tutorials

PlayStation 3 101: Surfing The Web

2:40AM Mike Fahey | It really makes me wonder what sorts of people Sony feels purchased the PlayStation 3 system this year when they feel they have to post a video tutorial explaining how to surf the web. More »

Introducing LittleBigWorkshop

12:40AM Mike Fahey | The LittleBigPlanet blog has undergone a transformation while we were all busy deciding the leader of our country, giving way to LittleBigWorkshop, a place to find inspiration, share building tips, and create wallpaper to somehow aid others in building their own LittleBigPlanet levels. The Inspiration section of the site contains images meant to spur the imagination (LOLcats), and the Workshop section is where people can share fan-made tutorial videos, such as this helpful video that shows that cats and dogs can indeed live together. I don’t know about you guys, but I am inspired. More »

Learn How To Make Your Own Shmup!

8:40AM Michael McWhertor | Kongregate, the online community/portal dedicated to playing and developing games, is furthering the “democratization” of game development with Kongregate Labs. Using the simple-as-its-name-implies side-scrolling shmup Shoot! as a foundation, Labs features an ongoing series of tutorials (or *groan* “shootorials”) that help you, the little person, learn how to make your own shooter. You’ll get a primer on designing controls, scrolling backdrops, collision detection and so much more. And if shooter creation fame isn’t enough to light a fire under you, Kongregate is handing out cold hard cash to the best shootorials-based user created game. Play Shoot! if you want — the fun lasts many, many seconds — but then read on to learn about Flash game development with handy illustrated examples. We’re hard at work on our own “Dude Huge” shmup, currently known as Cliffydius. Watch for it! Kongregate Labs [Kongregate] More »