Category Archives: Tutorial

Simple Object Orientation in Lua

Posted on April 24, 2012 by speeder

Lua is not object oriented… But some people like it, and it has some advantages… I decided to use a simple form of it on my project, it does not support multiple inheritance and many other features, it was made … Continue reading →

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Controller electronics, part 1

Posted on December 13, 2010 by speeder

The woodwork part is done, now the electronics, with a bit of woodwork… First thing, I would like to show the trackball assembly, with a led attached below the trackball. But since the LEDs are not done yet (as of … Continue reading →

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Making a controller prototype, part 3

Posted on December 12, 2010 by speeder

When I last worked in the controller we had cut wood, layout, what was missing is really assemble everything using glue. The aluminium bar I mentioned previously, was dropped, we figured the thing was not flimsy as we were thinking, … Continue reading →

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Making a controller prototype, part 2

Posted on December 7, 2010 by speeder

Hello, I did more work on the controller prototype today ^^ Ok, the photos you saw yesterday, the controller was not locked the parts, it was only “assembled” so I could see if they fit each other. Today it was … Continue reading →

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Making a controller prototype, part 1

Posted on December 6, 2010 by speeder

So, the first thing in making a controller prototype is design the controller! One thing was obvious, the game needed a way to control the paddle, and another to activate powers, since there are 8 powers, I would need 8 … Continue reading →

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Ima frikin’ blurry!

Posted on October 8, 2010 by speeder

Some of you probably will recognize this phrase, it is from the great game Team Fortress 2, it is spoken by the character “Scout” when it drinks a drink that make him get fast reflexes. Team Fortress 2 is a … Continue reading →

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Fluid Grid

Posted on August 29, 2010 by speeder

Today I spent the day introducing on the game a Fluid Grid, what is a Fluid Grid? Well, it is how some people decided to name grids that behave like “water”, see the video below to understand better. What is … Continue reading →

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How to make your nice game trailer

Posted on August 28, 2010 by speeder

If you are wondering how I made the nice trailer that is embedded here (if you want to see it in bigger resolution, the original is at: IndieDB and there are a HD version on Youtube), then this post is … Continue reading →

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