Comments on: Pixelizer

By: johanp

johanp — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:33:42 +0000

1) Yes! The scenes are organized in a stack, so you can easily push the game scene on the menu scene, and the options scene on the game scene and then drop back to any previous scene.

2) Yes! You probably don’t need to write your own ones at first, since the engine comes packed with systems for input, rendering, collision, etc.

Questions here are fine.

By: VirtualMaestro

VirtualMaestro — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:49:50 +0000

Hi Johan,
I’m learning to work with Pixelizer and have a few questions. I guess you should to update asdoc for new version (0.5) and write a few basic tutorials to understanding how to organize game with Pixelizer
1. If I understood right PxScene is a thing where game happens, isn’t it? Can I have multiple scenes and in what cases it is need for me?
2. What is PxSystem? Can I organize logic modules of game (like game loop, collision interactions, different screens (splash, choose level, game over etc.)) in different PxSystem classes? Or what PxSystem is?

Thanks a lot

P.S. Can I write questions about Pixelizer here or exist more appropriate place?

By: johanp

johanp — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:44:50 +0000

Scott,

thanks for your question! The ideal case would be to push the boxes away from each other in the opposite direction of the collision. However, since each collider isn’t required to have a PxBody (where the velocities are stored) the collision system has no idea of these velocities.

It all works as long as movements are small. If the boxes passes eachothers’ centers, they will be pushed through each other instead of blocking.

Room for improvment!

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 17:35:25 +0000

Hi Johan,

I’ve been looking at Pixelizer’s collision management and resolution routines and am wondering why in the boxToBox solver method in PxCollisionManager you only push in the “smallest direction.”

I’m imagining two boxes hitting each other (both having x and y velocities) and the resolution not being correct if the separation only happens in the smallest direction. If you could explain why this separation works it would be very helpful.

Thanks.

By: johanp

johanp — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 10:26:24 +0000

Thanks! I’d go with 0.5 as it is much more future proof and just as stable. It’s using blitting, but the render system is set up to be exchanged with stage 3d in the future with little to no code changes in the games.

By: VirtualMaestro

VirtualMaestro — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 10:01:41 +0000

My congratulations! I also recently became father and understand how it is hard to do something
I’m new with Pixelizer, should I learn 0.4.3 ver or I can to learn 0.5 ?
(fast question – 2d renderer it is stage3d or blitting techniques) ?

Thank you

By: johanp

johanp — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 07:55:21 +0000

It is absolutely moving on! But quite slowly these days since I’ve recently became a father. Check the github page for the most recent activity.

By: VirtualMaestro

VirtualMaestro — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:31:08 +0000

Hello,
Is Pixelizer still moving on? Or it is given up.

By: Pixelizer – by Johan Peitz « eaflash

Pixelizer – by Johan Peitz « eaflash — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 08:39:06 +0000

[...] on johanpeitz.com Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like [...]

By: stuit

stuit — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:18:06 +0000

Definitely need some benchmark on entity frameworks, Ember, Ash, Xember and now Pixelizer…