You can find Part 2 of this tutorial, here. I’ve also compiled a list of great apps published with the WAT. On Venture Capitalist Chris Dixon’s blog, he recently highlighted the decline of the mobile web. “People are spending more time on mobile vs desktop, and more of their mobile time using apps, not the…
Play Super Rawr-Type for FREE in the Windows 8 Store Super Rawr-Type, my 2D sidescrolling JavaScript shooter, is finally available for Windows 8. I actually finished working on it in August, but needed to change a few lines of code to have it pass certification, and completely forgot to resubmit. On Friday I made…
This ties into my previous post, where I spoke about how to get your game or app on Xbox One. Microsoft unveiled quiet a bit of information regarding SmartGlass during BUILD 2012, and much of it is available via this Power Point presentation. Ignore most of the C++ in there; I never had to touch any…
Update 3/29/16 With today’s announcements at //BUILD, some of this information will be out of date. I will make changes in the very near future. Updated, 9/24/15 TLDR: Middleware engines work great and support for Xbox one is continuing to grow within new tools each day. I have a more recent post with more information…
“I want to get started with making games, but I don’t know how. Where should I start?” It can be overwhelming when you are starting off, because there are so many options available to you. I mean just look at plethora of game making tools at Pixel Prospetor, and you’ll see what I’m talking about. …
For some time now I’ve been building HTML5 apps for Windows 8. I had previously done work in C# and XAML (Spell and Speak, Pizong, and two Unity games), but prefer HTML5 and JavaScript for a number of reasons. First and foremost, it allows me to build apps for multiple platforms while only having to…
The most difficult part of this project thus far has been understanding the idea behind MVVM, or Model-View-View Model. Wikipedia defines it as: “MVVM facilitates a clear separation of the development of the graphical user interface (either as markup language or GUI code) from the development of the business logic or back end logic known as the model (also known as the data…
Now that I have some idle time on my hands after I’ve finished writing the book on UnrealScript and am awaiting edits, I want to get my hands dirty on my next project. After watching Windows Phone MVP Nick Landry (@ActiveNick) give his “What’s New in Windows Phone 8 for developers” talk at last week’s NYC…