Tutorials

Designing Horror Games Inspired by Real-Life Experiences

Learn how real-life experiences can inspire more authentic horror stories, stronger emotional connections, and memorabl…

huseyin_onur

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Balancing Game Development and Creative Direction in Indie Production

A practical look at how indie developers can balance creative direction with hands-on game development. This article co…

huseyin_onur

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My Unreal Engine Development Process: From Core Idea to Playable Build

A practical overview of my Unreal Engine development process, covering how I move from a core game idea to a playable b…

huseyin_onur

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Isometric 'n' Hexagonal Maps Part I

Introduction to the difference between and setting up hex and isometric maps

TANSTAAFL

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Collision Detection

Bresenham's Line and Circle Algorithms

The Game Design Process

A thorough description of how to transform an idea into a full design document.

3D Matrix Math Demystified

A Practical Guide to Building a Complete Game AI: Volume I

Part I of this series covers state machines, unit actions, and grouping.

Tile-Based Games FAQ version 1.2

Common problems for tilebased games, and suggestions for solving them.

So You Want to be a Game Programmer?

DirectDraw Programming Tutorial

Introduction to Isometric Engines

Bit Depth Independent Pixel Plotting in DirectDraw

Describes how to plot pixels in DirectDraw, regardless of the bit depth.

Ron Hiler

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Isometric

TAN follows up with descibing how to put objects on the map as well as some clarifications of part I.

BSP Tree FAQ

Just what it says. Everything you ever wanted to know about BSP trees. Hasn't been updated in a while, but doesn't real…

Isometric Tiles

Isometric tiles are diamond shaped pictures that can be combined with other isometric tiles to form a seamless landscap…

Practical Collision Detection

Presents a sophisticated 3D collision detection method.

Lens Flare Tutorial

This is a simple, well written tutorial for implementing increasingly popular lens flares.

MMX Enhanced Alpha Blending

Covers optimizing alpha belding by taking advantage of MMX.