July 02, 2011
A little sorry for everyone who is waiting for the Game/Ai Conference Report... I'm currently buried under a sh**load of work for one of my customers... Also digging up some interesting links for the topic on hand isn't always easy...
So, please... do not worry... it'll come...
So, please... do not worry... it'll come...
June 26, 2011
The Game/AI Conference in Paris was a huge success. I met a lot of people, had a lot of fun with some of them, had great discussions, and saw exciting stuff.
Before I can actually write a report about the conference, I'll have to dig through my >30 pages of notes. As for my previous conference re…
Before I can actually write a report about the conference, I'll have to dig through my >30 pages of notes. As for my previous conference re…
June 22, 2011
I`m currently sitting in the Thalys from Liege (Belgium) to Paris (France... what else?!?) to attend the Game/AI Conference. The Thalys is a european fast train and it actually has a (working) internet connection in the train, which is quite cool because I can write my blog entry right now...
Enough…
Enough…
June 15, 2011
Time flies by... gosh... almost 5 month since my previous entry... a lot of things have happened.
a) I had to reduce the amount of time I worked on the new contract I signed in January. In fact, the company had some problems which seem to get sorted out this and next months... crossing fingers.
b) an…
a) I had to reduce the amount of time I worked on the new contract I signed in January. In fact, the company had some problems which seem to get sorted out this and next months... crossing fingers.
b) an…
January 17, 2011
So... in my previous blog entry I told you that I have signed a new contract with a company. I only can and only will talk about stuff related to that contract that is already publicly available through their website.
I'm someone with a lot of experience... I really mean A LOT. I've been in and out …
I'm someone with a lot of experience... I really mean A LOT. I've been in and out …
January 13, 2011
especially with a leg in platter... last week, on Friday evening, I went playing basketball with some friends. During the game, the Achilles tendon of my left leg started to hurt. That was something which didn't really bother me. So I continued playing... big mistake... upon a pass of a team mate, …
January 10, 2011
I really like the new GameDev.net layout. Being a member since '99 (but visiting it since almost day 1), I've seen the different styles and layouts. But this one is by far the best
There are still some little glitches (ie. my blog title doesn't fit entirely into the blog head) but that is not annoy…
There are still some little glitches (ie. my blog title doesn't fit entirely into the blog head) but that is not annoy…
January 01, 2011
I wish every reader of gamedev.net a Happy New Year and success in your life.
Hopefully everyone has survived the New Year's Eve. I've spent the evening with my family. My mother in law came by and we played Monopoly until 2 a.m.
The last couple of weeks were quite... well... in between stressful and…
Hopefully everyone has survived the New Year's Eve. I've spent the evening with my family. My mother in law came by and we played Monopoly until 2 a.m.
The last couple of weeks were quite... well... in between stressful and…
December 02, 2010
Hi everyone,
things are starting to work out for me: This week I had an interview for a contract with a German company who delivers real time racing data into computer games. I still have to pass a 4h test beginning next week, but that shouldn't be a problem (normally). I'll also sign a contract wit…
things are starting to work out for me: This week I had an interview for a contract with a German company who delivers real time racing data into computer games. I still have to pass a 4h test beginning next week, but that shouldn't be a problem (normally). I'll also sign a contract wit…
November 25, 2010
Since my last blog entry, some things have happened :) (Isn't there always happening something?!?)
First of all, I wrote a contract for one of my earlier clients. Some 2 years ago I started working with a client who had a CAD software for industrial facilities. The software is able to calculate i.e.…
First of all, I wrote a contract for one of my earlier clients. Some 2 years ago I started working with a client who had a CAD software for industrial facilities. The software is able to calculate i.e.…
November 12, 2010
We've managed to (almost) finish my daughter's new bedroom. From the initial state of non-inhabitable to "ooooh soooo many thanks, mommy and daddy" it took almost a month of work (if I count in the new roofing of the house and the insulation). This week I constructed the wardrobes, did some finishi…
November 08, 2010
Ok... Have you ever had one of those weeks where everything seems to fall apart?
A couple of month ago, my main working machine had some hard drive problems. I didn't remark anything initially. It all showed up, when the drive didn't show up anymore.
Unfortunately, that drive was my development drive…
A couple of month ago, my main working machine had some hard drive problems. I didn't remark anything initially. It all showed up, when the drive didn't show up anymore.
Unfortunately, that drive was my development drive…
November 03, 2010
and spending some time reworking the waypoint system for moving platforms in my game... that's what I've done in the last couple of days. Unfortunately my daughter's room eats up almost all the time I have, so the progress on my game is slow.
Nevertheless I've also done some other things, the most i…
Nevertheless I've also done some other things, the most i…
October 29, 2010
Boy o boy... I've spent the entire morning sanding the ceiling of my daughters room. After the isolation had been placed, I started putting plasterboards to the ceiling. The gaps have been plastered a first time afterwards. This has to be sanded to create a smooth surface...
Unfortunately the whole …
Unfortunately the whole …
October 28, 2010
Insane Robots is the name of the 2.5D platform game I'm currently working on. Initially I started working on it because I wanted to get a deeper grasp of the Unity 3 engine, which I already use for my other (multiplayer based) game.
