Gravity Tag

26 August 2015

Last week on Corona Geek Hangout 155, we talked with BoardCraft CEO, Todd Porter about printing 3D game pieces to add dimension to games. We discussed the 3D printing game market and how game developers can use physical assets to add value to their digital properties. We also continued our "Using Gravity In Games Series". Ed Maurina showed us how to add air control to our game character to keep them from jumping outside the playable area of our game. Ed also showed us how to add key inputs to our game to make play testing easier in Corona Simulator....


Corona Geek, Google+ Hangouts

24 August 2015

Today we covered part three of our "Using Gravity In Games" game development series with a look at level building. We looked at code for positioning platforms, spikes, coins, and monsters. We looked at how to dynamically center the camera on the player's starting position. Finally, we discussed the benefits of making code reusable and adding the ability to turn features on and off during play testing. Download the updated source code for a full look at how the game works....


Corona Geek, Google+ Hangouts

19 August 2015

Last week on Corona Geek Hangout 154, Steven Johnson from Xibalba Studios shared his code for creating a custom 2D shadows shader example and Roaming Gamer’s, Ed Maurina showed us how to simulate and use gravity in a game similar to They Need To Be Fed 3. Download the project source code to follow along with the conversation. If you missed the Hangout, here are clips to help you catch up. Watch the entire conversation, or just the parts that interest you most. Part 1 - 2D Shadows Example Overview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg1KW2MaIcg Part 2 - 2D Shadows Example Code https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHp8XMLeoWw Part 3 - They Need To Be...


Corona Geek, Google+ Hangouts

17 August 2015

Today, we talked with special guest Todd Porter, CEO of BoardCraft about creating 3D printed game pieces. We also continued our gravity game discussion with a look at how to set up our world using layers, how to enable multitouch, and how to capture key inputs on Windows and OS X. The project code and graphics have been updated since last week, so be sure to download the updated source code. ...


Corona Geek, Google+ Hangouts