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2D Melee Combat
Read more: 2D Melee CombatThis video shows how to create a simple melee attack for a 2D game. This uses Sprite2D and AnimationPlayer rather than an AnimatedSprite, as this means you can add an Area2D and CollisionShape2D to the game and manage their position alongside the animation through the AnimationPlayer.
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3D Modelling
Read more: 3D Modelling3D Modelling is the process of using digital tools to create digital 3d representations of objects. These could be models of real world objects or objects to be used entirely in a virtual Environment such as a game. Basic (Level 1) Advanced (Level 2) Complex (Level 3)
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Accessibility Features in the Last of Us Part II
Read more: Accessibility Features in the Last of Us Part IIThe Last of Us Part II has been a divisive game in terms of its content. However one thing the game has done well is including a wide Range of Accessibility features. These Range from standard subtitles to full audio descriptions for visually impaired players. A number of these options are also to change the…
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AMD Back in the Graphics Game
Read more: AMD Back in the Graphics GameAMD has just released their RDNA2 based cards, also known as Big Navi. It has been many years since AMD has produced a Graphics card that has been able to complete with let alone outperform nVidia at similar price points. It appears that with the Radeon RX 6000 series AMD has finally re-entered the competitive…
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Are Video Games Art?
Read more: Are Video Games Art?Video games are a technical achievement with many different moving parts. Animation, Programming, 3D Modelling, sound Design, scripts, user interfaces, Artificial Intelligence routines, and music to name a few. Any one of these alone would be considered art. Why is it then that video games are looked down on by a large proportion of society…
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Artificial Intelligence and Bias
Read more: Artificial Intelligence and BiasArtificial Intelligence has exponential potential. However, the systems can be built with unintended bias. This could be racism, sexism, ageism or any other form of bias. Artificial Intelligence’s are products of the algorithms that are used to create them and the Data provided to the System and the links it makes using this Data. When…
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Australia’s Under 16 Social Media Ban
Read more: Australia’s Under 16 Social Media BanAustralia has enacted a social media ban for Under 16 year olds. This has been inconsistently applied to different sites with Facebook, X, YouTube, and Snapchat, for example, being restricted. Other apps and sites like Discord are, as of writing, unaffected. The Reasoning for Discord not being included is that it is a messaging app.…
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Bias in Generative AI
Read more: Bias in Generative AIThe feature image shows inherant bias in the generative AI ssytems. Microsoft Copilot Chat was given the prompt: create an image showing the digital divide in a classroom The feature image showing a white student with a laptop and a black student with a book was generated. Giving a further prompt of: create a photo…
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Black Mesa
Read more: Black MesaBlack Mesa was originally a fan-developed mod reimagining of the Valve game Half-Life. Eventually, the game gained the official approval of Valve and was released commercially on Steam. Half-Life helped to Define a new generation of FPS games that integrated storytelling into the gameplay by having the story occur in diegetic gameplay rather than cutscenes.…
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Creating a simple and rough head bob/sway animation in Godot 4
Read more: Creating a simple and rough head bob/sway animation in Godot 4
