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  • DirectX: Game loop order, draw first and then handle input?

    - by Ricket
    I was just reading through the DirectX documentation and encountered something interesting in the page for IDirect3DDevice9::BeginScene : To enable maximal parallelism between the CPU and the graphics accelerator, it is advantageous to call IDirect3DDevice9::EndScene as far ahead of calling present as possible. I've been accustomed to writing my game loop to handle input and such, then draw. Do I have it backwards? Maybe the game loop should be more like this: (semi-pseudocode, obviously) while(running) { d3ddev->Clear(...); d3ddev->BeginScene(); // draw things d3ddev->EndScene(); // handle input // do any other processing // play sounds, etc. d3ddev->Present(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL); } According to that sentence of the documentation, this loop would "enable maximal parallelism". Is this commonly done? Are there any downsides to ordering the game loop like this? I see no real problem with it after the first iteration... And I know the best way to know the actual speed increase of something like this is to actually benchmark it, but has anyone else already tried this and can you attest to any actual speed increase?

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  • Using fonts that aren't on iPhone

    - by 4thSpace
    I'd like to use some fonts that aren't part of the iPhone OS. I've seen games that use non standard fonts. I can install the fonts, create images for each one in Photoshop and then use those images in the iPhone app. However, I don't think that is a practical way to go. If the color or tint needs to be adjusted (because of background) or size, I'll have to redesign every font I'm using. Is there a better way to do this? I read this http://stackoverflow.com/questions/360751/can-i-embed-a-custom-font-in-an-iphone-application and downloaded the open source font label app. However, it crashes most of the time when I try using particular fonts. In regards to the last comment about using UIFont with the fontWithName:size, that certainly doesn't work. Your font variable will be nil. Listing all available fonts reveals why - none of the custom fonts are in the list. I've also read http://stackoverflow.com/questions/566054/how-do-i-include-a-font-with-my-iphone-application, which definitely does not work. Same as last comment in above link.

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  • PHP Include and accents (They show up as ?)

    - by user146780
    I'm using PHP include to include a PHP file that has HTML in it. some of the content has french accents and these show up as ? on the site. How can this be solved? Thanks Here is the PHP file I include: <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html dir="ltr" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta content="en-us" http-equiv="Content-Language" /> <title>Accueil</title> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type" /> <meta content="Changement créativité rêve buts être centré Plénitude personnel Développement transformation Modification nouveauté avancement bien-être Nouvelle vision ressentis L’énergie positive satisfaction l’acceptation Pardon" name="keywords" /> <link href="masterstyles.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <link href="menustyles.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <link href="menudropdown.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <td class="tbsyles" >&nbsp; <h3 class="bigorange"> ACTIVITÉS À VENIR…</h3> <p class="horizblue"> </p> <p class="bigblack"> <br /> Inscrivez-vous à nos conférences et formations <br /> <br /> </p> <h4 class="orange"> Example of some text that could be here<br /> </h4> <p class="horizblue"> &nbsp;</p> <h3 class="bigorange"> <br /> ABONNEZ-VOUS… </h3> <p class="nopadding"> À notre liste d’envoi </p> <form method="post" action="<?php echo $PHP_SELF;?>"> <?PHP function process_info(){ if(isset($_POST['email'])) { $email=$_POST["email"]; $email=strtolower($email); $action = "subc"; // check if email exists // check whether email is correct (basic checking) $test1=strpos($email, "@"); //value must be >1 $test2=strpos(substr($email,strpos($email,"@")), "."); //value must be >1 $test3=strlen($email); //value must be >6 $test4=substr_count ($email,"@"); //value must be 1 if ($test1<2 or $test2<2 or $test3<7 or $test4!=1) { print "<h6>Il a une erreur avec vôtre email</h6>"; print "<h6>Aucune informations ont été envoyer</h6>"; } else { print "<h5>vôtre address est enregistrer, Merci </h5>"; //If they wanted to subsribe, do it... $file = "emaillist-666XXX.txt"; // lets try to get the content of the file if (file_exists($file)){ // If the file is already in the server, its content is pasted to variable $file_content $file_content=file_get_contents($file); } else{ // If the file does not exists, lets try to create it // In case file can not be created (probably due to problems with directory permissions), // the users is informed (the first user will be the webmaster, who must solve the problem). $cf = fopen($file, "w") or die(""); fclose($cf); } // IF REQUEST HAS BEEN TO SUBSCRIBE FROM MAILING LIST, ADD EMAIL TO THE FILE if ($action=="subc"){ // check whether the email is already registered if(strpos($file_content,"<$email>")>0){die("");} // write the email to the list (append it to the file) $cf = fopen($file, "a"); fputs($cf, "\n$email"); // new email is written to the file in a new line fclose($cf); } } } } process_info(); ?> &nbsp;<p class="nopadding">Votre Courriel</p> <input name="email" type="text" class="style3" /> <input name="Submit" type="submit" value="OK" /></form> <p class="horizblue"></p> <h3 class="bigorange"> <br /> OUTILS GRATUIT… </h3> <p class="nopadding">Amusez-vous avec des outils intéressants</p> </td>

