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Auto Traffic Control – Version 0.3.0

Auto Traffic Control – Version 0.3.0

Version 0.3.0 introduces a new Node SDK to play the game with JavaScript or TypeScript. And a new in-depth tutorial about playing the game with TypeScript is available on the website.

Screenshot of the game Auto Traffic Control, version 0.2.0

Auto Traffic Control – Version 0.2.0

Version 0.2.0 is the first public release of my video game Auto Traffic Control. This post introduces the release and its most important changes, and describes the plans for the game's next release.

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Automate Building and Publishing a Game on itch.io

Automated builds are a great way to produce consistent results, and to make a developer's life easier. In this post, I show how to use GitHub Actions to first create a release for a game, and then push that release to itch.io.

Designing an API for a Video Game

Designing an API for a Video Game

I am working on Auto Traffic Control, a video game for programmers. The game is played by writing code that interacts with the game through an API. This post explores the design of the API that connects the player's code, the API layer, and the game simulation.

Auto Traffic Control – A Video Game for Programmers

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Auto Traffic Control – A Video Game for Programmers

Auto Traffic Control, fittingly abbreviated ATC, will be a video game for programmers about safely routing planes to an airport. It takes inspiration from the old school hit Flight Control, and adapts its game mechanics for programming.

godot-logger – A Rust Logger for Godot

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godot-logger – A Rust Logger for Godot

While building a game with Rust and Godot, I wanted to see log messages in Godot's editor. Because I could not find an existing solution, I went ahead and created godot-logger, a crate that prints to Godot's output console.

Hacktoberfest 2021 Wallpaper

Hacktoberfest '21

Hacktoberfest is an annual event that celebrates open source, and I will be working on my video game for programmers this month.

This Month in Lunaria – July 2021

This Month in Lunaria – July 2021

Lunaria is now using the Godot engine, updates can be streaming to clients through the gRPC API, and camera controls have been implemented.

gRPC

Lunaria is a video game for programmers, in which players write code to interact with the game through an API. This post introduces Lunaria's API that is built using the gRPC framework.

Announcing Lunaria

Announcing Lunaria

Lunaria is an ambitious open source project to create a video game for programmers. Write code to build a base, launch into space, and explore an infinite universe shared with other players.

Turtles All the Way Down

Turtles All the Way Down

Four weeks ago I wrote a lengthy post about why I want to build a video game for programmers [https://www.jdno.dev/why-i-want-to-build-a-video-game-for-programmers/]. Since then the foundation for the project has been laid, I joined forces with my good friend Rob, and it is now time to develop the

Why I Want to Build a Video Game for Programmers

Why I Want to Build a Video Game for Programmers

As an avid gamer, I love the structured challenges and feedback loops that video games provide. Especially when there are clear goals, but a lot of flexibility how to achieve them. Can we make practicing programming more engaging by combining it with gaming? Challenges with Programming I love programming. Enough