gamedev

How much data can you encode in a single character?

If I were creating a videogame level editor in AS3 or .NET with a string-based level format, that can be copied, pasted and emailed, how much data could I encode into each character? What is important is getting the maximum amount of data for the minimum amount of characters displayed on the screen, regardless of how many bytes the compu...

Which way is the best way: Career decision.

Which way is the best way: RIA via Silverlight, RIA via Flash\Flex, Ruby\Python, Mobile App Dev(wp7\android), GameDev? Thx ...