stevedunn / gleed2d

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Game Development Fundamentals

Reason

Understanding the core principles of game development, including game loop, game states, input handling, and rendering, is crucial for navigating this game engine.

2D Graphics

Reason

Learn how to create and manipulate 2D graphics, sprites, and animations using APIs like OpenGL or DirectX within the context of the game engine.

Scene Management

Reason

Analyze how scenes are organized, managed, and transitioned between in the game engine, understanding concepts like scene hierarchy, object instantiation, and scene loading.

Entity-Component System (ECS)

Reason

Explore how the game engine implements ECS for managing game objects and their attributes (components) effectively.

Input System

Reason

Understand how input events like keyboard, mouse, and gamepad are captured and processed within the game engine.

Physics Engine Integration

Reason

Investigate how the game engine integrates with a physics engine (likely Box2D or similar) to simulate realistic physical interactions.

Game Logic and AI

Reason

Analyze how the game engine facilitates implementation of game logic, scripting, and basic AI behaviors for NPCs and entities.

UI System

Reason

Understand the structure and features of the game engine’s UI system, including layout, widgets, event handling, and data binding.

Resource Management

Reason

Explore how the game engine manages assets like textures, sounds, and models, including loading, caching, and unloading.

Testing and Debugging

Reason

Analyze the existing testing framework and debugging tools used in the project, including unit testing, integration testing, and debugging techniques.

CI/CD