April 27, 2007
Further to the last post, my girlfriend is back and the job is still good. So win-win really and can't complain.
Radio waves are a fascinating area of science, it turns out. I knew very little about all this. It turns out that there is a "DC to light" scale that starts with direct current (no amplit…
Radio waves are a fascinating area of science, it turns out. I knew very little about all this. It turns out that there is a "DC to light" scale that starts with direct current (no amplit…
April 18, 2007
Bad news: The girlfriend has finally gone. Been about a week and had a really hard day yesterday having to meet up at the bank and go and sort out the joint account and the car loan. Not meaning to be all emo, but it is a nightmare that at the time you are going through all the emotional issues, th…
April 12, 2007
Everything is okay. Just got offered a superb job. Not the one I was talking about. Whole thing came completely left field.
I am drunk.
It is all actually going to be alright. It has been a long and dark two months. Perhaps this is why my developer progress has gone to rat shit. Hopefully it will all…
I am drunk.
It is all actually going to be alright. It has been a long and dark two months. Perhaps this is why my developer progress has gone to rat shit. Hopefully it will all…
April 11, 2007
Still no news on the job I'm really after, but I spoke to the guy and no news is indeed good news. He's just too snowed under and going through some changes to the business. Reckons it will be Monday before I can hope to hear anything.
I've moved the other opportunity to go have a sample day with th…
I've moved the other opportunity to go have a sample day with th…
April 05, 2007
That was an interesting conversation.
I've just been chatting to a chap who runs a business here in the centre who has just had to let a member of his staff go due to poor timekeeping.
He seems to be basically looking for someone to take a role almost identical to the one I've just been doing for the…
I've just been chatting to a chap who runs a business here in the centre who has just had to let a member of his staff go due to poor timekeeping.
He seems to be basically looking for someone to take a role almost identical to the one I've just been doing for the…
April 03, 2007
Just bought myself Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory for a tenner. I'm actually really impressed. I've had a run of buying games recently that were really disappointing to play (Thief 3, Deus Ex 2) and am quite blown away by how much fun Chaos Theory is.
My only complaint is that, like a lot of games with…
My only complaint is that, like a lot of games with…
March 28, 2007
As part of my ongoing quest to use my GameDev journal to post entirely non-GameDev related stuff, I thought I'd just post an update about my day. Still not programming AT ALL at the moment, which sucks but there you go.
Had a job interview this morning (for the three of you following this, you knew …
Had a job interview this morning (for the three of you following this, you knew …
March 27, 2007
So I came into work this morning to discover that I am being made redundant. Wasn't exactly unexpected but has all happened a lot faster than I thought. I basically have three weeks of work left, with payment for the whole of next month plus some bonus owing, then I'm out of here.
Feeling pretty cut…
Feeling pretty cut…
March 26, 2007
Been offered my first interview in my ongoing job hunt. It's a field sales post with company car and fairly attractive looking renumeration, but I need to have a chat with them to see how the basic vs commission breaks down. Still nice to be moving. This was just an "Email your CV" type application…
March 20, 2007
The IMHX previously mentioned was a great success, although a very long four days on my feet. The product I promote appears to have arrived well within its industry.
However, looks like my company may be, er, restructuring. I was kind of thinking about moving on after the IMHX anyway but looks like …
However, looks like my company may be, er, restructuring. I was kind of thinking about moving on after the IMHX anyway but looks like …
March 11, 2007
Well, after about eight months of build up, the 2007 IMHX is finally upon us and tomorrow I go to Birmingham for a very long week indeed.
I've actually decided once the show is out of the way to start looking around for a new job. I want to improve my earning potential a bit really and I think I've …
I've actually decided once the show is out of the way to start looking around for a new job. I want to improve my earning potential a bit really and I think I've …
March 08, 2007
Thought I'd post but nothing dev related to report. Been a week filled with problems at work and at home and haven't touched my own PC since Tuesday.
I'm also away all next week for work so won't even be able to read the forums here let alone do any development. I can't face programming on the lapto…
I'm also away all next week for work so won't even be able to read the forums here let alone do any development. I can't face programming on the lapto…
March 05, 2007
Got back a day earlier than expected due to an appointment cancellation. I left Redbridge in Essex at 5:30am today to get to Swansea for about 10:45am, was in Swansea until about 2:30pm then got home at about 10:00pm. Harsh.
I did, however, spent most of the hours and hours on the train reading my D…
I did, however, spent most of the hours and hours on the train reading my D…
March 05, 2007
Got back a day earlier than expected due to an appointment cancellation. I left Redbridge in Essex at 5:30am today to get to Swansea for about 10:45am, was in Swansea until about 2:30pm then got home at about 10:00pm. Harsh.
I did, however, spent most of the hours and hours on the train reading my D…
I did, however, spent most of the hours and hours on the train reading my D…
March 05, 2007
Got back a day earlier than expected due to an appointment cancellation. I left Redbridge in Essex at 5:30am today to get to Swansea for about 10:45am, was in Swansea until about 2:30pm then got home at about 10:00pm. Harsh.
I did, however, spent most of the hours and hours on the train reading my D…
I did, however, spent most of the hours and hours on the train reading my D…
March 04, 2007
Got to go away for work for a couple of days so no internet till Tuesday night [sad].
I'll have my laptop, which I've got VS Express, PSDK and DXSDK all working on, so I might be able to do some work on my 3D experiments, but without the internet to answer questions, not sure if I'll bother.
Not over…
I'll have my laptop, which I've got VS Express, PSDK and DXSDK all working on, so I might be able to do some work on my 3D experiments, but without the internet to answer questions, not sure if I'll bother.
Not over…
March 02, 2007
Got a crosshair up and running:
Obviously the more important step is being now able to render any kind of HUD stuff over the top of a 3D screen.
