Game Programming

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Doolwind

SOLID Principles For Game Developers

The SOLID principles are a set of 5 software development principles coined by “Uncle Bob” (Robert C. Martin).  They are a set of guidelines for Object Oriented Design (OOD), specifically for class design.  They are widely used by agile business programmers however they are generally unknown amongst game developers.  This article describes the principles and Read More

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Doolwind

Flick Buddies: Multiplayer action for iPad, iPhone/iPod Touch

For the past three months I’ve been secretly working on a new project, Flick Buddies. Along with Shauno from Squid Tank we’ve been busily putting together a multiplayer action game for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. The game is built around a simple premise of flicking little characters from your corner into the goal. With Read More

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Doolwind

Fanatical Pragmatism in Software Development

I’ve caught the pragmatism bug.  Everything I do now is the most pragmatic way I can possibly complete the task.  This all started when my time started costing me money; when I started working for myself.  I like to think of it as “The product justifies the means”.  Today I’m going to briefly describe what Read More

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Doolwind

Best Graphics Programming and Game Programming Blogs

Below are a collection of Blogs relating to game development, primarily graphics programming. Use your favourite reader (eg Google Reader) to read them.  Know of any blogs not on the list that you can recommend? Add a comment and I’ll add them to the list. Big thanks to Damian Trebilco for help with the list.  The Read More

Posted on December 27, 2009 by Doolwind

Top 10 Software Development Books

Good software development books are hard to find. I’m always being asked which books I recommend so I thought I’d compile a list of my favourites. These are books every software developer should read. All of these books have made me a better programmer. The list covers everything from the basics of coding to agile Read More

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Doolwind

Unified Game Development Scripting Language

What is the best scripting language for game development?  Every different game engine has its own scripting language making for a difficult choice.  Game programmers have a unified language in C++ however game designers are left with whatever language their engine supports.  I propose a unified scripting language that all engines/platforms can share.

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