- 1.5 hours on-demand video content
- Access on mobile and desktop
- Last updated July 2021
Understanding Bit-Shifting in Retro GameDev
A super quick introduction to bit-shifting operations and its applications in retro game programming.
Free
ENROLL NOW
Free
ENROLL NOW
This short course expands the motivations behind bit-shifting operations in the context of retro game programming. In just 1 hour, you'll understand the math behind shifting bits and learn when and why to use them in your code.
Gustavo Pezzi is a university lecturer in London, UK. He has won multiple education awards as a teacher and is also the founder of pikuma.com.
Gustavo teaches fundamentals of computer science and mathematics; his academic path includes institutions such as Pittsburg State University, City University of London, and University of Oxford.
"Great Course! Great explanation of what can be a tricky thing to get used to."
"PIKUMA is the best!"
"Very Clear and Easy to Understand. Thanks, Gustavo! Your explanations and examples are always clear and easy to understand. I heartily recommend any (or ALL) of Gustavo's courses!"
"Demystifies binaries and bit shifting operations. I've been coding for years but each time I needed to use bit shifting I had to find some reference online or just go through trials and errors until I got the desired results. Thanks to this short course, however I'm way more confident that I can do binary calculations and bit shifting operations in my head and as a bonus I see more clearly how it can benefit me in some use cases that I didn't consider before!"
"I wish I discovered these courses 20 years back !!! Clarity is the thing with Gustavo's teaching methods. It is the most worthy hour spent (only once in life) on understanding Bitshifting operation and to be remembered throughout a lifetime.. without the need to refresh on the topic again in the future.. Highly recommended courses!!"
