Yannbane

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I'm interested in AI, video games, artificial life, game development, reading, Internet culture, hacking and so on.

My blog: www.yannbane.com
My portfolio: www.yannbane.com/p/portfolio_9.html
Like my Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ProgrammerHumor

I know Python, C, Javascript, FreeBasic, PHP, C++ and Java.

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Why do most 2D platformers start off in the left and progress in the right direction?

game-design

sep 23 at 19:13 supercat 141

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kviews

Which purpose do armor points serve?

game-design

nov 12 at 8:23 user470365 151

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kviews

What has stopped MMORTS games from being successful?

mmo mmorts

mar 4 at 17:15 bobobobo 7,031

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623

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Should I have a public development blog?

hobby-development motivation blog

oct 21 '11 at 20:01 Tetrad♦ 24.7k

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kviews

How should I structure a design document?

game-design

jan 15 at 22:41 Nicol Bolas 15.8k

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kviews

Implementing features in an Entity System

engine javascript component-based entity-system

sep 4 at 21:28 David Lively 1,770

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755

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How do history generation algorithms work?

algorithm javascript random

apr 18 at 5:11 user29687 11

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613

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How should I check if a player has completed an achievement?

architecture programming mmo strategy achievements

dec 27 '11 at 11:56 PrinceCharles 131

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519

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Legal considerations when starting a game development team

legal game-industry

dec 4 at 21:45 Byte56 33k

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610

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Where can I pay artists to make models for my game?

models art

jun 1 '12 at 11:49 Matthew Galloway 11

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kviews

Entity Component System based engine

programming javascript component-based entity-system

jul 25 at 4:19 Romoku 169

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kviews

Why is it a bad idea to store methods in Entities and Components? (Along with some other Entity System questions.)

engine javascript component-based entity-system

jul 20 at 1:47 Kylotan 18.3k

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602

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What exactly can shaders be used for?

3d shaders

jul 3 at 16:14 Tetrad♦ 24.7k

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794

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Is a multiplayer game in JavaScript a good idea?

2d multiplayer javascript

oct 21 '11 at 20:01 Tetrad♦ 24.7k

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500

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Doesn't multiple inheritance solve all problems that entity systems do?

programming entity-system oop inheritance

aug 17 at 22:30 David Lively 1,770

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246

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What is the standard way of delivering HTML5 games to portals and such?

flash javascript html5 browser-based-games

jul 19 at 2:46 ben0 69

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kviews

Which image format to use for sprites in an HTML5 game?

2d animation html5 art image

jun 12 '12 at 20:18 Marco 720

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407

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What kind of questions should I ask players in a survey after the game?

feedback

apr 18 '12 at 20:44 gardian06 619

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kviews

Is there a way to increase the collision check efficiency of a system of n objects?

collision-detection algorithm javascript efficiency

feb 22 '12 at 19:20 Nic Foster 2,304

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534

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How often should multiplayer games communicate with the server?

networking multiplayer server

jan 29 at 15:09 Byte56 33k

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614

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Split a 2D scene in layers or have a z coordinate

2d engine javascript vector scene

jul 4 at 19:40 Yannbane 4,214

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699

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Where can I find/download a decent, free voice synthesizer?

assets asset-management voice

mar 4 '12 at 23:46 David Gouveia 17.7k

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331

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Where and how to promote an HTML5 game engine?

engine javascript html5 marketing

aug 9 at 11:36 Petteri Hietavirta 967

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157

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What is the optimal way for updating different entities in an engine?

2d engine javascript

jul 17 at 20:12 Nic Foster 2,304

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279

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What would be the problems with using a singleton design pattern for my engine?

engine javascript game-loop

jul 17 at 18:41 darthfett 221

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612

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Should I refer to browser-based games as HTML5 games or Javascript games?

javascript html5 browser-based-games terminology

jul 2 at 15:15 Tim Holt 7,100

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352

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What is better for the overall performance and feel of the game: one setInterval performing all the work, or many of them doing individual tasks?

javascript html5 performance

mar 10 at 0:29 sam 101

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302

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Is basic SDL hardware accelerated?

c++ graphics sdl gpu hardware-acceleration

feb 8 at 23:15 Sean Middleditch 9,680

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505

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How is an HTML5 game sold?

html5 legal publishing

oct 8 at 2:11 ben0 69

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420

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Alternatives to the GPL

legal licensing

jul 2 at 4:03 Aesthete 101