RealTimeBattle: A Programming Game

By GBGames, on October 18th, 2005%

I’ve seen programming games that can teach you Java by programming the AI of your robot. Of course, it was Java specific, and as nice as Java might be, there could still be some reasons for you to want to learn something else. Other games might teach their own language, which wouldn’t be very useful . . . → Read More: RealTimeBattle: A Programming Game

SCORE! First Step to Formalizing My Own Company

By GBGames, on October 17th, 2005%

It’s one thing to tell people, “Yeah, I am planning on starting my own business.”

It’s another thing, you know, to start.

Almost two weeks ago, I made an appointment with SCORE, which is a resource partner of the Small Business Administration. SCORE stands for Service Corps of Retired Executives, and it is made . . . → Read More: SCORE! First Step to Formalizing My Own Company

Java Language Performance

By GBGames, on October 15th, 2005%

Urban performance legends, revisited points out that in many cases, memory allocation and deallocation is faster in Java than in the fastest C/C++ implementations. It’s an interesting read, and it definitely seems to go against the common understanding that C/C++ are needed for faster performance. Of course, it only looks at memory allocation and deallocation, . . . → Read More: Java Language Performance

Jack Thompson Loses An “Ally”

By GBGames, on October 14th, 2005%

America’s National Institute on Media and the Family sent out an open letter asking Jack Thompson to stop acting as if the institute is an ally in his fight against the video game industry.

Your commentary has included extreme hyperbole and your tactics have included personally attacking individuals for whom I have a great deal . . . → Read More: Jack Thompson Loses An “Ally”

Game Developer Unions?

By GBGames, on October 14th, 2005%

Code Union, Code Better in the latest Escapist talks about the benefits of organizing software developers to reverse the pendulum which has currently swung “in the direction of upper management, to the point where workers are forced to accept low pay and long hours out of fear”.

The author fears that besides the threat . . . → Read More: Game Developer Unions?

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