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Object-Oriented Game Design

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By Josh Klint - C++ can be intimidating the new programmers. The syntax does at first glance look like it was designed for robots to read, rather than humans. Ho...

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By Derek Yu - Advice on how to become a successful indie developer from a successful indie developer

Scripting Custom Windows in Unity3D

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By Casey Hardman - With the know-how, you can make your own windows in Unity. Allow me to teach you how and get you started.

Binding D To C

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By Mike "Aldacron" Parker - When getting up and running with game development in the D programming language, you can save a lot of time by linking with existing C libraries. D...

A Journey Through the CPU Pipeline

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By Bryan Wagstaff (frob) - The CPU does not need to be an opaque box of mystery. Skilled programmers learn their tools, including what goes on inside the CPU. Very skilled pr...

RPG Character Design: Technical Blueprints 101

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By Ivan Spasov - In this article we will take a look at how you can design and develop from a technical standpoint your character classes for an RPG game.

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Let's Make: BattleGame! [Part 1 - Classes]

May 06 2013 09:03 AM SkylearJ in The Beginner's Programmicon 9 Comments

Introductions!Hello everehbody! This is my first journal entry/tutorial here on GameDev, and I hope I do a good job at explaining the concepts I want to get across. This tutorial series is mainly aimed at beginners (given the blog's name) and I h...

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Lemma - Alpha 3 Ready to Play

May 06 2013 05:05 AM et1337 in et1337 makes games 7 Comments

Download for WindowsCheck out the IndieDB project pageLike on FacebookFollow on TwitterAfter seven months of hard work, Alpha 3 is ready to play!Some interesting statistics:28,000+ lines of code29 MB of compressed voxel data63 MB of sounds and mus...

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Building an In-Game Store for the First Time? Here are the 4 Keys to Success

May 05 2013 05:17 AM Yaniv Nizan in The Gameconomist 10 Comments

So you have a great concept for a mobile game and you've heard that free 2 play games with in app purchase is the way to go but you are not sure where to start. Guess what? You are not alone. Designing a good in-game store is very different than d...

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