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  1. Simulate Tearable Cloth and Ragdolls With Simple Verlet Integration

    Simulate Tearable Cloth and Ragdolls With Simple Verlet Integration

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Soft body dynamics is about simulating realistic deformable objects. We'll use it here to simulate a tearable cloth curtain and a set of ragdolls that you...

  2. AppleScript: Creating Complex Dialogs with Ease

    AppleScript: Creating Complex Dialogs with Ease

    Tutorial Advanced

    AppleScript is an incredibly natural and intuitive scripting language that helps you automate tasks in OS X. I'm quite fond of the syntax and how easy it is...

  3. When Worlds Collide: Simulating Circle-Circle Collisions

    When Worlds Collide: Simulating Circle-Circle Collisions

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Most collision detection in computer games is done using the AABB technique: very simply, if two rectangles intersect, then a collision has occurred. It's...

  4. Using Tile Masks to Set a Tile's Type Based on Its Surrounding Tiles

    Using Tile Masks to Set a Tile's Type Based on Its Surrounding Tiles

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Commonly used in tile-based games, tile masks let you change a tile depending on its neighbours, allowing you to blend terrains, replace tiles, and more. In...

  5. The ABCs of Web Development

    The ABCs of Web Development

    Tutorial Beginner

    Web development can often be an utterly perplexing affair. Today, aimed at beginners, I'd like to introduce you to twenty six concepts or technologies, each...

  6. Creating Life: Conway's Game of Life

    Creating Life: Conway's Game of Life

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Sometimes even a simple set of basic rules can give you very interesting results. In this tutorial we'll build the core engine of Conway's Game of Life from...

  7. Speeding Up Websites With YSlow

    Speeding Up Websites With YSlow

    Tutorial Intermediate

    We all know there are countless reasons why web page load-times skyrocket, however, pinpointing the problem may be costly in both time and money. So why...

  8. Android Sample Apps

    Android Sample Apps

    Tutorial Beginner

    The Android SDK includes many sample apps that can help you learn Android by inspecting how different APIs are used to build a mobile application. These...

  9. How to Analyze Your WordPress Installation's Performance

    How to Analyze Your WordPress Installation's Performance

    Tutorial Beginner

    Installing WordPress is really easy. Optimization is what takes time. Not everyone who owns or maintains a WordPress website on their own is a programmer....

  10. Quick Tip: 7 Super-Handy PHP Functions for Beginners

    Quick Tip: 7 Super-Handy PHP Functions for Beginners

    Tutorial Beginner

    Have you ever taken a look at the list of functions available in PHP? I just counted 5025 on the PHP quick reference page. Granted, it depends on what...

  11. Using the Composite Design Pattern for an RPG Attributes System

    Using the Composite Design Pattern for an RPG Attributes System

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Intelligence, Willpower, Charisma, Wisdom: besides being important qualities you should have as a game developer, these are also common attributes used in...

  12. Make a Splash With Dynamic 2D Water Effects

    Make a Splash With Dynamic 2D Water Effects

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Sploosh! In this tutorial, I'll show you how you can use simple math, physics, and particle effects to simulate great looking 2D water waves and droplets.