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Iain

London, United Kingdom

http://blog.iainlobb.com

Flash developer / games designer / creative technologist. Learning JAVA and C# + answering Flash / ActionScript questions.
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Top Questions
213 votes

What is the best way to stop people hacking the PHP-based highscore table of a Flash game

php actionscript-3 security actionscript actionscript-2 asked Sep 16, 2008 at 16:01
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107 votes

How can I clone a DateTime object in C#?

c# datetime clone asked Nov 24, 2010 at 9:48
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71 votes

What is the fastest way to work out 2D bounding box intersection?

collision-detection optimization bounding-boxes asked Jul 16, 2010 at 9:16
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36 votes

What is the best way to resize a BitmapData object?

flash actionscript-3 image resize bitmapdata asked Jun 8, 2009 at 11:42
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34 votes

Do retail games use "inversion of control" and "dependency injection"?

software-engineering design-patterns dependency-injection asked Aug 25, 2010 at 8:44
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31 votes

How can I look through my camera in the Scene view in Unity?

unity3d asked May 18, 2009 at 12:02
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29 votes

What is the real difference between Pointers and References?

c pointers reference asked Sep 18, 2008 at 12:19
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25 votes

Is there a simple way to stop enemies standing in the same spot?

ai collision-detection asked Aug 10, 2010 at 11:59
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21 votes

Is returning early from a function more elegant than an if statement?

design if-statement return asked Dec 10, 2008 at 10:54
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17 votes

How do I make OpenSSL write the RANDFILE on Windows Vista?

windows-vista openssl asked Feb 9, 2010 at 14:25
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Top Answers
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What is the best way to resize a BitmapData object?
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When should I use a fixed or variable time step?
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What are some good podcasts for game developers to listen to?
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28
How can I effectively manage a hobby game project?
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How closely can a game legally resemble another?
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remove the right click menu in flash 9
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Tools for creating assets?
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How do I implement parallax scrolling in 2D?
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How do I handle Isometric collision detection?
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What happens to a license if both the publisher and the developer are bankrupt?
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Examples of good Javascript/HTML5 based games
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What are the makings of a good Character
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What are your favourite game-specific coding gems?
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Where can I find free sounds for my game?
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Is the TCP protocol good enough for real-time multiplayer games?
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Vehicle physics with skid
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What is the best way to implement a singleton pattern class in Actionscript 3?
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Alternatives to Flash Media Server for multiplayer game development
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What are the best uses for each programming language?
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Is it worthwhile recording your own or buying stock sound effects?
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Why are MVC & TDD not employed more in game architecture?
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9
Turn-based strategy games where action happens in real-time?
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9
How should I get started on this very simple game?
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8
How to deal with differences between 2D screen coordinates and Cartesian coordinates
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Where can I find free sprites and images?
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Will the same Flash game business model work for HTML5 games?
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MVC-like compartmentalization in games?
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How to calculate falling and accelerating velocity?
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Silverlight vs Flex
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What are five things you hate about your favorite language?
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