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Blowing the Doors Off 3D Math: Part I - Matrix Multiplication

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Thinking outside the box can result in critical performance gains

Decorator Pattern Usage on a Simplified Pacman Game

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An example of how Decorator, Dependency Injection, and Composition Root patterns can be used to extend the base game functionality.

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Tetris Wall Art for Arduino

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Autonomous Movement of Objects and Characters in a Game

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How to control game elements based on predefined conditions

Redesigned German Cards Game "Schafkopf"

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Game Development

(coding inexperienced) Adding multithreading to old game via .dll

3 Mar 2014 by PsykoTenshi

The game itself is Dawn of War: Soulstorm. Vanilla runs alright, but when running mods (which make a significant difference) framerates of even below 10 aren't unheard of. That's due in great part to the old game engine (dated 2004, which itself is a modified version of a 2001 game engine) and...

multi-threading

(coding inexperienced) Adding multithreading to old game via .dll

3 Mar 2014 by OriginalGriff

You can't make existing code multithreaded without significantly changing the original code: there is no way to "add a DLL" and have that "magically" affect existing compiled code - multithreading doesn't work like that.If you have the original source code for the game, you *may* be able to...

multi-threading

3D Character Animation for Deaf People Sign Language ( XNA / Blender/..)

25 Mar 2013 by tharindutpd

Hi,For my university project i'm going to develop a system to translate English text into 3D animation to display sign language . so i was created some 3D character animation using Blender and export them into FBX file format. So now i want to know how to load this character animation using...

3D Computer Graphics from Scratch

1 Feb 2024 by Orphraie

Study of 3D graphics in video games with minimal prior knowledge of mathematics

3d game development engine

30 Jan 2012 by chaiein

Hi I need to develop 3D shooter game. I have knowledge on visual studio c++ mfc,dark gdk,little javascript . please give me resource of sample shooter game code using any of these tools to learn. Or Please suggest me if any good game development engines that can be learnt soon and where many...

3d game development engine

31 Jan 2012 by JackDingler

You might try Garage Games. The developers there used to work for Sierra Arts. They have a fairly mature development engine for a reasonable price.

3d game development engine

6 Feb 2012 by chaiein

We can also develop games using Dark GDk whether its 3d or 2d and even the samples are provided which we can develop further.for more information check this site.www.thegamecreators.com

68000 and Z80 capcom ports

6 Feb 2022 by AGC Retrogaming

I wonder if Commando and/or Street Fighter 1 or other games from thoses boards can be port to CPS1, do you think is possible? What I have tried: those games has base 68K and Z80 code, understanding.

68000 and Z80 capcom ports

6 Feb 2022 by OriginalGriff

There are a lot of problems there, starting with copyright and license T&C infringements, and leading up to "it's not just the processors that are totally different". Then there is the fun that games of that vintage for those processors are...

8/15 Puzzle using A* (A Star) Algorithm, C#

14 Jul 2013 by Sudhir Tiwari

8/15 puzzle using A* (A Star) algorithm.

[VB.net]Game, Beginners project: Player Movement Issue's

30 Jan 2015 by Adrian Ulland

Hello, I just want to make sure you are aware this is a beginners project I am having. I am not using XNA.Framework, DirectX, Unity or any game engines, I am making my own game completely from scratch using windows forms in VB.net, so far its alright- however:Question 1: When you move around...

[VB.net]Game, Beginners project: Player Movement Issue's

30 Jan 2015 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

Please see my comments to the question.Second thing you need is to stop using PictureBox. In your case, it is not helpful at all, only creates problems. I'll explain what to do instead. Please see my past answers:Append a picture within picturebox[^],draw a rectangle in C#[^],How do I...

A Complete Word Puzzle Game in C#.NET

14 Jul 2021 by Mehedi Shams

An eye-teaser to tease your eyes, see if you can beat it!

A file change logger?

18 Nov 2013 by Frank R. Haugen

Question/problem:I would like a kind of "version control" -system that looks for file-changes and saves copies, so that I don't have both backups and go back and "undue" the projects steps; or branch out from an earlier point in the project.Background:I've started developing in Unity3d,...

A file change logger?

18 Nov 2013 by Dave Kreskowiak

This sounds like the standard functionality of any version (source) control server. Examples include SVN, Git, CVS, Mercurial, TFS, and many others.

A file change logger?

18 Nov 2013 by Frank R. Haugen

http://beanland.net.au/AutoVer...

