Figuring out Isometric Coordinates
If you’re thinking of making a game for your A-level project and considering doing something isometric, this video games a nice look at the maths. It initially seems complex, but once you’ve got the translation from grid and screen coordinates done once then it’s sorted.
How bullets work
A look at how shooting games program bullets. Whilst A-level students don’t often make 3D shooters, it’s an interesting thought process and showcases the level of detail you have to be thinking about when programming a game.
The F Word
Watch this video before you talk to me about Fortnite. It’s illuminating how things are working and the science behind it. One of those scenarios where I’d be impressed if I wasn’t so scared.
How Among Us Was Made and Why The Developers Wanted to Quit
This is a nice look at the realities of the games industry and how indie games are made. It touches on the product life cycle which might be of interest to the imedia students.
The Mandalorian – Giant LED Screens Vs Green Screen
In The Mandalorian they make use of giant wrap round LED screens powered by a computer game engine.
Games are good for learning
Excuse the clickbait title, it isn’t to mean ANY game is good for learning, just that there are principles in games that we can use in learning to help you learn better. In Computing we want students to try things. In Python, Flowol, Kodu, Spreadsheets, Audacity and more, we want you to try things. If …. Read More
How Crash Bandicoot Hacked The Original Playstation
This video looks at not only the game design principles, but also the tricks the developers used to get every bit of performance and push boundaries to make Crash Bandicoot a really ground breaking game for it’s time. Contains a nice section which compares the CPU and GPU. Also comparing RAM to secondary storage (CD)
Game making tutorials in Python
http://kidscancode.org/lessons/ The above page is essentially a link to loads of videos which are going through making specific games. One series is a space shooter, one is a platformer, one is a zombie shooter. It covers a lot of really advanced concepts but shows you every line that’s being written. Useful for anyone interested in …. Read More
Code Combat
https://codecombat.com/play/dungeon Hunt through the dungeon, collect gems, kill monsters. You can create an account if you really want to, you don’t have to.
Game hackers who were sued
Blizzard, Activision, XBox, Playstation and several other companies decided to sue people who were hacking games. It’s worth a watch and figure out what you think. Were the companies justified? Were the hackers in the wrong?