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Sandbox vs themepark

Raph Koster

I just watched a couple of videos about sandbox vs themepark games (in particular one by NerdSlayer and another by Josh “Strife” Hayes )… One thing that struck me about the ways players often talk about this (because at this point the history is so old) is that people think of sandbox as the older version of MMOs, and themeparks as newer.

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RP4K Teacher Profiles: Gabriel Dibenedetto

Real Programming

Real Programming 4 Kids would like to profile one of our most advanced teachers, so parents can get a better understanding of what their kids can learn after getting some coding classes under their belts. Our online coding program is for the youth, and extracurricular activities for teens and kids need to be fun first and foremost.

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Why isn't Godot an ECS-based game engine?

Mircosoft Game Dev

This design became common in game engines and libraries in the early 2010s. I find this makes code simpler and easier to maintain and optimize (a testament to this is how tiny Godot's codebase is compared to other game engines, while providing similar levels of functionality). Game logic.

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Godot for AA/AAA game development - What's missing?

Mircosoft Game Dev

release (there is just too much new code that needs to be tested throughly). This will allow creating custom renderers or plugging custom code during the rendering steps, which is very useful for custom rendering techniques or post processes. Units in some types of strategy games with thousands of entitites roaming across a map.

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5 Simple Programming Languages to Teach Your Kids

Real Programming

That's why they have their kids learn how to code online at schools like Real Programming 4 Kids. Not only does learning to code early help kids adapt to a technological world and prepare for modern jobs, but it can boost self-confidence, logical thinking, and project management. That fact alone motivates kids to learn Java.

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How to Begin Metaverse Game Development 

iXie gaming

Tools and Resources for Developing Metaverse Games The following four categories of tools and resources are crucial for developing metaverse games: Software and Hardware: Hardware and software requirements are particular for creating a Metaverse game. Notable among these are Unity, Unreal Engine, and CryEngine.

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Vulkan progress report #7

Mircosoft Game Dev

A very common complaint when using shadowmaps in Godot is that tweaking shadow bias is extremely difficult compared to other game engines. will allow you to have low level access to the rendering APIs, allowing you to do all the same things Godot does during rendering, or calling your custom code in the middle of render passes.

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