Best of Game Development — November 2023

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   freeCodeCamp·2y

   JavaScript Game Tutorial – Build a Stick Hero Clone with HTML Canvas + JavaScript

   Learn how to create a Stick Hero clone game using pure JavaScript and HTML canvas. This tutorial covers game initialization, different game phases, drawing platforms, hero, and sticks, the main animation loop, and event handling.

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   DEV·2y

   Exploring a 3D city with just HTML and CSS

   Learn how to convert 3D objects into HTML/CSS elements and explore a customizable city using just HTML and CSS. Discover how to create a 3D city-building game with peak performance and track metrics like population. Also, find out how to approximate any surface using triangles.

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   Godot·2y

   Godot 4.2 arrives in style!

   Godot 4.2 is the latest release of the free and open game engine. It includes critical and breaking changes, improvements to 2D and 3D features, and new features in rendering, particles, and shaders.

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   GitHub Blog·3y

   GitHub Game Off 2023 theme announcement

   GitHub Game Off 2023 theme announcement - The GitHub Blog. The theme for this year’s Game Off is SCALE! You have until December 1 to build a game based on that theme and submit it through the game jam page on itch.io.

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   Unity·2y

   New UI Toolkit demos for programmers and artists

   Unity has released new educational samples to support programmers and artists in creating professional in-game UI with UI Toolkit. The samples include a programmer-centric interactive quiz application called QuizU and an updated version of the Dragon Crashers UI Toolkit Sample. The samples demonstrate various techniques and features of UI Toolkit, such as design patterns, event handling, and menu screens. Unity recommends downloading the samples using Unity 2022 LTS and provides additional resources for learning UI Toolkit.

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   Unity·2y

   Unity’s first game level design e-book is here

   Unity has released its first e-book for level designers, providing tips and instructions on game level design and the Unity tools relevant to worldbuilding. The guide covers white/grey-box design, using Unity Visual Scripting and other tools, as well as ProBuilder for prototyping and creating levels. The e-book is written by professional level designers in the game industry and Unity product experts.

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