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What are the pro/cons of Unity3D as a choice to make games? [closed]

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What is the purpose of the stencil buffer ? More precisely, what is a stencil in computer graphics?

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9 answers

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unity

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1 answer

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Behaviour tree code example?

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3 answers

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How viable ogre3d is for a commercial project? [closed]

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18 votes

6 answers

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In what kind of variable type is the player position stored on a MMORPG such as WoW?

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3 answers

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Are collision detection always O(n^2)?

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5 answers

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When should vector/list be used?

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16 votes

3 answers

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What's the largest "relative" level I can make using float?

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Why do consoles have so little memory compared to classic computers?

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12 votes

4 answers

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Animated examples of different interpolations formulas: any link? [closed]

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10 votes

4 answers

3k views

Procedural terrains in 3D: what has been done ? Are there common algo and/or theories about it? [closed]

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9 votes

3 answers

441 views

Is it a good idea to simplify a character-driven game engine to the point where it's unnecessary to learn scripting/programming?

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9 votes

3 answers

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A star pathfinding and discrete/smooth positions

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8 votes

1 answer

10k views

How to read neighbor pixels in GLSL?

shaders sfml

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8 votes

1 answer

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State Machines: State Object versus sequential check: what are the pro/cons?

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asked Jan 19, 2011 at 16:29

8 votes

6 answers

985 views

Ragdoll on alive creatures: has somebody already implemented it?

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7 votes

6 answers

8k views

In general, are programmers or artists paid better? [closed]

game-industry hiring human-resources

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7 votes

6 answers

942 views

Are there important cases when one needs to know how to program sort algorithms in game programming? [closed]

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6 votes

2 answers

727 views

What will AMD Fusion or likewise hybrid CPU/GPU will change for the 3D programmer ? Are they potentially faster?

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6 votes

6 answers

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What is the story of game programmers beside gaming history? [closed]

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6 votes

4 answers

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What data should I use to track the player position on a world at the same size of the earth in a multiplayer game?

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6 votes

3 answers

4k views

What are the big advantages of shaders ? What is doable with them, and what can't be done without them?

3d shaders

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5 votes

4 answers

3k views

How does a wow server handle which player position to set to each nearest players?

networking mmo coordinates

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4 votes

2 answers

5k views

[Unity] Render an animated texture to a screen

unity textures rendering

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4 votes

2 answers

1k views

How are physical model programmed in simulation games?

physics simulations

asked Nov 29, 2010 at 19:38

4 votes

0 answers

277 views

How to implement a pannini projection in opengl?

opengl mathematics geometry projection vertex-shader

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4 votes

1 answer

326 views

What is the purpose of mesh optimization functions?

3d directx

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3 votes

1 answer

2k views

Separation algorithm in flock simulation?

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3 votes

1 answer

345 views

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51 Questions

What are the pro/cons of Unity3D as a choice to make games? [closed]

What is the purpose of the stencil buffer ? More precisely, what is a stencil in computer graphics?

I prefer C/C++ over Unity and other tools: is it such a big downer for a game developer? [closed]

Behaviour tree code example?

How viable ogre3d is for a commercial project? [closed]

In what kind of variable type is the player position stored on a MMORPG such as WoW?

Are collision detection always O(n^2)?

When should vector/list be used?

What's the largest "relative" level I can make using float?

Why do consoles have so little memory compared to classic computers?

Animated examples of different interpolations formulas: any link? [closed]

Procedural terrains in 3D: what has been done ? Are there common algo and/or theories about it? [closed]

Is it a good idea to simplify a character-driven game engine to the point where it's unnecessary to learn scripting/programming?

A star pathfinding and discrete/smooth positions

How to read neighbor pixels in GLSL?

State Machines: State Object versus sequential check: what are the pro/cons?

Ragdoll on alive creatures: has somebody already implemented it?

In general, are programmers or artists paid better? [closed]

Are there important cases when one needs to know how to program sort algorithms in game programming? [closed]

What will AMD Fusion or likewise hybrid CPU/GPU will change for the 3D programmer ? Are they potentially faster?

What is the story of game programmers beside gaming history? [closed]

What data should I use to track the player position on a world at the same size of the earth in a multiplayer game?

What are the big advantages of shaders ? What is doable with them, and what can't be done without them?

How does a wow server handle which player position to set to each nearest players?

[Unity] Render an animated texture to a screen

How are physical model programmed in simulation games?

How to implement a pannini projection in opengl?

What is the purpose of mesh optimization functions?

Separation algorithm in flock simulation?

Is there a common way to execute a task at a certain pace, without relying on the task priority feature of the OS?