Osada Vidathosadavc.hashnode.net·Feb 22, 2022FeaturedIntroducing Wordable - The Better Wordle 🟩🟨⬛Introduction 🟩🟨⬛ Hey folks 👋🏻, I heard about the Netlify X Hashnode hackathon a few weeks ago and thought this is the best way to spend my February holiday. So here is what I built during that time. Introducing Wordable - The Better Wordle 😉 You...265 likes·3.7K readsNetlify
casiimircasiimir.hashnode.net·Feb 28, 2021Less 3 Than - The Heming(way) approach to buy game keysFor whom code types ⌨️, and gamers! 🎮 My dear friends, this is Casiimir speaking. I have spent too many days on this. They have gone by so fast, but now the time is due! I therefore welcome the opportunity to present my final project during this hac...142 likes·643 readsprojects
Taryn McMillantarynwritescode.hashnode.net·Mar 24, 2021Featured5 Excellent Reasons Why You Should Be Developing GamesI’m not your typical game developer. I’m in my thirties, never had any formal coding training, and my main job title is mom. So why am I pursuing game development now? I've always been into video games and have recently adopted the attitude that the...94 likes·1.6K readsGame DevelopmentGame Development
Joel Thomsjoelnet.hashnode.net·Apr 25, 2023First Beta of My Indie Game Dungeon Sweeper: A Knights AdventureThere is still a lot of work to be done, but I finally have something "playable" 🔥 I would describe it as a mashup of Mine Sweeper and a rogue-like dungeon crawler RPG. That's right! The first playable demo is up! The game is still in active develo...indiedev
Alex Horridgegeotechgames.hashnode.net·Apr 25, 2023Designing Pillars of State - ScaleGame design is hard. Each medium has its nuances, but games can let players experience elements out of order or without a rich narrative to help guide them. Certain games like colony-sims, city-builders or other sandbox games can leave players free t...Game Development
Alex Horridgegeotechgames.hashnode.net·Apr 25, 2023Starting my Dream Game Dev ProjectLots of people want to build video games, and a significant chunk of those try and start with their perfect project. This was the case for me back in 2014. I had just graduated with a degree in Ancient History before getting a job as a project manage...Game Development
Harsh Gauroneandzero.hashnode.net·Apr 20, 2023Jiu-Jitsu and Software EngineeringJiu Jitsu and software engineering may seem like two completely unrelated fields, but surprisingly, they share a lot in common. Both require a strategic and analytical approach to problem-solving, and both involve continuous learning and improvement....software development
Joel Thomsjoelnet.hashnode.net·Apr 20, 2023Dungeon Sweeper: A Knight's Adventure -- devlog 004TL;DR: I discuss adding intuitive features, dealing with Phaser quirks such as a tween memory leak and scaling issues, managing screen size, and creating an executable for a demo. I express my struggle with the less enjoyable parts of game developmen...28 readsGameDev
Arvind Kumarhikaru117.hashnode.net·Apr 20, 2023Creating a stylized grass shader using Unity Shader Graph. (Part-2)In the previous part, we made a customizable stylized grass shader. In this part, we'll be adding animation to create the wind effect. Introduction The way we are trying to achieve wind effect will be split into two methods. The first method will be ...27 readsCreating shadersunity
Kirk Morrissaricden.hashnode.net·Apr 7, 2023Intro to developing Phaser 3 pluginsPhaser 3 is an open source game engine for the web which is fun to use and has a gentle learning curve, making it nice and approachable. Phaser also has a built-in system for plugins designed to enable devs to extend its base functionality with addit...67 readsGame Development
Tk Vishalvishaltk.hashnode.net·Mar 26, 2023Hacking Shared Mutable React Refs and Solving Realtime Performance Issues Inspired by Making GamesWhile optimizing React performance is often a matter of breaking down complex data structures or using memoization and useCallback, there are some cases very specific use cases where performance becomes a critical factor and none of the mentioned way...29 likes·134 readsHacking React Refs, Solving Realtime Performance Issues Inspired by Making GamesReact
Tk Vishalvishaltk.hashnode.net·Mar 26, 2023Hacking Shared Mutable React Refs and Solving Realtime Performance Issues Inspired by Making Games - Practical ExampleIf you haven't read the previous blog post on this series, you can read it here To give you a recap, here's what we are required to build for our "hypothetical" application Assume you are tasked to build a real-time analytical dashboard where... th...10 likes·50 readsHacking React Refs, Solving Realtime Performance Issues Inspired by Making GamesReact
Matthew Fowlerfisheymug.hashnode.net·Mar 24, 2023Goal achieved!My first post on Hashnode was a declaration that I wanted to make a game for use in my English classes here in Japan. I am thrilled to have accomplished my somewhat humble goal. The idea. I was preparing for a 5th-grade lesson at Elementary school. T...1 likeBeginner Developers
