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Greg The Robot - Game Dev with TypeScript

by Marcelo Ricardo de Oliveira

A shoot'n'up HTML5 game made with Phaser game framework

Celerity: How it was all done

by Adam David Hill

All the juicy tricks and scandalous shortcuts which helped us ship our competition game on time

Blowing the Doors Off 3D Math: Part I - Matrix Multiplication

by CMalcheski

Thinking outside the box can result in critical performance gains

Decorator Pattern Usage on a Simplified Pacman Game

by Petar Brkusanin

An example of how Decorator, Dependency Injection, and Composition Root patterns can be used to extend the base game functionality.

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Getting Started with Stride Community Toolkit Preview: Code-Only Basics

by Vaso Elias

Explore the Stride Community Toolkit's code-only feature, designed to help C#/.NET developers easily create immersive 2D/3D games and visualizations using Stride, a powerful open-source (FOSS) C# game engine.

ChessCtrl

by Ștefan-Mihai MOGA

Fully featured Chess Control written in C++ with the help of the MFC library.

Diligent Engine: A Modern Cross-Platform Low-Level Graphics Library

by EgorYusov

This article introduces Diligent Engine, a modern cross-platform graphics API abstraction library and rendering framework

Creating Browser Based Word Games

by Pat Dooley

This article describes my approach to writing a word game that imitates Wordle and further games that use the same techniques.

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Greg The Robot - Game Dev with TypeScript

26 Nov 2017 by Marcelo Ricardo de Oliveira

A shoot'n'up HTML5 game made with Phaser game framework

HTML

HTML5

Typescript

Javascript

VS2013

Canvas

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Celerity: How it was all done

7 Jan 2013 by Adam David Hill

All the juicy tricks and scandalous shortcuts which helped us ship our competition game on time

Blowing the Doors Off 3D Math: Part I - Matrix Multiplication

4 Oct 2017 by CMalcheski

Thinking outside the box can result in critical performance gains

DirectX

graphics

game

Decorator Pattern Usage on a Simplified Pacman Game

9 Dec 2013 by Petar Brkusanin

An example of how Decorator, Dependency Injection, and Composition Root patterns can be used to extend the base game functionality.

Online Backgammon

19 Nov 2022 by KristianEkman

An online Angular, .NET 7 Web API, SQL Server on Azure backgammon game

Delaunay Triangulation For Fast Mesh Generation

12 Nov 2012 by HoshiKata

Practical on the fly fast mesh generation from arbitrary points.

Group Sudoku in AngularJs and SignalR

14 Apr 2021 by Anurag Gandhi

A group Sudoku game to demonstrate the usage of SignalR in AngularJs application

AngularJS Falling Blocks

27 May 2020 by Theo Kand

An original AngularJS implementation of the most famous video game ever

Migration - Strategy Game

7 Nov 2022 by Terence Wallace

A VB.NET implementation of a city-building game with real-time strategy elements.

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A Tic Tac Toe AI with Neural Networks and Machine Learning

24 Jun 2019 by Thomas Daniels

This article describes the making of a tic tac toe player that uses neural networks and machine learning.

.NET

artificial-intelligence

neural-network

machine-learning

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SOLID Poker - Part 2 - Compare Poker Hands

7 Apr 2017 by Marco-Hans Van Der Willik

This article continues with the development of the SOLID Poker project, and covers functionality to Compare and Validate Poker Hands.

An Audio Analysis Framework for XNA Developers

15 Jul 2021 by Steve Hoult

Creation of an Audio analysis framework to enable developers with little to no understanding of audio analysis to develop audio-driven games

AI based Tic Tac Toe (Java code)

27 May 2014 by Mohd Akram

Java Tic Tac Toe (AI based)

HTML

Java

artificial-intelligence

machine-learning

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Mr. Crossworder - Create Crosswords in Seconds!

6 Jan 2019 by Mehedi Shams

Crossword creator - with a touch of Unicode Logic!

