December 08, 2006
My father and I have always had an express interest in cacti, for about as long as I can remember. My dad owns well over 350 different species of cacti and succulents. As much as I want them, I don't have any pictures of the swathes of cacti we have lying around the pad at the moment. I do, however…
November 29, 2006
Greetings my fellow developers.
I've been super duper ubar busy with work recently, which includes a 'slew' of things programming and non-programming related. Quite unfortunately, none of them are game related though. Sadness.
But before delving into that realm, I must comment on current games I am p…
I've been super duper ubar busy with work recently, which includes a 'slew' of things programming and non-programming related. Quite unfortunately, none of them are game related though. Sadness.
But before delving into that realm, I must comment on current games I am p…
July 01, 2006
Right so, the powers that be gave me permission to do some theory stuff regarding what I'm working on over at Wildfire Games. The project is called 0 AD, and is a RTS game based on civilizations from 500 BC to 500 AD. You can check it out at teh website, or check out some very awesome screenies at …
June 26, 2006
When we were coming back from Florida (it's a 19 hour car ride going 80-90 the majority of said 19 hours), we stopped in Nashville. The only gas station within three miles of the exit was the one that freakin' began the downtown strip, and therefore was the busiest gas station I have ever seen. Reg…
June 20, 2006
So, I lied. Curses upon me. I have no screenshots for the masses. Actually, in all truth, the hard drive with Visual Studio on it crashed. Because it is completely hamburger, the uninstaller went with it. So it goes - I try to reinstall it with the DVD, but it gives me some 'Program Files' folder n…
June 03, 2006
So I ended up bumbling my way through the Wildfire Games interview, and managed to get the position. I've been poking my way around stuff and am really looking forward to coding stuff soon. I'm gonna be doing gameplay scripting/programming.
I ordered another monitor yesterday. I already have a Dell …
I ordered another monitor yesterday. I already have a Dell …
May 27, 2006
So, as many of you may (or may not) have missed: 4E5 is almost upon GameDev.Net. I am seriously considering working up something, as I've now reached summer break. We'll see. There was an in-depth discussion on the GD IRC channel about what an alternative to the 4 elements could be...here's a snip…
May 25, 2006
Does this remind you of anyone (or any forum) you know? :)
How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb?
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1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed
14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been c…
How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb?
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1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed
14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been c…
May 21, 2006
I just finished my first year of college, and what a relief it has been. I took some re-frickin-diculous networking classes, and have managed to get my CCNA. I'm pretty excited, although I must admit, I'm more interested in the code side of things. I wasn't able to get into the CS program this past…
May 15, 2006
So, after almost a year of being vacant from the fine gamedev.net, I have decided to stop lurking once more and reclaim my auspicious post among the GDNet+. I'm sure the hallelujah chorus is proclaiming praises upon some high mountain...or not.
Admittedly, I haven't seen much action in the game prog…
Admittedly, I haven't seen much action in the game prog…
August 28, 2005
It's been a very lonnng time since I updated this job.
Many a things have been happening, lots of them in fact game dev related. I started making flash games for a childrens website, and that certainly has been an experience. I dont know if I really like ActionScript all that much. It seems not as..…
Many a things have been happening, lots of them in fact game dev related. I started making flash games for a childrens website, and that certainly has been an experience. I dont know if I really like ActionScript all that much. It seems not as..…
April 25, 2005
So i recently moved under the IT department here at my church, and am now a part time programmer. I get to mess with PHP and MySQL all day long. Great.
No seriously, i really enjoy PHP. It is an extremely powerful language, with many little quirks that i like. Anonimity of variable types is probably…
No seriously, i really enjoy PHP. It is an extremely powerful language, with many little quirks that i like. Anonimity of variable types is probably…
April 14, 2005
So i figure it's about time for an update.
I have been working on trying to find out a new game to make. I want to do something simple, such as a puzzle game, that is just..well...a short game you could play in like five minutes. I want it to have enough replayability that you can just keep playing …
I have been working on trying to find out a new game to make. I want to do something simple, such as a puzzle game, that is just..well...a short game you could play in like five minutes. I want it to have enough replayability that you can just keep playing …
March 30, 2005
Cheers.
Oh and i would like to say that AI Game Programming Wisdom rocks. My shooter's squad AI is coming along nicely, demo soon.
March 28, 2005
Well, i have been playing StepMania for about a year and a half - more or less, and i can hold my own on Heavy level.
So, i decided the (or teh) next logical step was to move up to full DDR. So, in a flurry of excitement, i bought DDR Max 2 w/ Dance Pad for my PS2, and it comes in tomorrow.
Here come…
So, i decided the (or teh) next logical step was to move up to full DDR. So, in a flurry of excitement, i bought DDR Max 2 w/ Dance Pad for my PS2, and it comes in tomorrow.
Here come…
March 23, 2005
Well, i have begun to program the AI system for my fighter game. I want to be able to make them think, not just fly by and hope for a shot. I have been successfully, in theory, to implement a two fighter attack against the player, working in tandem, but there are many holes in it that i have yet to…
March 07, 2005
So i am pretty dissapointed that i didnt get to go to the GDC this year, but i am definetly set up to go to 2006. No doubt. Anyway, i am going to at least try and get a GameDev.Net pen...i beg, i kill, etc.
I am going to LA on friday for seven days for a mission trip. My group is going to the Dream …
I am going to LA on friday for seven days for a mission trip. My group is going to the Dream …
February 28, 2005
Hey hey, lots of things to update about.
