# Collision detection

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/collision-detection/198141>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 22, 2006, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/collision-detection/198141 "2006-08-22T18:44:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ineedsleep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Ineedsleep](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ineedsleep)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/collision-detection/198141/1 "2006-08-22T18:44:38Z")

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I am trying to make a platform game but using the hitTest function doesnt really work that well I was wondering if anyone knew a site that explained the maths nice and simply so that an idiot could understand it!

any help would be awesome.