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Francesco Cirillo in Workshops

2D Text-Based Breakout Game Workshop

Defusing the IF Strategy in Collision Detection

One of my personal challenges—something I’ve been mulling over for years—is collision detection. We all know classic 2D games like Mario and Space Invaders. And if you think about it, the real magic, the moment that makes you cheer for Mario or brace yourself in Space Invaders, comes down to one thing: collision detection. Without it, there’s no game.

Francesco Cirillo in Workshops

2D Web Breakout Game Workshop

Reusing Objects to Evolve from Console to Web

When I decided to create this workshop, I thought about all the times I’ve seen developers face the same dilemma: a product needs to evolve, maybe to a new platform or a different interface, and suddenly, the easy path looks like either starting from scratch or piling up conditional code to handle each variation. “If it’s a console game, do this; if it’s the web, do that.” Soon, you’re buried in a stack of if statements, and every change costs more time, more testing, and more bugs.