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LibGDX Infinite Runner Showcase Demo – Pirate RUN!

nelson · July 7, 2018

I’ve been a naughty developer and have put all my time into development… The latest demo and showcase of Pirate RUN! is up on my YouTube channel for all to see. Check it out below. The game is still open for Alpha testing, so click on the text here to try it out (Android only …

Infinite Runner Devlog #4 – Player Spritesheets, Animations and Texture Packer

nelson · May 31, 2018May 31, 2018

I know I haven’t posted in a while, but the Infinite Runner project continues! Today I’ll be adding a character sprite sheet to the game. No more default libGDX happy smiley face Texture 🙂 To do this, we need to know a little about Animation. The Basics of Animation with Sprite Sheets 2D Animation, like …

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Infinite Runner Devlog #3 – Building a libGDX project for HTML/JS

nelson · March 8, 2018March 8, 2018

Development Going Steady Since last posting, development has been steady. The core gameplay, including platforms, double jumping, collecting coins, restarting the game, floating and the background are in place. This post will be a bit different. I’d like to help other libGDX game developers by sharing my experience getting the damn project to build for …

Infinite Runner Devlog #2 – Game Project Management

nelson · March 5, 2018

Game Project Management for a Solo Indie Dev One thing I could improve on is my task management and tracking when putting time into one of my game projects. But until that happens let me share what I’ve tended to do in my coding projects. Secondary to choosing an engine or development framework and language, there’s …

Infinite Runner Devlog #1 – Starting the new libGDX Project

nelson · March 2, 2018March 8, 2018

This is a first in a series of Devlogs for my next game project – an infinite runner. In keeping in line with my last published title, the working title for this game is “HappyGo Runner”. But I haven’t quite determined the tone or story of this game so the Happy part could change in …