Computer programming is the process of designing, writing, testing, debugging, and maintaining the source code of computer programs.
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What's the right/standard way of achieving separation of concerns?
Some background:
I want to start developing games, and taking some of the advice given in this site, I've started with something simple and familiar, such as pong, tetris, etc. I want to take as much ...
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How to represent cliff faces in terrain?
I'm trying to figure out the best way to programmatically represent terrain in my game. I've been considering using a heightmap (or grid of evenly spaced vertices) to represent the surface of the ...
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Is there a way to procedurally generate the history of a world?
I am somewhat intrigued by the diagram found here representing 1800 years of cultural history in an imaginary world some guy created.
This sort of thing would seem to have strong applications for ...
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Programmatically drawing a “pencil” line or curve
If you look closely (scan it on a computer and zoon in) at a carbon pencil line you can see that there are differing shades of gray. I tried looking on the Internet for any kind of algorithm or ...
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What basic non-games related computer knowledge should a games programmer possess? [closed]
So the question will very likely need re-phrasing. I thought about asking this for a while, but held off because it's a tad vague.
To explain - I have been a programmer for 4 years and only begun ...
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Working on C++ and DX11. What should I learn next to make simple (and complex) games? [closed]
I think video games are great and I have many ideas I want to work on. I'm about 40% through a year long course in C++ and it is very fun and starting to be useful (now that we are using classes). ...
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should i use java or c#? [closed]
i know a similar question has been asked before but, my question is somewhat different. I have been learning C# for a few years but nothing in game making, more like applications and web like ...
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Implementing behavior in a simple adventure game
I've been entertaining myself lately by programming a simple text-based adventure game, and I'm stuck on what seems like a very simple design issue.
To give a brief overview: the game is broken down ...
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Is this idea suitable for a computer science final project? [closed]
I'm a senior student in Computer Science and I want to take a graduation project that would help me get better at any subject that is related to game development.
I'm doing some research on the ...
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C++/SDL Getting Multiple Bullets On-Screen
I've finally gotten this laser thing to work for my Space Shooter, and so far I've come across a slight problem. I've gotten the laser to position itself at the starting position correctly and move ...
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How does one do unit testing in a game engine?
Much to my shame, I have never written a proper unit test, only small unorganized test programs that I would then dispose of after the test succeeded. I don't really have a clear idea of how unit ...
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Is storing all game objects in a single list an acceptable design?
For every game I've made, I just end up placing all my game objects (bullets, cars, players) in a single array list, which I loop through to draw and update. The update code for each entity is stored ...
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How important do you find exception safety to be in your C++ code?
Every time I consider making my code strongly exception safe, I justify not doing it because it would be so time consuming. Consider this relatively simple snippet:
Level::Entity* entity = new ...
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Should I use Game Engines to learn to make 3D games?
HI i am a software engineering student in his second-last year.
I am proficient with C,C++,C# and java programming languages, and being a student of engineering I have studied calculus, vectors etc ...
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Bezier Curves for visual programming node connectors
Probably everyone is familiar with all kinds of visual node based programming tools like HLSL editor in Visual Studio 2011 or UDK engine Kismet/Material editors. My point of interest are the ...
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What is a right datatype in C++ for OpenGL scene representation with use of GLSL
I am programming in C++ OpenGl with GLSL. Until now I have been using a data structure that is composed of std::vector filled with structures of vertexes and with their parameters (position , normal, ...
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Designing first game, deciding which language to use [closed]
Looking to make my first basic game (maybe some platformer) but haven't got across the "which language" barrier yet and hoping to get a few tips.
I have basic knowledge of C++ and classes and can ...
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Should each UI screen contain the list of screens on the stack or should I use a manager class?
I have a Screen class that encapsulates the updating and rendering of several distinct states, such as the menu, gameplay, and credits. A stack of screens exists on which the screens themselves need ...
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How should I check if a player has completed an achievement?
I'm making an MMO game and I just got to a point where I need to implement achievements... How do I do that? The most straight forward thing to do would be to run this once every 100ms,:
for a in ...
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Android pong clone, having trouble getting the paddle to stop at the screen edge
Well, I'm obviously very new to game dev and android. I've got a ball bouncing around (successfully detecting screen edge collision so that the bitmap stays within screen) and a paddle that the user ...
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How should I proceed next with my programming skills? [closed]
I am currently studying at University of technology in Brno (Czech Republic). This semester is almost over and I might say I have some knowledge of C. Since I went to this school just for the purpose ...
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Help with puzzle game
I have a pattern game and it is almost done however I am stuck on the last part.
I have a screen with 25 blocks (in a table format 5x5) and the user clicks on it to turn over the blocks, I need to ...
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3D Location Handling
I am thinking about making a simulator type game that will involve having lots of small objects in a 3D space. What is the typical solution for handling these objects? The first thing that comes to ...
