Happy birthday GDNet! Thanks for helping me learn so much over the last 10 years!
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The GDNet Birthday thread
Started by Gaiiden, Jun 15 2011 08:37 AM
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#22 Senior Staff - Reputation: 4403
Posted 15 June 2011 - 03:34 PM
12 years already? Holy carp I feel old.. we still have so much to do yet. =)
In other news, our site, being in that awkward tween years, is going to be transitioning in focus to commemorate Justin Bieber and super cool fun clothing styles. Yay!
In other news, our site, being in that awkward tween years, is going to be transitioning in focus to commemorate Justin Bieber and super cool fun clothing styles. Yay!
#26 Senior Staff - Reputation: 3089
Posted 15 June 2011 - 04:48 PM
Then comes the teenage angst. Oh god what are we in for??well... puberty has started. This may get bumpy.
Drew Sikora
Executive Producer
GameDev.net
#27 Senior Staff - Reputation: 2291
Posted 15 June 2011 - 06:17 PM
Yeah! I am still here. Just busyWhoa, it's Dave! Long time no see!
So, so proud.
In related news, being behind the scenes, I get to see things before they're visible to the community, and, well... puberty has started. This may get bumpy.
#31 Moderators - Reputation: 124
Posted 15 June 2011 - 10:51 PM
I sort of drew some broad strokes. I was actually trying to train a small dog to play fetch at the time. It's complicated.
If anyone makes floorcaek I swear I am not cleaning it up this time.
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Did you really invent Canada?! D:
#33 Members - Reputation: 1072
Posted 16 June 2011 - 06:12 AM
Really? Not one of the google image results for 'Gamedev slime ad' returns what I want. Tell me someone took a screenshot!
Happy birthday, gamedev : )
Happy birthday, gamedev : )
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#34 Senior Staff - Reputation: 3089
Posted 16 June 2011 - 11:29 AM
I looked on my disk but, sadly no. I wish I had, but I totally understand why I didn'tReally? Not one of the google image results for 'Gamedev slime ad' returns what I want. Tell me someone took a screenshot!
Drew Sikora
Executive Producer
GameDev.net
#35 Marketplace Seller - Reputation: 9304
Posted 16 June 2011 - 01:02 PM
Happy birthday!
The articles are outdated, the wiki is not updated nor integrated, good journal entries are not yet archived and flagged for us to find (aside from the 'Featured Journal').
I would like a permanent archive of journals that were flagged as "Featured", or given high ratings by the community, and permanently have them on the queue by order of date. I would like high quality posts to be able to be 'Featured' in the archive as well, and I would like the community to have the option to 'recommend as featured' a post or journal entry (or rather, maybe automatically bring a post or journal entry to the staff's attention for featuring if it gets a [+5] or greater rating).
I would like the archive to be searchable by category (perhaps by the new forum's tags).
[Programming]
GameDev.net helped me in several ways:Leave us a message below and let us know how GDNet has helped/influenced you these past
12 years5 1/2 years
- It's been a great place to answer any question I have, as long as I do the research first.
- It's been a great to apply my knowledge, and refine it, by answering other's questions.
- It's been a great place for others to point out flaws in my programming thinking, and explain better ways to write code.
- It's been a great place to find others who share the same passions I have, when nobody around has a clue what I'm talking about ("What's a see-pee-you?").
- It's been a great place to share what I've been doing, and to recieve encouragement to press on with it.
- It's been a great place to see what others have been doing, and to motivate and inspire me to get back to work on my own projects.
- It's been a great place to keep up to date on game development news in one single place, since I don't bother searching for it myself.
I have to 'do the research' on Google, not on GameDev.net, because GameDev is not a good place to research information. I'd like to be able to do my game development research here on GameDev.and what you hope the site will be able to offer you in the years to come
The articles are outdated, the wiki is not updated nor integrated, good journal entries are not yet archived and flagged for us to find (aside from the 'Featured Journal').
