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==[[Game_Design_Ideas_Articles_Hexagonal_Grid_for_games | Hexagonal grid for games and other projects - Part 1]]==
First version of a hexagonal grid for games or other apps.

Jeff Modzel, 26 Jul 2006

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===Introduction===
The goal of my project is to create a modular, reusable hexagon based map that could be used in simple games and ALife applications. I wanted to leverage as much functionality as possible from .NET, which meant using GDI+ and Forms. Drawing shapes with GDI+ and capturing mouse events with Forms is fairly trivial, which would allow me to spend my programming time solving on more important issues (like hexagon geometry!). This is the first "version" of the hex map, and by no means complete.

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===Hexagon===
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===My namespace is Hexagonal===
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===Pulling it all together in a Form===
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===Conclusion===
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===License===
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===About the Author===
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=Notes=
* [http://www.codeproject.com/KB/graphics/hexagonal_part1.aspx Hexagonal grid for games and other projects - Part 1]

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 * [http://www.codeproject.com/KB/graphics/hexagonal_part1.aspx Hexagonal grid for games and other projects - Part 1]
-* [http://paulbourke.net/geometry/ Geometry, Surfaces, Curves, Polyhedra] ~ Paul Bourke
+* [http://paulbourke.net/geometry/ Geometry, Surfaces, Curves, Polyhedra] ~ [http://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=BM_z6YwAAAAJ&hl=en Paul Bourke]
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+Hexagon based games, whether traditional board games or computer-based, provide more strategic and tactical game-play when compared to simple square based games (like the Checkers game board). The hexagon has six sides, which allows movement in six directions, instead of four. The distance from the center of a hexagon to the center of each neighboring hexagon is equal, which eliminates the distortion of calculating diagonal distance in a traditional square based map. Hexagons are more pleasing to look at, which counts for something, right?
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