Refactorings: Idle Pachinko Camera Bounds
I recently implemented a feature to put bounds on camera movement for the Idle Pachinko game that Matt Torres and I have been developing. When I write code, ...
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Space Shooter Alpha 1 Released!
The first alpha version of our as yet untitled mobile space shmup game is avaiable now for FREE on itch.io. Click here to check it out and download it now.
box2d
Unity Physics2D Settings Notes
When building a game in Unity it is important to configure the physics settings for the particular game that is being made. The games we are making are 2D ga...
coding
Unity: ScriptableObjects and Inheritance
Note: This post builds upon my previous post ScriptableObject Basics. Inheritance Inheritance is a key concept in object-oriented programming. In partica...
Unity: ScriptableObjects Basics
ScriptableObjects: what are they good for?
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Unity: ScriptableObjects and Inheritance
Note: This post builds upon my previous post ScriptableObject Basics. Inheritance Inheritance is a key concept in object-oriented programming. In partica...
Unity: ScriptableObjects Basics
ScriptableObjects: what are they good for?
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Chat With Us on Discord
We have created a new Sparrowhawk Labs Discord server with several channels for you to chat with us about our games. We are still working on our first game, ...
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Space Shooter Feature Showcase: Screenshake and Scorekeeping
This weekend we added some cool screenshake effects to the camera for some added feedback when things explode. We also added a shot-tracking system that trac...
free-to-play
On Game Monetization Practices
Recently there has been a lot of discussion about how games and game studios are choosing to monetize their games. I’m writing this because when we first sta...
game development
Unity: How to Set Up Sprites for Consistent UI Scaling.
We were recently adding some new UI elements to our space-shooter game and found out about a cool feature in the Unity sprite editor for sprites you plan on ...
Unity: Stretched App Icon on iOS Builds
We recently starting making and testing iOS builds of our space-shooter game on an iPhone. We noticed right away that the app icon for our game looked very d...
Unity: ScriptableObjects and Inheritance
Note: This post builds upon my previous post ScriptableObject Basics. Inheritance Inheritance is a key concept in object-oriented programming. In partica...
Unity: ScriptableObjects Basics
ScriptableObjects: what are they good for?
Unity Physics2D Settings Notes
When building a game in Unity it is important to configure the physics settings for the particular game that is being made. The games we are making are 2D ga...
gamedev
Refactorings: Idle Pachinko Camera Bounds
I recently implemented a feature to put bounds on camera movement for the Idle Pachinko game that Matt Torres and I have been developing. When I write code, ...
general
Space Shooter Alpha 1 Released!
The first alpha version of our as yet untitled mobile space shmup game is avaiable now for FREE on itch.io. Click here to check it out and download it now.
Name Change: Sparrowhawk Labs is now Misfit Labs
Sparrowhawk Labs is now Misfit Labs. As we get nearer to the initial early access releases for a couple of our products we took some time to rethink our name...
inheritance
Unity: ScriptableObjects and Inheritance
Note: This post builds upon my previous post ScriptableObject Basics. Inheritance Inheritance is a key concept in object-oriented programming. In partica...
ios
Unity: Stretched App Icon on iOS Builds
We recently starting making and testing iOS builds of our space-shooter game on an iPhone. We noticed right away that the app icon for our game looked very d...
microtransactions
On Game Monetization Practices
Recently there has been a lot of discussion about how games and game studios are choosing to monetize their games. I’m writing this because when we first sta...
monetization
On Game Monetization Practices
Recently there has been a lot of discussion about how games and game studios are choosing to monetize their games. I’m writing this because when we first sta...
physics2d
Unity Physics2D Settings Notes
When building a game in Unity it is important to configure the physics settings for the particular game that is being made. The games we are making are 2D ga...
progress update
Space Shooter Alpha 1 Released!
The first alpha version of our as yet untitled mobile space shmup game is avaiable now for FREE on itch.io. Click here to check it out and download it now.
Space Shooter Prototype 6 Update / Video
We have finished our sixth development cycle for our space shooter. It’s been a while since we last posted – we missed posting for prototypes 4 and 5. A new ...
Space Shooter Prototype 3 Update / Video
We have finished our third development cycle for our space shooter. A new demo video is available.
Space Shooter Prototype 2 Update / Video
We have just wrapped up the second development cycle for our space shooter and uploaded a demo video.
Space Shooter Feature Showcase: Screenshake and Scorekeeping
This weekend we added some cool screenshake effects to the camera for some added feedback when things explode. We also added a shot-tracking system that trac...
