#4 - Mikepicker's Pixel Art

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Hi guys!

today I'm going to show you a little technique used in a lot of Arcade games called parallax scrolling.

It is used to convey the illusion of movement by moving the background. The result is something like this:

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The idea is simple:

1. Create two or more background levels

I've created them using PyxelEdit, using a bright color for distant buildings.

2. Let them move at a different speed in the opposite direction of player movement

So let's take our Steeman from our previous post and let's make him move!

As you can see, the effect works pretty well.

I'll probably start a little tutorial on how to build video games from scratch here on Steemit, so keep following this blog :)

Oh, I was about to forget, make sure to follow @gaamit which is our upcoming platform, based on Steemit, dedicated to game developers!

Thanks for reading!