A Blog About Random Computer Subjects
Summary I’m going to change it up a bit by rendering some graphics. In this post I’m going to use the Canvas object in HTML5. In the past I’ve written programs to render graphics in SilverLight and when SVG became part of HTML5, I’ve built software that used SVG. I’ve also written software to use … Read moreWorking with HTML5 Canvas
Introduction In my previous two blog posts on game algorithms, I showed how to search for a ship in a battleship game. Now, I’m going to show how to sink a ship as soon as your search algorithm gets a hit. In this article, I’m only going to discuss possible algorithms, there will be no … Read moreGame Algorithms (Part 3)
Introduction If you read my last game algorithm blog post you’re probably screaming at me “Where’s the rest of the game AI ?!!” So in this post I’m going to go more in depth on searching for a ship to sink. In a future post, I’ll show how to figure out where to fire once … Read moreGame Algorithms (Part 2)
Intro I have a few blog post subjects in progress, but they’re going to take some time to develop the sample applications that I’ll need in order to explain the techniques that I’ll be blogging about. In the mean time, and due to a little A.D.D. on my part, I’m going to do a blog … Read moreGame Algorithms
Summary So BattleField One has gotten a little more serious. My goal in this project is to design and build a strategy game engine. Eventually I’ll demonstrate how to modularize the interface so that the game can operate with DirectX instead of a web-based interface using SVG. My method of development is to do this … Read moreThe Game – Artillery
Summary In my last blog post on the game I demonstrated how to setup blocked terrain cells (aka mountains). Now I’m going to introduce a forest cell that will block tanks but not infantry. The Forest Terrain Type I wanted to introduce a forest terrain type so that I could prevent tanks from penetrating (assume … Read moreThe Game – Forest Terrain
Summary I’ve been working on this game called Battlefield One and it has a very simple algorithm for computing the next move that an enemy unit will take in order to reach it’s goal. The algorithm used searched all 6 surrounding hex and eliminates illegal hex points (off the grid or occupied by a unit). … Read moreThe Game – A* Algorithm
Summary A while back I wrote a sample game called Battlefield One. This game was a turn-based war game that was built on SVG, javascript and C#. I have since converted this game into an MVC application (although it still uses the same code-behind techniques and I keep track of the game state with a … Read moreGame Design, Back to Battlefield One
I have implemented the mask and view capabilities. I’m calling this version 2. Here’s a sample screenshot of how it looks in action: The first thing you’ll notice about this map is that unexplored areas are colored in black. These will uncover as allied units are moved around the map. The darker areas are areas … Read moreThe Game (Part 4)
I designed and created a small game to demonstrate several techniques. First, I demonstrated how to contain the scope of a project to ensure it gets out the door. While this was only a tiny project, my goal was to create a working game over the span of a weekend or possibly a week (It … Read moreFollow-Up on Designing a Game