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Synched looping audio
Added on October 7, 2009 in category Development by DDtMM

Updated library for looping mp4 audio files now includes the ability to loop multiple synched audio tracks.

Tags: Tips and Tricks

Looping mp4 audio
Added on September 30, 2009 in category Design by DDtMM

Seamlessly loop mp4 audio.

Tags: Open Source Tips and Tricks

Comparison of various Silverlight game loop types and their effect on game performance
Added on August 28, 2009 in category Development by APIJunkie

A very nice comparison of various game loop types (Timer, Thread, Storyboard, Composition Target Rendering etc.) and strategies by Nikola. This article shows the strengths and weakness of each game render loop type using a demo to visualize and test the different approaches.

Tags: Tips and Tricks Animation Discussions

Silverlight layout positioning using double values might not be the best idea
Added on June 27, 2009 in category Design by APIJunkie

Mike Snow demonstrates that positioning objects on a layout using double values may effect the outcome in a negative way.

Tags: Tips and Tricks Graphic Design

Farseer Physics Engine based game Krashlander and path to mini language conversion
Added on May 5, 2009 in category Development by APIJunkie

Jeff Weber talks about his new game Krashlander and on the way shares valuable information and resources on path geometry to point list conversion in Silverlight which can be an issue when designing Silverlight games. Among other things Jeff posts code that enables you to take path objects convert them to mini-language and then back into path objects.

Tags: C-Sharp Tips and Tricks How to Code

Using keys to control a sprite
Added on April 4, 2009 in category Development by Silverlight Girl

Gavin Wignall shows how you can move a sprite by capturing the ‘Keydown‘ event and applying a variable to the Canvas.setLeft & Right properties. His example is cleverly graced with an animation that gives the illusion of rotation.

Tags: Tips and Tricks How to Animation

Game Idea Generator
Added on March 28, 2009 in category Development by APIJunkie

A cool tool idea from EnvyGames that generates game ideas. There are also some nice points on the difference between casual web games and the multi million dollar game studio projects.

Tags: Tips and Tricks Articles

Bounce effect in Blend - Using easing to apply acceleration or inertia to an animation in Silverlight
Added on March 21, 2009 in category Design by Silverlight Girl

I made a cool discovery today: Gavin Wignall's blog called Silverlight Buzz. He has many thorough posts about things Silverlight but my favorite right now has to be the one where he explains how to use Easing to apply acceleration or inertia to an animation in Silverlight. The use of easing in animation can be confusing but Gavin illustrates his example in a fool proof way that makes it all crystal clear.

Tags: Tips and Tricks How to Expression Blend Animation Tutorials

Creating Sprites from 3D Models
Added on March 8, 2009 in category Design by APIJunkie

Mike Snow talks about creating sprites from 3D models using EnvyGames, SpriteWorks tool. You can export the sprites and use them in your Silverlight games for sprite animations.

Tags: Tips and Tricks Animation Tutorials

Manipulating text as vectors
Added on March 3, 2009 in category Design by Silverlight Girl

An idea on how to modify and personalize fonts to suit your design. This could be very useful when creating your game logo and other text. Alex specializes in Silverlight UI/UX design so his blog comes in ver handy. As he remarks this technique can be achieved with any graphics program that uses vectors, such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator or Fireworks.

Tags: Tips and Tricks Expression Design Fireworks Photoshop Graphic Design

Pan around Blend without selecting the hand tool
Added on March 1, 2009 in category Design by Silverlight Girl

Handy tip from WPF Wonderland to move around your Blend artboard without having to go aaaaall the way to click on the hand tool and then having to go aaaaall the way to click on the tool you were using before. So I guess it's either for lazy people or people who like to do things fast.

Tags: Tips and Tricks Expression Blend