A Pendulum and its Corresponding Oscillations Shown in WPF

4 Nov 2010 by logicchild

An article that illustrates how to simulate a pendulum.

A Pong in Silverlight

31 Aug 2011 by pierre poliakoff

A tutorial on how to write a Silverlight game based on the classical Pong game.

A Simple Shooter Videogame in Native JavaScript - Updated for Mobile

28 Oct 2017 by massimiliano aronica

Let's have a break with JavaScript and a Canvas

A Simple Snake Game: Engerek

9 Feb 2011 by Okan Kocyigit

A simple snake game controllable both by joystick and keyboard, graphics using C#, joystick control using Directx

A Tic Tac Toe AI with Neural Networks and Machine Learning

24 Jun 2019 by Thomas Daniels

This article describes the making of a tic tac toe player that uses neural networks and machine learning.

artificial-intelligence

machine-learning

A-10 Cuba Source Code: Is it out there?

13 Dec 2011 by soccermiles

A-10 Cuba was made in 1996 by Activision and Parsoft. It was released primarily for Macintosh computers, although it was ported for Windows 95. It has been years since Parsoft dissolved. I was wondering, what are the chances that the source code is available somewhere? Can you direct me to any...

A-10 Cuba Source Code: Is it out there?

13 Dec 2011 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

First of all, I think this question is off-topic. I'm just curious: did you find out that A-10 Cuba for Windows is still sold? It was found in a second. The chances to find source code are miserable of course. I wonder why? What's so special?—SA

AI based Tic Tac Toe (Java code)

27 May 2014 by Mohd Akram

Java Tic Tac Toe (AI based)

artificial-intelligence

machine-learning

algorithm for chess game

9 Feb 2010 by balaji gudipati

hi, i am looking for algorithm to develop chess game. i know depth first search and alpha-beta pruning. i am looking forward to know perfect algorithm to design chess game. so, could anyone help me please. i am not looking for code. i need kinda pseudo code(algorithm)ideas are...

algorithm for chess game

9 Feb 2010 by Richard MacCutchan

This is hardly likely to be a Quick Answer; chess algorithms are quite complicated. Assuming you are a chess player yourself then you probably have a good idea about it already.

algorithm for chess game

9 Feb 2010 by Xmen Real

Read the Rules[^] and think of all possible moves.btw, chess needs thousand of algorithms :D

algorithm for chess game

9 Feb 2010 by CPallini

For sure you cannot find such a info on Google...[^] :)

algorithm for chess game

3 Aug 2010 by VahanMaster

try this one - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimax ;)

Algorithm trax winning condition

3 May 2016 by Member 12493644

I need solving algorithms TRAX game.The algorithm implement Fpga I want on board.What I have tried:i can alguethim Transform to vhdl source

Algorithm trax winning condition

3 May 2016 by George Jonsson

First of all, don't assume everyone knows what you are talking about. We can't see your monitor and we can't read your mind.Add an explanation of what it is you want to do and add references to inform people who is not familiar with your specific topic.You are the one who wants help, so...

Alhoritms for find mate, stalemate and check in chess.

20 Mar 2012 by Abbath1349

Hello. Can u say me alhoritms for find mate, stalemate and check in chess?

All Hail the Old and the New – The MonoGame Content Builder Tool

17 Dec 2014 by Simon Jackson

All Hail the Old and the New – The MonoGame Content Builder Tool

An Audio Analysis Framework for XNA Developers

15 Jul 2021 by Steve Hoult

Creation of an Audio analysis framework to enable developers with little to no understanding of audio analysis to develop audio-driven games

data-visualization

Anagrams2 - A Simple WPF Game Application

4 Nov 2012 by #realJSOP

My Anagrams game ported to WPF.

Android - Handling screen with 'joysticks'

1 May 2012 by larssy1

Hi guys,,Anyone who could explain to me how they handle android / iphone / windows phone games with those onscreen joysticks?example image:http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/265/26616423.jpg/[^]Yours Sincerely,Lars

Android - Handling screen with 'joysticks'

1 May 2012 by Ed Nutting

I implemented this one myself over the weekend from an adaptation of this[^] code:/*Copyright Edward Nutting. This may be adapted but all adaptations must at least credit myself and http://blog.trostalex.com/?p=114 as the original sources.*/import android.graphics.Point;import...

Android Basic Game Loop

9 Oct 2014 by Pavel Durov

This article is explaining how to implement a basic game fundamentals on Android platform.

