GAMING PARADISE

CryENGINE 3 Free To Educational Institutions

2009-11-20T22:20:00.000-08:00

Hi Gamers,
Within a month another leading game engine is available for free, but at present only for educational institutions. Crytek is reaching out to the academic world in a big way, allowing the programmers and graphic designers of tomorrow to get an early head start on creating games powered by its latest cross-platform middleware — CryENGINE 3. As of today, the development solution is now available free of charge to any qualified educational institution.

More information about CryENGINE is available on the official website. It's glad to see tools like CryENGINE and Unreal being offered to game design students, as they're obviously key to the future of this industry.

Unity Indie and Unreal 3 Development Kit is free now

2009-11-08T01:58:00.000-08:00

Hi Gamers,
Unity is a middle-range game engine which has been used for indie games like Dock’s Tumbledrop, Derek Yu’s Diabolika for iPhone, Tale of Tales’ Fatale, and many more.Unity Indie, previously around $200, has been renamed to just “Unity” and is now free. :-)

Gears of War and Unreal developer Epic Games today released its Unreal Engine 3 dev tools as a free download, aimed at providing noncommercial and educational use of the technology that powers many PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 games. :-)

So, Gamers get your hands on these really cool engines.

iPhone Game

2009-11-08T01:48:00.000-08:00

Hi Gamers,
Drag me Home an iphone game developed by Zimmdot (LLC) is now available in Apple stores. I have worked as a gameplay programmer for it :-). Its really a simple and a cool game
to play.Couple of more games will also get published soon, so I am really very excited about it

Gaming Arena Updates

2009-10-30T21:06:00.000-07:00

Hi Gamers,
Just been busy with my work but here are some information worth reading:
Nordic Game and Game Connection (www.game-connection.com) have set up a deal that offers an excellent opportunity for Nordic developers to attend one of the most intense business and networking events in the industry taking place 8-11 December

Øredev Developers Conference, 2-6 November 2009 at Malmömässan
What interests a Game Developer, is it the same things as an ‘Ordinary’ developer? The latter considers Øredev as being the best developers conference in Europe. The conference is running for its fifth consecutive year. Maybe it’s for you too.

Will be back with more information :-)

Game Funding

2009-02-22T19:55:00.000-08:00

HI Gamers,
For Nordic game developers who are interested in applying for this year's development support funding, the time has come to start preparing your application materials.

A total of 6 million Danish crowns (DKK) have been granted for development support to Nordic game companies in 2009, and the available funds will be allocated over two application rounds. The Development Support Expert Group have decided that the application deadline for the first round is

1 April 2009

The projects that are granted funding in the first round will be presented at the Nordic Game 2009 conference in on the 19! -20 May.

Starting Game Programming-Part5

2008-09-25T22:42:00.000-07:00

hi gamers,
Continuing where we left...
4)Painting and drawing is still handles by WM_PAINT

Case WM_PAINT:
{
//opengl command for drawing
RenderScene();

ValidateRect(hWnd , NULL);
}
break;

In order for OpenGL to draw in a window, the window must be created with the
WS_CLIPCHILDREN and WS_CLIPSIBLINGS styles set

5) Pixel Format sets a device context opengl properties such as color depth
and whether the window is double bufefred.You must set the pixel format for a

device context before it can be used to create a rendering context. Here are the

two functions you will need to use:

int ChoosePixelFormat(HDC hDC , PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR *ppfd)

BOOL SetPixelFormat(HDC hDC ,int iPixelFormat ,iXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR *ppfd)

setting of pixel format is 3 step process

a) First fill out the PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR structure
b)then pass this structure to ChooosePixelFormat function it returns a integer

index to available pixel fromat for specified device context.
c)this index is passed to SetPixelFormat function.

Starting Game Programming -Part 4

2008-08-29T02:53:00.000-07:00

hi gamers,
Lets continue from where we left.....

