October 2022
Intermediate to advanced
712 pages
17h 1m
English
As games try to simulate real-world behaviors, one important aspect to simulate is physics, which dictates how objects move and how they collide with each other, such as in the collision of players and walls, or bullets and enemies. Physics can be difficult to control due to the myriad of reactions that can happen after a collision, so we will learn how to properly configure our game to create physics as accurately as we can. This will generate the desired arcade movement feeling but get realistic collisions working—after all, sometimes, real life is not as interesting as video games!
In this chapter, we will examine the following collision concepts:
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