Tips for Java performance on Android.

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

While Java may be a higher level language that makes code writeability easier, conventions must be broken when developing on Android to reap performance gains. This is especially true for games where logic and rendering must be done on a tight loop.

Pseudo random proportional scheduling in games.

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

I have been working on a game where enemy characters must select a target seemingly at random but such that the distribution of selected targets is balanced. Initially I had come up with a randomization algorithm with weighted values for each target but this became cumbersome and much too complex.

Then I remembered the scheduling algorithms from my Operating Systems class. In particular, the lottery scheduling algorithm.
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Tips for Java performance on Android.

Pseudo random proportional scheduling in games.