Now taking the windows and opengl

opengl + win32 =wiggle

1) we will create handle for brush for filling and painting

HBRUSH hbluebrush , hredbrush;

then these are created in winmain

hbluebrush = CreateSolidBrush( RGB ( 0, 0 ,255 ) );
hredbrush = CreateSolidBrush( RGB (255, 0 ,0 ) );

eg use of it is to set the window background like:

wc.hbrBackground = hBlueBrush;

2) We used auxInitPosition for console but in windows we use

hWnd = CreateWindow(
lpszAppName,
lpszAppName,
WS_OVERLAPPED,
...
...

);

The actual painting is handled by WM_PAINT in WndProc function

opengl command -> opengl rendering context -> windows rendering context -> opengl output window.

The three most used
functions with regard to the rendering context are

HGLRC wglCreateContext(HDC hDC);
BOOL wglDeleteContext(HGLRC hrc);
BOOL wglMakeCurrent(HDC hDC, HGLRC hrc);

function wglCreateContext(HDC hDc ) takes a handle to a window GDI device context
and returns a handle to opengl rendering context.

function wglDeleteContext( HGLRC hrc ) takes rendering context as parameter

function wglMakeCurrent( HDC hDc , HGLRC hrc ) is used to make the rendering context suitable for that device context.Both device and

rendering context should
have the same characteristics such as pixel format..

3)Two message are involved in creating and destroying of rendering context

WM_CREATE
WM_DESTROY

LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hWnd ,..)
{
static HGLRC hRC;
static HDRC hDC;

switch(msg)
{
case WM_CREATE:
hDeviceContext = GetWnd(hWnd);
hRenderContext =wglCreateContext(hDC);
wglMakeCurrrent = wglMakeCurrent(hDC ,hRC );

break;

case WM_DESTROY:

wglMakeCurrent(hDc,NULL);
wglDeleteContext(hRC);

PostQuitMessage(0);

break;

}

Starting The Game Programming -Part3

2008-08-20T03:29:00.000-07:00

hi gamers,
The opengl basic concept continues...

In order to resize the drawing according to the size of the window opengl
uses glortho(left, right, bottom, top , near, far) function...

void glViewport(GLint x, GLint y, GLsizei width, GLsizei height)
x,y is the lower right corner of the screen
Usually x and y will both be zero, but you can use viewports to render more than one drawing in different areas of a window. The viewport defines the area within the window in actual screen coordinates that OpenGL can use to draw in

NOTE:
OpenGL’s default method for counting the x coordinate is the same; however, it counts the y coordinate from bottom to top—just the opposite of Windows

its like eg:

here the function Changesize( w, h) w=width and h = height is the updated height
when the window gets resized
void CALLBACK ChangeSize( GLsizei w , GLsizei h)
{
if ( h ==0 )
{
h = 1;
}

glViewport (0 , 0 ,w ,h);
glLoadIdentity();

//when the window gets resized vertically then the top portion is updated
if( w <>
glOrtho( 0.0f , 250.0f,0.0f ,250.0f * h/w ,1.0f ,-1.0f);
else
//when the window gets resized horizontally the the right portion is updated
glOrtho( 0.0f , 250.0f * w/h ,0.0f ,250.0f ,1.0f ,-1.0f);

}

Starting The Game Programming -Part2

2008-08-18T03:58:00.000-07:00

Hi gamers,
Lets continue from where we left..we will be concentrating mainly on opengl way of
programming for now...

opengl function naming convention :

glcolor3f implies :-

gl =library name , color = root command , 3 = number of arguments ,
f = argument type.