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  • Opinions on platform game actor/background collision resolving

    - by Kawa
    Imagine the following scenario: I have a level whose physical structure is built up from a collection of bounding rectangles, combined with prerendered bitmap backgrounds. My actors, including the player character, all have their own bounding rectangle. If an actor manages to get stuck inside a level block, partially or otherwise, it'll need to be shifted out again, so that it is flush against the block. The untested technique I thought up during bio break is as follows: If an actor's box is found to intersect a level box, determine where the centerpoints of each rect are. If the actor's center is higher than the level box's, move the actor so that the bottom of the actor's rect is flush with the top of the level's rect, and vice versa if it's lower. Then do a similar thing horizontally. Opinions on that? Suggestions on better methods? Actually, the bounding rects are XNA BoundingBlocks with their Z spanning from -1 to 1, but it's still 2D gameplay.

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  • Robust way to save/load objects with dependencies?

    - by mrteacup
    I'm writing an Android game in Java and I need a robust way to save and load application state quickly. The question seems to apply to most OO languages. To understand what I need to save: I'm using a Strategy pattern to control my game entities. The idea is I have a very general Entity class which e.g. stores the location of a bullet/player/enemy and I then attach a Behaviour class that tells the entity how to act: class Entiy { float x; float y; Behavior b; } abstract class Behavior { void update(Entity e); {} // Move about at a constant speed class MoveBehavior extends Behavior { float speed; void update ... } // Chase after another entity class ChaseBehavior extends Behavior { Entity target; void update ... } // Perform two behaviours in sequence class CombineBehavior extends Behavior { Behaviour a, b; void update ... } Essentially, Entity objects are easy to save but Behaviour objects can have a semi-complex graph of dependencies between other Entity objects and other Behaviour objects. I also have cases where a Behaviour object is shared between entities. I'm willing to change my design to make saving/loading state easier, but the above design works really well for structuring the game. Anyway, the options I've considered are: Use Java serialization. This is meant to be really slow in Android (I'll profile it sometime). I'm worried about robustness when changes are made between versions however. Use something like JSON or XML. I'm not sure how I would cope with storing the dependencies between objects however. Would I have to give each object a unique ID and then use these IDs on loading to link the right objects together? I thought I could e.g. change the ChaseBehaviour to store a ID to an entity, instead of a reference, that would be used to look up the Entity before performing the behaviour. I'd rather avoid having to write lots of loading/saving code myself as I find it really easy to make mistakes (e.g. forgetting to save something, reading things out in the wrong order). Can anyone give me any tips on good formats to save to or class designs that make saving state easier?

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  • $(ajax) using webservice response

    - by loviji
    Hello, I have a simple ajax query. $(document).ready(function () { var infManipulate = true; var tableID=<%=TableID %>; var userName="<%=CurrentUserName%>"; $.ajax({ type: "POST", url: "../../WS/Permission.asmx/CanManipulate", data: "tableID=" + tableID + "&userName=" + userName + "", success: function (msg) { //**how can I know there method CanManipulate returned true or false?** msg; debugger; }, error: function (msg) { } }); And simple web-method [WebMethod] public bool CanManipulate(int tableID, string userName) { //some op. return prm.haveThisMatch(userName, tableID, "InfManipulate"); } how can I know there method CanManipulate returned true or false value in $(ajax) content?