Space Shooter Prototype 1 Video
We just finished our first development cycle for our space shooter and uploaded a demo video. It is inspired by classic arcade space shoot-em-ups. Currently ...
refactoring
Refactorings: Idle Pachinko Camera Bounds
I recently implemented a feature to put bounds on camera movement for the Idle Pachinko game that Matt Torres and I have been developing. When I write code, ...
release
Space Shooter Alpha 1 Released!
The first alpha version of our as yet untitled mobile space shmup game is avaiable now for FREE on itch.io. Click here to check it out and download it now.
scriptableobjects
Unity: ScriptableObjects and Inheritance
Note: This post builds upon my previous post ScriptableObject Basics. Inheritance Inheritance is a key concept in object-oriented programming. In partica...
Unity: ScriptableObjects Basics
ScriptableObjects: what are they good for?
shmup
Space Shooter Prototype 6 Update / Video
We have finished our sixth development cycle for our space shooter. It’s been a while since we last posted – we missed posting for prototypes 4 and 5. A new ...
Space Shooter Prototype 3 Update / Video
We have finished our third development cycle for our space shooter. A new demo video is available.
Space Shooter Prototype 2 Update / Video
We have just wrapped up the second development cycle for our space shooter and uploaded a demo video.
Space Shooter Feature Showcase: Screenshake and Scorekeeping
This weekend we added some cool screenshake effects to the camera for some added feedback when things explode. We also added a shot-tracking system that trac...
Space Shooter Prototype 1 Video
We just finished our first development cycle for our space shooter and uploaded a demo video. It is inspired by classic arcade space shoot-em-ups. Currently ...
space shooter
Space Shooter Alpha 1 Released!
The first alpha version of our as yet untitled mobile space shmup game is avaiable now for FREE on itch.io. Click here to check it out and download it now.
Space Shooter Prototype 6 Update / Video
We have finished our sixth development cycle for our space shooter. It’s been a while since we last posted – we missed posting for prototypes 4 and 5. A new ...
Space Shooter Prototype 3 Update / Video
We have finished our third development cycle for our space shooter. A new demo video is available.
Space Shooter Prototype 2 Update / Video
We have just wrapped up the second development cycle for our space shooter and uploaded a demo video.
Space Shooter Feature Showcase: Screenshake and Scorekeeping
This weekend we added some cool screenshake effects to the camera for some added feedback when things explode. We also added a shot-tracking system that trac...
Space Shooter Prototype 1 Video
We just finished our first development cycle for our space shooter and uploaded a demo video. It is inspired by classic arcade space shoot-em-ups. Currently ...
sprites
Unity: How to Set Up Sprites for Consistent UI Scaling.
We were recently adding some new UI elements to our space-shooter game and found out about a cool feature in the Unity sprite editor for sprites you plan on ...
ui
Unity: How to Set Up Sprites for Consistent UI Scaling.
We were recently adding some new UI elements to our space-shooter game and found out about a cool feature in the Unity sprite editor for sprites you plan on ...
unity
Unity: How to Set Up Sprites for Consistent UI Scaling.
We were recently adding some new UI elements to our space-shooter game and found out about a cool feature in the Unity sprite editor for sprites you plan on ...
Unity: Stretched App Icon on iOS Builds
We recently starting making and testing iOS builds of our space-shooter game on an iPhone. We noticed right away that the app icon for our game looked very d...
Unity: ScriptableObjects and Inheritance
Note: This post builds upon my previous post ScriptableObject Basics. Inheritance Inheritance is a key concept in object-oriented programming. In partica...
Unity: ScriptableObjects Basics
ScriptableObjects: what are they good for?
Unity Physics2D Settings Notes
When building a game in Unity it is important to configure the physics settings for the particular game that is being made. The games we are making are 2D ga...
unity2d
Unity: How to Set Up Sprites for Consistent UI Scaling.
We were recently adding some new UI elements to our space-shooter game and found out about a cool feature in the Unity sprite editor for sprites you plan on ...
Unity: Stretched App Icon on iOS Builds
We recently starting making and testing iOS builds of our space-shooter game on an iPhone. We noticed right away that the app icon for our game looked very d...
Unity: ScriptableObjects and Inheritance
Note: This post builds upon my previous post ScriptableObject Basics. Inheritance Inheritance is a key concept in object-oriented programming. In partica...
Unity: ScriptableObjects Basics
ScriptableObjects: what are they good for?
Unity Physics2D Settings Notes
When building a game in Unity it is important to configure the physics settings for the particular game that is being made. The games we are making are 2D ga...