User Roger Perkins

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2D graphics - why use spritesheets?

answered Jan 4, 2011 at 15:24

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What exactly causes a surface to overlap another?

answered Apr 12, 2011 at 11:13

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How do I replicate the warp effect from Geometry Wars?

answered Apr 19, 2011 at 18:06

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Does it require any license to use a real city landscape in a car racing game?

answered Apr 20, 2011 at 11:04

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Is it legal to use car manufacturers' names in a game?

answered Jul 4, 2011 at 10:15

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How were art assets created in the late 16-bit/early 32-bit era?

answered Feb 6, 2011 at 23:13

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How are potentially visible sets (PVS) determined in state of the art games?

answered Jan 13, 2011 at 10:33

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What are some good game development programs for kids?

answered Mar 7, 2011 at 19:51

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How should I automatically update my entire game's files?

answered Apr 15, 2011 at 9:55

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How much assembly is really used in modern game code?

answered Jul 10, 2012 at 3:34

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Compressing textures and recompressing textures

answered Feb 13, 2012 at 7:09

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Is it OK to release the source code for your own Xbox Live indie game?

answered Apr 18, 2011 at 10:33

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Multi threaded game - updating, rendering, and how to split them

answered Apr 4, 2011 at 18:57

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Can I release Kinect based games?

answered Mar 10, 2011 at 10:36

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Which university shall I choose in UK? ( game programming )

answered Feb 28, 2011 at 22:30

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How do I plot individual pixels using the XNA APIs?

answered Jan 5, 2011 at 14:15

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How does the Wii controller work?

answered Feb 6, 2012 at 3:27

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Draw and update order in 3d graphics

answered May 22, 2011 at 12:15

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Sampling from Normal Map and Diffuse Map in Pixel Shader

answered Jan 1, 2012 at 5:51

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Where can I find sales figures for PSN Minis?

answered Apr 20, 2011 at 10:19

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OpenGL ES 2.0: Calculated Cube Vertex Normals Verification

answered May 14, 2011 at 10:09

4 votes

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What type should you use for keeping game score

answered May 17, 2011 at 21:45

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HLSL: Using instance float input to select texture index, possible?

answered Mar 21, 2011 at 23:11

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PIX and Metro apps

answered May 4, 2013 at 5:56

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What are some Game Development Publications that accept outside articles

answered Jan 17, 2011 at 22:12

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Why do pixel shaders not let us read directly from the framebuffer or the depth buffer?

answered Apr 11, 2011 at 20:59

4 votes

Where should input be used?

answered Apr 17, 2011 at 9:54

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What would be the level of effort required to implement a screencapture command on a PS3 game?

answered Mar 3, 2011 at 23:44

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Where does the game code fit into the engine?

answered Feb 13, 2011 at 0:30

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Knockback enemy based off of direction sprite is facing

answered Mar 13, 2011 at 10:53

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2D graphics - why use spritesheets?

What exactly causes a surface to overlap another?

How do I replicate the warp effect from Geometry Wars?

Does it require any license to use a real city landscape in a car racing game?

Is it legal to use car manufacturers' names in a game?

How were art assets created in the late 16-bit/early 32-bit era?

How are potentially visible sets (PVS) determined in state of the art games?

What are some good game development programs for kids?

How should I automatically update my entire game's files?

How much assembly is really used in modern game code?

Compressing textures and recompressing textures

Is it OK to release the source code for your own Xbox Live indie game?

Multi threaded game - updating, rendering, and how to split them

Can I release Kinect based games?

Which university shall I choose in UK? ( game programming )

How do I plot individual pixels using the XNA APIs?

How does the Wii controller work?

Draw and update order in 3d graphics

Sampling from Normal Map and Diffuse Map in Pixel Shader

Where can I find sales figures for PSN Minis?

OpenGL ES 2.0: Calculated Cube Vertex Normals Verification

What type should you use for keeping game score

HLSL: Using instance float input to select texture index, possible?

PIX and Metro apps

What are some Game Development Publications that accept outside articles

Why do pixel shaders not let us read directly from the framebuffer or the depth buffer?

Where should input be used?

What would be the level of effort required to implement a screencapture command on a PS3 game?

Where does the game code fit into the engine?

Knockback enemy based off of direction sprite is facing