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  • Implementation Details as a "Document" ( In generic terms) - Python, C++

    - by mgj
    Hi..:) For documentation and presentation purposes, we often find professionals/students creating SRS, coding guidelines etc. for these things there is some kind of a checklist which one could use to appropriately match what could relate to a specific case and accordingly one does a documentation for each. On those grounds could you please give me some sort of a checklist( any points/guidelines) one could use for going about Implementation( in the form of Implementation Details) in Python and C++ . Although this might sound specific as the query is "Implementation Details" and is different for different cases as one goes about the REAL implementation, I just want a SET of guidelines one should follow ( Preferably In Python, C++ specific, even for any other language is Welcome) if this( Implementation Details ) has to also be documented or presented. Hope the question is clear, I am sorry if it still sounds ambiguous, I guess this is the best I could do to frame my query. Thank you for your time...:)

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  • Ray-triangle intersetion

    - by gamemaker
    Hello! How can I test intersesion ray and triangle, and if it exist how to get distance from ray origin to intersection point?? What optimization I can use, if in my program I've got to check 1 ray to ~10000 triangles ??

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  • What are the general strategies for the server of an FPS multiplayer game to update its clients?

    - by Hooray Im Helping
    A friend and I were having a discussion about how a FPS server updates the clients connected to it. We watched a video of a guy cheating in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and saw how it highlighted the position of enemies on the screen and it got us thinking. His contention was that the server only updates the client with information that is immediately relevant to the client. I.e. the server won't send information about enemy players if they are too far away from the client or out of the client's line of sight for reasons of efficiency. He was unsure though - he brought up the example of someone hiding behind a rock, not able to see anyone. If the player were suddenly to pop up where he had three players in his line of sight, there would be a 50ms delay before they were rendered on his screen while the server transmitted the necessary information. My contention was the opposite: that the server sends the client all the information about every player and lets the client sort out what is allowed and what isn't. I figured it would actually be less expensive computationally for the server to just send everything to the client and let the client do the heavy lifting, so to speak. I also figured this is how cheat programs work - they intercept the server packets, get the location of enemies, then show them on the client's view. So the question: What are some general policies or strategies a modern first person shooter server employs to keep its clients updated?

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  • Who will take benefit of graceful degradation? Desktop users, mobile users, screen reader users?

    - by metal-gear-solid
    How many percentage of desktop users? How many percentage of mobile, ipad, iphone users? and is there any other devices to access website which do not support JavaScript? Is JavaScript also a problem for screen reader users? Who will take benefit if we make things without JavaScript or we give non-JavaScript version? Who will take benefit of graceful degradation? Desktop users, mobile users, screen reader users? Is it worth to give time for graceful degradation? Is WCAG 2.0 do not prefer to use Javascript? Why anyone will like to surf net without JavaScript?

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  • What are the most popular version control softwares and why?

    - by gnucom
    Hey Everyone, I'm an employee at a small company that is going to be launching a version control system soon and I'm trying to consider which software would best serve this company for version control. I wanted to get as many opinions as possible. Right now, I'm experimenting with Trac and Indefero running atop a SVN server. So my question is, what is the most popular/favorite version control software and why? ??t??!

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  • opensourcing a website code

    - by pygabriel
    Hi! I'm writing a little website (webapp) in php+codeigniter, I'd really like to make it open source (to attract collaborators and to have a free VCS hosting). Is that a good practice? This mine security? Which are the best tools to change important data before uploading? (like config files with db names and passwords used for testing etc..)

