Learn about Game Development

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  1. Gamedev Glossary: What Is the “Game Loop”?

    Gamedev Glossary: What Is the “Game Loop”?

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In this post, I'll explain the heart of every game: the game loop! All the code that makes the game interactive and dynamic goes in the game loop, but is...

  2. Planting a Game Idea With Game Seeds

    Planting a Game Idea With Game Seeds

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Have you ever wondered whether it would be possible to design a game by playing a game? Well, let me introduce you to Game Seeds, a card game designed to aid...

  3. How to Learn UDK (the Unreal Development Kit)

    How to Learn UDK (the Unreal Development Kit)

    Tutorial • Beginner

    UDK is a free version of the commercially available Unreal Engine which allows professional and indie developers alike to work with industry tools to create...

  4. A Case for Code Comments: The Client-Side

    A Case for Code Comments: The Client-Side

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In this two-part series, we're taking a look at building a case for code comments. In the first article, we covered the server-side by taking a look at PHP....

  5. Quick Tip: The OOP Principle of Inheritance

    Quick Tip: The OOP Principle of Inheritance

    Tutorial • Beginner

    We've come a long way in this beginner's guide to object-oriented programming, discussing the principles of cohesion, coupling, encapsulation, and...

  6. Enjoy These Totally Free Space-Based Shoot-'Em-Up Sprites!

    Enjoy These Totally Free Space-Based Shoot-'Em-Up Sprites!

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Jacob Zinman-Jeanes has put together a set of space-based shmup sprites - and we're giving them away for free! There's a spaceship, an enemy UFO (in a...

  7. Customizable Palettes Add Simple Variety to Your Game's Characters

    Customizable Palettes Add Simple Variety to Your Game's Characters

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Image palettes have been used in computer graphics from the beginning and, even though they are rarely found in modern games, a certain class of problems...

  8. Quick Tip: The OOP Principle of Abstraction

    Quick Tip: The OOP Principle of Abstraction

    Tutorial • Beginner

    We’re almost done with this series on object-oriented programming, and in this article we’ll discuss the OOP principle of abstraction - that is, generalising...

  9. Let Your Players Undo Their In-Game Mistakes With the Command Pattern

    Let Your Players Undo Their In-Game Mistakes With the Command Pattern

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Many turn-based games include an undo button to let players reverse mistakes they make during play. This feature becomes especially relevant for mobile game...

  10. Quick Tip: The OOP Principle of Encapsulation

    Quick Tip: The OOP Principle of Encapsulation

    Tutorial • Beginner

    We've discussed object-oriented programming for game developers in general and the specific OOP principles of cohesion and coupling. Now let's take a look at...

  11. Understanding Steering Behaviors: Wander

    Understanding Steering Behaviors: Wander

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Steering behaviors aim to help autonomous characters move in a realistic manner, by using simple forces that combine to produce life-like, improvisational...

  12. Quick Tip: The OOP Principle of Coupling

    Quick Tip: The OOP Principle of Coupling

    Tutorial • Beginner

    So far in this series, we've discussed object-oriented programming in general, and the OOP principle of cohesion. In this article, we'll look at the...

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