Programming Games

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Programming Games

• By Dustin Phelan

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Table Of Contents

• Games on CD such as Starcraft
• Games that you download such as Xiaspora
• Games that you play using web page lay outs such
  as Mechwars

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CD Gaming

• CD programming is probably the easiest of them
  all
• Programs that programmers use are probably ones I
  dont know of

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CD Gaming Advantages

• Dont have to worry about a server being down
  (unless you play over the internet)
• Dont have to have a download time, which can
  reach up to about 5 hours
• Can move it any where and then just install it
  again

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CD Gaming Disadvantages

• There is a limit on how much a disk can hold,
  which means that if the game cant fit on one
  disk you have to get many of them
• You have to go out and buy them
• You lose the CD you have to buy another one
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Downloadable

• Programming for games that can be downloaded is
  probably the middle challenge
• Programs that programmers you are C and Pascal
  (in some cases)

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Downloadable Advantages

• You can download them any where
• If you have programming experience you can go and
  download C or another program and make your own
  game

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Downloadable Disadvantages

• You rely on a server(a server is item that lets
  others play the game you have made by connecting
  the network cards and transferring information)
  to keep the game up and running
• Sometimes you have to p2p (Pay to Play)
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Web Page Gaming

• This, as far as I know is the hardest
• Programmers use a type of html (Hyper Text
  Mark-up Language)

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Web Page Gaming Advantages

• They usually take about 10-15 min to update
  your-self
• Never have to download anything unless there is a
  cursor design or something special that is needed

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Web Page Gaming Disadvantages

• If you cant get on the internet very often they
  arent much fun
• If the game owners connection is slow then the
  game wont load that quick
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Conclusion

• I hope that this presentation has given you a
  idea of how these games are done.

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Sources

• Starcraft.org
• Nigh.2y.net100
• Mechwars.net