Android game development where to start

4 Mar 2016 by devonJones

So, I've been getting into App development in Android using Xamarin with the Visual Studio IDE but now I want to venture into the world of game app developmentWhere do I start? I should be able to keep using VS right?or do I need to move over to a game IDE such as Unreal Engine or...

Android game development where to start

4 Mar 2016 by Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan

I won't recommend Xamarin as a game development engine, because just to make things work in Xamarin, you are again going to ask for help from another tool.Instead, I would recommend that you get a game development engine. Unreal, Unity or any other, doesn't matter. As long as that framework...

Android Game Ludo: Adding controls to GameView Class

5 Oct 2011 by Rizwan Sohaib

Android Game:I am developing a Ludo game for android. For UI, I used xml and for game moves like displaying Ludo board, players and dice I have used java code in which I draw Bitmap images using canvas.drawBitmap() function.The classes I am using in my code...

android game programming pacman

19 Dec 2012 by s.oztrk

I have a project about android. I must programming pacman game for android. controls must be by microphone. when I told "left" or "rigt" it must go according that.How can I do it?Can someone help me about it...

android game programming pacman

3 Jan 2013 by WebMaster

hi s.oztrk,I think firstly u should research on how to recognize speech in Android.Try google with this keywords "sound recognition android"I've found some good...

Androng, a Pong clone for Android

1 May 2011 by Patrick Kalkman

This article describes how I developed Androng, a Pong clone for Android.

AngularJS Falling Blocks

27 May 2020 by Theo Kand

An original AngularJS implementation of the most famous video game ever

Anyone portted this to true BASIC?

27 Sep 2021 by OriginalGriff

Don't post this under Quick Answers - if you got the code from an article, then there is a "Add a Comment or Question" button at the bottom of that article, which causes an email to be sent to the author. They are then alerted that you wish to...

Array of Internal Function Pointers

16 Feb 2012 by Tyler Elric

Consider the following code snippet( Python):class Task: def __init__(self,prev): self.threads = [] assert isinstance(prev,Task)or isinstance(prev,Game)or prev is None if isinstance(prev,Task): self.prev = prev self.game = prev.game else: self.prev,self.game =...

Arrays, Loops and Collision problem! C#

9 Jan 2011 by Elliot Harrison

Hi there, I've got a problem. I'm new to this site and a beginner so simple help would be great thanks!Object reference not set to an instance of an object and NullReferenceException was unhandled. that what comes up when my spaceship collides with a randomly generated asteroid, anyone?...

Arrays, Loops and Collision problem! C#

9 Jan 2011 by OriginalGriff

Yes we will probably need some code, but don't paste it all! Just the relevant bits - the method the error occurs in, say.Having said that, most of the time it is pretty simple to work out where the problem:The error says "Object reference not set to an instance of an object"That means...

Arrays, Loops and Collision problem! C#

9 Jan 2011 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

If you see the exception like this, the problem is already 90% solved. I used to see good amount of code where many exceptions were suppressed by writing exception handlers not re-throwing any exception up to the stack. (This can be done in some quite rare cases; in almost all cases an...

ASP.NET Core Blazor Game Development using .NET Core 3.0 Preview, Web API and Visual Studio 2019

22 May 2019 by syed shanu

How to create a simple game development web application using ASP.NET Core Blazor, .NET Core 3.0 Preview and with Visual Studio 2019

Assets\scripts\floating.cs(20, 18): error CS0120: an object reference is required for the non-static field, method, or property 'oceane.ocean'

2 Jul 2023 by Graeme_Grant

I don't do Unity, however, that error in C# usually means that you have not initialised the class before using it. Somewhere in your code you need to create a reference: private OceanE oceanE; and then initialise it: OceanE = new oceanE(); ...

Assets\scripts\floating.cs(20, 18): error CS0120: an object reference is required for the non-static field, method, or property 'oceane.ocean'

2 Jul 2023 by Sandeep Mewara

As error shares, you are calling a non-static item as a static. You can solve this by: Option 1: Have OceanE as static class such that you can directly access it's properties. This depends on the design choice. Option 2: Initialize OceanE...

Assets\scripts\floating.cs(20, 18): error CS0120: an object reference is required for the non-static field, method, or property 'oceane.ocean'

2 Jul 2023 by Eric Taylor 2023

using System.Collections; using System.Collections.Generic; using UnityEngine; using UnityEngine.Rendering.HighDefinition; public class Floating : MonoBehaviour { public Rigidbody rb; public float depthBefSub; public float...

