Learn about Game Development

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  1. Create a Balloon Racing Game in Unity Using the Microphone

    Create a Balloon Racing Game in Unity Using the Microphone

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    A great way to make your game unique is by taking advantage of the device's capabilities. It gives the user a new and richer experience. In this Unity...

  2. Create a Hockey Game AI Using Steering Behaviors: Defense

    Create a Hockey Game AI Using Steering Behaviors: Defense

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    In this tutorial, we finish coding our hockey game artificial intelligence using steering behaviors and finite state machines. This time, we implement the AI...

  3. 4 Game Design Lessons We Can Learn From Shovel Knight

    4 Game Design Lessons We Can Learn From Shovel Knight

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Shovel Knight, one of the most popular indie games of the summer, does a lot of things right in its design. In this article, we'll take a look at what it can...

  4. The Snowball Effect (And How to Avoid It) in Game Design

    The Snowball Effect (And How to Avoid It) in Game Design

    Tutorial • Beginner

    The snowball effect exists in nearly any game where having resources can gain you more resources. It's a type of feedback loop, with effects that can make a...

  5. Develop a Monkey Ball Inspired Game with Unity

    Develop a Monkey Ball Inspired Game with Unity

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Monkey Ball was one of the first iOS games released when third party applications were accepted by Apple. It featured colorful 3D graphics and innovative...

  6. Bad Game + Bad Game = Good Learning Experience

    Bad Game + Bad Game = Good Learning Experience

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Every other month I choose one "bad" video game and remake it into something playable and hopefully even entertaining. In May, I made Virtually Super Hydlide...

  7. Build a Grid-Based Puzzle Game Like Minesweeper in Unity: Winning

    Build a Grid-Based Puzzle Game Like Minesweeper in Unity: Winning

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    In the final part of this series, we put the finishing touches on our grid-based Unity puzzle game, and make it playable. By the end of this part, the player...

  8. Projectile Physics Engines: Building a Game World

    Projectile Physics Engines: Building a Game World

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    In this tutorial, we'll examine the use of physics to simulate projectile effects in games like Angry Birds. Using this knowledge, we'll build a working game...

  9. Build a Grid-Based Puzzle Game Like Minesweeper in Unity: Interaction

    Build a Grid-Based Puzzle Game Like Minesweeper in Unity: Interaction

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    We continue building our grid-based puzzle-game by connecting the tiles to each other, making them light up with the mouse cursor, and adding the ability to...

  10. Parallax Scrolling: A Simple, Effective Way to Add Depth to a 2D Game

    Parallax Scrolling: A Simple, Effective Way to Add Depth to a 2D Game

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    With this tutorial, you'll walk away with a solid understanding of parallax scrolling, a classic 2D game technique that has stood the test of time. Whether...

  11. Create a Plane Fighting Game in Corona: More Gameplay

    Create a Plane Fighting Game in Corona: More Gameplay

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    In the previous tutorial of this series, we started implementing the game's gameplay and already managed to get the plane moving around on the screen. In...

  12. Build a Grid-Based Puzzle Game Like Minesweeper in Unity: Setup

    Build a Grid-Based Puzzle Game Like Minesweeper in Unity: Setup

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Puzzle games often take place on a grid containing tiles that have behaviors and properties, and react to rules and inputs. In this series I'll show you how...

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