Emanuele Feronato
Simulating a hook with Box2D
In a comment to Pumpkin Story prototype, a reader asked for a function to simulate a hook. This can be quite easily done in some steps. This first step will set a rule: you can only hook to a static body. Obviously it’s not a mandatory, rule, but just a gameplay one. In this example, … Simulating a hook with Box2D
Pumpkin Story prototype
This quick Pumpkin Story prototype is made merging and mixing these scripts: Drawing arcs with AS3 and Creation of a Flash artillery game using Box2D. If you notice, it’s similar to an artillery game (like Bloons) with the “only” difference you are the bullet. This opens some interesting gameplay options, so interesting I am going … Pumpkin Story prototype
MySQL to JSON with PHP
Ugly title for a post, really… but I did not find any function to convert the result of a MySQL query directly into JSON notation, so I made my own function. I really needed it today, so I am sharing it with you. It’s not a everyday use function, but I am sure some of … MySQL to JSON with PHP
Drawing arcs with AS3
If you have ever tried to draw arcs with AS3 (or AS2), you probably smashed your computer on the floor after spending hours with curveTo(). That’s not what we need when we want to draw simple arcs, without any Bezier curve. That’s why I made my own function. It’s not that interesting since it only … Drawing arcs with AS3
Developing a Facebook Application for absolute beginners
With more than 300 million active users and 50% of them using it every day (source), Facebook can be an interesting way to make some viral marketing. One of the most effective ways is developing an application users (and users friends – and friends of users friends – and…) will use every day. This tutorial … Developing a Facebook Application for absolute beginners
AS3 level editor
Almost a year ago I blogged about a basic level editor for a tile based game, and now Philipp Zins from Germany show us his AS3 level editor- I made the level editor in ActionScript 3. You can scroll through the tiles with the mouse wheel – it isn’t necessary now, but very helpful if … AS3 level editor
The return of “Under Construction” – evolution of a malpractice
In the late 90’s most personal and some commercial websites used to place a big, animated, irritating image like this one: This picture, placed in a webpage browsed at a 800×600 resolution (the most popular one during those years), fills half of the visible area. This means the page was shouting “hey, I am incomplete, … The return of “Under Construction” – evolution of a malpractice
Understanding and creating on the fly Photoshop Color Swatches with php
This tutorial won’t cover basic Color Swatches information… I suggest you to follow Photoshop’s help if you don’t know what I am talking about. The interesting value of the Swatches palette is the ability to load custom swatch collections, so you can quickly access to specific colors without having to remember any numeric color values. … Understanding and creating on the fly Photoshop Color Swatches with php
Word Play contest prototype, four days to make something decent out of it
The final deadline for “Word Play” Flash Game Contest ran by MochiMedia is September 18 and if you did not submit any entry, here it is a prototype you can use to make something better out of it. The concept is based upon How to use an embedded text file in Flash and some concepts … Word Play contest prototype, four days to make something decent out of it
pic2col – extract color schemes from a picture
Ever wondered the point in calculating color distance at Color difference algorithm and Color difference algorithm – part 2? The answer is pic2col… just another picture to color scheme converter… as well as this is just another WordPress blog… but it’s MY picture to color scheme converter… this means I am going to make pic2col … pic2col – extract color schemes from a picture
Riot Games raises $8 Million in financing
Riot Games is an independent Los Angeles-based game developer and publisher active since 2006. At the moment the guys at Riot Games are developing League of Legends, a competitive online game that combines elements from both strategy and role playing games. Unfortunately at the moment the beta seems to be closed, but I’m trying to … Riot Games raises $8 Million in financing