Learning XNA 2D Engine IceCream With 1945 Demo Project

8 Aug 2012 by Tyler Forsythe

IceCream1945 is a demonstration of XNA and the IceCream 2D library in a 2D top-down scrolling shooter similar to 1942 for the NES.

Celerity: Sensory Overload

3 Dec 2012 by Adam David Hill

Sensor-controlled XNA tunnel game with VR head-tracking.

Weaver

14 Nov 2013 by Alexander SchuIze, Felix Herbst, Paul Kirsten

Multi-User game for AIO where players build their own spider's web

Hex 2048 - A Numbers Game - C#2022

6 Oct 2020 by Christ Kennedy

A graphically bouncy and colorful version of the popular numbers tile-sliding game

Snakes and Ladders - An attempt using HTML5

4 Jun 2012 by Manas Bhardwaj

First part of an attempt to create Snake and Ladders using HTML5.

UNITY 3D – NETWORK GAME PROGRAMMING

26 May 2015 by Vahe Karamian

This article will cover the basics of network programming using Network View in Unity 3D. We will be creating an Authoritative Server based networking environment showcasing the basics functions of network programming using Unity 3D and C#.

The Entity-Component-System - An Awesome Game-design Pattern in C++ (Part 1)

21 Nov 2017 by Tobs88

This article is about the Entity-Component-System (ECS). It is a design pattern which allows you great flexibility in designing your overall software architecture.

Tides of Time Bot and Game – Application of Minimax (with Alpha Beta Pruning)

13 Mar 2019 by Oana Mancu

Any deterministic game can be broken down to its core functionalities. By understanding them, one can implement fundamental algorithms such as Minimax (with alpha beta pruning), thus paving the way towards a better AI opponent.

artificial-intelligence

WPF based exciting Pong Game

19 Jul 2024 by Sbk123

This is a multi player Pong game written in C#/ WPF using Visual Studio

Sudoku Solver using C# Windows Application

25 Sep 2021 by Senthil Kumeresh

An overview of how the coding is done to solve the Sudoku problem

Ray Tracing has become Diligent

11 Jan 2021 by EgorYusov

An introduction to ray tracing API in Diligent Engine

Sound in games - Rooms

31 Jul 2012 by Kenneth Haugland

How to calculate a reverbration time in a room

Procedural Content Generation Part I: Generic Asset Factory

8 Sep 2017 by CoderGirl42

An extensible procedural generation framework

.NET

Dev

game

The Entity-Component-System - BountyHunter Game (Part 2)

21 Nov 2017 by Tobs88

This article is about a game based on the ECS implementation from the first part of the series.

Ms. Wordbler - A Cute Little Warbler!

11 Apr 2019 by Mehedi Shams

Word-making game!

Tropical Tunes. Scratch Versus C#.

8 Feb 2021 by Uzi Granot

If you are a programmer that tried to introduce a kid to programming with Scratch, this article is for you. Comparing a simple game between Scratch and C#.

Visual-Studio

graphics

game

Unity Graphics Emulator for Native Plugin Development

12 Jul 2023 by EgorYusov

This article describes Unity low-level plugin interface and the Unity graphics interface emulator that facilitates native plugin development.

Mastering Unity 2D Game Development – AI and State Machines

2 Sep 2014 by Simon Jackson

Mastering Unity 2D Game Development – AI and State Machines

Unity3D

game

XInputium — Getting Input from an XInput Controller

10 Dec 2022 by Adérito Silva

Introduction to XInputium — a full-featured open-source library for XInput integration in .NET games or applications.

Redesigned German Cards Game "Schafkopf"

16 Feb 2024 by Jo_vb.net

This article and the demo are about getting started using my Schafkopf_OOP VB.NET project.

WPF

game

WPF Simple Puzzle

9 Jul 2010 by Nanung

Developing a drag and drop technique in a simple puzzle game application.

