Learn how to make your own hidden object game. Hannes Du Preez walks you through creation and describes the logic involved with these types of games.


Learn how to make your own hidden object game. Hannes Du Preez walks you through creation and describes the logic involved with these types of games.
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As we continue our walk-through on how to create a hidden object game, the discussion turns to adding functionality to the project that will produce a working game.

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