Chris Moeller

How to start creating android games using the LibGDX game development framework

16 Comments / Android, Game Development / By Chris Moeller

UPDATE: There is a newer version of this article, which includes using the Setup GDX UI to create LibGDX projects much faster: https://chrismweb.com/2013/03/25/how-to-start-creating-android-games-using-the-libgdx-game-development-framework-updated-with-gdx-setup-ui-jar/ Why Android? I’ve been creating games using flash/actionscript for a while now, but have really wanted to get started with android game development, since it’s an open source platform, the sky is …

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Flash Development for Android Cookbook Review

Leave a Comment / ActionScript 3, Android, Reviews / By Chris Moeller

This is an awesome book to bring your Flash games and programs to Android! This book provides you with everything you need to start developing programs and games on android using Adobe AIR, assuming you already have some knowledge in ActionScript. It shows short “recipes” on how to interface with everything that you would want …

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Review of Cryengine 3 Cookbook

Leave a Comment / Game Development, Reviews / By Chris Moeller

I picked up this book because I wanted to get some hands on experience using the CryEngine with a reference book, but had not used the CryEngine before. I feel this book is more aimed towards beginners, and allows someone new to the CryEngine to be able to easily jump in, and have a reference …

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Ackmi Dress Up for Android on the Market!!

Leave a Comment / Android, Game Development, Personal Projects / By Chris Moeller

Sorry about the lack of updates and additional tutorials lately. I have been busy trying to finish my first android game with my fiance. I have been learning how to program using the libgdx game framework, and it makes the whole process of programming an openGL based game much smoother. It’s a game used to …

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Packt Publishing 30% of open source ebooks

Leave a Comment / Reviews / By Chris Moeller

I’ve been getting a lot of my technical books from Packt Publishing, as they seem to have a ton of tech books, and e-book copies of everything, so I don’t have to wait to read them. If you’ve been interested in any of their open source based software books, they are going to be on …

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CakePHP 1.3 Application Development Cookbook Review

Leave a Comment / PHP, Reviews, Web Development / By Chris Moeller

I have been developing web sites and web applications for several years now, but have been wanting to try out a PHP development framework to take care of not having to program lower level functionality, which would also let me develop applications in much less time. CakePHP is a php, rapid development framework, and the …

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Quick Post on Learning Photoshop- from a College Humor Rap Video!

Leave a Comment / Random / By Chris Moeller

I just came across this on Hulu (updated to youtube 2023), but thought some other Photoshop users would find it funny (as well as slightly useful if you understand what they are saying. Very clever- I’d like to start doing some tutorials in this fashion! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X71WXhOyWj8

How to Make a Computer From Parts- Part 1: Parts of a Computer and How Much Money You Will Save

Leave a Comment / Hardware / By Chris Moeller

This purpose of this article series is to teach you how to build your own computer from parts. This article will show you parts needed to put together a computer, as well as comparing it to buying a computer from a manufacturer. I believe every person should be able to make their own computer, and …

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Using Box2d to Create a Side Scrolling Game – Part 2: Adding Keyboard Input and An Enemy

2 Comments / ActionScript 3, Box2d, Flash, Game Development / By Chris Moeller

This article will show you how to add user input to control the “hero” object created in the previous article. Additionally, we will add an enemy that will wander back and forth, stop and reverse direction at the ends of the screen, and will bounce up the hero when jumped onto.

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Review

3 Comments / Games, Reviews / By Chris Moeller

I’ve been waiting for The Witcher 2 since it was announced. I loved the first game (mainly because of the involved story, and fantasy universe), so I was able to pick it up today from Fry’s electronics. One nice surprise was that even though it retails for $50, and the sticker was $50, Fry’s had …

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