What is a game engine?

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Software system designed for the creation and development of video games.

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Making A Game...What Game Engine To Use?

I am taking part in a game developing contest. I am very good at c++, and I work very well with Visual Studio 6.0. But the fact is, I need to make game with very good graphical interface, and I cannot do that in Visual Studio. Programming language is...

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one thing i've learned you cand o just about anything with any language it's just a matter of know how...

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What is a good 2D Android game engine that has a low entry point/learning curve, but also has some great advanced features?

I would like to learn 2d game development. Im not really an advanced java user, i can write some beginner/intermediate code (OOP) so I need some simple 2d game engine but that has some mature/advanced options so I can use it (and feel comfortable) after...

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For an awesome no-coding required program I recommend Construct2 game Engine. Its fast, easy, and as...

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What's the difference between a game engine and a game development framework?

The Unreal engine, Source, id Tech N, etc., are obviously considered game engines. Things like Cocos2D, XNA, Sparrow, etc., have been described as "game development frameworks". What's the difference? Given a chunk of code, how would you decide...

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For me, when I hear the word game engine. I think of the game framework with code, libraries etc along...

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What do I need if I want to make a 3D game without a complete game engine?

Let's say I plan on using a graphics library (Irrlicht or Ogre), SDL for input, and probably CEGUI for convenience. Currently looking into studying these libraries individually, but are they enough? What else do I need? (For Windows btw) Update: I want...

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You need a plan. This means you have to know what your game is down to a reasonable breakdown of every...

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What are the responsibilities of a game engine, and which of these especially need to be efficient? +10 points?

What are the responsibilities of a game engine, and which of these things especially need to be efficient (performance-wise)? Can I get a break-down of the purposes that a game engine is used to serve, and how it differs from a *game* itself? I'm a newb...

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you need more then this but here are some: colision detection...(a realy smart one...and is hard to...

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What is Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations "Game Engine" called?

I need to find out the name of the "game engine" that the above game uses for a friend. I dont really know what a "game engine" is so the name of it would be just fine please

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Ever think about using google? It's possible that they made their own engine.

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What is the best drag and drop visual game engine for kids (10 years)?

My 10 year old son started recently doing games with Kudo game lab (Microsoft Research FUSE Labs) which was a great starter for him. He likes to create virtual worlds, place characters in them and add game functions. But now he wants to place his own...

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I recommend Game Maker, by YoYo Games. Though it does take a little getting used to regardless of your...

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What is the easiest game engine to make a game on?

Which is the easiest engine? I've been working with the Source engine for years, making mods but now I want to attempt to use a new, better graphic and easy engine. Thanks.

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personally i would say game maker since I use it and it is relatively easy to use and has great graphics...

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What game engine is the Dragonvale game on iOS using?

What game engine is Backflip Studios using to run its latest sim park game on iOS? Is it proprietary or from the 3rd party?

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Take a look at the credits listed in the app: Team Phobic: http://ww2.teamphobic.com/ Tiled: http...

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