In this post i’m listing some of the game frameworks for the java development environment. These frameworks are for 2D games but some of the frameworks are suitable for 3D game development as well. [Read more...]
Quantum Engine v1.0.0.25 Released
Here is the update from quantum games to their quantum engine.
Quantum Engine is an cross-language 32bit native code compiler with an advanced 2D game engine for PC’s running Microsoft Windows® and uses Direct3D® for hardware accelerated rendering. It’s robust, designed for easy of use and suitable for making all types of 2D games and other graphic simulations. Your code can compile to a stand-alone EXE and/or to dynamic loadable compiled units (runtime packages). The core game engine consists of a high-level object oriented game application framework with a plethora of classes and routines to allow you to rapidly and efficiently develop your graphics simulations. There is support for surfaces, textures, sprites, audio, streams, archives, configuration files, render targets, swap chains, databases and much more.
Free: Unreal Development Kit
As game development industry is opening more towards small publisher studios and independent developers. Almost every leading game developer studio is coming up with open source SDK version which carries source used for commercial games.
Makers of unreal tournament released the development kit for free.They offer this SDK free and for almost any type of game development usage be it commercial or presentation or for education,personal,collaborative project.
System requirements are higher so if you’re with limited system resource then this SDK is not for you.
Minimum:
* Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista
* 2.0+ GHz processor
* 2 GB system RAM
* SM3-compatible video card
* 3 GB Free hard drive spaceRecommended for Content Development:
* Windows Vista 64 SP2
* 2.0+ GHz multi-core processor
* 8 GB System RAM
* NVIDIA 8000 series or higher graphics card
* Plenty of HDD space
Check the UDK site here.
FMJ Framework
FMJ project was started to give alternative to java media framework. FMJ stands for freedom from media in java. Though it is completely start from scratch project. It is also compatible with the JMF(Java Media Framework).
It also has two sub-projects for specific media support. First project is FFMPEG-Java and second is Theora-Java.
What is FMJ ?
FMJ is an open-source project with the goal of providing an alternative to Java Media Framework (JMF), while remaining API-compatible with JMF. It aims to produce a single API/Framework which can be used to capture, playback, process, and stream media across multiple platforms.
From where to get it ?
You can get more information about FMJ and download it from here.
Particle Universe
Particle Universe is the particle engine for Ogre based applications. You can check the demo for particle universe at FXpressions.
Free or Paid ?
It is paid application. It costs €9.95 bucks for the product.
What are the features ?
- Editor with example scripts
- More than 55 affectors, emitters, observers, handlers and renderers
- PhysX support
- Particle System LOD
- Soft particles
- Atlas texture support and atlas tool
- Manual, tutorial and API description
- And more …
New version of particle universe is just released. That is version 1.1, so if you want to check it you can do so at FXpression site.
Free graphics resources for game developers
Creating game graphics single handedly is huge task and it requires so many tools as well. Unfortunately the best tools in the industry costs high as well. So if you’re tight on budget then you’ve to look for freeware/open-source alternatives tools that perform similar tasks.
Working with Sprites in Gamemaker
Gamemaker is very user friendly tool when it comes to editing sprites. In gamemaker you can start working with sprites very quickly & work towards core tasks of sprites in the game. This article is simple guide on how to work with sprites in gamemaker. [Read more...]