Category Archives: Games

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HTML Canvas Pros and Cons Game Primer Tutorial

The HTML Canvas element is great for many types of games especially where you draw your own graphics based on interaction from the user. Today you may consider our Pros and Cons “game” to be more of a “decision making … Continue reading

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NetBeans Java Swing Anagrams Tutorial

The last time we talked about the NetBeans IDE in relationship to Java and Swing we dealt with NetBeans JavaFX Swing Primer Tutorial as shown below. Today we use a sample NetBeans project and add a little functionality to create … Continue reading

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HTML Canvas Perfect T Game Primer Tutorial

The HTML Canvas element is great for mathematical games especially where you draw your own graphics based on interaction from the user. Today’s game‘s geometrical theme tests whether the user can mimic the drawing of a diameter line across a … Continue reading

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HTML Canvas Golf Accuracy Game Primer Tutorial

The HTML Canvas element is great for games where you draw your own graphics based on interaction from the user … a great tool to have in your GUI toolbox … you download an app and start playing. A lot … Continue reading

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PHP Target Word Game Mobile Friendly Tutorial

Following up on yesterday’s PHP Target Word Game Primer Tutorial as shown below, it is time to consider mobile friendliness … you can perhaps visit Mobile and be friendly … or use a simulator or real tablet and/or mobile phone … Continue reading

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PHP Target Word Game Primer Tutorial

Meanwhile, back at the “word-games-trying-to-assist-ESL-students” ranch … “Targét! Darn it Targét, where are ya? There’s chores to be done, Targét. Tar’gggggééééééétttttt!” “Paw, did you come a calling, with an unsilent ‘t’ … when youse knows full well, Paw … that … Continue reading

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HTML/Javascript Threesome Guessing Game Tutorial

Today we have a game to test your knowledge of “threesomes” in history or culture or language, and we invite you to play with another player, and add your own, maybe while they aren’t looking?! (Hint: Try the middle Dot). … Continue reading

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Android Studio Tic Tac Toe Game Tutorial

Wonder if you were around when we created Tic Tac Toe (or more like Noughts and Crosses, in Australia) using the HTML5 Canvas element and drag and drop methods (if you liked, or just plain box clicking, otherwise, which will … Continue reading

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