January 11, 2006
So I've kept working on my mobile gaming library which I dubbed sgeMobile, it's looking good, currently it has double buffering, it loads any type of image file supported by CreateBitmap and last night I put in animated sprites.
I'd take a screenshot of it, but it wouldn't be as interesting, I'll ta…
I'd take a screenshot of it, but it wouldn't be as interesting, I'll ta…
January 09, 2006
So here's something new... a little while ago some bad shit happened that have put me in the place where I am today, long story short, I currently don't have a TV, except for the TV tuner card in this computer. Unfortunately, it's a pretty old TV tuner, so it does not have a remote...
Let's take th…
Let's take th…
January 06, 2006
Well, the time has passed and I have removed the Santa hat from my avatar.
I've kept treading on the mobile 3D game library I dubbed sgeMobile. It's coming along nicely, I'm using Intel's optimized GPP (here) which seem to be pretty fast (it has some optimized arithmetic, geometry, trigonometry pri…
I've kept treading on the mobile 3D game library I dubbed sgeMobile. It's coming along nicely, I'm using Intel's optimized GPP (here) which seem to be pretty fast (it has some optimized arithmetic, geometry, trigonometry pri…
January 05, 2006
Reminds me of the old DOS days, programming on Mode 0x13 or Mode X... writing software rasterizers...
January 03, 2006
I'm happy to announce the release of EasyShots 2.0!
EasyShots is quite improved over 1.0, for starters I believe it has a more professional look.
Here's a list of the new features:
* Improved User Interface
* Menu options & keyboard shortcuts for all functions
* System tray icon can show balloon no…
EasyShots is quite improved over 1.0, for starters I believe it has a more professional look.
Here's a list of the new features:
* Improved User Interface
* Menu options & keyboard shortcuts for all functions
* System tray icon can show balloon no…
January 02, 2006
It was recently pointed out to me that there was a black theme available for a few weeks now... I wish I had noticed before I complained about it, but the good thing is that I'm now using it. My eyes will no longer attempt suicide when I look at this site at 3 in the morning =)
I just finished EasyS…
I just finished EasyS…
December 30, 2005
Wow, I just noticed there's some sort of closure thing going on... is it a strike? is there a gdnet developer journal writer union I was not invited to join?
I'd close mine, but quite frankly, with all the good ones closing, it can only increase the popularity of mine, I guess I'll have to start pro…
I'd close mine, but quite frankly, with all the good ones closing, it can only increase the popularity of mine, I guess I'll have to start pro…
December 19, 2005
Ok, so I decided to share with you and at the same time immortalize my list for Santa for this year so that one day I can look back and say "why the hell did I want that?".. but here goes:
1. Dell Inspiron 9300 laptop (with the good video card)
2. Dell Axim x51v (with the good video card)
hmmm, when …
1. Dell Inspiron 9300 laptop (with the good video card)
2. Dell Axim x51v (with the good video card)
hmmm, when …
December 19, 2005
So, it turns out that VS.Net 2005 has a pretty good pocket pc development environment. Of course it uses VS.Net Compact Framework 2.0, so Im not sure just how backwards compatible it is.
Because of this I also installed embedded visual C++ 4.0, where I also made a hello world app, but I'll spare you…
December 18, 2005
I've started playing around with making a 2D game, I already wrote a design and I'm about to begin prototyping it. My plan is to make the game for PocketPC and sell it online.
Oh yea, and Im about to install all the pocketpc dev tools, so it should take me a few hours to become familiar with how it…
Oh yea, and Im about to install all the pocketpc dev tools, so it should take me a few hours to become familiar with how it…
December 10, 2005
Anyone know where I can buy a Dell Axim PocketPC in Vancouver, BC ?
Is there a store similar to Best Buy, or Fry's in or nearby Vancouver?
(real store, not online)
Is there a store similar to Best Buy, or Fry's in or nearby Vancouver?
(real store, not online)
December 09, 2005
So, EasyShots has been getting quite a few downloads. I'm curious to know if you've tried it, what you think of it, have you found it useful? is there anything you'd add to make it better?
Personally, I'm using it quite a bit, I'm constantly sending screenshots to my friends of the work I'm doing, a…
Personally, I'm using it quite a bit, I'm constantly sending screenshots to my friends of the work I'm doing, a…
December 07, 2005
Anyone know how to enumerate a joystick's buttons using DirectInput in C#?
I can't seem to find a way...
Thanks.
I can't seem to find a way...
Thanks.
December 06, 2005
It sucks, SUCKS... It seems intent on ruining my life... GRRR.
December 03, 2005
So here's my latest and greatest!
