JavaFX is a cross platform GUI toolkit for Java, and is the successor to the Java Swing libraries. In this tutorial, we will explore the features of JavaFX...

This article is a high-level overview for creating a JRPG (Japanese Role-Playing Game) such as the early Final Fantasy games. We'll look at the architecture...

In my previous article, I explained the difference between a pseudorandom number generator and a sequence generator, and examined the advantages a sequence...

Many turn-based games include an undo button to let players reverse mistakes they make during play. This feature becomes especially relevant for mobile game...

Shooters and games that use particle systems have to create, manipulate, and then remove many objects at once - maybe even hundreds per frame. This can lead...

Many games require the use of collision detection algorithms to determine when two objects have collided, but these algorithms are often expensive operations...

Your game has data - sprites, sound effects, music, text - and you need to store it somehow. Sometimes you can encapsulate everything into a single SWF,...