2D Collision – Knox Game Design, February 2022

February 24, 2022Links & Notes, Podcast, PresentationsKnox Game Design

Explanation of 2D collisions for points, lines, rectangles, and circles. Overview of each collision type along with examples and code. Explanations are general in nature so that they can be implemented in any game engine or programming language. Demonstration of Javascript web application that calculates collisions between the four types of objects, along with review of code functionality.

Links and Notes

Collision detection Javascript demo – https://levidsmith.com/utilities/collision2d
Collision detection source code – https://github.com/levidsmith/collision2d
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Dijkstra’s Algorithm – Knox Game Design, January 2022

January 25, 2022Podcast, PresentationsKnox Game Design

Explanation of Dijkstra’s algorithm for finding the shortest path in a graph based on a selected starting node. Walkthrough of an example of the algorithm. Demo of implementation of Dijkstra’s algorithm in Unity and C#.

Dijkstra Demo in Unity (Unity WebGL)

Dijkstra Demo Source Code

Links and Notes

Dijkstra’s Shortest Path Algorithm – https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/dijkstras-shortest-path-algorithm-greedy-algo-7/
Dijkstra’s Algorithm: The Shortest Path Algorithm – https://www.analyticssteps.com/blogs/dijkstras-algorithm-shortest-path-algorithm
Dijkstra’s Shortest Path Algorithm – https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/dijkstras-shortest-path-algorithm-visual-introduction/
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Particle Systems in Unity – Knox Game Design, December 2021

December 22, 2021Links & Notes, Podcast, PresentationsKnox Game Design

Explanation of particle systems in Unity, along with modifiers such as emission shape, bursts, color over time, custom shapes, and size over lifetime.

Demo project and code – https://github.com/levidsmith/ParticleSystemDemo

Links and Notes

Unity Particle System documentation – https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/ParticleSystems.html
Unity – https://unity.com/
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Stencyl – Knox Game Design, November 2021

November 23, 2021Podcast, PresentationsKnox Game Design

Overview of the Stencyl game development environment for making 2D games. Explanation of scenes, actors, behaviors, events, and visual coding. Examples of a number guessing game and simple space shooter.

Links and Notes

Stencyl – https://www.stencyl.com/
Stencyl download archive – http://community.stencyl.com/index.php?topic=5530.0
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Fall ’21 Game Jam Entries and More – Knox Game Design, October 2021

October 23, 2021Meetings, Podcast, Show and TellKnox Game Design

This month, Knox developers Allen, Jared, and Levi show off their games developed for Fall ’21 and more.

Links and Notes

Dark Crossings by Allen – https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/dark-crossings
Cubic Nightmare by Jared – https://jaredbgreat.itch.io/cubic-nightmare
Chester Servesalot by Levi – https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/waiter-extraordinaire
John Handgonne’s wacky escapade by Jacob – https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/john-handgonnes-wacky-escapade
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Fall ’21 Game Jam Entries and More

October 12, 2021Game Competition EntriesKnox Game Design

Game Jam Entries

Knox Game Design had three great entries for Fall ’21. The theme was Unstable. Let us know if we missed your game and we will add it to the list!

John Handgonne’s wacky escapade by Jacob

Upon waking from a strange dream, John Handgonne finds himself in a strange purple dungeon made of purple bricks.

Dark Crossings by Allen

Inspired by a recent hit show, cross 10 chasms to reach the end. Be quick and cautious when crossing. There’s a draining presence in the fog, keep an eye on your battery charge and keep moving forward.

Waiter Extraordinaire by Levi

Help Chester Servesalot deliver drink glasses to all of the customers at the tables. He is an expert at balancing glasses on his serving tray, but his greatest fear is mice.

Other games released this month

Cubic Nightmare by Jared

This is a simple game. You wake up to find you and your room have been transported to an endless dungeon, and your goal is to find your way out while avoiding the Deathcubes (find your way through 12 levels to win). You can find and pick up randomly scattered books along the way for bonus points.

Fall ’21 Game Jam Kickoff Meeting

September 25, 2021Links & NotesKnox Game Design

Knox Game Design will be meeting at Panera Bread on North Peters Rd on Friday October 1, 2021 for a Fall ’21 Game Jam kickoff. The theme announcement is at 6pm Eastern Time, so we will plan to arrive around 5:30pm for the countdown.

https://locations.panerabread.com/tn/knoxville/205-north-peters-road.html

Distributing Your Game – Knox Game Design, September 2021

September 21, 2021Links & Notes, PodcastKnox Game Design

An overview of various ways to distribute your video game. First, a historical look at various physical media that can be used for distributing digital content. Then a look at multiple online sites that provide hosting and marketplaces for video games.

Links and Notes

Itch.io – https://itch.io
GameJolt – https://gamejolt.com
Kongregate developer – https://developers.kongregate.com/
Newgrounds – https://www.newgrounds.com
Windows developer – https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/
Humble Store – https://www.humblebundle.com/developer
Google Play developer – https://play.google.com/console/developers
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Strategy Guides – Knox Game Design, August 2021

August 18, 2021Podcast, PresentationsKnox Game Design

A look back at strategy guides for 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System and 16-bit Super Nintendo games.

How to Win at Super Mario Bros
The Official Nintendo Player’s Guide
Dragon Warrior Strategy Guide
Super Mario Bros 2 Inside Out
The Legend of Zelda, A Link to the Past Player’s Guide
4-Player Extra Strategy Guide
Ninja Gaiden II Strategy Guide
Final Fantasy Strategy Guide
Super Mario Bros 3 Strategy Guide
Top Secret Passwords Player’s Guide
Game Boy Player’s Guide
Game Player’s Strategy Guide to Nintendo Games
Nintendo Strategies / more Strategies for Nintendo Games
NES Game Atlas
Super NES Player’s Guide

Links and Notes

Nintendo Power scans at Internet Archive – https://archive.org/details/NintendoPower1988-2004/Nintendo%20Power%20Issue%20017%20%28October%201990%29
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Adding Sound Effects to Your Game – Knox Game Design, July 2021

July 22, 2021Podcast, PresentationsKnox Game Design

Demonstration of how to play a sound effect in various game development environments. This presentation covers Unity, GameMaker, Godot Engine, Unreal Engine (Blueprints), and Pico-8.

Source Code – https://github.com/levidsmith/SoundEffectsDemo

Links and Notes

Unity – https://unity.com
GameMaker – https://www.yoyogames.com/en/gamemaker
Godot Engine – https://godotengine.org
Unreal Engine – https://www.unrealengine.com
Pico-8 – https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php
Frick n Frack Games – https://www.fricknfrackgames.com/
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