Daniel Sidhion - Envato Tuts+ Profile

Tutorials

The Many Types of Tools for Game Developers
I believe every game developer should be using whatever tools they can to improve their workflow, rather than doing everything by hand or from scratch. But...
Daniel Sidhion
18 Sep 2012
Game Development
Using the Composite Design Pattern for an RPG Attributes System
Intelligence, Willpower, Charisma, Wisdom: besides being important qualities you should have as a game developer, these are also common attributes used in...
Daniel Sidhion
19 Aug 2012
Game Development
Understanding Garbage Collection in AS3
Have you ever used a Flash application and noticed lag in it? Still don't know why that cool flash game runs slowly on your computer? If you want to know...
Daniel Sidhion
26 Mar 2012
Code
Quick Tip: Add a Blurry Trail Effect to Your Bullets
In this Quick Tip you will learn how to use BitmapData's copyPixels() method to create a very fast blurry trail effect for the bullets in your shoot-'em-up...
Daniel Sidhion
15 Mar 2012
Code
Keep Your Flash Project's Memory Usage Stable With Object Pooling
Memory usage is an aspect of development that you really have to be careful about, or it might end up slowing down your app, taking up a lot of memory or...
Daniel Sidhion
21 Feb 2012
Code
Review: Construct 2, a Drag and Drop HTML5 Game Maker
Construct 2 is an HTML5 game making tool that doesn't require any programming knowledge. You just drag and drop items around, add behaviors to them, and make...
Daniel Sidhion
8 Feb 2012
Code
An Introduction to FlashPunk: Creating a Spaceship Shoot-'Em-Up
In the last tutorial, we introduced FlashPunk and its capabilities. Now it's time to build a game with it! We'll build a top-down, mouse-controlled...
Daniel Sidhion
17 Nov 2011
Code
Euclidean Vectors in Flash
Twice a month, we revisit some of our readers’ favorite posts from Activetuts+ history. This week’s retro-Active tutorial, first published in April, is a...
Daniel Sidhion
15 Nov 2011
Code
An Introduction to FlashPunk: The Basics
Learn the basics of how FlashPunk works - an amazing library to save you time and help you create the perfect game!
Daniel Sidhion
15 Sep 2011
Code
Create a Complete Typing Game in Flash with AS3
Leading on from my earlier tutorial on detecting keyboard combos, we'll see how to build a full game that tests your typing skills.
Daniel Sidhion
23 Jun 2011
Code
Detecting Key Combos, the Easy Way
Have you ever been amazed at the variety of attacks in fighting games like Mortal Kombat, Super Smash Bros, Soul Calibur and others? Now you can learn how to...
Daniel Sidhion
25 May 2011
Code
Building a Dynamic Shadow Casting Engine in AS3
Dynamic shadows give game developers a way to recreate real life experience with lights and shadows. Every time we move, we cast shadows according to the...
Daniel Sidhion
22 Apr 2011
Game Development