OpenGL has not a single function or command relating to window or screen management

AUX = Platform I/O, the Easy Way

Before drawing anything we specify :-
Type of window = eg buffered window = means all drawing commands are performed on
the window displayed.

eg:double buffered = it is used in animation...where drawing command are actually
executed to create a scene off screen , then quickly swapped into view on the window.

glInitWindow( " " ) , glinitdisplaymode ( GL_SINGLE | GL_RGBA )

glinitposition( x, y , width ,height )

CALLBACK = we’re going to tell the AUX library to call this function whenever the window needs updating.

glFlush = the glFlush() function simply tells OpenGL that it
should proceed with the drawing instructions supplied thus far before waiting for any more drawing commands.OpenGL commands and statements often are queued up until the OpenGL server processes several “requests” at once. This improves performance, especially when constructing complex objects. Drawing is accelerated because the slower graphics hardware is accessed less often for a given set of drawing instructions.

glMainLoop( FunctionName )
FunctioName = Its the function that is used for drawing.....
function simply keeps the program going until it’s terminated by closing the window. This function’s single argument is a pointer to another function it should call whenever the window needs updating.This callback function will be called when the window is first displayed, when the window is moved or resized, and when the window is uncovered by some other window.

Starting The Gaming Programming-Part1

2008-08-14T06:50:00.000-07:00

Hi gamers,
Let me start gaming programming with knowing some game terminology .its the starting thing we should know...

some Basic stuffs for game terminology:

When we talk about 3D its actually combination of 2D and perspective projection.
3D = 2D + perspective.

Perspective projection is like we what we see in real world:
1) Objects closer to eyes appears larger
2)Objects far away from viewer appears smaller.

Whatever we want to draw in screen which is having only two dimension but using perspective color changes,lighting,textures,shading add together to the perception
of three dimensional image.So..
perpepective + colors + shading + lighting +texture ~= 3D image

Clipping area = the area in co-ordinate system which occupies in screen co-ordinates is known as clipping area..Its basically a translation from one to another.

ViewPort = Rarely It happens that the clipping areas width and height matches with the height and width of windows area.Therefore it has to be mapped from logical co-ordinate system to screen pixel.This is called ViewPort...its basically clients window area for drawing.

SOme time the viewport can be larger or smaller when compared to clipping area.

Primitives = these are basically two dimensional ojects such lines,points and polygons..These primitives are assembled to create 3d objects in 3d space.

In 3d dimension we (x,y, z)
Z can we pointing outwards or pointing inwards...depending upon convention taken
like right hand or left hand system.
Right hand system = thumb is x, index in y and middle finger is Z and is pointing
outward.

left hand system = thumb is x, index in y and middle finger is Z and is pointing
inward.

Far Clipping Plane = It indiactes how far we can see....

Viewinf Plane = It basically refer to the screen....

Viewing volume = Space between the near clipping plane and far clipping plane
is known as viewing volume..

Game Event

2008-07-06T20:18:00.000-07:00

hi gamers,
Nordic Game will once again be participating Europe’s largest games event, Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany on 20-24 August, this year with a group of 13 participating Nordic companies.

The Nordic Game booth is located in the GC Developers' Village, Hall 2, #F20, and will feature a business lounge, meeting rooms and private demo stations. As usual, the organisers have prepared a special networking event during the convention as well.

The following Nordic companies are ready to represent the region at the Nordic Game booth: Frecle (DK), Futuremark Games Studio (FI), Guppyworks (DK), Hansoft (SE), HaptX (SE), Housemarque (FI), Nordic Softsales (SE), Pan Vision (SE), Pixolane (FI), Press Play (DK), Redlynx (FI), The! Game Incubator (SE) and Unity 3D (DK).

2008-06-30T20:22:00.000-07:00

hi gamers,
There is yet another seminar...if you missed out the previous one....

Here’s the next ACC Video Game Seminar at the Highland Business Center [map], room 301.0, from 7pm to 9pm. Come out and meet with industry professionals!

Wednesday, July 2 – Spencer Zuzolo , the Austin Community College Game Development Institute Director, will be showcasing some student projects. Come out and see some student samples. The session will feature design, art and programming students.

More to come....:-)

test

2008-06-20T06:27:00.000-07:00

Technorati Profile

Texas seminar updated

2008-06-17T17:39:00.000-07:00

hi friends,
The seminar updates can be viewed through these links...

