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Michael Haney's Blog

Nerd. Geek. Game player. Indie game maker. Computer Science extraordinaire. Music listener. Founding Partner of Phoolish Games.

Find my personal blog at http://www.mikehaney.net or follow me on twitter: @Mike_Haney

Member Blogs

Game Programming Design Patterns - The Factory Pattern
Posted by Michael Haney on Thu, 12 Apr 2012 03:13:00 EDT in Programming
While strong CS fundamentals are good programming, using library provided functions is oftentimes better. This usually leaves the programmer in the position of having to come up with a good design, so I look at the Factory pattern in game programming.
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On Initiative
Posted by Michael Haney on Fri, 30 Sep 2011 05:20:00 EDT in Production, Serious
If you want to make games, do it. If you want to be a potato farmer, do it. Whatever it is you want to do, do it. The only real mistake you can make is to do nothing.
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Design Patterns in Game Programming
Posted by Michael Haney on Tue, 20 Sep 2011 03:34:00 EDT in Programming
Game programming design patterns aren't well represented in literature or in a single place on the internet. I talk about very common patterns and their motivations for use.
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Book Review - Learn iPhone and iPad Cocos2d Game Development, by Steffen Itterheim
Posted by Michael Haney on Mon, 19 Sep 2011 06:08:00 EDT in Programming, Smartphone/Tablet
A brief review of Steffen Itterheim's book on Cocos2d programming called "Learn iPhone and iPad Cocos2d Game Development". Extremely short review: an excellent beginner to mid-level development book. Definitely worth a buy before you make your first game.
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On Cocos2D Particle Systems
Posted by Michael Haney on Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:13:00 EDT in Programming, Smartphone/Tablet
Covers the most important points in creating an efficient and effective particle system using cocos2d and some third party tools. Note: The author is not associated with the authors of any of the mentioned tools.
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Create a CAF Sound Effect
Posted by Michael Haney on Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:01:00 EDT in Programming, Smartphone/Tablet
How to create a CAF sound effect.
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Comment In: Game Developer magazine's Power 50: Art [News - 11/05/2012 - 11:28]
arenanet and the guild wars ... arenanet and the guild wars games have some of the best artists in the industry. so yeah, really.

Comment In: Frog Fractions and 'the joy of discovery' [News - 10/31/2012 - 01:36]
this game is absolutely awesome ... this game is absolutely awesome

Comment In: Terry Cavanagh and the heart of Super Hexagon [News - 10/25/2012 - 12:08]
that is not actually the ... that is not actually the end of the game. super hexagon actually has 6 levels, the latter 3 of which are unlocked after beating the first 3. having beaten all six, i can tell you that there is an approximately 2 minute cinematic that occurs when you actually beat the ...

Comment In: The Power of Choices [Blog - 10/05/2012 - 09:40]
The consistency and intensity of ... The consistency and intensity of your insanity is like no other 's on gamasutra.

Comment In: iOS app accused of stealing assets from Runic Games' Torchlight [News - 07/18/2012 - 06:13]
devs from china steal what... ... devs from china steal what... no...

Comment In: Tiger Style's O'Connor asks: Why do scores only go up? [News - 06/25/2012 - 02:55]
but isn 't that a ... but isn 't that a problem shouldn 't the game be rewarding enough to play that a player will return regularly and often because your game is good