In Insane Robots the player controls a maintenance robot which has …
In Insane Robots the player controls a maintenance robot which has …
October 25, 2010
Gosh... feels good to finally have some time for myself and to do some stuff I wanted to do since quite some time...
In fact, the last 2 years have been very, very stressful for me. I chained contracts and worked a lot. The cumulation of my day to day work, my house and my personal projects didn't g…
In fact, the last 2 years have been very, very stressful for me. I chained contracts and worked a lot. The cumulation of my day to day work, my house and my personal projects didn't g…
January 27, 2010
to work... that's what I'm going to do. In fact, this friday I'll sign the contracts for my new house. Because I want to change the entire electrical wiring of the house, I'll have to take 2 weeks off of my regular work. My clients have been informed and everything should be ok. The amount of work …
January 09, 2010
Hi there,
phew... now this has been a looong time since my last entry into this blog. There are many reasons for this but the main ones are: too much work, scratched on a burn out, too much stress.
In fact, in 2009 I worked about 200h/month on average. And this even though I took some 5 weeks of vaca…
phew... now this has been a looong time since my last entry into this blog. There are many reasons for this but the main ones are: too much work, scratched on a burn out, too much stress.
In fact, in 2009 I worked about 200h/month on average. And this even though I took some 5 weeks of vaca…
August 06, 2009
it has been a while since my last blog entry. In fact, I've been a little bit overloaded with work and saw by next burn-out coming. I've already passed through that sh** two times and I really didn't want to live through it another time. So I pulled the rescue string and requested John to push back…
June 01, 2009
OK.. today was holiday in most parts of Europe, so I spent this evening taking a look at the hardware I'd like to use for the new server.
I'd like to thank Dave J for pointing me to Mini-ITX boards, which could be used for totally passive server setups. Unfortunately, I fear that the good boards are…
I'd like to thank Dave J for pointing me to Mini-ITX boards, which could be used for totally passive server setups. Unfortunately, I fear that the good boards are…
May 29, 2009
Hi there... sorry for the total lack of updates to my blog. As you might have seen, there have been a couple of software reviews since the last update (2 I think... not sure...). There's still a lot to come :) Actually, I'm scheduled until September as I've learned today.
The reason for my lack of u…
The reason for my lack of u…
April 28, 2009
Those following my weekly blog entry know that I had to do some changements to my planning due to some customer shifting his priorities to my disadvantage. So I primarly had to focus onto getting some new contracts on the way, which is done now. I'll do a 2-3 day travel tomorrow afternoon to Switze…
April 21, 2009
Hi,
my latest review is on the front page (Team Foundation Server). Please feel free to comment here because the forum link on the top right doesn't seem to work (again).
After my client told me that I worked too much for him, I started looking for a new contract to fill the time space that had been …
my latest review is on the front page (Team Foundation Server). Please feel free to comment here because the forum link on the top right doesn't seem to work (again).
After my client told me that I worked too much for him, I started looking for a new contract to fill the time space that had been …
April 14, 2009
First of all I hope you all have had a nice easter weekend. I surely had my part of the cake... eeeh... the BBQ :) In fact, we were on a big BBQ party on sunday which last the entire day. We had a lot of fun eating, drinking, playing with the kids, dancing, etc.
On monday I drove my wife and my kids…
On monday I drove my wife and my kids…
April 09, 2009
Ok... two days ago I was searching for someone to help me in my main (and currently only) contract because I was working 200+ hours per month on that contract.
Yesterday the situation turned around by 180? when my client called me. To cut the story short: He thinks that I work too much and that he m…
Yesterday the situation turned around by 180? when my client called me. To cut the story short: He thinks that I work too much and that he m…
April 07, 2009
Hi,
sorry for the current lack of updates. I'm under quite heavy work pressure with several projects going on, a company creation in the plannings and stuff like this. But here we go:
1. SSCXML: The source code, as I've already said it, has gone open source and is available through Sourceforge. Curre…
sorry for the current lack of updates. I'm under quite heavy work pressure with several projects going on, a company creation in the plannings and stuff like this. But here we go:
1. SSCXML: The source code, as I've already said it, has gone open source and is available through Sourceforge. Curre…
March 26, 2009
Hi,
from today on (well... yesterday actually) SSCXML is Open Source. It's a slightly older version of what I actually have on my HD, but it's the latest version that I had officially released.
My HD version contains some new work: a complete re-write of the expression parser and a new implementation…
from today on (well... yesterday actually) SSCXML is Open Source. It's a slightly older version of what I actually have on my HD, but it's the latest version that I had officially released.
My HD version contains some new work: a complete re-write of the expression parser and a new implementation…
March 18, 2009
My latest review has been posted. You can take a look at it here.
Is it only me or is anyone else getting a message like this when clicking onto "Discuss this review":
We're sorry, but access to this resource is denied.
Reason: Unable to create thread dynamically
I've had this with every review and mo…
Is it only me or is anyone else getting a message like this when clicking onto "Discuss this review":
We're sorry, but access to this resource is denied.
Reason: Unable to create thread dynamically
I've had this with every review and mo…
March 16, 2009
I finished my Enterprise Architect review this morning and have sent it to John. Normally it should appear tomorrow. There are still some reviews scheduled (SVN tools, compare tools, Team Foundation Server) and I've already some companies requesting reviews of their applications and tools but I'll …
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