The latest slightly ridiculous experiment in Galactic Gladiators is screen shake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When the player\u2019s ship is hit, the whole game moves around by a few pixels before returning to where it started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is actually quite a subtle effect, but once it is there you can definitely feel the difference. The collision suddenly has a bit more weight to it\u2014especially when it is combined with the explosion sound and the controller rumbling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As usual, the effect is quite simple once you know how it works. FoxPro remembers the original position of the game window, moves it randomly around that position for a few frames, and then puts it back exactly where it was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The important bit is remembering the original position. Otherwise, each random movement could be based on the last one and the game would slowly wander off across the desktop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I can now use different amounts of shake for different things. A shield hit can cause a small tremor, while the player\u2019s ship exploding can shake everything much more violently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The next idea is to combine it with the huge particle explosion from the old Defender arcade game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That might be the next proper \u201cwait\u2026 this is FoxPro?\u201d moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For now, though, I have made Visual FoxPro shake\u2014and that has amused me far more than it probably should.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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