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The recently rebranded Xenko game engine just announced the release of version 1.5. New animation funtionality, a new profiler, runtime physics debug shapes and UI improvements top the new features. Here is the highlight list from the release: Skeleton asset A new Skeleton asset (*.xkskel) has been introduced. Both models and animations now hold […]
Xenko, Formerly Paradox, Release Version 1.5 Read More
Welcome to a new tutorial series on using SFML 2.x. This series is going to be in two parts, the first will look at how you use the various systems that make up SFML. The second will look at how to use all of these systems together to create a simple game. Every single part […]
SFML C++ Tutorial Series Read More
In the previous tutorial we covered the basics of using graphics in SFML. Chances are however your game isn’t going to be composed of simple shapes, but instead made up of many sprites. That is exactly what we are going to cover today. As always, there is an HD version of this tutorial […]
SFML C++ Tutorial–Sprites and Textures Read More
In the previous tutorial we look at the process of using sprites in SFML. Today we are going to look instead at using a sprite sheet or texture atlas. The process is very similar to working with a normal sprite, except that you have multiple sprites on a single texture. Loading and swapping textures […]
SFML C++ Tutorial–Spritesheets and Animation Read More
In the previous tutorials we covered configuration, game loop and finally keyboard handling. Today we are going to move on to the basics of graphics programming in SFML. We are going to start with simple geographic primitives, then in the following tutorial we will move on to sprites. You will notice right away that […]
SFML C++ Tutorial–Basic Graphics Read More
In our prior tutorial we created a simple application that showed the basics of event handling in SFML. In this tutorial we are going to expand upon that concept a bit further and show how to read the keyboard, both using events and direct polling. Although not strictly SFML related (anymore anyways), we are […]
SFML C++ Tutorial – Handling Keyboard Input and Random Numbers Read More
In this part of the SFML we will look at creating our first basic SFML application. At the heart of every SFML application is the RenderWindow which provides both a way to draw things on screen and receive input events from the user. As always, there is an HD video of this tutorial […]
SFML with C++ Tutorial Series–Windows, Game loops and Timers Read More
In this Closer Look At we are going to be taking a closer look at the SFML framework. The Closer Look At series is a combination of an introduction, overview and getting started tutorial that is designed to help you quickly decide if a game engine/framework/library is right for you. SFML stands for Simple […]
A Closer Look at SFML Read More
In this chapter we start looking at 3D game development using MonoGame. Previously I called XNA a low level code focused engine and you are about to understand why. If you come from a higher level game engine like Unity or even LibGDX you are about to be in for a shock. Things you […]
Monogame Tutorial: Beginning 3D Programming Read More
We covered viewports a while back but now we are going to go into a bit more detail, as it’s an important subject. There is a 1080p version of this tutorial available here. Please note, the full screen portions didn’t display properly in the video. One very important thing to understand is, […]
Godot Engine Tutorial Part 13–Viewports and Cameras Read More
