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The Art of Game Jam

Game jams give game developers an opportunity to flex game design skills but with a short deadline. Whether 48 hours or a whole month, game jams can be stressful when trying to get your game 'done'. Daniel Fairley will share tips and tricks on how to get the most out of a game jam before, during, and even after an event.

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public void ShowBanner()
{
    // DOES NOT SHOW IMPRESSIONS
    WinPhoneAdMob.createBanner("ca-app-pub-xxxxxx", AdFormat.SmartBanner, AdHorizontalAlignment.Center, AdVerticalAlignment.Bottom, false);

    // SHOWS IMPRESSIONS
    WinPhoneAdMob.createBanner("ca-app-pub-xxxxxx", AdFormat.Banner, AdHorizontalAlignment.Center, AdVerticalAlignment.Bottom, true);
}

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using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class Screenshake : MonoBehaviour
{
    public float shakeAmount = 0.7f;
    public float decreaseFactor = 1.0f;
    private float shake;
    
    private bool shakeEnded = true;

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using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class CameraFollowPlayer : MonoBehaviour
{
    public float smooth = 1.5f;         // The relative speed at which the camera will catch up.
    private Transform player;           // Reference to the player's PlayerMovement script.
    private Vector3 relCameraPos;       // The relative position of the camera from the player.
    private float relCameraPosMag;      // The distance of the camera from the player.
    private Vector3 newPos;             // The position the camera is trying to reach.

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using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class ScrollingBackground : MonoBehaviour
{
    public GameObject backgroundTile;
    public int tileAmount;
    public float tileWidth;
    public float backgroundSpeed;
    

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    void Start()
    {
        Screen.lockCursor = true; // lock mouse cursor on screen at start
    }
	
    void Update()
    {
        if (Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0)) // keep mouse cursor locked when we come back (left click)
            Screen.lockCursor = true;
    }

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using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class PlayerSwingSword : MonoBehaviour
{
    public bool isSwinging = false;
    Quaternion startRotation;
    Animator animator;
    
    void Start()

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// POWvalue is current value of potential score
// POWProgress.value is current position of POW bar

void Increment()
{
    we initiate a new float every Increment() that will hold new value of the POWProgress.value as it pingpongs
    POWProgress.value = Mathf.PingPong(Time.deltaTime, 1);
}

int Calculate()

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foreach (Transform child in transform) {
    child.parent = null;
    child.collider2D.isTrigger = false;
    child.rigidbody2D.isKinematic = false;
    child.rigidbody2D.AddTorque(Random.Range(-torquePower, torquePower));
    child.rigidbody2D.AddForce(new Vector2(Random.Range(-.5f, .5f), 1.0f) * forcePower);
}

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