I wrote this program because I was tired that every time I wanted to show a friend or a coworker a screenshot of something I made, some weird bug, or something I was working on I had to hit PrintScreen or Alt+PrintScreen (for a specific window), fire up Photoshop, …
I wrote this program because I was tired that every time I wanted to show a friend or a coworker a screenshot of something I made, some weird bug, or something I was working on I had to hit PrintScreen or Alt+PrintScreen (for a specific window), fire up Photoshop, …
December 01, 2005
I don't remember where that quote comes from (some movie), but it stuck in my mind and for some reason my subconscious is always reminding it to me, especially when things aren't going all that great. Things do seem to be slowly turning around and getting a bit better, we'll see how everything 'unf…
November 25, 2005
So, I offered I would write a little about the cloak shader I implemented, so here it is.
The vertex shader is really straightforward
The vertex shader is really straightforward
struct a2v
{
float4 position: POSITION;
float3 normal: NORMAL;
float2 texcoord0: TEXCOORD0;
};
struct v2f
{
float4 position : POSITION0;
float3 normal…
November 24, 2005
Ok, so I mentioned a couple posts back that I had worked on some shaders, truth is, I only finished one of them, the other one is in progress, but it was put on hold.
After much struggling with my current rendering architecture, I decided it was time to bite the bullet and refactor it. The new archi…
After much struggling with my current rendering architecture, I decided it was time to bite the bullet and refactor it. The new archi…
November 23, 2005
So, the new gamedev site is up, and I like it. However, now my images no longer blend nicely with the background as they used to... oh well.
Not much today, last week I wrote another small program in C# that I also plan on releasing as trialware. It may even be handy for some people here, I'll make …
Not much today, last week I wrote another small program in C# that I also plan on releasing as trialware. It may even be handy for some people here, I'll make …
November 22, 2005
So, I decided that I would write a few new shaders for my engine just to make it look a bit more impressive, so far it's going good, yesterday I added a cool transparent glass type shader, it kind of looks like a bubble to me, I just need a better cube map that matches my sky and it'll look a lot c…
November 03, 2005
Ok, so I mentioned that my 3D woes deserved a post of their own, so here it is. SGE uses a deferred rendering architecture. For those unfamiliar with the term, what this means is that I put everything that is to be rendered in a list, once the list is generated, I iterate through the list and rende…
November 02, 2005
So, as I mentioned in my previous post, I have launched my very first serious trialware application, Explore++. This project was my first ever in C#, before doing it I had only glanced at what C# code looked like.
Now, I'm not the kind of guy that gets into what language is better, C++ or Java, Java…
Now, I'm not the kind of guy that gets into what language is better, C++ or Java, Java…
November 01, 2005
So, I've been real quiet lately, but it's only because I've been keeping real busy. Although not directly a game development project, it's something that anyone can use.
The project is called Explore++ and what it does is allow you to have 1 file exploring app open where you can transfer files using…
The project is called Explore++ and what it does is allow you to have 1 file exploring app open where you can transfer files using…
September 18, 2005
So, I've been a bit away from posting on my journal lately, it's not because I haven't wanted to, but I actually took a brief break from working on my engine and I've been extremely busy working on a small program I plan to release as shareware and hopefully get a trickle of income from it now and …
September 06, 2005
So, still no luck fixing the strange flickery stuff problem.. I have no idea what it is. Not that I have been working much on it, I've been keeping myself busy with a different project, hopefully one that will provide some financial gains...
Anyway, just thought I'd do a quick post... cya.
Anyway, just thought I'd do a quick post... cya.
September 02, 2005
Ok, so my previous post was threatened by lightning, so I'll just repost it again here in hopes that it'll attract some attention. I've tried everything I can think of and haven't been able to figure this one out...
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So, I'm getting a strange problem in my engine, at first I thought it was my code …
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So, I'm getting a strange problem in my engine, at first I thought it was my code …
September 01, 2005
So, I'm getting a strange problem in my engine, at first I thought it was my code (and it could still be, but Im not sure). I have some text that was being displayed on the screen, FPS, position, etc. When using the debug drivers everything works great, but when I use the release drivers, even if I…
August 30, 2005
A friend of mine suggested that to give my engine a "wow" factor, I should throw in a particle system, and I agree it would make a world of difference. So I'm researching particle systems that run on the GPU.
I'm wondering if anyone out there has done this type of particle system and I'd love to hea…
I'm wondering if anyone out there has done this type of particle system and I'd love to hea…
August 29, 2005
So, I think the tech interview went really well, I sent them some code samples and now I can only hope they like what they see. Getting this job would be quite life altering for me (in a good way) and I can't wait to hear that they will hire me.
Anyway, I leave you with a screenshot for your viewing…
Anyway, I leave you with a screenshot for your viewing…
August 29, 2005
I just had a phone interview with the development director of a company I want to work at... I think I did OK, but sometimes I feel like I talk too damn much and that only hurts more than it helps. It doesn't help that I get nervous when I do stuff like this...
Now I got a tech interview coming up i…
Now I got a tech interview coming up i…
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