This is the first in a series of tutorials in which we will create a synthesizer based audio engine that can generate sounds for retro-styled games. The...

Steering behaviors aim to help autonomous characters move in a realistic manner, by using simple forces that combine to produce life-like, improvisational...

Steering behaviors aim to help autonomous characters move in a realistic manner, by using simple forces that are combined to produce life-like,...

In the previous tutorial, we created a bare-bones component-based Entity system. Now we'll use this system to create a simple Asteroids game.

Most of the time, using conventional graphic techniques is the right way to go. Sometimes, though, experimentation and creativity at the fundamental levels...

Most collision detection in computer games is done using the AABB technique: very simply, if two rectangles intersect, then a collision has occurred. It's...

Today, Adobe Flash is strongly geared towards game development. Besides browser-based game portals like Kongregate, Newgrounds, and Armor Games, games made...

You're never too old for a game of Spot the Difference - I remember playing it as a kid, and I now find my wife still plays it occasionally! In this...

Intelligence, Willpower, Charisma, Wisdom: besides being important qualities you should have as a game developer, these are also common attributes used in...

The Separating Axis Theorem is often used to check for collisions between two simple polygons, or between a polygon and a circle. As with all algorithms, it...