Augmented reality using irrlicht and newton

2 May 2013 by Ihab ramadan

Demo illustrates how to make augmented reality program using irrlicht and newton

Automating Graphic Design with WPF

26 Oct 2020 by Matteo Prosperi

This post is the the second in a short series investigating somewhat exotic parts of .NET.

Autonomous Movement of Objects and Characters in a Game

1 Mar 2024 by Member 10912276

How to control game elements based on predefined conditions

artificial-intelligence

Backgammon sample code

14 Jul 2010 by Abhinav S

A search engine is your best friend - see here.It is, however, unlikely that your are going to get the entire game's source code for free.

Backgammon sample code

14 Jul 2010 by #realJSOP

My question back to you is, why can't you harvest the links yourself? Coming here to ask us to google *for* you is pretty much the most idiotic thing I've witnessed here on CodeProject.

Bejeweled bot - problem with color recognition

17 May 2017 by caf20012

Hi All, I'm having issues with my bejeweled bot picking up colors from my timer which is connected to a picturebox which is allowing me to select the rectangle based on the games location with the following code; Private Sub Timer1_Tick(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles...

Best tutorial for learning how to code GAMES for the Windows Store in VB.NET?

14 Nov 2014 by Member 11199542

Hi,I was just wondering if anyone knew some good tutorials for creating games for the Windows Store in Visual Basic .NET.Thanks,Jay

Bingo Game Suite - Part 1

20 Feb 2023 by gggustafson

In this first part, we look at the random arrangement of numbers on a player's Bingo card.

Bingo Game Suite - Part 2

27 Feb 2023 by gggustafson

Print_Cards to produce PDF file containing specified number of unique Bingo cards

Bingo Game Suite - Part 3

29 Mar 2023 by gggustafson

This article is the third and final in the Bingo Game Suite series.

Blowing the Doors Off 3D Math: Part I - Matrix Multiplication

4 Oct 2017 by CMalcheski

Thinking outside the box can result in critical performance gains

Bob's Quest (Conquering Android Wear, Part 2)

14 Oct 2015 by Mitchell J.

Introducing Bob's Quest, a Flappy Bird clone (of sorts), in which Bob must avoid crashing into pillars as he leaps through space.

Books for game development.

10 Apr 2018 by Member 13773138

Hello everyone. Is there any recommendation for a good books i can read about c++/c# game development? Also, if maybe c++ or c# is too old for games, would you recommend me some other programming language? Thanks. What I have tried: Ive heard about SFML, but i need something on lower...

Books for game development.

10 Apr 2018 by Richard MacCutchan

game programming - Google Search[^]

Books for game development.

10 Apr 2018 by Member 13769169

Game development takes a lot more than just knowing the language. You'll hardly ever have one source to learn. There are books available to get you pretty far, but most require you to know something that isn't covered or require third-party components that could cost you money. Here's one: Game...

Books, examples on Breakout aka Akranoid

2 Apr 2012 by Alexander Alekseyevich Fedoseev

Hello I am looking for books that are for beginners in C sharp game development.Games such as Breakout , Tetris , snake , etc.Looking for examples of breakout.Thank you!~

Books, examples on Breakout aka Akranoid

2 Apr 2012 by Manfred Rudolf Bihy

Here is an example of Breakout programmed in C#: Breakout Sharp [^]Hope that helps a bit! Regards,Manfred

Books, examples on Breakout aka Akranoid

2 Apr 2012 by Reza Ahmadi

hi,here is a simple source code and step-by-step creation of a simple break-out game using C#:http://garg.web.nowhere-else.org/web/tutorials/[^]another breakout game using C#:http://www.gamespp.com/directx/spaceBreakOutDirectXSourceCode.html[^]In order to learn more you can...

Boolean boardgame in java

5 Oct 2020 by Helin1

Program should print out the given values in array1 and print the second array as true or false. Array1 represents a boardgame where characters can stand at the different positions. The integers indicate how dangerous it is to stand at every...

Boolean boardgame in java

4 Oct 2020 by OriginalGriff

Use nested loops, just as you do for array1, but instead of formatting a number as a string, use the java conditional (or ternary) operator: What is the conditional operator ?: in Java?[^] System.out.print(array2[row][col] ? "T" : "F");

Boolean boardgame in java

5 Oct 2020 by CPallini

Try int sum_adjacent_values(int r, int c) { int sum = - position_array[r][c]; for (int i = -1; i = 0 &&...

