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Previous Part Table Of ContentsNext Part In this tutorial we are going to look at how to use Cameras ( and in the next, Viewports ) in LibGDX. I will admit, I am a bit late in covering this topic, as I should have covered it much earlier in the series. In fact, […]
LibGDX Tutorial Part 16: Cameras Read More
Previous Part Table Of Contents In the previous tutorial we looked at how to use a camera with LibGDX to abstract away resolution differences so you are no longer using pixel coordinates. This however doesn’t really help you all that much if your aspect ratios are massively different. Fortunately LibGDX implements the […]
LibGDX Tutorial Part 17: Viewports Read More
Previous Part Table Of ContentsNext Part Now we are going to look at using particles in LibGDX. This is a somewhat complex subject, so I am going to break it over a couple posts. In this first example, we are going to create a 2D particle system in the editor. Then we are […]
LibGDX Tutorial Part 15: Particles Part One–2D Particles Read More
Previous Part Table Of Contents Next Part There is an old law, possibly predating the age of man, that all tutorials must start with Hello World. I am nothing if not law abiding, so therefore let’s create a Hello World app. Hello World is generally one of the simplest programs you can create, you […]
LibGDX Tutorial 2: Hello World Read More
Previous Part Table Of Contents Next Part Today we are going to look at adding game pad support into LibGDX, specifically the XBox 360 controller. Why the Xbox 360 controller? Well, it’s the controller that I ( and 90% of other PC gamers it seems ) own. You should be able to modify […]
LibGDX Tutorial Part 14: Gamepad support Read More
Previous Part Table Of Contents Next Part One very common requirement for even the most simple game is a level editor. The level of sophistication required varies massively from game to game but a lot of the functionality is pretty common. At the very base level, you need a tool to layout the graphics […]
A quick look at Tiled. An open source 2D level editor Read More
Table Of Contents Next Part In case you’ve never heard of it, LibGDX is a Java based game library capable of targeting iOS, Android, Desktop ( Windows, Mac and Linux ) and HTML5. It provides a full suite of 2D game functionality including Input, Graphics, Fonts, Physics, Storage and increasingly, 3D. So basically LibGDX […]
LibGDX Tutorial 1: Creating an initial project Read More
Previous Part Table Of Contents Next Part If you’ve never used Tiled read this first! In this tutorial part we are going to look at loading orthogonal maps in LibGDX. Orthogonal basically means “at a right angle to” which is a fancy way of saying the camera is looking straight at the scene. […]
LibGDX Tutorial 11: Tiled Maps Part 1: Simple Orthogonal Maps Read More
Previous Part Table Of Contents Next Part In the prior tutorial we got a simple top down tile map working. Now we want to add some character to it, literally. Depending on your needs this can be laughably simple or somewhat complex. Let’s take a look at a basic example. This is building on […]
LibGDX Tutorial 11: Tiled Maps Part 2: Adding a sprite and dealing with layers Read More
Previous Part Table Of Contents Next Part This is the part people always find the most fun, the actual act of putting graphics up on screen. Let’s start with about the simplest project that we can. We are going to display this sprite (created in this tutorial): On screen. One important thing […]
LibGDX Tutorial 3: Basic graphics Read More