I would like a permanent archive of journals that were flagged as "Featured", or given high ratings by the community, and permanently have them on the queue by order of date. I would like high quality posts to be able to be 'Featured' in the archive as well, and I would like the community to have the option to 'recommend as featured' a post or journal entry (or rather, maybe automatically bring a post or journal entry to the staff's attention for featuring if it gets a [+5] or greater rating).
I would like the archive to be searchable by category (perhaps by the new forum's tags).
[Programming]
- OpenGL
- SFML
- Pathfinding
- AI
- Networking
- Pixel Art
- Freehand drawing
- Texture art
- 3D Modelling
- 3D Animation
- Sound Effects
- Music
- Ambience
All glory be to the Man at the right hand... On David's throne the King will reign, and the Government will rest upon His shoulders. All the earth will see the salvation of God.
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#36 Senior Staff - Reputation: 3089
Posted 16 June 2011 - 01:06 PM
We don't mind the Google research bit too much, as generally that's how people find their way to info here. But I agree being able to do it more directly would be nice.I have to 'do the research' on Google, not on GameDev.net, because GameDev is not a good place to research information.
The articles are outdated, the wiki is not updated nor integrated, good journal entries are not yet archived and flagged for us to find (aside from the 'Featured Journal').
I would like a permanent archive of journals that were flagged as "Featured", or given high ratings by the community, and permanently have them on the queue by order of date. I would like high quality posts to be able to be 'Featured' in the archive as well, and I would like the community to have the option to 'recommend as featured' a post or journal entry (or rather, maybe automatically bring a post or journal entry to the staff's attention for featuring if it gets a [+5] or greater rating).
We have yet to take advantage of the new forum post ratings but that's on my ToDo list for the latter half of this year. I've already spoken to the various forum mods about starting a wrap-up of their own that includes high-rated forum posts in their forums. We'll get rolling on that once a few more things get taken care of first.
Overall great suggestions inline with what I'm thinking as well.
Drew Sikora
Executive Producer
GameDev.net
#37 Members - Reputation: 457
Posted 14 July 2011 - 01:17 PM
Images? Even better. Prepare to relive your nightmares...I looked on my disk but, sadly no. I wish I had, but I totally understand why I didn't
Really? Not one of the google image results for 'Gamedev slime ad' returns what I want. Tell me someone took a screenshot!
#38 Members - Reputation: 2142
Posted 14 July 2011 - 02:02 PM
Happy Birthday GD.net!
After all that time Flash still puts quite a big spike in the cpu meter ;)
And free rope for everyone!
After all that time Flash still puts quite a big spike in the cpu meter ;)
And free rope for everyone!
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#39 Members - Reputation: 1020
Posted 14 July 2011 - 02:45 PM
Congrats, GDnet! You're the first Internet community I ever found that provided real answers to idiotic teenager programming questions :-D You've guided me all the way from hacking into EMS to get over 64KB for my QBasic RTS, on up through 3D cloth simulations and other physics toys, and on to always bigger and better things. Cheers!
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#40 Members - Reputation: 1061
Posted 14 July 2011 - 09:20 PM
Happy Birthday GDNet!
This site started 1 month after I finished college and started my first job.It has given me 12 years of something to read during long compile cycles, 12 years of insights,12 years of hilariously ridiculous lounge topics and 12 years of nagging me that I could actually do something game related instead of my day job
It's also by far one of the smarter technical resources on the net. There are numerous people on here who've shaped and reshaped my view of development. It's awesome that people here take the time to answer not only how, but why.
have a birthday beer!
(I know you're not quite old enough to drink, but you may as well learn in the company of responsible adults)
This site started 1 month after I finished college and started my first job.It has given me 12 years of something to read during long compile cycles, 12 years of insights,12 years of hilariously ridiculous lounge topics and 12 years of nagging me that I could actually do something game related instead of my day job
It's also by far one of the smarter technical resources on the net. There are numerous people on here who've shaped and reshaped my view of development. It's awesome that people here take the time to answer not only how, but why.
have a birthday beer!
(I know you're not quite old enough to drink, but you may as well learn in the company of responsible
adults)
if you think programming is like sex, you probably haven't done much of either.-------------- - capn_midnight
