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Jono Xia
posted message: Just added a video explaining the use of the <audio> tag to play background music and sound effects: http://vimeo.com/26853870
Jono Xia
posted message: I just added a new example code file showing how to use the tag and the Audio object to load and play background music and sound effects: http://people.mozilla.com/~jdicarlo/p2pu_gamedev/example_5_2.html
Jono Xia
posted message: I added a new video: http://vimeo.com/26583562 Explains the difference between deep copy and shallow copy; also pass-by-reference vs. pass-by value.
Jono Xia
updated Lesson 5 - Music and Sound Effects.
Jono Xia
posted message: New video at http://vimeo.com/25939687 Explains the geometry you need to find the intersection points of moving objects with the edges of obstacles.
Jono Xia
posted message: More new content -- just added example code (finally!) for lesson 4.2. It demonstrates friction, acceleration, gravity, and jumping.
Jono Xia
posted message: I'm back! Hey everybody, sorry for no updates for so long. I've had deadlines for writing Test Pilot 1.2, the mobile phone version of Test Pilot, and I've also been training an intern. But I'm back with new content: I just added example code for lesson 4.4 - it's a simple "platform game" which demonstrates how to find the contact points between a moving player and the edges of platforms and obstacles.
Jono Xia
posted message: Hey, check out the winning game from the MIT HTML 5 game development contest, "Dots": http://web.mit.edu/nicolas/www/Dots/dots.html
Jono Xia
posted message: Hey everybody, Sorry it's been so long since I posted new contents for this course. I'll make it up to you soon.
Jono Xia
posted comment at Main Project Step 2 - Plan your Game Engine.
Jono Xia
posted comment at Main Project Step 2 - Plan your Game Engine.
Jono Xia
posted comment at Exercises for Week 3 - Animation and Scrolling.
Jono Xia
posted comment at Exercises for Week 3 - Animation and Scrolling.
Jono Xia
posted comment at Exercises for Week 3 - Animation and Scrolling.
Jono Xia
posted comment at Exercises for Week 3 - Animation and Scrolling.
Jono Xia
posted comment at Exercises for Week 3 - Animation and Scrolling.
Jono Xia
posted comment at Exercises for Week 3 - Animation and Scrolling.
Jono Xia
added Exercises for Week 4 - Physics.
Jono Xia
posted message: Added more examples and the final video explanation (for "dealing with slowdown") to the Lesson 3 page.
Jono Xia
posted message: Hi again, I just added a video to the Lesson 4 (Physics!) page introducing the basics of forces, acceleration, and velocity.