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Overview of using the Dia tool for creating UML diagrams. UML is a standard for creating various types of diagrams, such as class diagrams, state diagrams, and use case diagrams.

Explanation of how to create a texture mapped box by reading a BMP image file and displaying with OpenGL. Then how to create that same texture mapped the box in Blender to export into FBX format. The model is then imported and displayed multiple different game development environments, such as Unity, MonoGame, Godot, and Unreal Engine.

Introduction to OpenGL and how to setup development environment using MSYS2. Code examples in C for displaying polygons, keyboard input with GLUT, and a simple game demo.

Overview of modding Doom with customized levels and graphics.

Explanation of design and implementation of card memory matching game in MonoGame.

Presentation on how to apply object oriented principles to GameMaker to expand variety of enemies and items in games. Includes discussion of parenting of objects in GameMaker and how to inherit attributes and functions in children objects.

Development of the game Time Labyrinth over two days. Created in GameMaker.

Overview of OpCodes and how those relate to video game consoles.

Overview of encoding characters and letters into their numerical and binary values. Explanation of how to use bitwise operators to change case of characters.

Overview of how parallax is used and implemented in 2D video games. http://www.knoxgamedesign.org/2321/parallax-knox-game-design-july-2023/

Overview of grid based games and demo implementation of checkers in MonoGame/C#.

Games created by the Knox Game Design group for the Spring '23 game jam.

Walkthrough on how to create a basic falling block line clearing game using MonoGame.

Overview of game engines and development libraries.

How to create vector graphics in the SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) format by text editor or Inkscape.

How to create a simple space shooter web game using Javascript and HTML Canvas, as well as drawing the Tennessee state flag.

A look at various approaches for keyboard input and graphics display in QBasic.

Overview of number systems, including decimal base 10, binary base 2, hexadecimal base 16. How to convert between the number systems. Explanation of addition and subtraction in binary.

Time lapse game development video of Old Timer Peg Game for Knox Game Jam '22. Developed over two days from scratch. Play completed game online - https://levidsmith.com/games/old-timer-peg-game/

Explanation of how to read text files to display objects to the screen in Unity, GameMaker, MonoGame, Godot, and SDL.

http://www.knoxgamedesign.org/2128/logo-knox-game-design-august-2022/ Introduction to the Logo programming language. Useful for teaching functional programming to beginners. Explanation of using "turtle graphics" to draw various shapes.

http://www.knoxgamedesign.org/2105/curves-knox-game-design-july-2022/ Overview of four types of curves that can be used in game development. Basic parabola for moving objects in an arc. Sine function for moving objects in a wave motion. Physics using velocity and acceleration for simulating actions such as jumping and falling. Bezier curve for moving objects along a curved path. Examples of functions for each curve type and how to calculate coordinates in a spreadsheet. Demonstration of how to implement each curve type in Monogame with C# and review of source code. Correction - Acceleration units is meters per seconds squared m/(s^2)

Overview of I-frames, invincibility, stun lock, and knock back. How these are implemented in games, statistics from examples of classic games, and demo project showing various methods for implementing invincibility time. http://www.knoxgamedesign.org/2099/i-frames-and-stun-lock-knox-game-design-june-2022/

This month's Knox Game Design presentation topic is Enemy Behaviors. This is a look at various enemy behavior types: - Back and forth (timer / collision based) - Alert and chase, using distance / timer for stop chasing - Move random direction and wait - Orbital children, with varying radius length and orbit speed - Behavior combination (orbital children and move) This presentation looks at a demo project using Monogame and C# and analysis of demo code for each behavior. http://www.knoxgamedesign.org/2086/enemy-behaviors-knox-game-design-may-2022/