Table Football (Game Tutorial)

6 Jul 2021 by VisualMonsters

Simple game "table football", you can easily create and play with your friends and family

Rapid Roll C#

24 Dec 2019 by NickNs1991

Rapid Roll game in C#

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How to Correctly Manage Screen Resolutions in Game Programming

2 Dec 2011 by Vasily Tserekh

Correctly managing screen resolutions in game programming

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Persistent Client-Server Game of Life with Obelisk.js & Spike Engine

23 Jun 2015 by Kel_

A game of life "MMO", with a persistent simulation running on the server.

How to Make a Mini Minecraft Game

6 Dec 2019 by Vahe Karamian

Programming in itself is no small task. Graphics programming complicate things a tab-bit more!

MasterGrab: PC Strategy Game, Easy to Learn, Fun to Win. Also Write Your Own C# Game Robot!

25 Dec 2023 by Peter Huber SG

Do you need a 10 minute break or want to do some mental warmup before programming? This free game is for you.

WPF

game

Use Twiggery as JavaME Game Scripting Language

30 Aug 2010 by paladin_t

Use Twiggery as JavaME Game Scripting Language

Squares Puzzle using RingAllegro

1 May 2016 by Majdi Sobain

2D games programming simplicity using RingAllegro Library

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Bingo Game Suite - Part 3

29 Mar 2023 by gggustafson

This article is the third and final in the Bingo Game Suite series.

game

Getting Started with Stride Community Toolkit Preview: Code-Only Basics

N 24 Sep 2024 by Vaso Elias

.NET

Visual-Studio

game

How to perform fading transitions on Textures in XNA 4.0 using Interpolation Timers

7 Jul 2012 by CJ Kent

Create an Interpolating Timer and use it to fade textures in and out in XNA 4.0

Journey of Windows 8 Game (SkyWar) for Intel App Up Using MonoGame Framework

8 Jan 2013 by sandeepkumar.sgnr

Journey of Windows 8 game SkyWar for Intel App Up competition

Middleware in Game Development

15 Apr 2016 by Android on Intel

Whether you are looking for an entire game engine to develop your idea into a game, or an efficient easy-to-use video codec to deploy full motion video, this list will guide you to the best middleware to use while developing your game for Intel® architecture.

Android

artificial-intelligence

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Latin Crossword Puzzle - Ludum Verborum

14 Apr 2019 by Christ Kennedy

si latine discis ludum verborum habere debes

Visual-Studio

Design

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MEAN Stack Development Technologies Supporting a Web Tool for Arcade Game Players Collaboration

10 Dec 2020 by André Marcos (Advisor), LaercioMBR

An overview of the development process of an online platform to facilitate community driven data cataloging and management.

Development of a Raycast Engine based on JavaScript Technology

17 Nov 2022 by André Marcos (Advisor), José Cláudio Silva, Victor Lopes

This work proposes the development of a Raycast engine in JavaScript to facilitate the 3D game development.

Simon Says, A Child's Game

3 Apr 2023 by Mike Hankey

Project like "Simon Says"

ARM

Dev

game

Exploring Electronic Game Development 2D Supported by Unity Engine

17 Nov 2022 by André Marcos (Advisor), José Cláudio Silva, Victor Lopes

Unity Engine support for Electronic 2D game development

Unity2D

Unity

game

Conway's Game of Life with F# and SDL.NET

4 Feb 2011 by Scott Philip Brown

This is an implementation of Conway's Game of Life using F# and SDL.NET

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Version Control: Effective Use, Issues and Thoughts, from a Gamedev Perspective

10 Oct 2016 by Ashley Davis

A look at version control from the game developers perspective

More Explicit Diligent Engine: Getting on Top of State Management in Direct3D12 and Vulkan

22 Dec 2018 by EgorYusov

This article introduces the problem of resource state management and synchronization in modern graphics APIs such as Direct3D12 and Vulkan and describes a solution offered by Diligent Engine.

Don’t Build Games from Scratch Part 1: Creating and Deploying Multiplayer Servers on Azure PlayFab

23 Nov 2021 by Raphael Mun

In this article, we explore packaging then deploying a game to Azure PlayFab servers.

