic4gl.wikispaces.com/2D+Drawing+in+OpenGL Because OpenGL ES 2.0 has some ES 1.x ...