BounceBall - XNA Farseer Magic

12 Apr 2011 by Vinit Yadav

In this article we are going to develop a game using Farseer Physics Engine and XNA for Windows Phone 7. This article provides you base for your games to make game development easy and fast.

Windows-Phone-7

break the bricks game in android

14 Mar 2012 by Darren_vms

why not look at Androng, a Pong clone for Android[^] here on CPThis uses what your looking for.Darren

break the bricks game in android

13 Mar 2012 by Member 8727091

I am searching for moving a paddle left and right on touch or mouse move over a screen. But till I did not got any reference code ....I am searching for tutorial that help me to develop a game like break the bricks....Umesh Suryawanshi..

Browser Game like Travian, Ikariam

21 Feb 2012 by CRDave1988

Frankly Speaking I m not expert in this but I think XNA can help u.Here Are Some Link For XNA.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_XNA[^]http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/aa937791[^]http://create.msdn.com/en-US/[^]http://www.xnatutorial.com/[^]

web_development

Browser Game like Travian, Ikariam

21 Feb 2012 by krumia

Begin with requirement analysis. Write the things the game want to do in a piece of paper. And then you will realize if it needs one ore more technologies you have tagged in the question.But honestly, games like that are not easy to develop. It takes a quite large team to do that. So you...

web_development

Browser Game like Travian, Ikariam

21 Feb 2012 by Mhd Sami Almouhtasb

Anyone can tell me how can i start building game like those and do i need to learn new things btw i want to build it in MVC, and did this work for a junior project.Finally where should i begin..........

web_development

Browser Game like Travian, Ikariam

22 Feb 2012 by Mhd Sami Almouhtasb

thank alot to all of you................

web_development

Bubble breaker in Java

1 Feb 2011 by DidierDs

Hi,I was wondering if anyone knows of a tutorial to create a Bubble Breaker game in Java? Or know of source code for the game that consists of just the game.Thanks either way!

Bubble breaker in Java

1 Feb 2011 by Henry Minute

A very quick internet search gave 5 hits on the first page alone that claimed to provide what you want.Why don't you give it a try.

Build game using asp.net

12 Jun 2012 by bhagirathimfs

Hi,I am a developer in .NET and am crazy about games. :DI am curious to know about this, " can I develop games for android based cell phones using .NET framework ? ".If Yes, can anybody, please share with me any link giving walkthroughs. And, if No. :| . Please tell me know using...

Build game using asp.net

12 Jun 2012 by Jαved

Hi,Here are some links-HuaRongDao Puzzle Game in ASP.NET[^]Beginning-Game-Development-Part-I--Introduction[^]Here are some games developed using .Net's Silverlight technology-index-of-silverlight-games-most-with-source.aspx[^]Hangman game in asp.net with full source-Hangman game in...

Building a Scrolling Sprite-based Star Field Background with C# and MonoGame

7 Jan 2014 by Masoud Darvishian

In this simple tutorial, we want to create a scrolling sprite-based star field background using Xamarin Studio and MonoGame.

C Jezzball and ice hockey

21 Apr 2013 by Ibrahim Sefa

Hello, I am making my master degree in Computer Enginnering, My lecturer wanted me to compare the codes between jezzball and ice hockey about ball movement. I found the source codes of ice hockey but I did not found the jezzball, If anyone can help me,I'll be so pleased. The game should be in...

C Jezzball and ice hockey

21 Apr 2013 by Matthew Faithfull

Look here[^] for a number of links to Jezzball clones. The Open Source ones should provide you with code to get your ice hockey comparison.

C# Auto Login Application

14 Jan 2012 by Fapsterx

I am making a program for me and my friends to auto login to a game that we play. I can make the program send the keys to the game window, but I can't make it work properly. What I need it to do is take the text from the Username and Password text box and input it to the games Username and...

C# Auto Login Application

14 Jan 2012 by IKilledBambi

Try using SendKeys.SendWait instead of Send.private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { // Find The Window Handle For Lineage 2 IntPtr handle = FindWindow("L2UnrealWWindowsViewportWindow", "Lineage II"); if...

C# Auto Login Application

15 Jan 2012 by Fapsterx

So Sendkeys.Sendwait worked!!! Is there anyway I can do this without the window being active? Like if the game is in the background?

C# get pixel color from point x and y

17 Sep 2013 by User 9767265

Hello,i am trying to make some game, and i need your help. I have panel control and in that panel i put two images:Background image: black with one blue line on middleMovable image: Red image whick can be moved left,right,up,down.I want to move image throw black picture but when it...