Working with shaders in C++ to create 3D games
A shader is a computer program that is used to do image processing such as special effects, color effects, lighting, and, well, shading. The...
Implementing fuzzy logic to bring AI characters alive in Unity based 3D games
Fuzzy logic is a fantastic way to represent the rules of your game in a more nuanced way. Perhaps more so than other concepts,...
Building C++ game play engines in finite state machine pattern [Tutorial]
One of the most important aspect of game development is creating game states which helps in different tasks like controlling game flows, managing different...
Textures in Blender
Procedural Textures vs. Bitmap Textures
Blender has basically two types of textures, which are procedural textures and bitmap textures. Each one has both positive and...
Development Tricks with Unreal Engine 4
In this article by Benjamin Carnall, the author of Unreal Engine 4 by Example, we will look at some development tricks with Unreal Engine 4.
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macOS gets RPCS3 and Dolphin using Gfx-portability, the Vulkan portability implementation for non-Rust apps
The Vulkan Portability implementation, gfx-portability allows non-Rust applications that use Vulkan to run with ease.
After improving the functionality of gfx-portability’s Metal backend through benchmarking...
CraftAssist: An open-source framework to enable interactive bots in Minecraft by Facebook researchers
Two days ago, researchers from Facebook AI Research published a paper titled “CraftAssist: A Framework for Dialogue-enabled Interactive Agents”. The authors of this research...
Blender 2.5: creating a UV texture
Before we can create a custom UV texture, we need to export our current UV map from Blender to a file that an image...
Meet yuzu – an experimental emulator for the Nintendo Switch
The makers of Citra, an emulator for the Nintendo 3DS, have released a new emulator called yuzu. This emulator is made for the Nintendo...
AI for game developers: 7 ways AI can take your game to the next...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a rich and complex topic. At first glance, it can seem intimidating. The uses for it are diverse, ranging from...
Must Read in Game Dev
Why should you use Unreal Engine 4 to build Augmented and...
This is an exciting time to be a game developer. New technologies like Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) are here and growing...