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Persistent game where you program your own bot(s) [closed]
I'm looking for an online game with a persistent world where you are allowed to code (and add) your own 'players' (it can be in any language / script).
A sort of RTS but for bots.
Does that even ...
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Could I be going crazy with Event Handlers? Am I going the “wrong way” with my design?
I guess I've decided that I really like event handlers. I may be suffering a bit from analysis paralysis, but I'm concerned about making my design unwieldy or running into some other unforeseen ...
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What are some great papers/publications relating to game programming? [closed]
What are some of your favorite papers and publications that closely relate to game programming? I'm particularly looking for examples that are well-written and illustrated, and/or have had a profound ...
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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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Programming a MOBA bot: any open-source genre entries or games with an open A.I. API?
So some background: I play League of Legends (LoL) religiously and have a strong background in A.I. programming. In an attempt to put 2 and 2 together I've been trying to implement a bot for playing ...
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What Game Programming podcasts, Videos, etc are out there? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What are some good podcasts for game developers to listen to?
I am a programmer and like to listen to podcasts, and watch instructional videos, but everything I've found ...
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What platform should I use? [closed]
I will be doing final year project this year, its a group of 6 members project. But in the group, only 1 member is experienced (mid level) in programming (ah yes, thats me).
The game should be an ...
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What are some good game programming short courses?
I'm from Brazil, and I want to take a short course on game programming, 2 months at most, in a country that lectures are given in english. I'm almost a BSc in Computer Science alredy.
Can you tell me ...
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It is worth adding 'futuristic' features to our game, or should we put our focus elsewhere?
I'm lead programmer in a medium-sized indie game studio. This is our first game as a team. We're working on a futuristic FPS game, with a profit-sharing buisness plan.
Anyway, we have some very good ...
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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 can I make the switch from immediate mode to VBOs?
I've been using OpenGL for a short time now- and I'd like some clarification on VBOs.
As I understand it, a VBO is an object stored on VRAM. In immediate mode, to apply a texture we simply bind it and ...
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Tangible benefits to speed-coding your personal game projects
I noticed a few programmers setting time-sensitive challenges for themselves, usually in the area of "write game of type X in Y amount of time" or "write X number of games giving only Y time for ...
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Starting a Game Dev Incubator - Engines to Start With?
I'm currently in the process of developing a technology incubator in my region to cater to game development professionals and aspiring devs and I'm curious about what engines are best to use, with ...
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programming light sources in java
I was making a game and I wanted to program light sources but I don't know how to. every where I search it comes up with lightweight java. Can any one offer any help. Its a birds eye view mmorpg. Can ...
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VS deployment problems
I created an installer for my XNA demo in the hopes that people could just download it and use it. It runs perfectly on my computer, however on others, it installs fine, but the demo doesn't run and ...
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How do I create an installer for my XNA demo?
I have a demo coded in XNA3.1 using VS2008. I'd really love to be able to send this to anyone with a PC and let them install and run it without requiring them to have VS installed or the .Net ...
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What can I do to make sure that I have the energy to work on my game while working full-time?
I work as a software engineer 40+ hours a week and I find that between balancing my personal life and family responsibilities that I have literally no energy to work on game development.
What can I ...
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Is it essential that I learn Try/Catch and Finally statements for Game Programming, or is it something I can come back to? [closed]
Doesn't seem like something that would be an essential part of GAME Programming.
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Efficient 2d Java Line of Sight for a lot of entities?
My problem today is this:
I have many civilians going around, they are classes stored by an arraylist.
The idea is when they see another civilian panic, they'll start to panic and it will spread.
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How to move the ball in straight line in gamesalad?
I have an actor named ball and I want to move it in a straight line which is created by actor ball's X and Y coordinate and cursor's X and Y coordinate. I have Move To behavior in gamesalad but I ...
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Particles are not moving correctly [closed]
I want to make a particle explosion, after something gets destroyed, but somehow only one line of mixed colors show up on the screen.
Here's the header:
http://pastebin.com/JW5bPLj2
Here's the ...
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How to get a game done?
My problem is, whenever I start programming a clone of a game (for practice) or my own game or some other problem I stop somewhere in the middle of the development, because I lost interest in it.
How ...
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What's the URL of the video showing an EA representative talking about game programming?
The video shows an EA representative talking about how a programmer can get into the industry by showing some demos (in fact, he shows a physics demo presented by a candidate who wanted a job at EA). ...
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Pickup another book or submerge into XNA [closed]
Completely read Head First C#.
Should I read something else or get personal with XNA from here on? Got links?
Edit: Hobby. Interested in 2D and 2.5D gamedev for personal fun, nothing serious. ...
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Setting up perspective projection on Opengl ES 2.0 makes objects disappear
I'm working on a project using opengl-es 2.0, and I'm having some trouble setting up perspective projection.
If I don't set up the perspective projection and simply multiply the object-to-world ...
