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Hi I have to implement a game where the user has to move one object to a given goal using the arrow keys. I have to use sprites for my moving object and for your goal. Use an image as background. When the sprite touches the goal it must display …

i am creating a rect in paint method. and i am trying to move it to its right by 1 px in loop. but the problem is its not going inside the run method. any idea why? import java.awt.Graphics; import java.awt.Graphics2D; import java.awt.Image; import javax.swing.JApplet; public class main extends JApplet …

how to fix animation flickering import java.awt.Graphics; import java.awt.Graphics2D; import java.awt.Image; import javax.swing.JApplet; public class main extends JApplet implements Runnable { //player information variable int x = 10; int y = 50; int width = 30; int height = 30; int dx = 1; //########################################################################################################### /*** init method ***/ public …

HelloWorld Start(); *// every line of codes ends with A ";" *//\/\\ from ";" you can xmap your game to the best "YOU WIN" screen.jpg you can make be it of a T-shirt you maybe selling a compleated levalin a game, a holiday vacation, a Free beer token or even …

I am going to be honest here, I am completley lost on trying to figure this out. I am trying to create a sudoku solver using sat4j for a 9x9 puzzle. I am trying to read a partially filled board and, by using a Satisability solver it finds a legal …

Not sure if this is quite the place for my question, but I dunno why you couldn't handle it ;) Really just looking for some opinions/answers on develop/design workflows for small/medium projects using AdobeCS5. This week I discovered many of the magics between Illustrator/Flash, such as arranging symbols on an …

Hello , I'm very interested in making a game in flash i've done asp.net for a website and i've made a server and database allready for my game in vb;net but now i really want to make a gam esomething like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKzLS-EeQQM but i can't find a good learning …

Couldn't find an actionscript section so I hope this is the next best section for such discussion. I'm trying to create an isometric game in adobe builder with AS3 along with the As3IsoLib isometric library. Currently upon clicking a unit you want to move I've got four boxes to popup …

Hallo Im new in the game programming world with C++, really new! I want to make a 3D game.I installed today VS 2010 because I heard that there are unfixed errors(since 2005). I have a couple of books called " beginning C++ game programming" , "mastering Autodesk 3ds mask 2013"( …

IM A COMPLETE TOOL PLEASE IGNORE / DELETE THIS POST Hello everybody, im currently trying to learn 3d game development (ive developed 2d games in the past, nothing this complex, i am a third year programming student). Ive been working on this project in my spare time for the past …

I first started writing about the 'coming soon' Xbox 720 way back in 2008 if my memory serves me well. Every now and then another rumour emerges, supposedly from 'a reliable source within Microsoft' and confirming that the release date has been fixed or announcing the final hardware specification for …

Hi, I am creating a sort of zombie game. The concept is if the player gets too close within a distance, the zombie will chase the player. There will be a hit detection when the zombie object hits the player object. I used a trace statement for when it hits. …

I am currently making a game and am working on the town code right now. I have booleans for the areas in and out of the town, but when I go to leave an area it resets me back at the beginning of the program. I have it set to …

Hey Guys! I wonder how to put a texture on a specific position in DirectX. for example: I want a function that allows to set a Texture on an 2D Position and set the width and height like this pseudo funktion: x y w h DrawTexture(pDevice, 25, 25, 200, 100); …

hey guys, i just registered here because i need a forums where i can come back to in case i need help developing my game. this site seems pretty good. well i get right to it now. i plan to make a mmorpg browser text based game with some 2d …

I have developed an Opengl based desktop game and wish to publish it in net. I want to host the final setup/installer of the game which is around 150mb, so that anyone can download it from the link. Can anyone please recommend services that offer free publishing of such applications? …

i cant seem to print imageicon in board.java. any ideas? i got two files. board.java and WorldBackground.java i have a WorldBackground.java where i am create background image import java.awt.Image; import javax.swing.ImageIcon; public class WorldBackground { static ImageIcon background = new ImageIcon(WorldBackground.class.getResource("Images/backg.jpg")); public static Image getBackground() { return background.getImage(); } } …

Hello, please would anybody know if there's any game software where I could include words and sentences? Although I'm still new in this area, I'm very interested in creating some games for teaching purposes. Thanks and Regards, Silvia

it would be help me out alot if some one could take the time to teach me know to create 2d game from start to end. i want to create this game in java or c++ but it has to be 2d side scroller by using 2d array as map …

I keep getting an error when compiling an SDL program I'm working on. I get the "'screen' was not declared in this scope" error, even though I'm pretty sure it's declared in 'globals.h'. globals.h #ifndef GLOBALS_H_INCLUDED #define GLOBALS_H_INCLUDED #include "gui.h" #include "player.h" #include "SDL.h" #include "timer.h" #include <stdlib.h> #include <string> …

I'm looking for a really good 3D and/or Game engine to work with? I currently use VB.net, :) Thanks in advance.

Hi! The keypresses in my new project does not seem to be registered. I've never had this issue before and I don't think it is SDL:s fault this time. Here is the code in main: #include <cstdlib> #include <iostream> #include <SDL.h> #include "playertank.h" int main ( int argc, char** argv …

Hey guys. Creating games is one of the best things you can do, am I right? However, nowadays you can choose between so many languages, gfx libraries and game engines. So lets vote! Whats your favorite programming language for making a game? Whats your favorite graphics library? Whats your favorite …

By C++ game engines i mean the language that the game is programed in is C++. I know irrlicht but it aint good for very big games becuase you have to code where everything is. At the moment i am using Unity but the language looks like C#. So what …

Hi All: I'm wondering if anyone knows any usefull links to articles I can read on coding multiplayer for XNA. I'm looking for something that would teach me how to code for more than two players. The idea of what I'm working on is for a standard 4v4 deathmatch over …

Daniweb isn lt the first forum I joined, (but thankfully its the only one I am currently on). And over the years as I've browsed literally 100's of forums, in the past I always seem to see one question that always pervades. (Well at least on the gaming ones). And …

I have no idea of 'game programming', but would love to learn it. i am a complete beginner, what ebooks or free resources would be best to lean it quickly and make a game after that? regards, techy.