Wellp, first off is my newest (i say that..2 months old) project, which is a side scrolling shooter...yeah, i lovee those games, and i figured a couple-a guys and i would throw one together.
Right now im working on the sprite system, and how im going to get co…
Wellp, first off is my newest (i say that..2 months old) project, which is a side scrolling shooter...yeah, i lovee those games, and i figured a couple-a guys and i would throw one together.
Right now im working on the sprite system, and how im going to get co…
February 12, 2005
Ok, so i am working on some way to render objects in my game. I can either render them in order just like normal (so every different gamestate would have it's own flip and render order), or i can throw ready-to-be-rendered surfaces in a vector, then read backwards out of that and blit them one by o…
February 04, 2005
Man it has been a long time.
Computers are great until they dont work, especially if they dont work indefinetly...my computer went boom.
Anyway, i'm in planning stages of a new game. I always wanted to do a side scrolling space shooter, so im gonna do that.
I will get the plans up sometime for everyon…
Computers are great until they dont work, especially if they dont work indefinetly...my computer went boom.
Anyway, i'm in planning stages of a new game. I always wanted to do a side scrolling space shooter, so im gonna do that.
I will get the plans up sometime for everyon…
January 01, 2005
Yeah happy new years.
Here is a zip file of the project i mentioned in the last post...if you can get it to run (lol), tell me what you think. I know it is pretty beta, cause i havent added in much collision detection or true randomization (it basically just repeats the same thing over and over, not…
Here is a zip file of the project i mentioned in the last post...if you can get it to run (lol), tell me what you think. I know it is pretty beta, cause i havent added in much collision detection or true randomization (it basically just repeats the same thing over and over, not…
December 29, 2004
Wow it has been a looonng time.
Still workin on various things, still workin in general, and of course still playing games.
I picked up a nintendo DS the other day (like a week after release) - yeah it is my new favorite do-all toy. The only thing it doesnt do is bake and pour martinis.
In the develop…
Still workin on various things, still workin in general, and of course still playing games.
I picked up a nintendo DS the other day (like a week after release) - yeah it is my new favorite do-all toy. The only thing it doesnt do is bake and pour martinis.
In the develop…
November 29, 2004
So maplestory has gone to the shite, but whatever. I cant get it to run or even login..im to lazy to go to the site and get it worked out.
Anyway, im working on a new particle system for SDL. Im having the hardest freaking time with the blitting. I have everything else down pretty much, and expect t…
Anyway, im working on a new particle system for SDL. Im having the hardest freaking time with the blitting. I have everything else down pretty much, and expect t…
November 08, 2004
As our collective frend Mushu will tell you, dont play Maplestory. It abseloutely controls your life. Well..it does for me at least. I cant get away..everywhere i see snails and zombie shrooms and..ahhhhhhh....i must gouge eyes out with spoon.
Anyway, i have been working (in my 30 minutes of lunch b…
Anyway, i have been working (in my 30 minutes of lunch b…
October 20, 2004
Yeah my girlfreind is the most amazing person on the planet.
Anyway, i got the Doom 3 SDK and was drooling over the custom string class that carmack made. Yeah its crazy. Looks good, i might write my own just for kicks. Why not right?
My game is progressing along nicely, although i never get as much …
Anyway, i got the Doom 3 SDK and was drooling over the custom string class that carmack made. Yeah its crazy. Looks good, i might write my own just for kicks. Why not right?
My game is progressing along nicely, although i never get as much …
October 15, 2004
Yeah, i have been up now since seven yesterday morning, and it just turned 4 am today. Programming rocks.
I love it when you get one of those problems where you wanna tear out your hair and gouge out your eyes, but then you solve it and you go 'I AM AWESOME.'
Yeah its fun.
Sleep now.
I love it when you get one of those problems where you wanna tear out your hair and gouge out your eyes, but then you solve it and you go 'I AM AWESOME.'
Yeah its fun.
Sleep now.
October 13, 2004
I just picked up my GeForce 6800 GT 256mb, and plan to play Doom on headphones and in the dark all night.
I have my Dr Pepper and cookies ready, waiting to pee my pants.
Should be fun :)
I have my Dr Pepper and cookies ready, waiting to pee my pants.
Should be fun :)
October 12, 2004
So im sitting here watching that Dune show that the Sci-Fi channel put on. Its so much better than the original. Its awesome..although i do miss the cheezy worms from the first ones. And that evil sister Alia...
I decided to implement a real time shadow system based on a 'sun' that rotates 180 degre…
I decided to implement a real time shadow system based on a 'sun' that rotates 180 degre…
October 10, 2004
So i finally have some screens from my up and coming..
This is the main menu..probably will redo it but this is it for now..
And this bad boy is the early version of the main game map. It needs some tweaking (like capital cities, and mountains/other terrain types), but you get the idea.
Yeah its kick …
This is the main menu..probably will redo it but this is it for now..
And this bad boy is the early version of the main game map. It needs some tweaking (like capital cities, and mountains/other terrain types), but you get the idea.
Yeah its kick …
October 08, 2004
So much fun!
I had a freind go out of town this week for 10 months with americorps (to california..the NCCC Western) which really sucks. She was kinda that person you talk to about stuff and is just really cool to hang out with. But life happens..
Im trying to figure out a way to get the 3 MSDN cds f…
I had a freind go out of town this week for 10 months with americorps (to california..the NCCC Western) which really sucks. She was kinda that person you talk to about stuff and is just really cool to hang out with. But life happens..
Im trying to figure out a way to get the 3 MSDN cds f…
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