Ok, I see alot of questions around the game development forums of people wanting to make their first
game, but they don't know where to start. So, I decided to write this tutorial, having been in
the same situation before. NOTE: This Tutorial: -Is meant to help you get past that initial bout of
developer's block -Does not teach you how to make a game, just help you start -Cannot help you
if you cannot answer the questions asked So, let's get to it, shall we? How to start
your first game project: --So, the first thing you need to make sure yo...

Hi in this tutorial you will learn how to create tables and insert items into them. First steps are
to create the database - go into your cpanel and mysql databases, from there make an account and a
database and then attach them together with all priviliges, call the database test and the account
admin, with the pw as pass - or any other password. We need to connect to the database so first in
your php file (probably named index.php) - this is how to do it. CODE
mysql_connect("localhost", "admin", "pass") or
die(mysql_error(&...

How To Delete Files and Directories follow up from creating them Hello all and
welcome to my second tutorial involving file management. In my previous tutorial , I explained how
to create, write and read files. In this tutorial I'll explain how to remove the files and
directories you took so long to create. I did not explain last time how to create directories as I
did not know, now I do, you can use the mkdir() function. Now with this tutorial.... Removing
Files Removing files can easily be done with the unlink() function: CODE <? un...

This tutorial will explain how to create a basic timer using Visual Basic Express 2005. If you
don't have it, it's free and you can dowload it from Microsoft's website. All you need
is a few minutes to sit down and read this and a version of Visual Basic. OK, so what will this
timer actually do? Well, you are able to enter a number of minutes and a message, and then click a
button. Once the timer is up, your message pops up and you are reminded! So, basically it's
a little reminder system. I use it to remind me when TV programmes start, when I have to...

Pre-requisite: HTML, inline frame tags 1 Attachment(.zip) included. Updates : 29-12-07: Doctype
added in example files (Advised by jlhaslip) Designing a whole website takes a lot of planning
and organization. Designing a proper navigation system is a basic step in building your website. If
you are developing webpages in html you would have observed that as you go on creating pages it
becomes difficult to maintain the links to the pages. This article will guide you in developing a
common navigation menu for your website. It describes three ways, so if you don'...

I've been working on my Resume for months now. Here is a summary of what I've learned: 1.
Avoid referring to yourself via 1st person or 3rd person terms. Rather than saying "I started this
job in" just say "Began job in"... Employers expect Resumes to be professional and avoid reference
to oneself; and instead speaking in an impersonal tone that presents
achievements/skills/experience/education without personalization. Avoid words like "I", "my", "he",
"she", etc. Leave out personal pronouns and only use the action words/verbs. This also includes
your Ob...

Lesson 4 of 6. I hope you are enjoying them /laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle"
emoid=":lol:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> . QUOTE Hello, in this tutorial we will be creating
a 3D pyramid. We are building this tutorial from Lesson 3, but I took out the 2D objects and placed
a 3D pyramid in there instead. The 3rd axis for drawing can be a litle confusing, but after you get
the hand of it you'll do fine. Now when you are setting a 3D vertex just remember that the
camera is on the positive end of the z axis. So things that have a more positive z axis va...

This is the first of six lessons I am transferring from Astahost for programming in GLUT, and after
the six I hope to make more, I hope you enjoy. QUOTE Hello, I'm starting a series on how to
program in OpenGL using the OpenGL Utility Toolkit, a.k.a. GLUT. I chose GLUT because it is quick
and easy to write, and very easy to learn. In this tutorial I am going to teach you how to create a
basic window which we will build off of in later tutorials. Throughout the tutorial I will leave
notes to let you know what each command does, and how you can modify it to fit...

It is easy to create your own icon, just pick a bitmap (.bmp) file and change its extension to .ico.
To do so, open the Windows Explorer, click on the View menu (or Tools in WinMe), click Folder
Options, click View tab, remove the check on the "Hide file extensions for known files types"
option, and then click OK. Select a bitmap file, press F2 key, and then change its extension to
.ico. Have fun learning:)...

Table of Contents: I. Introduction II. Starting your stylesheet --A. Starting syntax with
font-family --B. Defining classes --C. Using classes III. The STYLE tag IV. Comments in CSS V. The
"a" tag VI. A quick list of common attributes VII. Notes --A. Universal classes --B. Grouping --C.
Multiple instances VIII. Finding other attributes IX. Closing I. Introduction Firstly, to begin
using a stylesheet, you must have one. Open up your text editor and save as (something).css. I know
NotePad doesn't need quotes for a stylesheet, but I'm not sure about other progr...

Ok for this tutorial I will use the PSP as an example of the device, this should work for every
device. (THIS WILL NOT HARM ANYTHING AT ALL!) First off, open notepad and type in:
ICON=ICONE.ICO Save that as AUTORUN.inf Now, find a picture you like.. make sure its dimensions
are 16X16 pixels. Put it in the main folder of the device, for example, my psp is located at
F:\, i would type in F:\ to the adress bar and put the picture in that folder, as it is
the folder your computer automatically reads, anyways, put your picture in there and name it: ICO...

I downloaded Microsoft's Visual Studio Express suite a few months ago, but only recently got
around to installing it. I have been practising with Visual Basic and making some rather basic
programs and utilities, but they contain most of the basic concepts. This tutorial will explain how
to create a basic image viewer, and I will try to explain each step from beginning to end as clear
as I can. To start you will need: Microsoft Visual Studio About 10-20 minutes free time OK,
first open up the Visual Basic part of the Studio. I am using the 2005 Express version, so...

Javascript in action can render some very neat visual effects, which can make your website more
appealing, and sometimes even easier to navigate. Among the most common effects are the
'button' effect, and the mouseover effect. The buttons are very common, of course; if
nowhere else, most of us have seen them at the end of forms (Click the 'submit' button to
proceed...). The basic idea is to have a 'depressible' object, which can give you the
illusion that you're 'pressing' it when you click it. The rollover effect causes
something to h...

Firstly, I suppose there are very few people here who would want to do this. Most people want
their sites to be listed on search engines, and these are probably the ones thinking that I must
have a loose screw or something. But if you use your site for personal blogging and want to keep it
open to friends and yet prevent your privacy from being infringed upon, this is worth looking at.
What you need: 1. A text editor. Notepad works fine for me. 2. Coffee. (Not because you're going
to stay up all night, but because I like to drink coffee for any and every reason po...

Hello, heres a simple tutorial from a script that I made to power my news system. It is written
withthe PHP coding system and consists of 8 files using a flatfile based system, without MySQL
databases. This should be usefull for those who want a simple little news manager and like to have
simplcity without the fancy date strings and sutff. You can see a demo of it at my site @
http://www.xeek.trap17.com . Let's Start! First let's start with the easy stuff,
making the directory first, first create a main directory to hold everything, call this folder "ne...