Hey All, How would i go about retrieving xbox 360 thumbstick values and displaying them on the screen in c++?

I'm trying to write a simple particle system I use Python ,OpenGL and numpy libraries (on win7) this is the code I use to draw a single particle def draw(self, mode): glLoadIdentity() ## convert normal point to opengl point trns = self.__trans_to_opengl(self.trans) glTranslatef(trns[0], -trns[1], 0.0) ## this is the vertex …

Hi there I am currently creating a game, where you drop items in certain areas, at the moment i want the player to drop only a max of 6 bombs, but one at a time. Currently my programignores the list count max of 6 and just keeps drawing until i …

Hello, everyone! I'm starting to learn OpenGL and I have a problem with linear transformations. The program is very basic: I want to draw 4 squares and make them move individually (by doing translations and rotation). I understand that I need to stock all the transformation in a matrix, so …

Good morning, So i was finally able to solve all the errors in my game, but now i can't seem to get a Motion Detector to work using Aforge, so far i've got: private void device_NewFrame(object sender, AForge.Video.NewFrameEventArgs eventArgs) { tmpImage = eventArgs.Frame.Clone(Rec, PixelFormat.Format24bppRgb); Bitmap image = (Bitmap)tmpImage.Clone(); //BitmapData bitmapData …

My XNA Indie game engine "TemporalWars" code is now available on CodePlex -> http://temporalwarsindieeng.codeplex.com. You can download the engine, which is in C#, and build indie game for Microsoft's XNA platform. Ben

Good morning, I'm coding a game which ovject is to capture the feed of a webcam, then apply some filters to detect movement, so far i've managed to get the webcam to work but when i apply the filters it says "Bitmap locked" i've managed to solve that error, right …

Hello, I am trying to make an OpenGL Hearts game ( like the one from windows 7 or such) but I expected some problems. First I will show you the code that iv done untill now : Card.h: #ifndef Card_H #define Card_H //#include <GL/glut.h> //#include <SOIL.h> #include <stdlib.h> class Card …

Hello everyone, I have a quick question! I've been program a little heavily lately on my first game in c++ and it got me thinking, how are you supposed to share your game as a closed source project? Thanks in advance!

Ive just recently switched to visual studio c++ express. I am Creating some shapes with dx9 and i came upon this problem with my indices: error C2064: term does not evaluate to a function taking 24 arguments here is the code where i am getting the error: [ICODE]short indices[100]; indices[100] …

Background, I want to install allegro on the iMac 10.6.8 after my macbook crapped out. It didn't compilers installed whatsoever, so I had to find Xcode at a seedy 3rd party site because apple no longer supports Xcode for 10.6. It came as a binary, simple install didn't give me …

I'm at the moment sure that I want to be a Computer Sciencetist. Now, what I would like to do in the field is unkown to me. I have tried making games ( Which I never finish), and physics simulation using graphics which I enjoy. I have also done Desktop …

I have been using XNA recently and discoverd a major difficulty: when designing levels you have to spen ages pre planning exactly where sprites/objects will go. To solve This problem I had an idea for a game engine/level editor that just imports sprites, creates variables for the sprites and has …

Hey, I am having some difficulty drawing my lines correctly using flash.Box2D. The fault isnt with box2D, rather with my math. I attached a swf with the basic engine as well as some angles drawn on it. Why doesnt the lines want to draw correctly for anything greater than +-40 …

Hi, I have an unusual ship 'game' in which I am supposed to code for some of the ship's movements against a sine wave. Given only the ship speed, wave period and amplitude (no wave length!), in a scenario where the ship and wave are travelling in the same direction, …

Hello, NOTE: I dont know in witch forum to post this, I'm sorry if i post it in the wrong one. I had to make a project a few months back for my school, that required me to create 3 3D objects (cube, sphere and so on) and apply some …

Hello everyone! I'm making a game where players build walls and move their pieces to try to be the first player to reach their target square. Essentially, it's a checkerboard, and players can build walls on the segments between adjacent squares to impede their opponents' movement. The one catch is …

I want to create a game on my own. But I dont know which products I should use I have downloaded Engine001. But are they great enough. I dont have any knowledge about game creation & just need to make an easy game on my story just thought that what …

Hello ,,, i'v started learning Game programming with java before 1 week and now am developing a drag and drop game , and am having a trouble with MouseListener and MouseMotionListener / drag and drop methods / i just wrote a simple code i'v seen on web but i had …

hey guys, recently I have been watching how a game is made..But im really interested in making models...model for characters and animating them...I just dont know how..can anyone tell me what I should practice first? Im capable of drawing characters be it anime or not....Also, is there someone here that …

[I]FYI - I'm coding in actionscript 3.0 but didn't see an area to post for that language.[/I] I made a simple character and a block. I'm trying to get it so that if the character will touch the box, it wont let him move to imply a wall/collision. I've got …

I've been going through major hell trying to get just one. damn. simple. little. game. working. I can't even complete ping pong! There's almost no game easier than ping pong, and I can't even do it after so much stress trying, and I'm becoming so frustrated over this that I …

hi, I'm currently building a game and stuck at the paintComponent method. I'm trying to add 3 graphic buttons to the JPanel but the paintComponent does not execute (all I get is gray window) here's my code : public class TwinMoonTowers extends JPanel implements ActionListener{ private class TMTMenu extends MouseAdapter{ …