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  LibGDX, the cross platform open source Java based gaming library, just released version 1.8 today and unlike many recent releases, there is a ton in this release.  The biggest aspect of this release is probably the change to LWJGL 3 on the backend.  LWJGL is a Light Weight (that’s the LW part) Java (the […]

  This is a tutorial on getting started with Samsung’s GearVRf framework with the Samsung Gear VR.  The GearVR is a virtual reality headset powered by Oculus Rift technology and a modern Samsung android phone.  The GearVRf SDK is a framework made available by Samsung enabling you to develop for the GearVR using Java.  If […]

  I was recently working with a tool that exported it’s level data as a directory full of obj files, literally hundreds of them.  You can import them into Blender using File->Import->Obj, unfortunately there is no way to do a select all.  Apparently in Blender 2.4x if you held SHIFT while selecting OBJ import, it […]

  PlayCanvas, a popular 3D HTML5 game engine have added support for Spine the 2D bone based animation software from Esoteric Software.   You can get the plugin from Github, details from the announcement: This is the first version of PlayCanvas plugin for the Spine Animation tool. Spine allows you to create bone-driven 2D animations […]

  I covered this briefly in another tutorial but I’ve noticed enough people searching for it, I decided it deserved a post of it’s own.  The GearVR software has a special developer mode that enables you to run GearVR applications without being inserted in a GearVR headset.  This tutorial shows the process of enabling developer […]

  When I set up the news monitoring on GameFromScratch.com I noticed that Ogre3D hadn’t had an update since June and was somewhat concerned that the project was dying off.  Thankfully today there were signs of life over at ogre3d.org.  If you have never heard of it, Ogre3D is a C++ based renderer and scene […]

  A reader wrote in to share this bundle currently running on BundleStars, and I am glad they did.  Somewhat similar to a humble indie bundle from a few months back but containing a great deal more art assets.  I’ve actually used the tilesets from the earlier humble bundle several times here on GFS, so […]

  GarageGames have just released Torque2D version 3.2.  Torque2D is 2D game engine built over the Torque 3D engine, which is now open source and MIT licensed. From the release: While you were singing carols door to door and sipping eggnog by the fireplace, the T2D Steering Committee was hard at work wrapping up one […]

  So over the holiday I joined the VR revolution with a Samsung GearVR while I wait for the Oculus Rift to be released.  The good news is, it’s really quite cool, except a full review shortly.  However, one of the challenges of reviewing something like the GearVR on the web is taking a screenshot…  […]

  A couple months back I got sick of having to wear a headset when doing video recording.  I had been using a set of Astro A30 headphones which gave solid results, but I found them uncomfortable after extended periods of recording and didn’t like being tethered to my machine.  So I decided to try […]