The slides and audio stream for "Surely, You Can’t Be Serious: An Introduction to Serious Games" featuring Ben Katz from Enspire Learning are now posted on the web site at:

http://www.austincc.edu/techcert/Video_Seminars#SeriousGames.

Seminar in texas

2008-06-02T20:27:00.000-07:00

hi friends,
There will be a seminar in texas university about gaming.
ACC Video Game Seminar at the Highland Business Center [map], room 301.0, from 7pm to 9pm. Come out and meet with industry professionals!

Wednesday, June 4 – Ben Katz from Enspire Learning will discuss "Serious Games". Remember Oregon Trail ? Ever play Brain Age? What do these two games have in common? Easy -- each has a purpose beyond pure entertainment. Serious Games include games for marketing, education, social change, and corporate training. Fortunately, just because a game is “Serious” doesn’t mean it can’t still be fun to play! This session will provide a brief history and overview of Serious Game development – we’ll cover notable examples of the genre as well as future opportunities in the space.

make the most out of this seminar......

releases

2008-06-01T18:09:00.000-07:00

Hi friends,
Could not blog earlier because i was busy with my work...Great news for gamers...Ubisoft is set to release of two mega games....Guess...Yeah its Far cry 2 and Prince of Persia next generation...Far Cry 2 will be on PC,Xbox 360 and PS3...the graphics and real time effects are amazing..Observe the realistic flow from dawn to dusk with the amazing shadowing..

Prince Persia next gen..Those who have played earlier part of POP need no description of what to expect in this new release..The Prince and his game undergo a huge makeover.A powerful new companion that accompanies the prince throughout the game and brings a sense of mystery and deepens the storyline. Introducing a combat system that is entirely in your control.

gaming

2008-06-01T18:08:00.000-07:00

hi gamer friends,
Noesis Interactive today announced the immediate availability of eight products in the Mod Your World product family as downloads on IGN’s Direct2Drive (http://www.direct2drive.com).

Some cheats for COD4

2008-05-17T05:24:00.000-07:00

hi there gamers,
here is some cheat codes for cod4 just try it out if can't wait to get it over...

Cheat Codes

Enable the console at the options menu. Then, press ~ to display the console window. Type seta thereisacow "1337" and press [Enter]. Then while playing the game, press ~ to display the console window, and type one of the following codes and press [Enter] to activate the corresponding cheat function. Note: Open the cfg file with a text editor and change the "seta monkeytoy" value from "1" to "0" if needed.

Result	Cheat Code
God mode	god
God mode but screen still shakes	demigod
No clipping mode	noclip
Flight mode	ufo
All weapons	give all
Full ammunition	give ammo
Add laser sight to all weapons	cg_LaserForceOn 1
Enemies ignore you	notarget
Change maps	map or spdevmap [name]
Spawn indicated item	give [item name]
Set gravity; default is "39"	jump_height [number]
Set speed; default is "1.00"	timescale [number]
Remove gun graphics	cg_drawGun
Zoom with any gun	cg_fov
Better vision	r_fullbright

WHATS NEW !!!!!!!!!!!!!1

2008-05-10T07:09:00.000-07:00

Hi,
Game freaks...Its boom time for gamers...lots of games released..Watch out...

GEARS OF WAR 2 comparison of wars...its a cool game better than the previous one.

METAL GEAR Retrospective...a nice game play and graphics

RAINBOW SIX:Vegas 2 ...Awesome game play..
GTA 4

It's arguably the biggest game of the year and we know all about it. Check here often for all the latest updates and media for the highly-anticipated Grand Theft Auto IV!

SUDDEN STRIKE 3:The Sudden Strike series has always managed to stand out in the crowded pack of World War II-themed real-time strategy games.

METAL GEAR Retrospective...a nice game play and graphics

More updates on latest games...and game programming shortly.....just wait and watch

Gaming

2008-05-04T03:05:00.000-07:00

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