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Henrique Campos
Henrique Campos
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Henrique Campos

Henrique Campos is an indie game developer and game designer working in the industry since 2015. Starting as a University teacher in the Computer Graphics and Artificial Intelligence chairs and working for the GDQuest team from 2018 to 2022, he has also been providing consultancy for solo developers, studios, and schools. Under the alias of Pigdev, Henrique has been creating game development content on his YouTube channel since 2016. Among his projects, he wrote the Top 7 Godot Engine Recipes and the Platformer Essential Recipes ebooks where he presents design patterns that people can use to make games with the Godot Engine. A passionate open-source enthusiast, Henrique has been working and contributing to the Godot Engine project since 2016.
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Implementing online turns

When designing a quiz game, it’s important to ensure that players can only provide one answer to a given question. This can be especially challenging when creating a multiplayer game, as multiple players may attempt to answer the question at the same time.

To prevent this, it’s necessary to implement a system that disables players’ ability to answer the question once a valid answer has been provided by another player.

One common approach to implementing this system is to disable the buttons representing the potential answers once a player has provided a response. This can be accomplished using code that identifies which button was pressed and compares it to the correct answer stored in the game’s database. Once an answer has been identified, the code can disable the buttons and prevent other players from answering the question.

To further improve the player experience, it’s also common to include a brief pause after...

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Henrique Campos

Henrique Campos is an indie game developer and game designer working in the industry since 2015. Starting as a University teacher in the Computer Graphics and Artificial Intelligence chairs and working for the GDQuest team from 2018 to 2022, he has also been providing consultancy for solo developers, studios, and schools. Under the alias of Pigdev, Henrique has been creating game development content on his YouTube channel since 2016. Among his projects, he wrote the Top 7 Godot Engine Recipes and the Platformer Essential Recipes ebooks where he presents design patterns that people can use to make games with the Godot Engine. A passionate open-source enthusiast, Henrique has been working and contributing to the Godot Engine project since 2016.
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