There is a very short list of programming structures you have to learn to be reasonably comfortable in most modern object-oriented languages. Arrays are one of them. Loops are another. i covered both of these structures in the previous aptly-named articles Understanding Arrays and Understanding Loops. Now that we understand loops, and we understand arrays, [...] Keep Reading

There is a very short list of programming structures you have to learn to be reasonably comfortable in most modern object-oriented languages. Loops are one of them. It’s a great idea to back up and read Understanding Arrays if you haven’t already. The reason is that Loops and Arrays go hand-in-hand. Loops are the interface [...] Keep Reading

There is a very short list of programming structures you have to learn to be reasonably comfortable in most modern object-oriented languages. Arrays are one of them. If a variable is a bucket that can hold one thing, an array is a superbucket that can hold many things. Variable. Array. The language you use determines [...] Keep Reading

Introduction For Spellirium we had to develop a system that could determine the most efficient path between a series of nodes on a point. After some diligent research and careful consideration it became clear that the A* search algorithm was the way to go. Now, I was familiar with the basics behind A* but had [...] Keep Reading

Prerequisites: none. Begin So you want to start creating games with Adobe Flash? Here’s the very first step. You’ll need two pieces of software: Adobe Flash, and a program to in which to write your code. (Code is a list of instructions you give to the computer to make it bend to your steely will.) [...] Keep Reading