Azure

PowerShell

game

Kaldoku Game

4 Feb 2024 by KrirkDev

Kaldoku - a Sudoku like puzzle game

game

Tetris Wall Art for Arduino

4 Mar 2024 by honey the codewitch

Display automated (optionally controllable) Tetris on an LCD or Neopixel panel

A Pong in Silverlight

31 Aug 2011 by pierre poliakoff

A tutorial on how to write a Silverlight game based on the classical Pong game.

Silverlight3

Silverlight

game

Cutting Edge - Motion, Texture And 3D Forms As Interactive Services (Part I)

8 Sep 2012 by Asame Imoni Obiomah

This article is the first toddler step in the development of a framework for the delivery of motion, touch and 3D forms as interactive services locally and over networks.

Enriching the online experience of the game 'Go' with Windows Azure

3 May 2013 by TYoungjr

An outline for a plan to build a real time, multiplayer, cross platform edition of the game Go.

Not built in a day - lessons learned on Total War: ROME II

17 Jan 2014 by Paul Lindberg

This case study details how the game takes best advantage of low-power systems, while still scaling up to look and run fantastic on more robust systems.

How Intel is working to get new, young programmers into Android Development

17 Apr 2014 by Christopher Coey

An educator's look into Beacon Mountain.

Fluid Simulation for Video Games (part 17)

28 May 2014 by Dr. Michael J. Gourlay

This article—the 17th in the series—describes how to identify a fluid surface. You can use this information to render the surface or to help compute surface tension.

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Gameloft and Intel: Working Together to Bring High Quality Graphics to x86 Android

1 May 2015 by Intel

In this article I will describe the effects implemented by Gameloft in GTR2 and focus on how we managed to fit those effects into the 30 frames per second (FPS) budget we had set ourselves.

Game Companies Speed Up Development with Intel® Sample Code

26 May 2015 by Intel

Game Companies Speed Up Development with Intel® Sample Code

DirectX

product-showcase

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Optimizing Android Game mTricks Looting Crown on the Intel® Atom™ Platform

6 Jul 2015 by Android on Intel

This article shows how to analyze and improve the performance of a mobile game and how to optimize graphic resources for a mobile platform, using mTricks Looting Crown as an example.

Interview with Intel® Software Innovator Peach Pellen

31 Jul 2015 by Android on Intel

Peach Pellen, CTO of Black Gate Games talks about her background, her work with Black Gate Games, and what projects she’s working on at the moment.

Mobile

game

Hasta la Vista Winter: Time to Spring into Adventure with your Significant Other

15 Apr 2016 by Android on Intel

Whether it’s a friendly battle, classic gaming strategy, or a fast-paced adventure, these apps will surely set the pace for a positive spring ahead.

Android

game

What Game Developers Need to Know about Intel® Atom™ x3 SoC Processor Series

15 Apr 2016 by Android on Intel

The discussion in this blog will focus on the 2 Atom x3 SoC SKUs which have already been launched: C3200RK and C3230RK.

P.T.M.C.: Landscape & Mines

11 Oct 2019 by Christ Kennedy

2D shooter inspired by Descent - rotating screen, network of tunnels, multiple robots & weapons - map editor

Dev

game

HTML Game using Canvas and Javascript

17 Jul 2015 by Guruprasad.K.Basavaraju

This article is an effort to introduce beginners to HTML Canvas through a simple Game development.

Chesslings

9 Sep 2013 by Marcelo Ricardo de Oliveira

An isometric chess game using Paper JS

UltimateVolley

17 Oct 2012 by Florian Rappl

Creating an super-awesome browser game that follows the path of the legendary blobby volley!

Developing Single Page Applications with C# Code and Blazor

11 May 2018 by Marcelo Ricardo de Oliveira

Most of the examples using Blazor I've seen so far include some simple pages, buttons and forms. So I decided to investigate whether it would work with my old Bricks game to help explore WebAssembly.

