DEV·2yDesert Racer 🏜️: World's First CSS-only Swipe-Aware Game!
A CSS-only game showcasing swipe awareness and collision detection using CSS tricks and scroll properties. The author challenges the notion that swipe awareness is impossible without JavaScript and provides an interactive and inspiring experience.
Medium·2yFlutter takes the stage at GDC
Flutter made its debut at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, showcasing the progress made in building games with Flutter. Over 15,000 new mobile games have been developed using Flutter in the last year. Flutter offers advantages for 2D casual games, such as being open-source, having a rich plugin ecosystem, and supporting cross-platform deployment. The future of Flutter game development includes expanded resources, smoother deployment on various platforms, and exploration of 3D capabilities.
asayer·2yBuild a Flappy Bird Game in Few Lines of Code
Learn how to build a Flappy Bird game in a few lines of code using TypeScript, PixiJS, and Parcel. Discover how PixiJS simplifies 2D graphics creation and rendering, and how Parcel streamlines the front-end development process. Set up your project, install dependencies, and configure TypeScript and Parcel. Use the development server to see changes in real-time, and build the bird animation using bird assets. Explore alternatives to PixiJS and find additional resources and further readings.
Google Developers·2yGoogle for Games is coming to GDC 2024
Google for Games is coming to GDC in San Francisco! Join us on March 19 for the Game Developers Conference (GDC) at the Moscone Center, where game developers from across the world will gather to learn, network, problem-solve, and help shape the future of the industry. Explore the new features from Play Pass and attend sessions designed to help scale game development and increase engagement using generative AI.
Hacker News·2ySixty Four is a beautiful system design toy that reveals something rather dark
Sixty Four is a system design game that engages and disquiets players about the nature of humanity. Players build and optimize machines to extract resources, with no clear objective other than the ability to do so.
Hacker News·2ygorisanson/pikachu-volleyball: Pikachu Volleyball implemented into JavaScript by reverse engineering the original game
Pikachu Volleyball, an old Windows game, has been implemented into JavaScript through reverse engineering. The game can be played on a website, and the repository provides instructions on how to clone, install dependencies, bundle the code, and run a local web server. The physics engine and AI of the original game have been reverse engineered. The main tools used for reverse engineering include Ghidra, Cheat Engine, OllyDbg, and Resource Hacker. In the JavaScript version, there is no time limit for the AI vs AI match.
Godot·2yDev snapshot: Godot 4.3 dev 4
Godot 4.3 dev 4 introduces improvements such as a new Parallax2D node, interactive music support, and documentation improvements. The development pace will slow down temporarily while core developers are on vacation. Testers are encouraged to provide feedback for the pre-release software.
Real Python·2yBuild a Python Turtle Game: Space Invaders Clone – Real Python
Learn how to build a Space Invaders game using Python's turtle module. Design and build a classic video game, create animated sprites using the turtle module, add user interaction in a graphics-based program, create a game loop to control each frame of the game, and use functions to represent key actions in the game.
Community Picks·2yMoebius-style post-processing and other stylized shaders
Learn how to build a post-processing stylized shader in React Three Fiber to reproduce the unique style of artist Jean Giraud, also known as Moebius. This tutorial covers drawing hand-drawn looking outlines, custom shadow and lighting patterns, and applying the Moebius style to your WebGL scenes.
80 LEVEL·2yStellar Blade's Devs Share How Sony Helped Them Make the Game Bigger
Shift Up's devs discuss how Sony's collaboration led to the substantial expansion of Stellar Blade, including localization in 22 languages and support in marketing and testing. The game features engaging gameplay with 60% battles and an anime-inspired plot with over 20 boss battles.
