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Deleting old SVN directories

Last Edited Jul 5, 2009

While making tutorials I find myself copying old projects as the basis for new ones. The only problem is that the old project directories include a bunch of hidden svn directories that I don't want. The line below is from a batch file that I use to......
SDL Adding Enemies

Last Edited Jul 3, 2009

As promised, we have some enemies. The SDL competition has stated that there needs to be a minimum of 3 levels, but instead of designing 3 fixed levels I thought that I would program in a more flexible way that allows for a unlimited possibility of random......
SDL Adding a PLayer

Last Edited Jul 3, 2009

In an effort to avoid the nasty programmer art that so often accompanies these sort of projects I went searching for some nice graphics that I could use for this contest entry. As it turns out a kick ass old game, Tyrian, has had it's graphics released......
SDL Parallax Scrolling

Last Edited Jul 2, 2009

I've implemeted a parallax scrolling background in SDL. The images are from the XNA game packs, and I think the Inca theme will suit a shoot'em'up nicely. You can download the demo and source from the attachments section below....
SDL competition - here I come!

Last Edited Sep 24, 2009

SDL Tutorials are hosting a game programming competition to create an old school style of shoot'em'up using SDL. I thought I would enter, and write up a tutorial series will show you how to create a shoot'em'up of your own from scratch......
Flex memory leaks with embedded images

Last Edited Jul 2, 2009

I came across an interesting problem the other day with Flex (SDK version 3.3) and embedded images. I was trying to be smart and minimize memory usage by creating a new instance of the BitmapAsset class from an embedded image, and then releasing the memory......
Does the canvas element make Flash irrelevant?

Last Edited Jun 30, 2009

I have been working on a tutorial series that demonstrates how to make a simple platformer with JavaScript and the new Canvas element for the last few weeks, and inevitably one question comes up: is there any place left for Flash? It’s true that the canvas......
Game Development with JavaScript and the Canvas element

Last Edited Sep 3, 2009

I have written a new series that shows you how to create a platformer game using JavaScript and the new Canvas element that is part of the HTML version 5 standard. This is officially a Chrome Experiment . An introduction to the canvas element Drawing......
Sandy 3D Haxe port

Last Edited Jun 28, 2009

Sandy 3D have announced a Haxe port of their Flash 3D engine. Haxe is an open source programming language that can target the Flash, Javascript, C++ and other platforms. The Sandy Haxe port has experimental support for Javascript through the Canvas-NME......
Ziggyware programming competition

Last Edited Jun 27, 2009

Ziggyware have an XNA programming competition , with some decent prizes. I entered one of their competitions a while ago and placed 3rd with an article on moving collision detection ....

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