User Xavier - Game Development Stack Exchange

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How does a single programmer make a game?

art assets free

13h ago Community♦ 1

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STL for games, yea or nay?

c++

1d ago Community♦ 1

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Tips for writing the main game loop?

engine architecture game-loop

may 16 '11 at 14:12 Grace Note♦ 601

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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?

programming motivation

may 27 at 21:27 Community♦ 1

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Role of systems in entity systems architecture

architecture component-based entity-system

jul 2 '12 at 14:11 Byte56 34.1k

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What are some good learning resources for OpenGL? [closed]

opengl tutorials

mar 23 at 19:25 sarahm 824

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Huge procedurally generated 'wilderness' worlds

procedural-generation rpg infinite roguelikes terrain

dec 2 at 11:58 Dominik D 21

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How can I get involved with open source game projects?

open-source

jan 10 '12 at 16:51 Charles Goodwin 121

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How to determine which thrusters to turn on to rotate the ship?

math physics

oct 26 at 18:23 Jeremy Salwen 171

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What kind of databases are usually used in an MMORPG?

mmo databases

oct 26 '10 at 17:14 Ariejan 216

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How are voxel terrain engines made?

procedural-generation terrain-rendering voxels csg

apr 23 '12 at 23:09 milliams 119

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How to generate random level from a seed?

algorithm procedural-generation random

may 13 '12 at 10:33 Deozaan 3

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How to improve Minecraft-esque voxel world performance?

minecraft terrain voxels tree space-partitioning

oct 31 at 6:31 Gavan Woolery 692

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How are deterministic games possible in the face of floating-point non-determinism?

c++ c# networking replays floating-point

jul 16 '11 at 18:24 CodesInChaos 277

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What are some common ways to generate revenue from a free game?

revenue monetization

sep 15 '10 at 12:46 LearnCocos2D 839

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Random map generation

tiles maps tilemap

jul 3 '12 at 23:18 Thraka 72

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About floating point precision and why do we still use it

graphics physics

mar 28 at 0:52 flobbie 1

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Understanding Perlin Noise

algorithm php

oct 23 '11 at 1:06 Gabriel A. Zorrilla 500

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Browser-based MMOs (WebGL, WebSocket) [closed]

mmo webgl websocket

jun 3 at 11:02 Alon Gubkin 258

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How to network this entity system?

networking component-based

dec 14 '11 at 1:56 FullyLucid 917

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Android game development in c++

c++ android

jun 22 '12 at 8:39 Ellis 3,020

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When mapping the surface of a sphere with tiles, how might you deal with polar distortion?

tessellation maps

jan 19 '12 at 4:46 Andrew 11

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most efficient AABB vs Ray collision algorithms

collision-detection

dec 23 at 14:01 Nick Wiggill 11.8k

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How do I create a wide-angle / fisheye lens with HLSL?

graphics-programming hlsl

may 25 '12 at 22:28 Sam Hocevar 12.5k

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How to generate caves like minecraft?

3d minecraft procedural

aug 9 at 17:59 HaltingState 431

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For voxel rendering, what is more efficient: pre-made VBO or a geometry shader?

opengl directx shaders voxels

dec 9 '11 at 9:48 Sam Hocevar 12.5k

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How can I improve rendering speeds of a Voxel/Minecraft type game?

opengl java performance minecraft voxels

jan 4 at 16:55 Ilya Ivanov 163

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Is it legally possible to make a clone of the game?

legal

apr 30 '11 at 11:42 jhocking 8,342

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How can I generate floating land masses for a Minecraft-like engine?

algorithm procedural-generation random minecraft voxels

jan 13 '12 at 5:39 Darestium 506

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How can I generate random lakes and rivers in my game?

2d python procedural-generation perlin-noise

may 16 '12 at 13:45 ashes999 4,608

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