XNA Rotated PerPixel Collision

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Yesterday I posted a quick post on a small project I was playing with ( Link ), and today I saw a post on the XNA Forums where a user was having problems with rotated rectangles and collision. So to help here is the ruff code that i have been playing with, hopefully it will help some one with their project...

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Playing with Sprites and Collision Detection

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While on the XNA Game Camp I was playing with a simple 2d collision sample that did per pixel detection on translated sprites. Over this weekend and today I have picked the code back up and have started to play around with the internals to see if I can get it to run faster. So far it looks like I have...

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GraffitiCMS – Setting up Development Environment

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Now that the GraffitiCMS Engine has gone Open Source, I now have the need to set up the development environment for the system. The first stage here is to download all that is needed and then get it running in the raw form from the latest version of the source code. Here are the steps that I went through...

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GraffitiCMS Goes Open Source

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For a long while I have been using the GraffitiCMS Engine to run my Blog and my Website, now that the GraffitiCMS has finally been released to Open Source I think it is time that I started to look at upgrading the site and continuing to work on the engine. Here is the Direct link to the Codeplex site...

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Random Test Data for Applications

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I have been working on a couple of datasets over the last few weeks, as well as a couple of small LOB Applications for my own purposes. While developing these I have had to play with the data so that I have a quantity of data that will allow me to test the main functions. I know there are a couple of...

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Blender Tutorials - BlenderCourse.com

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BlenderCourse.com has a good selection of Blender tutorials for the beginner. All of the course material is in downloadable format and is easy to follow. The site also includes a small selection of free textures....

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Australian XNA Game Camp

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Last week end I had the absolute pleasure of spending a couple of days with a large group made up of mainly University Students and a few others who all had the common goal of learning a little bit about XNA, the Imagine Cup and off course having some fun. I just wanted to say thankyou to Microsoft ...

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Turn your Webcam into a 3D Scanner

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I came across this interesting article on BlenderNation where there is information about a project that will allow you to construct a 3D Model from your Webcams video. The Video shows an example where they take a Model of a house and slowly turn it around in front of the Web Cam. In doing this the 3D...

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Sgt Conker – Multi-threading your XNA

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Catalin Zima has posted a really good article on Sgt Conker that will take you through the ins and outs of Multi-Threading you XNA Application. In this tutorial you will learn how to use multi-threading in your XNA games. The tutorial starts with a short introduction about multi-threading, the Xbox 360...

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First Steps with Softimage Mod Tool and XNA

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For those who have chosen to use the Softimage   Mod Tool with XNA , here is a good Video that will take you through the basic process....

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