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hey guys, I am currently having problems with my OpenGL ES 2.0 application. I think I may have done my matrices wrong im not sure, but I cannot see my quad rendered to the screen. I believe it is something to do with the matrices I have set up which …

Hi, Im using DX9c and learning from Frank Luna's book to try and handle OnLostDevice and OnResetDevice, when switching to fullscreen and back (and alt+tabbing). If I dont draw anything I am able to go from windowed to fullscreen, and back, with no trouble. But adding a draw and flush …

Hello, i need some help. I 've created a game on html5 using javascript, mysql and php. I want to send it to my iphone(ios). How should i proceed? the game is open with browser.

:$ Hi every one! I'm new here, just finished my registration! I know a little of c++ and I'm starting a project for a game of the new generation of games... like Gears of Wars or Bioshock but I'm feeling a little lost! And I wanted to ask [B]what is …

Hello everyone.I am a programmer between beginner and intermediate.I have experience in c/c++. So,i wanted to jump into the game programming world.First,i wanted to develop games withour graphics to increase my game logic.The latest games i have made is guessing game.Would you guys suggest some easy gaes to write..say..card games.I …

I am trying to create a simple scoring function using sprite collision. I have my sprite ids defined under a seperate header and my class is in order. LEFT_SCORE is animated using a sprite sheet (obviously). int Ball::leftGoal( ) { int leftScore = 1; if (dbSpriteCollision (BALL, 12)) {++leftScore;} dbSetSpriteFrame …

Hi there What are the various GPL's that can be used with C? I am currently learning SDL and I know of another, Allegro. Just trying to fine tune as well as learn more about C, so I am programming games using C.On a bright sunny day, it would definitely …

Hello, I have made a CODWAW map but when i compile it, it throws lots of errors at me! I have followed tutoirials exactly and it seems that the program doesnt have access to the files.. But it does and the files arnt read only. Here is what happens in …

Can anyone recommend a couple of 'good' and complex games made in Scratch. I just need to get an idea of how creative have people been with Scratch.

My son is very interested in developing a video game. He is only 10, but I want to encourage his interest and was wondering where is the best place for a 10 year old to start? learning language? understanding computer programing? as you can tell, I am not knowledable in …

Hi, brothers! I´m trying to open ".canim" files but I can´t! Anyone knows how can I open this type of files? I´m saying this because we can find, as example, this extensions in some games: Shank, Shank 2, etc I googled it and found nothing! Please help.. Bye

Okey, so since I was a little kid I allways would like to make my own game ! and I allways liked to fix gameservers, Teams in games like Clans and Guilds and so on. Now to the point, me and my friend are going to educate us to make …

Hey guys, I need a function that reads a text file and stores the character someway, (I am assuming a 2D Array would be best?) then a function that reads through the characters and if the char is something specific (like "X") then it would draw a square (QUAD) 10wx10h …

Hi, guys, I want to learn how to make big games for Android, like, Temple Run, Rail Rush or something like that. What I must do?

Im incrementing a value in a while loop, but its only incrementing when my mouse is moving. Any ideas? while (isAlwaysTrue) { value += 1; } Thats basically what Im doing.

Hi, first apologies if I've posted in the wrong forum. I would like to know what are the steps if I want for example to compress a pc game which is originally 13GB to fit in a single 4GB dvd. I've seen many games which are 4GB as compressed files …

Hello, I've been having a lot of trouble with collision detection recently. I'm attempting to make a 2D platformer. All I need is rectangle-on-rectangle collision detection, and then to respond on collision by moving the two rectangles involved in opposite directions. Thanks in advance.

My problem is that I have an option page which contains the button to control the background music on and off. it works fine. But when I exit the option page then go back to option page again and play the music again, there will be two sound playing and …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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"( …

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 …

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 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 …

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

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

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> …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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++?

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, 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 …