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bbox.js

bbox.js

Hi,This weekend I had an itch that I needed to scratch. I have sporadically been working on a project that uses SVG and javascript. I kept coming up...

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[BotC] Mesh Viewer

[BotC] Mesh Viewer

Just a brief update.We've been busily working on several fronts. There is some new art in the pipeline (Joel) that I will hopefully post next week, a...

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Brotherhood of the Coast

Brotherhood of the Coast

Some friends and I have started working on a pirate game with the working title "brotherhood of the coast". BotC wil be a pirate-themed RPG with a...

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Programmer Art

Programmer Art

I know that there are numerous people here who use inkscape, so I wanted to pass this on in case you haven't seen it. It is a set of tutorials on...

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vim text objects

vim text objects

For the last 18 months or so I have been working predominantly on linux. Most of my development during that time was in vim. Most game development...

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I want back in

I want back in

I've been lurking around GDNet for a little while. It helped me get my first job in game development in a big way. I moved on to other industries,...

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Another CppUnitLite

Another CppUnitLite

So last night I was working on a project and needed to add some unit tests. I have used CppUnitLite for ages. I really like it because it is very...

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Gamer decision making vs nongamers

Gamer decision making vs nongamers

While I was having breakfast this morning I came across this article, gamers make faster decisions than nongames and are just as accurate. I haven't...

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A cautionary tale...

A cautionary tale...

This post is going to be a little different to my other posts, and hopefully one that I won't revisit. I'm going to talk about a failure of mine....

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Converting project to CMake

Converting project to CMake

So I have taken a brief hiatus from the DOP project to work on a tiny game engine that I have been kicking around for while. It's pretty bad but it...

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Lucky Me!

Lucky Me!

I am really very lucky to be married to such an wonderful woman. Next weekend I have been booked into a hotel with the sole intention of getting away...

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Ah, nice to be back

Ah, nice to be back

Hey there journal land! I've returned to gamedev after a wee hiatus. I'm working on a little physics engine project using data-oriented principles....

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New beginnings

New beginnings

I don't write too often in this journal so I doubt there are too many of you out there who have followed it. But for the couple of you who do (hi,...

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BioShock Demo

BioShock Demo

The BioShock demo for the xbox360 has been released on xbox live. Try it out. I'm looking forward to hearing what people here think :)

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Untitled

Untitled

Ok, I've been a bit slack about recording my progress over the christmas period. It was a good time for getting lots done on "where's my bone." I...

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Merry Not Working Time

Merry Not Working Time

Oh Yeah! Work is over and I am on vacation for the next nine days!

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Don't Panic!

Don't Panic!

I think that executives should not be allowed to talk to engineers. It's just a bad idea. Don't get me wrong, I think that executives are an...

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Untitled

Untitled

After my titanic struggle with libpng, I managed to make a small amount of progress. I can load an save images in a variety of ways, but reading and...

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Sono Pazzi Questi Romani

Sono Pazzi Questi Romani

I really wish I had something to say here, but I don't. We mostly made our milestone last week and so I slept for a large portion of the weekend. But...

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