Workshop Coding Challenge: Fix This Breakout Game : London Computer College It can be tricky to sit down and practise new coding techniques, so here’s a fun exercise to encourage you to play with collision detection and reaction, as covered by Kah Shiu. The Challenge This breakout...

Enable the Latest AIR SDK in Flash Professional CS5.5+ : London Computer College New versions of the Adobe AIR SDK are often released between Flash Professional release cycles, using this tutorial, you’ll be able to always use the latest Adobe AIR version in your IDE. This will allow...

Quick Tip: Versioning Your Files With Dropbox (via Webdesigntuts+) : London Computer College Ian Yates of Webdesigntuts+ has posted a great Quick Tip explaining how you can use Dropbox or Google Drive as a simple, automated version control system. It’s worth checking out for web app and...

Interview with Illustrator Tom Percival : London Computer College Tom Percival is a writer, illustrator and animator who is based in the United Kingdom. He has created the illustrations for the successful Skullduggery book series and his own picture books, Tobias and Home for Mr Tipps....

Workshop: Nuclear Outrun – Critique : London Computer College This week, Matt Porter critiques another recently released game: Nuclear Outrun, developed by Nerdook Productions. Play the Game Click to play Nuclear Outrun on Kongregate Overview With 2012 moving along, it’s no...

Understanding Variables, Arrays, Loops, and Null: The Post-it Note Analogy : London Computer College What does var actually do, and why doesn’t setting myObject = null actually remove the object? These questions tie in to a fundamental concept in coding, relevant whether your language...