MAME going open-source
Happy news for MAME developers. Gamasutra reports that MAME is going open source to be a “learning tool for developers.”…
Verigames: verify software by playing games
Play games to help defend — or at least debug — your nation. Formal Verification is the process of rigorously…
Zuckerberg on games and programming
In a recent online Q&A, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talked about playing games as a kid, and growing up to…
Tetris and Software Testing
Jack Witham recently observed: It’s hard to test software: even simple software! He writes: Tetris is one of the best-known…
Ben Heck’s Raspberry Pi Gaming Console
This looks like fun: Ben Heck Show: Portable Raspberry Pi Part 1 Via Revision 3 Via YouTube Turn this: Into…
Quasi-Objects of Lorenzo Oggiano
“La vita è un processo reale e autonomo indipendente da qualsiasi specifica manifestazione materiale.”* — Lorenzo Oggiano “Quasi-Objects” regards data…
Debugging Techniques
Some useful tips on debugging your code from roel at devmaster.net. This is in response to a question about collision…
Infiltration
“Javascript- and browser-based games offer a very low barrier of entry.” — Zach Johnson Indie-game developer Zach Johnson is the…
Caspian Learning Launches Simulation-Focused Web Deployment Tool
Caspian Learning is now offering development tools for web-based simulations, including first-person over-the-shoulder view in 3D worlds: Simulations and serious…
Snake Game Design Question
Stack Overflow is a useful resource for programmers — a repository of individual questions and collective responses, by and for…