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Haskell Game Object Design - Or How Functions Can Get You Apples
Published in Game Programming
By Marc Sunet - This tutorial shows how to model game objects in Haskell using closures to dodge the everyday use of subtyping and dynamic dispatch in object-orien...
Improving a Sprite-Based Rendering Procedure
Published in Graphics Programming and Theory
By Julien Jorge - So you are developing a 2D game and, suddenly, you discover that the rendering procedure is too slow. What would you do? Would you put less element...
Advice For Aspiring Indie Game Developers
Published in Breaking Into the Industry
By Chris Park - This is a question I'm getting asked with increasing regularity: what advice do I have for other indie developers, or aspiring indie developers?
Hide Objects Blocking Player View
Published in Game Programming
By Christopher Rolfs - In most isometric-esque RTS-style game views, sometimes pesky walls can pop into view, hindering the player’s connection with the protagonist. This...
Rendering and Simulation in an Off-Road Driving Game
Published in Game Programming
By Pavel Zagrebelnyy - This paper describes some tech details in Spin Tires, a game about a big truck driving through mud/water, crushing trees and everything else on its...
Useless Snippet #1: Transform Vec3f by Matrix4x4f
Published in General Programming
By Jim Drygiannakis - The goal of this snippet is to multiply a batch of Vector3f’s with the same 4×4 matrix
Featured Developer Journals
Last week we launched our Steam Greenlight campaign to get Leadwerks into the hands of the Steam community. This week, we're rolling out the second stage of our plan with a Kickstarter campaign to bring Leadwerks to Linux. This will let you build...
I've spent the past decade developing games in my spare time (which I don't have much of) with unique game play that aren't side-scrollers, first-person shooters, RPG's, MMO's; and aren't even multi-player. Recently I felt the urge to just break o...
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Nokia updates Accessories app for Lumia Windows Phones, adds support for new car charging stand
wpcentral.com.feedsportal.com -- Nokia has updated its Accessories system app, which enables compatible Lumia Windows Phones to connect with compatible devices and offer unique functionality. Version 2.5.3.1 is quite the update, implementing numerous new features and functionalit...
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Finally, finally, finally. BlueStacks brings Apple iPhone, iPad games to your TV
venturebeat.feedsportal.com -- BlueStacks is using the same tech that has snared 10 million users for its service that allows Android apps to run on Windows PCs.
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Bootstrap Your App's Cloud Services with Mobile Backend Starter
Watch Android @ Google I/O 2013
Handling Phone Call Requests the Right Way for Users
Social Gaming, Location, and More in Google Play Services
Android Studio: An IDE built for Android
Android at Google I/O 2013: Keynote Wrapup
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Microsoft applies for patent on TV achievements
www.gamesindustry.biz -- Xbox One maker calls dibs on technique to encourage viewership of shows and ads
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OpenFeint social network founder’s new game brings League of Legends formula to tablets
venturebeat.feedsportal.com -- Jason Citron's game studio Hammer & Chisel shows off its multiplayer online battle arena game Fates Forever.
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Diamonds Among the Rubble, says Former Zynga PM
www.gamesindustry.biz -- Brian Kahrs details how ex-Zynga employees stick together, and how the giant's struggles ultimately produced some great talent
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How $96,000 can buy you a top 10 ranking in the U.S. app store
venturebeat.feedsportal.com -- Can you buy your way to the top of the app store? In a word, yes.
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New Ways to Optimize Your Business in Google Play
Get this now: Vieather brings a Modern weather experience to Windows Phone
Counters for Windows Phone 8: a Modern solution for a simple problem, from the developer of Fuse
Bootstrap Your App's Cloud Services with Mobile Backend Starter
Android at Google I/O 2013: Keynote Wrapup
All Google Play Developers Can Now Reply to User Reviews
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Xbox One: The Internet shows us how we are all Xbone’d
venturebeat.feedsportal.com -- A gamer decided to make a flowchart that reveals how to activate games on Xbox One.
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World of Tanks hits 60 million registered users
venturebeat.feedsportal.com -- Wargaming's popular free-to-play online action title is still growing around the world.
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Apple's Siri dumps Google in favour of Microsoft's Bing in iOS 7
wpcentral.com.feedsportal.com -- Apple has today unveiled that Siri in iOS 7 will be using Bing as its programmed search engine. The friendly voice-controlled assistant will be able to control more elements and functions of the iPhone, but we're pleased to see Apple choose Micros...
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New Mexico city approves excavation to reclaim buried Atari E.T. cartridges
venturebeat.feedsportal.com -- Film crew plans to unearth the hidden treasure of unwanted Atari games.
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GamesBeat weekly roundup: Xbox One restrictions, Zynga in trouble, and Snake’s new face
venturebeat.feedsportal.com -- If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
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Video: Temple Run: Brave for Windows Phone 8 now available
Inflexiball for Windows Phone 8, busting blocks in Steampunk style
Smash every key except ESC in this arena survival-typing game (freeware)
The demo is dead, revisited by Puppy Games
Google Play Developer 8-Step Checkup
Serious Games Showcase and Challenge 2013 - Are You Ready?
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Apple is finally allowing developers to sell their apps. Here’s why (and how)
venturebeat.feedsportal.com -- With over 300,000 mobile developers building 900,000 apps for the iOS apps store, you would think that occasionally someone would want to sell or buy an app.
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Serious Games Powered By Next Generation Of Wearable Computing
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EA: Xbox One and PS4 a generation ahead of PC
www.develop-online.net -- Publisher benchmarks video and audio performance of new Xbox at eight-to-10 times higher than current gen
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Kent Hudson's novel approach
www.gamesindustry.biz -- "My greatest hope is that the game will mean something special to the audience" says creator of The Novelist
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Unity mobile game development goes free
www.develop-online.net -- Popular game engine ditches costs for smartphone and tablet deployment
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Pics of Microsoft's St. Louis Store grand opening; company gives away non-profit grants
wpcentral.com.feedsportal.com -- Microsoft opened up its new store in St. Louis on Friday 7th, continuing to make its presence known to the competition with a rather loud bang. Sporting a performance by artist Ne-Yo, the opening was a great day for attendees. Kevin Turner, Chief...
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