{"id":1156,"date":"2018-03-16T12:21:01","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T16:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/?page_id=1156"},"modified":"2019-05-16T20:12:39","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T00:12:39","slug":"writings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/writings\/","title":{"rendered":"Writings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><br><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/elimination-from-design-to-analysis\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1214\" src=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/WebsiteGraphic.png\" width=\"450\" height=\"100\"><\/a><\/figure><a href=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/elimination-from-design-to-analysis\/\">[2019] ELIMINATION from Design to Analysis<\/a><br>by Ahmed Khalifa, Dan Gopstein, and Julian Togelius<br>Blog post about the design for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akhalifa.com\/elimination\/\">ELIMINATION<\/a> game and its level generator.<\/center>\n\n\n\n<center><br><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/different-types-of-tutorials\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Tutorials.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"100\"><\/a><\/figure><a href=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/different-types-of-tutorials\/\">[2017] Different types of Tutorials<\/a><br>by Ahmed Khalifa<br>Blog post listing all the different types of tutorials in videogames. The post contains the background section from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akhalifa.com\/documents\/press-space-fire.pdf\">&#8220;Press Space To Fire&#8221;: Automatic Video Game Tutorial Generation<\/a> paper.<\/center>\n\n\n\n<center><br><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/game-engines-galore\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/engines.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"100\"><\/a><\/figure><a href=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/game-engines-galore\/\">[2017] Game Engines Galore<\/a><br>by Ahmed Khalifa<br>Blog post listing all different game engines out there for people who want to start game development.<\/center>\n\n\n\n<center><br><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/different-time-systems\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1174\" src=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/timesystems.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/timesystems.png 450w, http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/timesystems-300x67.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><a href=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/different-time-systems\/\">[2016] Different Time System<\/a><br>by Ahmed Khalifa<br>Blog Post listing all different time systems that are used in roguelike games.<\/center>\n\n\n\n<center><br><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.akhalifa.com\/documents\/procedural-generation-super.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1178\" src=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/swhpcg.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/swhpcg.png 450w, http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/swhpcg-300x67.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.akhalifa.com\/documents\/procedural-generation-super.pdf\">[2016] Procedural Generation in Super-W-Hack!<\/a><br>by Ahmed Khalifa and Gabriella Barros<br>Article published in seeds magazine about techniques used in Super-W-Hack!<\/center>\n\n\n\n<center><br><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/documents\/procengine-open-source.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1209\" src=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/procengine.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/procengine.png 450w, http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/procengine-300x67.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><a href=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/documents\/procengine-open-source.pdf\">[2016] ProcEngine: An Open Source Procedural Map Generation Engine<\/a><br>by Ahmed Khalifa<br>Article published in seeds magazine about ProcEngine Framework.<\/center>\n\n\n\n<center><br><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/super-w-hack-incubator-pitch\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1176\" src=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/incubator.png\" width=\"450\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/incubator.png 450w, http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/incubator-300x67.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><a href=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/super-w-hack-incubator-pitch\/\">[2016] Super-W-Hack! Incubator Pitch<\/a><br>by Ahmed Khalifa and Gabriella Barros<br>Presentation about the future of Super-W-Hack! if it gets selected for Game Center Incubator Program.<\/center>\n\n\n\n<center><br><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/video-game-description-language-vgdl-general-video-game-playing-framework-gvg-ai\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1168\" src=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/gvgai.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/gvgai.png 450w, http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/gvgai-300x67.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><a href=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/video-game-description-language-vgdl-general-video-game-playing-framework-gvg-ai\/\">[2015] Video Game Description Language (VGDL) &amp; General Video Game Playing Framework (GVG-AI)<\/a><br>by Ahmed Khalifa<br>Blog post about VGDL and GVG-AI.<\/center>\n\n\n\n<center><br><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.akhalifa.com\/documents\/LiteratureReviewPCG.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1168\" src=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/BlockFaker.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"100\"><\/a><\/figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.akhalifa.com\/documents\/LiteratureReviewPCG.pdf\">[2015] Literature Review of Procedural Content Generation in Puzzle Games<\/a><br>by Ahmed Khalifa and Magda Fayek<br>The third chapter of my Master&#8217;s Thesis. This chapter talks about puzzle generation literature review.<\/center>\n\n\n\n<center><br><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/pcg-in-my-games\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-330\" src=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Atomic+.png\" alt=\"Atomic+\" width=\"450\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Atomic+.png 450w, http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Atomic+-300x66.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><a href=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/pcg-in-my-games\/\">[2015] PCG in my Games<\/a><br>by Ahmed Khalifa<br>Blog Post about all PCG techniques used through out my games.<\/center>\n\n\n\n<center><br><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/game-development-bootcamp-talk\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1166\" src=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Tossing-a-Coin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Tossing-a-Coin.png 450w, http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Tossing-a-Coin-300x67.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><a href=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/game-development-bootcamp-talk\/\">[2014] Game Development BootCamp Talk: Tossing A Coin<\/a><br>by Ahmed Khalifa<br>Talking about Marketing and Luck through my whole game development career.<\/center>\n\n\n\n<center><br><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/a-maze-johannesburg-festival-2013\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1170\" src=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/beDifferent.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/beDifferent.png 450w, http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/beDifferent-300x67.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><a href=\"http:\/\/akhalifa.com\/blog\/a-maze-johannesburg-festival-2013\/\">[2013] A Maze Johannesburg Festival 2013 Presentation: be Different<\/a><br>by Ahmed Khalifa<br>My first talk about game design. A talk about the necessity to be different to be seen.<\/center>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[2019] ELIMINATION from Design to Analysisby Ahmed Khalifa, Dan Gopstein, and Julian TogeliusBlog post about the design for ELIMINATION game and its level generator. [2017] Different types of Tutorialsby Ahmed KhalifaBlog post listing all the different types of tutorials in videogames. 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