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Steam Hardware
Read more: Steam HardwareThe announcement by Valve of new Steam hardware marks a continuation of Valve’s foray into the handheld and console market. This is probably the biggest shift since Sony entered the market with the PlayStation in 1994. Valve is the dominant game store on PC. In 2022, they released the Steam Deck, a Linux-based handheld with…
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Storing High Scores in a Database in Godot
Read more: Storing High Scores in a Database in GodotThis is more than is expected for a Project at NCEA Level 2 and 3 Storing high scores locally is a classic game dev Milestone, and SQLite is a fantastic choice for Godot – it’s lightweight, self-contained, and much more robust than just dumping text into a JSON file. Since Godot doesn’t have SQLite built-in…
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Stuxnet
Read more: StuxnetStuxnet was / is a virus that was developed to specifically target the centrifuges used in the Iranian uranium enrichment programme. Watch the video and read the above article from wired.com on Stuxnet. Use the information above and other sources to answer the questions. “Cyberwarfare is how most wars will be fought in…
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Tilesets and Tilemaps in Godot 4
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Touch Input on Secondary Monitor in Windows 11
Read more: Touch Input on Secondary Monitor in Windows 111. Open Control Panel 2. Click Hardware and Sound 3. Click Tablet PC Settings 4. Click Setup 5. Select Touch Input 6. Follow Onscreen Instructions 7. Click OK
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Tron Catalyst
Read more: Tron CatalystTron Catalyst is based on the Disney Tron franchise. Although franchise is a loose term. The original movie Tron came out in 1982 and was an early pioneer of computer-generated graphics and the use of video games as a storytelling device.
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Uploading a game to itch.io
Read more: Uploading a game to itch.io
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Simple Enemy AI in Godot
Creating enemy AI in Godot 4 using the built-in Navigation System is incredibly efficient once you get the node structure down. Godot 4 uses a refined navigation server that handles pathfinding smoothly. Here is a step-by-step Guide to creating an enemy that patrols or stands still, chases the player when they enter an Area3D, and…
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2D Melee Combat
This 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
3D 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
The 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
AMD 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?
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
Artificial 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
Australia 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
The 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
Black 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.…
