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Welcome to the Itamde Blog! Here you’ll find articles on game development, creative writing, web design and our multimedia projects. From technical tutorials to storytelling insights, this space is where we share our process, our inspirations, and the stories behind our creations.
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The essential SEO plugins for WordPress
The SEO plugins that actually matter for WordPress — SEO suite, cache, images, redirects — and how to combine them...
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Tools & TutorialsWeb Design & Development💻 Tech & Web
Pointers in C and C++ explained simply
Understand pointers in C and C++ without the stress: memory addresses, dynamic allocation, common pitfalls and good habits, explained step...
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Create animated ASCII art for the terminal and a GitHub README
Generate ASCII art, animate it in the terminal and embed it cleanly in a GitHub README, with hands-on examples.
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Games🎨 Creativity & Studio
Designing captivating game levels: the keys to level design
Pacing, reading the space, difficulty curve: here is how to design levels that guide the player and keep them wanting...
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Learn to make video games with Phaser: the Hello World
Phaser.js is a JavaScript framework for building web games. Let’s start with a first project and the essentials to code...
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Games🎨 Creativity & Studio
The fundamental principles of game design: what makes a game truly good
Core loop, feedback, balancing, player at the centre: these are the principles that separate a decent game from a memorable...
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Introduction to game design: understanding the craft behind every great game
Game design is the art of shaping how a game feels to play. Here is what a game designer really...
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Node.js for beginners: what it is and how to get started
Node.js lets you run JavaScript outside the browser. Here is what it is, why developers use it, how to install...
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Alt codes on Windows: the complete special characters table
The complete table of Windows Alt codes for quickly typing special characters, accented letters and common symbols from the keyboard.
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