Unity - Game Engine. Amit’s Game Programming Information. What’s on this page? I’m interested in producing complexity out of simple parts. This page contains bookmarks that I collected while working on games; I did not write most of the content linked from here. As a result the set of links here reflects the types of things I needed to know: only a few specific topics (not everything related to game programming), general ideas instead of platform-specific information (graphics, sound, compilers), and ideas and designs instead of source code (I find it easier to go from an idea to code than from code to an idea).
Other sites, like Gamedev Tuts+, Gamedev, and Gamasutra, cover lots more topics than mine does. Determining how to move around on a map is an interesting problem. There are many different approaches, ranging from simple (walk forward until you hit something) to the complex (path finding algorithms with heuristics). These pages are about specific techniques for pathfinding and object movement: Code and Demos Data structures Algorithms. Introduction to Reverse Engineering Software in Linux. Development for Beginners. Game Algorithms. How to Design Programs: An Introduction to Computing and Programming. 30 game scripts you can write in PHP, Part 1: Creating 10 fundamental scripts. Getting started As both a game master/storyteller and a developer, I frequently find myself writing little utilities and scripts to help me when running, planning, and playing games. Sometimes I need a quick idea.
Other times, I just need a whole pile of names for Non-Player Characters (NPCs). Occasionally, I need to geek out on numbers, work out some odds, or integrate some word puzzles into a game. Many of these tasks become more manageable with a little bit of script work ahead of time. This article will explore 10 fundamental scripts that can be used in various types of games.
We will blaze through these scripts pretty quickly. Back to top A basic die roller Many games and game systems need dice. In many cases, that would be more or less fine. Listing 1. Function roll () { return mt_rand(1,6); } echo roll(); Then we can pass the type of die we want to roll as a parameter to the function. Listing 2. Random name generator Listing 3. Listing 4. Listing 5. Scenario generator Listing 6. Summary. Hallmarks of a Great Developer - Test Guide. If you ask me, I'll tell you a great developer Plans before coding A great developer takes the time to plan an approach before designing or coding. A great developer knows that the time required to do so will be more than paid back by the time saved by getting it more right the first time. A great developer plans all scales of work, from envisioning multiple versions of a product to writing or modifying a small method. Always knows why A great developer always knows exactly why they wrote a particular line of code, and why they wrote it the way they did.
A great developer writes code because that code is the best choice for a particular situation, not just because it is the canonical implementation. Writes situation-appropriate code Any developer can write code. Deviates where and when necessary A great developer not only knows the canonical implementation but understands it is the canonical implementation. Knows when not to change code Approaches debugging scientifically Groks the tools. Learn how to develop for Windows desktop. How to Design Programs: An Introduction to Computing and Programming. GameDev.net.
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