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In many single-player games – and some multiplayer games – a form of artificial intelligence (AI) is at work. Some of these AI’s are very rudimentary, such as the “AI” that controls the opposing padel in Pong whose only goal is to bounce the “ball” back to you. Others are a lot more complex, such as … Read more
How does one make a game? Perhaps this is a sentiment you’ve thought of before as you daydreamed about your video game project that could be amazing if only you could make it reality. Of course, you could hire a small studio to make it for you, but most people don’t have a spare $1,000+ … Read more
So, you’re ready to start creating your very own video games. However, there comes an important question to answer when you start: what programming language should you learn how to code? While arguably most programming languages can be used to create games, including high-level languages like Python, some choices do have more benefits than others. … Read more
Havok, is a popular physics engine which can be found in many AAA games, and now it’s coming to Unity. So what does this mean? Well for many years, people have been asking for an alternative to Unity’s built in physics system. It can be limiting for some developers, who want better performance from larger … Read more
When learning game development, people often wonder about what the best game engine is – in fact, we’ve done a whole entire article on the matter. In terms of versatility, power, popularity, and use in the industry – there are two that most people talk about though: the Unity game engine and the Unreal Engine. Answering … Read more
When developing any sort of project, occasionally you want to write code or notes that you don’t want the computer to read. Whether this is to explain something to yourself, helps you test things, or something in-between, these sorts of additions are not only very useful, but quite common in professionally developed programs. If you … Read more
As game designers, it is our job to create an engaging experience for the player. A well-established game design not only helps us turn our vision into a memorable game, but also provides an essential framework upon which we can build the game in the first place. That being said, game design is also a … Read more
You can access the full course here: Intro to Game Design Creating In-Game Tutorials In creating our games, we always need to keep in mind how we’re going to teach the player the mechanics of the game. How are we going to teach them how to control the player, how to engage with the game’s … Read more
You can access the full course here:Â Publishing and Optimizing Mobile Games Light Baking In this lesson, we’re going to go over the concept of actually baking your lighting inside of Unity. When it comes to performance impact, lighting is one of the major factors that contribute. Types of Lighting In Unity, there are three different … Read more
You can access the full course here: Publishing and Optimizing Mobile Games Unity Device Simulator Tutorial In this lesson, we’re going to be looking at the Device Simulator inside of Unity. Device Simulator is a package you can install as an alternative to the default Game view. It allows us to get a preview of … Read more
