0 A.D. - An awesome opensource war/economy strategy game
0 A.D. (pronounced "zero ey-dee") is a free, open-source, cross-platform real-time strategy (RTS) game of ancient warfare. In short, it... more »
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Intel i7 price cuts
In just seven days time on the 30th of August, the Core i7 950 (LGA1366, 3.06 GHz, quad-core) which is currently retailing for $564 on... more »
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Using Game Controllers with Java
In the past, I've covered using mice as input devices, and covered the general input mechanism of Listeners. I've also discussed keyboard... more »
Stopping Jonathan Livingston Seagull with Java
Using predictive collision detection to avoid missing collisions with fast-moving objects. Stopping the "flythrough effect".
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Simple Collision Detection in Java
Demonstration of a very simple video game kernel with a simple form of collision detection.
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Flax Project has a new HQ!
The Flax Project is now operating out of the UNUM lab in Carlow Institute of Technology. Thanks to one of our college lecturers, Joseph... more »
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Shame on you, Namco
Wow. Alright. So you're going to send a takedown notice over a game a kid made to learn how to program. There's so many things ethically... more »
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Pair Programming Games
Last week, Moss Colum and Laura Dean gave the Boston Software Craftsmanship group a sneak peak of their Agile 2010 Pairing Games as... more »
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Getting started with 3D XNA
XNA Game Studio is not the easiest starting point for 3D graphics but we show you how to get started with a simple 3D project and explain... more »
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GameBoy Emulation in JavaScript: The CPU
This article sets out to implement the basis for a GameBoy emulation, by laying the groundwork for emulating each part of the physical... more »
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Java Quiz: Puzzle 61 - Set for Optimization?
I'm back with an optimization question. Lately I've been dealing with some huge volume of data and I've realized how performance can... more »
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A comprehensive Android development tutorial part 2 - Conway's Game of Life
An Android tutorial outlining how to build Conway's Game of Life. Areas covered include (but not limited to): implementing a custom... more »
Kicking it Up A Notch with a Java Persistence API Quiz
We know the last quiz was not the hardest one, but we wanted to start things off slow. Now we are digging a bit deeper and have a list... more »
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Starcraft 2 Gets Its Own Jumbo Jets
Korean Air recently recommissioned two of its Boeing 747 airliners as the world's most expensive flying promotional ads. Here's the story... more »
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Visualization Library
A lightweight C++ OpenGL middleware for 2D/3D graphics. Visualization Library can be used to develop applications for 2D and 3D... more »
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BP Oil Spill Gets Unreal: Developer Visualizes Size Of Catastrophe With UDK [VIDEO]
The BP oil spill is the largest such catastrophe in history. A few weeks ago, a creative UDK developer undertook to show us just how big... more »
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Lua As A Game Data File Format
Many people use XML or a custom format for game data files, but Lua's compactness and simplicity make it an attractive option.
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Aves HTML5 gaming engine is on second prototype
Do you remember being really impressed by the initial Aves game engine that uses Canvas and HTML5 technology to deliver a compelling... more »
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Inside Kinect
The technology behind Microsoft's Kinect (project Natal) whole body user interface is there for anyone to use - you might even be able to... more »
Filling The Void: From Basic C++ To Game Development
Many aspiring C++ game programmers become lost after learning the basics of the language. There's a gap - a void - in documentation about... more »
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35 Open Source iPhone App Store Apps
The often cloned list of open source iPhone apps has been updated with many new additions. Each one of these has or is in the app store.... more »
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Sparrow 0.8 has landed!
The latest version of the iPhone game library "Sparrow" has just been released. If you have not taken a look at it, this is the right... more »
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Toughest Developer Puzzle Ever
This is the second iteration of this online challenge. It is significantly longer, but the stakes for winning are also much higher.... more »
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Exploring OpenSpace Engine
As a service to the web gaming community, I think it would be a great idea to cover a few technologies here on DZone that aid you in... more »
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10 Reasons why I like Scrum for Games
A fairly detailed overview of my experience of Scrum in the games industry.
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