Iterative Development
Making games always starts with an idea, but rarely do you end up finishing with the idea you started with. Games are a unique combination of engineering and...
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Compulsion Loops
Why do you find games fun? Games are not just a combination of engaging visuals, sound, and music. Great games are also built with a deep understanding of hu...
Programmer Art
Game developers know that early on when developing a game it’s more important to find the fun in your game than it is to make it look perfect. In the intervi...
Essential Game Math
Math is an essential tool for game development. In particular trigonometry and linear algebra are frequently used to build games.
Debugging Tips and Strategies
Debugging is the process of finding and fixing problems, or bugs, in your game. In the 1940’s one of the first programmers, a woman named Admiral Grace Hoppe...
Tic Tac Toe in Code Studio
Simple games are great ways to learn the basics of game development. Here is an implementation of Tic Tac Toe in Code Studio.
Spring 2023 Oakland Game Project
This spring 9th grade students at Oakland High are designing games for 4th and 5th graders at Bella Vista Elementary. Using the resources provided here combi...