Tag Archives: programming

10 steps to becoming a better programmer

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Paul Firth

Hi and welcome back to my blog! I wanted to cover 10 of the things I’ve learned over the years being a professional programmer that really helped me improve the quality of my code and my overall productivity. 1. Never … Continue reading →

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The physics of rolling

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Paul Firth

Hello and welcome back to my blog! This time I’m going to talk about the physics behind simulating a rolling circle, Super Monkey Ball style but in 2d. The key The key to making this work is understanding how we … Continue reading →

Posted in AS3, Circles, Collision Detection, Geometry, Physics, Technical | Tagged , , , , , | 10 Comments

Fun with convex polygons

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Paul Firth

Hello and welcome back to my blog! I wanted to talk about a couple of elegant ways of working with polygons that I’ve used over the years. Simple convex polygon area I’ve seen a lot of people go through and … Continue reading →

Posted in AS3, Geometry, Graphics, Polygons, Technical | Tagged , , , , , , | 12 Comments

How to make Angry Birds – part 2

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Paul Firth

Hello and welcome back to my blog! This is the 2nd part of my series on how to make a game like Angry Birds by Rovio – and its been a while coming… You can read the first part here. … Continue reading →

Posted in AS3, Collision Detection, Graphics, Making angry birds, Physics, Technical | Tagged , , , , , | 137 Comments