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Game Dev beyond Canvas

Game Dev beyond Canvas

Every lesson in order, step by step. No difficulty tiers. Just follow the arrows.

15 lessons, about 17 min of reading

1

What is beyond the canvas →

Step 1 · Basic

2

A state machine for anything with modes →

Step 2 · Basic

3

The game loop and time that is not frames →

Step 3 · Basic

4

Input that does not repeat or drop →

Step 4 · Basic

5

Movement, gravity, and collision that does not tunnel →

Step 5 · Basic

6

Rules that read state and change state only →

Step 6 · Basic

7

Tuning numbers so the game feels right →

Step 7 · Basic

8

A fixed-step machine for deterministic rules →

Step 8 · Advanced

9

Finding collisions without testing every pair →

Step 9 · Advanced

10

Difficulty as data, and the curve it produces →

Step 10 · Advanced

11

Recording and replaying a run →

Step 11 · Advanced

12

Juice: making the state visible without changing it →

Step 12 · Advanced

13

Balancing a game by measurement, not by play →

Step 13 · Master

14

Telemetry that shows the game in the wild →

Step 14 · Master

15

Shipping a game build that can be rolled back →

Step 15 · Master