SVG Scalable Vector Graphics – Knox Game Design, February 2023

How to create vector graphics in the SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) format by text editor or Inkscape.

Demo code – https://github.com/levidsmith/KnoxGameDesign/tree/master/svg

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Javascript and HTML Canvas – Knox Game Design, January 2023

How to create a simple space shooter web game using Javascript and HTML Canvas, as well as drawing the Tennessee state flag.

Demo code – https://github.com/levidsmith/KnoxGameDesign/tree/master/javascript

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QBasic IO and Graphics, Knox Game Design, December 2022

A look at various approaches for keyboard input and graphics display in QBasic.

Demo code – https://github.com/levidsmith/QBasicShooter

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Number Systems – Knox Game Design, November 2022

Overview of number systems, including decimal base 10, binary base 2, hexadecimal base 16. How to convert between the number systems.  Explanation of addition and subtraction in binary.

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Reading Text Files – Knox Game Design, September 2022

Explanation of how to read text files to display objects to the screen in Unity, GameMaker, MonoGame, Godot, and SDL.

Demo project – https://github.com/levidsmith/KnoxGameDesign/tree/master/textreader

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Logo – Knox Game Design, August 2022

Introduction to the Logo programming language.  Useful for teaching functional programming to beginners.  Explanation of using “turtle graphics” to draw various shapes.

Demo project – https://github.com/levidsmith/KnoxGameDesign/tree/master/logo

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Curves – Knox Game Design, July 2022

Overview of four types of curves that can be used in game development.  Basic parabola for moving objects in an arc.  Sine function for moving objects in a wave motion.  Physics using velocity and acceleration for simulating actions such as jumping and falling.  Bezier curve for moving objects along a curved path.  Examples of functions for each curve type and how to calculate coordinates in a spreadsheet.  Demonstration of how to implement each curve type in Monogame with C# and review of source code.

Spreadsheet – https://www.knoxgamedesign.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/curves.xlsx

Demo project – https://github.com/levidsmith/KnoxGameDesign/tree/master/curves/Curves

New Knox Games this Month

Flappy Brid Clone by Andy – https://www.cowell.org/~andy/unity/test/

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I-Frames and Stun Lock – Knox Game Design, June 2022

Overview of I-frames, invincibility, stun lock, and knock back. How these are implemented in games, statistics from examples of classic games, and demo project showing various methods for implementing invincibility time.

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Enemy Behaviors – Knox Game Design, May 2022

This month’s Knox Game Design presentation topic is Enemy Behaviors.
This is a look at various enemy behavior types:

  • Back and forth (timer / collision based)
  • Alert and chase, using distance / timer for stop chasing
  • Move random direction and wait
  • Orbital children, with varying radius length and orbit speed
  • Behavior combination (orbital children and move)

This presentation looks at a demo project using Monogame and C# and analysis of demo code for each behavior.

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Basic 3D Collision – Knox Game Design, March 2022

Explanation of calculating collision between basic 3D objects (rectangular solids/cubes and spheres). Methods used can be applied to any programming language or game development environment. Review of demo Ruby code to detect collision between rectangular solids and spheres.

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