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GameMaker is a seminal game engine, with roots dating back to the late 1990s. It is a cross platform 2D game engine with tools that run on Windows and Mac machines while capable of targeting both desktop operating systems as well as Ubuntu Linux, Android, iOS, UWP, HTML5, XBox One and PlayStation 4 consoles. GameMaker […]
A Closer Look At GameMaker Studio 2 Read More
There are several game engines out there that present a code free option such as Stencyl and Construct. Today we are looking at an open source alternative, GDevelop. It is a cross platform, open source 2D game engine with a visual programming interface that requires no previous experience. However there is also the ability to […]
A Closer Look At GDevelop Read More
Welcome to the getting started tutorial in the ongoing BabylonJS Tutorial Series. Today we are going to look at creating our first simple Babylon application setup and running. As always there is a HD video version of this tutorial available here or embedded down below. To get started with BabylonJS, we need a […]
BabylonJS Tutorial Series–Getting Started Read More
The following is the table of contents for the complete BabylonJS tutorial series here on GameFromScratch. It covers (or will cover) all aspects of game development using the BabylonJS open source HTML5 3D game engine. Table Of Contents series introduction getting started cameras lights materials 3d models coming soon Videos YouTube Series Playlist Miscellaneous a […]
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Introduction Welcome to the first part of a multipart tutorial series on creating games using the Haxe programming language with the Heaps graphics engine. Heaps is under development by Nicolas Cannasse, the guy that created the Haxe language in the first place. In his own words: Heaps is a cross platform graphics engine designed […]
Haxe And Heaps Tutorial Series: Getting Started Read More
With people looking to get into game development the same questions come up over and over, so I’ve opted to put my thoughts on the subject in one place and to compile a list of resources for new developers. Those questions? “I want to learn game programming, what language should I use?” “Should […]
I want to be a game developer… now what? Read More
It is getting more and more common for kids of younger and younger ages to show interest in game development. In this day and age there is a wealth of information out there, possibly too much information at times. This guide is intended to help parents or younger readers get started in the world […]
GameFromScratch Guide to Getting Kids Started in Game Development Read More
At GDC 2016, Autodesk have announced updates to the Stingray Game engine and MayaLT, a game engine and 3D application aimed at indie game developers. Unveiled this week at Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2016, Stingray v1.2 adds support for new VR platforms and improvements that speed up common tasks within the engine. Maya LT […]
Autodesk announce Stingray and Maya LT Updates Read More
In this next part in the ongoing Godot Tutorial Series we are going to begin looking at how you work in 3D in the Godot game engine. Today we are going to cover the basics of 3D, followed shortly by another tutorial on working with 3D models. As always I assume you have gone […]
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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
