60 FPS game loop using std::chrono
Hi everyone, out of curiosity yesterday I was trying out chrono header with the goal of creating a 60fps loop, the code below is what I have so far and I wanted your opinion about it, if it is the...
View ArticleWin32 application| cout output both on console and on file
Hi everyone, the code below is my setup for opening a console in a Win32 project (using visual studio) and having the cout print stuff on it, it is mostly copy-pasted from stackoverflow with some trial...
View ArticleI am back
Well a lot had happened and it seems i have my confidence and motivation back for coding. So i decided to finish "unfinished" prototypes and games i have created in the past and then going from there....
View ArticleCSG collision and visibility in 2017
I'm looking for a broad phase algorithm for brush-based worlds. I also need an algorithm for determining which areas of said world are visible from the view frustum. The Id tech engines in the 90's...
View ArticleWeekly Indie Devlog 5 ( Legal issues and New Game )
This is the video of last week. Some interesting points are shown : - Importance of legal issues on Game Development - A new Game Prototype I'm investing more time and learning about video editing,...
View ArticleMobile App Development: The Struggle to keep it Simple
Unlike some of the Hollywood flicks these days, where the mindless comedies are dwindling away at their attempts at getting famous, a mobile application does as good as less the user would have to use...
View ArticleBalancing Resources in Survival Games
Hey everyone, I’m currently working on my bachelor thesis titled „Balancing Resource Management in First-Person Survival Games – A case study of Dark Side of the Moon”. Dark Side of the Moon is a...
View Article[Android]Heaven's Dots!
DOOOOOOOOTS!!!! How far can you go?https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tinylake.heavensdots
View ArticleSwing Master Poka - New Fun Arcade, Endless Running Swing Game
Meet “Swing Master Poka” an endless running and adventure game who swings on ropes to collect the Diamond. Poka’s Journey is endless; always want to swing for long distance in this swing game and love...
View ArticleMobile Game Reviews: Let's Talk Zombie Gunship Survival
In this daily blog (and video)-series I take a first impressions look at the best mobile games that I come by. Be sure to share your favorite mobile game with the rest of us in the comments below!...
View ArticleD3D11 Multithreaded Renderer Device Context Question
When I create a multithreaded renderer for DX11 applications, do I create a separate device context for each individual thread? If I had 4 threads, each thread would have its own device context. If...
View ArticleKeatz The Lonely Bird - A 2D Oldschool Action Platformer[WIP]
Hello everyone, I am Anamik, an indie game developer and I want to present a 2D action platformer on which I am working for about 8 months. It is currently under active development. Keatz - The Lonely...
View ArticleLevel Design
Hello everyone, This is my first time posting here, but I've been following for a while. I am finishing my last term in college before getting my Bachelor's in Game Programming and Development. I have...
View Article[Android][Free] Age of Colors
Age of Colors is a mathematical matching game about colors. Play Store : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Curiocy.AgeofColors Swipe and merge the colored orbs. Fill the slots of the...
View ArticleLearn Game Design and Indie Game Marketing from GameDev.net and CRC Press
GameDev.net and CRC Press have teamed up to bring a new ebook of content curated from top titles published by CRC Press. The freebook, Practices of Game Design & Indie Game Marketing, includes...
View ArticleLearn Game Design and Indie Game Marketing from GameDev.net and CRC Press
GameDev.net and CRC Press have teamed up to bring a new ebook of content curated from top titles published by CRC Press. The freebook, Practices of Game Design & Indie Game Marketing, includes...
View ArticleBacking up GitHub Repos
Does anyone have a super easy way to backup a GITHUB repo (should it be the remote or the local?) that will be easy to reinstall if needs be, and will work without complications? I am new to the...
View ArticleTeam Explorer Remote and Local Master Branches
I am trying to understand Visual Studio's Team Explorer with GitHub. When I push my feature branch it is than available as a remote for other users to pull/use/edit. Then later when it is ready to be...
View ArticleFBX SDK - Export Animation
Hello, I have been fighting for sometime now with exporting animations from Maya to my own engine using DirectX 11. I export the fbx file with all its content in it. So the problem i have is that the...
View ArticleSwapBuffer Nvidia Crash
EDIT: I thought this was restricted to Attribute-Created GL contexts, but it isn't, so I rewrote the post. Hey guys, whenever I call SwapBuffers(hDC), I get a crash, and I get a "Too many posts were...
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