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03/21/201906/27/2019

Using State Machine for AI in Unity

Just a few days ago I made a post about implementing State Machine in Unity. I know that having design pattern implementation and nothing else is less useful, so I decided to make small AI that will use State Machine in a bigger context.

What this example is?

In the example that I’ve prepared we are making logic for units in some RTS game. By default, they are aggressive, and they are trying to get rid of the enemies nearby them.
We are going to have 2 types of units. First one will be a knight who will attack other groups. The second type will siege machine that will only be able to attack buildings. Both will have the same components, but parameters might differ a little bit.

03/18/201906/27/2019

How to implement State Machine in Unity

Did you ever heard of term “design pattern”? Do you know what it means? Or do you know examples of it?

Today we will find out about one of the most important design patterns in game development! But beware, this might change you forever! ?

What design pattern even is?

But first things first! What is the design pattern you might ask? I’m going to prepare a separate post only about that subject, so, for now, I have just a quick explanation.

A design pattern is a high-level idea or proposition on how you can write code. Each design pattern has its pros and cons, so you have to learn about them as much as you can to know where and when to use them in your project.

03/01/201906/27/2019

First place at Las Vegas Summer Game Jam 2018

A week after landing in Las Vegas for a little longer stay I had a chance to participate in Las Vegas Summer Game Jam 2018. I wasn’t expecting much from it as I was entirely new in a city, but it was a great chance to meet new people!

Game jam took place on the weekend 25-26 August 2018 at Work In Progress.
In addition to a game jam, there was a part for newcomers to take workshops on game making in a lot of interesting subjects. But I came there to make games… ? Continue reading “First place at Las Vegas Summer Game Jam 2018”

02/28/201906/27/2019

Diary of a Game Jam Survivor at IGDA Las Vegas

There are countless game jams opened to join in a moment you are reading this sentence. There is also a lot of people taking part in them.
What is most important in this type of events is that you have very limited time to create a game and submit it. This is great because as a game developer you always try to make something perfect. It’s not necessarily a bad thing, but this might lead to a never-ending development process.
So to make sure that you will make a game there are limits on time for game jams. They can be spread from a few hours to even a few weeks!

But to attend them, you have to prepare yourself for it!
And I made a presentation on exactly that subject on IGDA Las Vegas Meetup!

I hope you’ll enjoy it!

All materials are available here:

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02/27/201906/27/2019

How to Start Your GameDev Career at IGDA Las Vegas

There are growing needs of a game industry but lucky there are people that want to get into making games. I had a little presentation on exactly that subject on IGDA Las Vegas Meetup where I’ve shared a few tips that can greatly help newcomers.

Enjoy!

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