Memory Card Game – Knox Game Design, November 2023

Explanation of design and implementation of card memory matching game in MonoGame.

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

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Object Oriented GameMaker – Knox Game Design, October 2023

Presentation on how to apply object oriented principles to GameMaker to expand the variety of enemies and items in games.  Includes discussion of parenting of objects in GameMaker and how to inherit attributes and functions in children objects.

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OpCodes – Knox Game Design, September 2023

Overview of OpCodes and how those relate to video game consoles.

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Character Encoding – Knox Game Design, August 2023

Overview of encoding characters and letters into their numerical and binary values. Explanation of how to use bitwise operators to change case of characters.

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Falling Blocks – Knox Game Design, April 2023

Walkthrough on how to create a basic falling block line clearing game using MonoGame.

Project code – https://github.com/levidsmith/KnoxGameDesign/tree/master/falling_blocks

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Game Engines – Knox Game Design, March 2023

Overview of game engines and development libraries.

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Game Engines - Knox Game Design, March 2023
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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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