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Friday, February 27, 2009 4:46 PM

MotoGP: localization

The MotoGP menu system worked roughly like the XNA Framework Game State Management sample , but uglier because it was written in C with manual memory management and no events. We translated the game into English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and
Posted by ShawnHargreaves | 5 Comments
Wednesday, February 18, 2009 1:47 PM

Depth sorting alpha blended objects

Taking a brief digression from our regularly scheduled reminiscences, I’m going to tackle a question that comes up regularly on the Creators Club forums, but which (to my surprise) I have been unable to find a comprehensive answer for on the web. This
Posted by ShawnHargreaves | 5 Comments
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 6:44 PM

MotoGP: particles

The MotoGP particle system worked in a similar way to this XNA Framework sample , using a vertex shader to animate point sprites with near-zero CPU overhead. We spawned particles when the bikes drove off the road, during wet weather, and for victory celebration
Posted by ShawnHargreaves | 0 Comments
Friday, February 06, 2009 3:33 PM

LINQ goodness

Eric Lippert (of C# compiler fame) has a great couple of posts describing how he created and then optimized a query algorithm using LINQ. It always makes me happy to see people who are willing to measure as opposed to just guessing about performance:
Posted by ShawnHargreaves | 0 Comments
Wednesday, February 04, 2009 5:02 PM

MotoGP: the power of blu-tack

Along with biros, brollies, and butties, blu-tack is a classic British product that remains largely unknown in America. A shame, because it is a great tool for testing and optimizing game code! The wonderful thing about blu-tack is that you can stick
Posted by ShawnHargreaves | 3 Comments
 
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