Author: Emanuele Feronato
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A smart way to manage sleeping objects with Box2D
If you followed Box2D: tutorial for the absolute beginners, then you know you can put some object to “sleep” to improve performance by not simulating inactive bodies. This…
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The engine behind Splitter Flash game – first AS3 prototype
Some time ago I posted about the engine behind Splitter Flash game, the C code used to cut off and split objects with Box2D Now I received an…
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Box2D joints: Gear Joints
Here I am with some infos about Gear Joints. Gear joints can be used to create a sophisticated mechanical contraption you might want to use a gears. In…
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Managing the italian version of next Nonoba Community
You all should know Nonoba. It’s is an independent gaming site where you can play both single – and multiplayer games for free, and it’s quite famous among…
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Facepalm – when having a backup is not enough
If you are a regular reader, probably you noticed during the last days I went from about 5 posts per week to 3 posts/week. I didn’t plan to…
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Flash Gaming Summit 2009
Flash Gaming Summit is a one day conference dedicated to fostering the growth and success of the Flash games community. It’s the first conference for Flash Games, and…
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Creating a sling with Box2D using joints
This is an example about the creation of a sling using joints and motors. Click the mouse to break the joint and release the bullet. Try to hit…
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70+ Open Courseware Links for Game Designers and Developers
Normally I don’t like that much blog posts with a ton of links, but this time I got the permission from Kelly Sonora from Learn-gasm to publish Jessica…
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Box2D breakout prototype
Porting Breakout/Arkanoid with Box2D seems to be an interesting challenge for developers. Some days ago I showed you Phyballs, now it’s time for Andre Vidal to show his…
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Box2D joints: Prismatic Joints
Time to learn something about Box2D prismatic joints. A prismatic joint provides one degree of freedom: translation along an axis fixed relative to the first body. Relative rotation…
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Design quality WordPress themes in a minute with Artisteer
Having a nice and original blog theme is very important if you want to distinguish from the crowd. Unfortunately, designing a theme from scratch can be difficult due…
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Box2D: tutorial for the absolute beginners – step 2
After understanding the meaning of the first lines in Box2D: tutorial for the absolute beginners, it’s time to explain the rest of the script. Lines 19-27: These lines…