Zyan Drench, A Game for Android with Wifi Support

28 Feb 2016 by AlexeyYakovlev

This article describes building an Android game with networking support using C#, Xamarin.Android platform and Zyan Communication Framework.

Diligent Engine: A Modern Cross-Platform Low-Level Graphics Library

2 Sep 2024 by EgorYusov

This article introduces Diligent Engine, a modern cross-platform graphics API abstraction library and rendering framework

BounceBall - XNA Farseer Magic

12 Apr 2011 by Vinit Yadav

In this article we are going to develop a game using Farseer Physics Engine and XNA for Windows Phone 7. This article provides you base for your games to make game development easy and fast.

Anagrams2 - A Simple WPF Game Application

4 Nov 2012 by #realJSOP

My Anagrams game ported to WPF.

Monster Set of FREE Resources for Game Design

22 Sep 2013 by Simon Jackson

Free resources for game design.

Interception of Two Moving Objects in 2D Space

13 May 2015 by Mike Oberberger

Compute a velocity vector which allows a first moving object to intercept a second moving object given known positions and current velocities within a game or simulation environment

MVC Bricks for ASP.net

4 May 2011 by Marcelo Ricardo de Oliveira

Learn how to create a simple game using ASP.net MVC, jQuery, State Machine and CSS3 gradients

Windows Phone 7 Calcoolation

16 May 2011 by Marcelo Ricardo de Oliveira

Math-based, sudoku-like game for Windows Phone 7

Resume the User’s Music after MediaPlay

8 Nov 2010 by dolhaig

How to Resume the User's music after we played a video or audio from our Silverlight/XNA WP7 Application.

Androng, a Pong clone for Android

1 May 2011 by Patrick Kalkman

This article describes how I developed Androng, a Pong clone for Android.

Soccerlight World Cup 2010

11 Jul 2010 by Marcelo Ricardo de Oliveira

A soccer game made with Silverlight and VS 2008.

Create an HTML5 (and JavaScript) Maze Game with a Timer

31 May 2016 by Thomas Daniels

How to create a maze with a digital timer using HTML5 and JavaScript, without the use of Flash

SOLID Poker - Part 3 - Battle of the Engines

4 Apr 2017 by Marco-Hans Van Der Willik

Versatile engine to generate Spec Based Poker Hands, which allows for extensive algorithm based testing

Using Quaternions Efficiently in Real-time Applications

10 Nov 2010 by gtdelarosa

Various methods for using quaternions in ways that maximize performance

Home Automation with Microsoft Kinect Point Cloud and Speech Recognition

10 Jan 2015 by Dan Thyer

Use a Microsoft Kinect to control the home automation in the house. Lights can be turned on an off from speech recognition or from pointing at them and waving your other hand one way to turn on and the other way to turn off.

Chess Program in C#

2 Jan 2024 by Jacques Fournier

SrcChess is a chess program built in C#

chess

game

Windows Phone Labyrinth

31 Jan 2012 by Marcelo Ricardo de Oliveira

A Windows Phone application using accelerometer emulator and Farseer physics engine

Mobile

XNA

game

FirstWins Pathfinding Algorithm

7 Feb 2017 by O.G.I.

Pathfinding algorithm based on a direction priority

Circular maze

21 Jun 2013 by Lipman Roi

An algorithm which automatically generates circular mazes.

Targets

15 Apr 2011 by Meshack Musundi

A WPF Target Shooting Game

Ultimate Tower Defense

8 Apr 2014 by Florian Rappl

Creating a tower defense game from scratch with web technologies.

Kinect Reception

12 Jan 2012 by Shai Raiten

TV Screen in the Reception, When nothing happens (no one is in the reception) we can display videos on the screen but when someone enters the frame show him the Kinect Image, and if the user is doing something funny, capture his image and save it.

HTML App Cache in action, create local copies of webpages

15 Jan 2015 by Guruprasad.K.Basavaraju