Best of Game Development — January 2024

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   80 LEVEL·2y

   Build 2D Game Levels by Drawing Tiles with This Free Web-Based Editor

   Build 2D game levels easily with Sprite Fusion, a free web-based editor. Import tiles, copy and draw with them, add layers, and export the project. It's like Figma, but for game design.

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   freeCodeCamp·2y

   JavaScript Game Dev Tutorial – Build Gorillas with HTML Canvas + JavaScript

   This post is a tutorial on how to create a modern version of the game Gorillas using JavaScript and the HTML canvas element. It covers the background of the game, project setup, overview of the game logic, drawing the scene, fitting the size of the city to the browser window, aiming the bomb, and animating the bomb's flight. The tutorial also includes info panels showing the angle and velocity of the throw, and covers hit detection and celebrating the winning player.

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   DEV·2y

   My first game!

   A self-made game crafted with Python and utilizing Git/GitHub, marking the progress of the author's coding journey.

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   Hacker News·2y

   Collision Detection

   This post explains the algorithms behind collision detection using basic shapes like circles, rectangles, and lines. It also provides interactive examples and encourages readers to contribute missing content.

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   Substack·2y

   Coding Challenge #43 - Tetris

   Build your own version of the famous computer game Tetris and learn programming through game development.

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   Community Picks·2y

   I code Minesweeper in JavaScript!

   Learn how to code a Minesweeper game in JavaScript using recursive algorithms and flagging squares.

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   80 LEVEL·2y

   Learn How to Code & Apply AI in Games with This Humble Bundle

   Humble Bundle is offering over 40 courses from Mammoth Interactive for learning coding and AI in games. The bundle includes courses on popular game engines, JavaScript, Python, and implementing large language models. It is available for $25 for the next two weeks.

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   freeCodeCamp·2y

   PyGame Tutorial – How to Build an Alien Abduction game

   Learn how to build an Alien Abduction game using PyGame. Dive into game development, enhance your coding skills, and create an interactive universe where you're not just a coder - you're a wizard!

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   UX Planet·2y

   Rosebud AI: Introducing the AI-Driven Game Creation Suite

   Rosebud AI is a game creation suite that simplifies game development by using AI-driven tools for game assets, developer platform, and avatar animation. It offers zero coding barriers, AI-powered animation tools, character customization, and tools for creating interactive visual novels. Rosebud AI is expanding into 3D game development capabilities.

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    80 LEVEL·2y

    UE5-Made System For Making Fully Procedural Climbing Animations

    Skilled game developer Lincoln Margison has showcased a mind-blowing UE5-powered system for making fully procedural climbing animations without keyframes. The system utilizes the FullBodyIK solver and was modified from a previous setup for multilegged creature walking. Check out Lincoln's tutorials on procedural animation in Unreal Engine for more insights.

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    Godot·2y

    Dev snapshot: Godot 3.6 beta 4

    Godot 3.6 beta 4 has been released with improvements in toolchains, Linux ARM builds, performance, and thirdparty library updates.

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