Nicol Bolas

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I am a game developer with a fairly broad knowledgebase in the fields of animation and graphics, with a touch of AI.

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6
What are the downsides of only explicitly informing the player of *success*?
2
How to properly check if an OpenGL version is available
1
Database structure for level packs, levels and level information
13
Let me make sure I've got this right - Working to a final game product
2
VBO triangle not rendered using Freeglut Opengl 3.x, not understanding the weird fixes
1
Do I create a first login tutorial for new users?
1
C++ Game Library for SVG Based Game
5
Elegant way to handle packet loss in a lockstep P2P RTS?
5
How to deal with VBOs when rendering mesh's that may or may not be displayed?
1
Accessing struct in glut
2
What is a better abstraction layer for D3D9 and OpenGL vertex data management?
14
How do I pass vertex and color positions to OpenGL shaders?
9
What does “kTriangles/s” mean in hardware graphics benchmark reports?
7
How to properly implement alpha blending in a complex 3D scene?
12
Do I need to implement IPv6 support for my game?
0
Why can't a blendShader sample anything but the current coordinate of the background image?
12
How can I apply different actions to different parts of a 2D character?
5
How do multipass shaders work in OpenGL?
2
For normal mapping, why can we not simply add the tangent normal to the surface normal?
5
Is there any advantage in using DX10/11 for a 2D game?
4
Shadows in deferred rendering
8
Main characteristics of a game
3
How to clip cut-off text in a textbox?
1
Understanding the Entity-Component Model
3
Optimize a render call to draw out several semi-transparent sprites
3
Could I make my own pokemon game without running into a copyright issue?
3
SFML Segmentation Fault when using VBOs?
11
How do 2D art assets (eg. sprites) work?
5
Immediate GUI - yae or nay?
6
Roguelike Class Structure Makes Everything Effectively Global
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