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When your granddad teaches game development....

Granddad and Grandson Make a Roblox Game Part 1 My grandson has wonderful ideas for Roblox games but hasn't learned to use the studio yet.In the first of this series (which will go on as long as my grandso...

"Learning Mobile App and Game Development with Solar 2D" is now available!
Print (from Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1937336255
eTextbook: https://burtonsmediagroup.com/

Dive into the world of mobile app and game development with Learning Mobile App and Game Development with Solar 2D. This comprehensive guide, tailored for beginners, takes you on a journey from the basics of app development to more advanced concepts. With practical examples, end-of-chapter questions, and assignments, this book is your stepping stone towards becoming a proficient app developer.

This is a massive update/rewrite of "Learning Mobile App & Game Dev with Corona SDK"

Learning Mobile App and Game Development with Solar 2D Master the art of mobile app and game development with Solar 2D! Our textbook offers a comprehensive guide for beginners, with a structured 18-week curriculum that fits perfectly into high school and college schedules. Stand out from the crowd by learning to develop apps on one of the leading pla...

My latest textbook is here!

I received my author copies today. It even has my picture on the back!

You can get your copy from:
📘 eBook: https://burtonsmediagroup.com/learning-lua/
📚 Paperback on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFZBYHBZ?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860
Apple ePub: https://books.apple.com/us/book/id6458392662

Experimenting with to generate scripts for


https://youtu.be/XE6jzmRTduw

How to Use AI to Create Animations in Blender - Step by Step In this tutorial, Dr. Burton shows how to create a basic object and animate it using a script generated by ChatGPT from OpenAI.While it did not result in a p...

Can be used to help you create mobile applications?
Yes, with a little work, it can help. Next, I'm going to compare it with
https://youtu.be/KJrfNvaDxHM

How to use ChatGPT AI to Create a Mobile Game or App - Step by Step Will ChatGPT AI create the script for a simple mobile game?Yes, it can!In this demo, Dr. Burton shows how to use ChatGPT to create a simple mobile game using...

Coming very soon!!
https://burtonsmediagroup.com/creating-multiplayer-2d-games-with-unity/
Unity for Games Unity Teach Community

I am launching a weekly discussion entitled The and You with my students next week. We will record the discussions and share as , making them publicly available through our department website.

Stay tuned for more details!

My new textbook "Creating 2D Multiplayer Games with Unity" is now officially 50% complete.

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Multiplayer 2D Games with Unity | Burtons Media Group Multiplayer game development, multiplayer game design, colyseus game development, making multiplayer games with unity

We've started creating VR apps with Lua Scripting language! Check it out!
https://youtu.be/XdsGoBbRp1M

How to Make VR applications and Games with Lua: An Introduction to LOVR in 8 Minutes Ready to make VR applications with the Lua scripting language? We are! In this tutorial, Dr. Burton starts the journey of creating Virtual Reality applicatio...

A classic tutorial from Dr. Burton's Lua tutorial series
https://youtu.be/foYvA_RDvdA

Learning Lua: Part 12 - Tables & Table Library Learn to program in Lua. Lua is a popular scripting language that is widely used by many apps and game engines including Roblox, Manticore, Solar 2D (formerl...

We are currently working on finishing the Lumberyard & Isometric eTextbooks and starting to research a new textbook on multiplayer game development! Very exciting stuff!!

'Directors cut' of my recent webinar on gamification for the classroom is now available
https://youtu.be/5a1t9A8wgig

Tips and Tricks for the Gamification of your Classroom I recently completed a webinar for a major company on gamification and how to apply it to a classroom. The goal of the webinar was to provide some basic insi...

Latest tutorial: https://youtu.be/vu3A1_OJBNY
How to make a movie with a game engine. Full walkthru in blog form is at https://myvrprofessor.com. Or watch the movie: https://youtu.be/vu3A1_OJBNY

My VR Professor How we learn in Virtual Reality

Tips for succeeding in online classes

10 Tips For Taking an Online Class With the sudden shift to online learning for millions of students, we felt it would be a good idea to include some best practices for taking classes online. Research has shown that there is no sign…

The first piece of advice: wait to get a laptop for college

What Kind of Laptop Should I Get for College? One of the most frequent questions that I am asked during undergraduate New Student Orientation is what type of computer or laptop is needed to start college. To which I answer with a firm “It depe…

I always wondered about short division. Here's how to do it!

How To Do Short Division How many times in school did you hear the term long division? This always confused me when I was learning how to do division. If there is a long division, shouldn’t there be a short division?…

Defining the types of VR applications.

What Are The 3 Types Of VR? The term Virtual Reality or VR gets thrown around a lot these days. One of the problems with such common usage is that the meaning of VR becomes muddled to the point where almost anything and every…

Choosing the right laptop for college.

What Kind of Laptop Should I Get for College? One of the most frequent questions that I am asked during undergraduate New Student Orientation is what type of computer or laptop is needed to start college. To which I answer with a firm “It depe…