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  • how to get game sound or how to create for iPhone

    - by iPhone Fun
    Hi all, I am having problem of getting sound. i.e. how to get good sounds for our iPhone games? or how to make some good quality sounds for iPhone game applications so that the applications will become some more attractive? There are many sites like www.freesound.org , but I am not able to get good sounds as per my choice. If any one know from where we can get good sounds or how to make such things please help me. As this will be help full to all for using sounds in the applications of iPhone or other. Thanks in advance

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  • Help with interesting VS2010 and SQL2008 bug

    - by user355770
    Hey So im using Visual Studio 2010 to create a webpage. im calling some tabels from sql server 2008 here is where im confused... The code runs fine no errors. The pages works except im missing my rows in my 3rd column from the table. Everything else shows up. Ive checked to make sure the names are matching everywhere and that in sql the joins and such worked. Its just very weird that i'd be missing my 2 rows from the 3rd column. anyone have any ideas to help?? the error is in the tab called research material else if (tabTagId == "tpArlington_ProjectInformation") { repArlington_ProjectInformation.DataSource = ds; repArlington_ProjectInformation.DataBind(); } else if (tabTagId == "tpArlington_Plan") { repArlington_Plan.DataSource = ds; repArlington_Plan.DataBind(); } else if (tabTagId == "tpArlington_ResearchMaterial") { repArlington_ResearchMaterial.DataSource = ds; repArlington_ResearchMaterial.DataBind(); } else if (Session["projectAbbreviation"].ToString() == "ARLING") { tpArlington_ProjectInformation.HeaderText = "Project Information"; tpArlington_ProjectInformation.Visible = true; tpArlington_Plan.HeaderText = "Plan"; tpArlington_Plan.Visible = true; tpArlington_ResearchMaterial.HeaderText = "ResearchMaterial"; tpArlington_ResearchMaterial.Visible = true; getTabData("tpArlington_ProjectInformation"); getTabData("tpArlington_Plan"); getTabData("tpArlington_ReasearchMaterial"); } the 2 other tabs work perfect. the research material is where the problem is. the stuff in the tab doesn't come up. the text in the tab DOES come up but not the stuff from sql. the stuff in sql looks good, the ids match and everything is joined properly otherwise the other 2 tabs wouldnt work. that is what is confusing me. any suggestions or specific info you need just ask. thanks!

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  • How to test Text Search accuracy and efficiency?

    - by DEN
    I have created a web application. One of the feature is text search which perform the boolean operator ( NOT, AND, OR) as well. However, I have no idea on calculating the search's accuracy and efficiency. For example: 1 . Probe identification system for a measurement instrument 2 . Pulse-based impedance measurement instrument 3 . Millimeter with filtered measurement mode when the user key in will return the result as below input :measurement instrument Result: 1,2 input : measurement OR instrument NOT milimeter Result: 1,2,3 so, i have no idea on what issue and what algorithm to calculate on the accuracy and efficiency of the text search.. anyone have any idea on that?

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  • Solution for distributing MANY simple network tasks?

    - by EmpireJones
    I would like to create some sort of a distributed setup for running a ton of small/simple REST web queries in a production environment. For each 5-10 related queries which are executed from a node, I will generate a very small amount of derived data, which will need to be stored in a standard relational database (such as PostgreSQL). What platforms are built for this type of problem set? The nature, data sizes, and quantities seem to contradict the mindset of Hadoop. There are also more grid based architectures such as Condor and Sun Grid Engine, which I have seen mentioned. I'm not sure if these platforms have any recovery from errors though (checking if a job succeeds). What I would really like is a FIFO type queue that I could add jobs to, with the end result of my database getting updated. Any suggestions on the best tool for the job?

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  • javascript and css loadings

    - by Mike
    I was wondering, If I have, let's say 6 javascripts includes on a page and 4-5 css includes as well on the same page, does it actually makes it optimal for the page to load if I do create one file or perhaps two and append them all together instead of having bunch of them?

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  • Premium Services - Ad blocker legal or illegal?

    - by René
    Ok, maybe thats kind of a stupid question. But let's try to get an answer. I'm building a Desktop Solution for an existing web service. That web service is only available without ads when you pay for a premium account. Would it be illegal when I block this ads in my Desktop Application? When you use this web service over the browser, every user has the chance to block ads with adblocker addons. So why not block this stuff in my Desktop Application?

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  • I want to create a mobile content for mobile users, any help?

    - by Husni Mubarak
    I am new to mobile content developing, but i want to create a mobile content that would allow mobile phone users buy have a money account on thir mobile phones, this is by using their airtime to turn into some kind of money account they will create on their phone. so they can use that account to do transactions with their mobile phone, and also they can also transfer funds from one their mobile phones to another mobile phones. How and where do i start? Help pleasssssssssssssss?

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