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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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Python: 6 Numbers and Operators ( + – / * )
Numbers work as you would expect. Note that 2 and 2.0 are considered different types. 2 is an Integer and 2.0 of a double. You can also specify a floating point number by including an f after the number 2.0f When carrying out calculations you should always try to have numbers of the same type.…
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Python: 7 Documentation and Help
Below are some links to different Online documentation, guides and tutorials. When finding Resources make sure that you look up Python 3 tutorials.
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Python: 7 Your first program – “Hello World”
In your editor of choice create a new file. write the line The print Function takes one or more arguments This is a premade Function that prints out information to the screen Strings are pieces of text. They can be identified with a starting ” and a closing “. You can also use a starting…
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Python: 8 My program doesn’t work (Debugging)
When writing programs you will often encounter errors. Part of the Programming process is Testing your code and ensuring that it works as intended. The more you code the easier it will be to detect these types of errors. Syntax errors are the most common form of error. These are when the compiler (or in…
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Python: 9 Conditional and Logical operators
Conditional and Logical operators are used to make statements that can be evaluated (worked out) to be True or False. True and False are keywords in Python to store true and false values. These are used to allow branching and different paths for our programs to take. These are often used in if statements and loops such as…
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Setting the position of a UI Element when Visibility changes
In Godot the position of UI Nodes is not set until the object is visible on the scene. If you have menus that change position depending on their parent node, this might result in the Menu not loading in the correct location. Fortunately, Godot has a signal that can detect when the visibility has been…
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Setting up a Flask Website
1. Install Flask Click Terminal and then Run Terminal 2. Type pip install flask Click the terminal Window Type pip install flask Note that on some machines you might not have access to do this. 3. Alternative Install Method Type Python -m pip install flask 4. Flask will then install 5. Creating the Application Click New…
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Setting Up GitHub Desktop
This Guide will step you through downloading and installing GitHub Desktop onto your computer. 1. Go to desktop.github.com desktop.github.com 2. Click Download for Windows (or Mac or Linux) 3. Go to your downloads folder and run the file 4. Wait for the installer to complete, then click Sign in to GitHub.com If you so 4.1.…
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Setting up GitHub & GitHub Desktop
1. Creating a GitHub Account 2. Installing GitHub Desktop 3. Creating a Repository A Repository (or “repo”) is like a folder for your Project. Using GitHub Website 4. Cloning a Repository in GitHub Desktop Cloning means copying the Repository to your computer. 5. Making Changes and Committing A commit is like saving a snapshot of…
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Setting up Godot (v4.6.1)
1. Go to godotengine.org and click previous versions Godot Engine 2. Click 4.6.1-stable Download 3. Click the correct operating System 4. Go to your Downloads and copy the Godot executable file 5. Save / Paste the file where you want to save it 6. Double click the file to run Godot 7. Click Create to…