I tried messing about with D3DXMatrixOrtho... stuff as Todo suggested, but I couldn't get it to work in the end.
So instead, I created a second vertex format…
Obviously the more important step is being now able to render any kind of HUD stuff over the top of a 3D screen.
I tried messing about with D3DXMatrixOrtho... stuff as Todo suggested, but I couldn't get it to work in the end.
So instead, I created a second vertex format…
March 01, 2007
Collision detection is now working flawlessly. Here is a new demo. The player slides very nicely along walls at any angle now.
The trick was to seperate out the X and Z movement into single steps, which was pretty trivial, so I could do the same style of collision response I've used in 2D games in t…
The trick was to seperate out the X and Z movement into single steps, which was pretty trivial, so I could do the same style of collision response I've used in 2D games in t…
February 28, 2007
[EDIT - Decided to just start this post again [smile]]
Demo.
Fair bit of progress tonight. I've gone from a diffuse coloured cube spinning around on the screen to a randomly generated maze of textured cubes, with pixel fog enabled and a camera that allows for WASD and mouse-based freelook left and ri…
Demo.
Fair bit of progress tonight. I've gone from a diffuse coloured cube spinning around on the screen to a randomly generated maze of textured cubes, with pixel fog enabled and a camera that allows for WASD and mouse-based freelook left and ri…
February 27, 2007
We have a coloured 3D cube! Daft demo.
Basically, I've written a D3D program that loads a model from a text file where each vertex is specified in local space along with a colour value for each vertex. It doesn't use an index buffer, so each face can have a distinct colour.
Here is the text file, and…
Basically, I've written a D3D program that loads a model from a text file where each vertex is specified in local space along with a colour value for each vertex. It doesn't use an index buffer, so each face can have a distinct colour.
Here is the text file, and…
February 27, 2007
So my book arrived last night. I've sort of read my way through about half of it, and have learned a great deal about Direct3D, although obviously much of it is meaningless until I actually start to apply it.
All the stuff about materials and lights is interesting, and there are a couple of really s…
All the stuff about materials and lights is interesting, and there are a couple of really s…
February 24, 2007
Amazon just emailed me to say my new book has been dispatched.
I'm actually getting quite excited now. I entirely agree with HopeDagger's comments in my last post and accept I am a low-down no-good dirty quitter but I'm feeling really quite motivated now I've chosen a new direction.
I wish the map ed…
I'm actually getting quite excited now. I entirely agree with HopeDagger's comments in my last post and accept I am a low-down no-good dirty quitter but I'm feeling really quite motivated now I've chosen a new direction.
I wish the map ed…
February 23, 2007
Well, daft scripting language projects aside, I've decided that it is finally time to take the plunge into 3D graphics. I've got irreversibley bored with Udo, which I know a few people (I'm looking mainly at HopeDagger [smile]) will shout at me for, but...
The main reason for the last six months wor…
The main reason for the last six months wor…
February 22, 2007
Again, nothing to report. I just can't seem to get motivated on Udo at the moment and don't want to force myself.
I've been thinking about developing my scripting language a bit actually, after some conversations round here. I'm wondering if it would actually be of use to other people if I could sup…
I've been thinking about developing my scripting language a bit actually, after some conversations round here. I'm wondering if it would actually be of use to other people if I could sup…
February 19, 2007
Actually made it through an entire day at work today. It was really nice to get back and to spend the day productively, unlike last week where every day was spent watching The Jeremy Kyle Show and sleeping.
Still don't feel quite right though. I'm still not breathing very comfortably. Reckon trip to…
Still don't feel quite right though. I'm still not breathing very comfortably. Reckon trip to…
February 16, 2007
Feeling a bit better today. Reckon by the time the weekend is over I'll be fine again. Quite a scary week at times though.
Anyway, I've started working on Udo again but I have some bad news for fans of my leaf monsters and rustling bushes - both features have been ceremoniously dumped from the game.…
Anyway, I've started working on Udo again but I have some bad news for fans of my leaf monsters and rustling bushes - both features have been ceremoniously dumped from the game.…
February 15, 2007
Man, am I ever ill.
Ended up goint to A&E last night since I was having trouble breathing (always a worry). Was expecting to get prescribed antibiotics or something.
Ended up having chest X-rays, then an ECG(!).
Thankfully they found nothing that concerned them but it was a nervous hour or so wait…
Ended up goint to A&E last night since I was having trouble breathing (always a worry). Was expecting to get prescribed antibiotics or something.
Ended up having chest X-rays, then an ECG(!).
Thankfully they found nothing that concerned them but it was a nervous hour or so wait…
February 13, 2007
Great to have the site back up again. May I just say my thanks for the extension to the GDNet+ accounts which, like some others have said, hadn't even crossed my mind during the downtime and was a really nice thought.
I'm afraid I've accomplished nothing during the downtime though. I just can't seem…
I'm afraid I've accomplished nothing during the downtime though. I just can't seem…
February 01, 2007
Look up.
I got my GGE badge. Whoopee.
I can't figure out how to change my quote, so it looks as though my legacy to the world will be the wisdom - "This space intentionally left blank".
That's actually better than anything I could have come up with, and I am in consultation with my funeral directors t…
I got my GGE badge. Whoopee.
I can't figure out how to change my quote, so it looks as though my legacy to the world will be the wisdom - "This space intentionally left blank".
That's actually better than anything I could have come up with, and I am in consultation with my funeral directors t…
January 31, 2007
Finally got my GGE confirmation email and got my profile set up yesterday, but I must confess I don't really understand the way the site works. I was scanning round to see if I could find any of you lot but I couldn't find any way to search for people. I also can't figure out how you upload games o…
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