November 08, 2021
A few years ago, some folks at NASA asked for my help with some VR projects they were working on. They had switched to Leadwerks and were getting better performance with that, but it still wasn't fast enough for what they were trying to do. I flew from California out to Goddard Space Flight Center …
September 06, 2018
Leadwerks 3.0 was released during GDC 2013. I gave a talk on graphics optimization and also had a booth at the expo. Something else significant happened that week. After the expo closed I walked over to the Oculus booth and they let me try out the first Rift prototype.
This was a pivotal time …
December 20, 2017
I'm building the VR project template for Leadwerks 4.5. Although you can enable VR in any project, this template is specifically designed to provide some of your most common room-scale VR features:
- Teleportation movement, which prevents motion sickness.
- Picking up and throwing object…
May 27, 2014
Now that the Kickstarter rewards are shipped from my campaign to bring Leadwerks to Linux, I'm getting distribution channels set up. Today Leadwerks Game Engine launched in the Ubuntu Software Center. This is a big deal for two reasons:
- Linux users now have first-class rapid game development tools w…
March 20, 2014
[color=rgb(0,0,0)][font=arial]Previously, [/font][/color]I described[color=rgb(0,0,0)][font=arial] the goals and philosophy that were guiding my design of our implementation of the Leadwerks Workshop on Steam. To review, the goals were:[/font][/color]
[color=rgb(0,0,0)][font=arial]1. Frictionless sh…
[color=rgb(0,0,0)][font=arial]1. Frictionless sh…
March 06, 2014
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I'm happy to say that Leadwerks now supports the entire process of making games natively on Linux. Let's take a quick tour through the process.[/font][/color][color=rgb(11,25,2)][font='Helvetica Neue']
First, we create a new project in the project wizard. …
I'm happy to say that Leadwerks now supports the entire process of making games natively on Linux. Let's take a quick tour through the process.[/font][/color][color=rgb(11,25,2)][font='Helvetica Neue']
First, we create a new project in the project wizard. …
February 20, 2014
[color=rgb(11,25,2)][font=arial]Following my previous update about correcting file path cases, I am now able to load all our maps in Leadwerks. The power of this tool running natively on Linux is starting to show, if I do say so myself:[/font][/color]
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January 25, 2014
With all the excitement of the Steam release and Steam Dev Days behind me, I have literally nothing else to work on but Linux and small bug fixes for the Steam users. Together with the recent solution of two long outstanding problems, the pace of development is picking up, and you can expect more f…
January 21, 2014
[color=#000000][font=arial]A new update for Leadwerks has been posted which adds new features that allow users to use Steam features.[/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=arial]S[/font][/color]teamworks Integration
[color=#000000][font=arial]Leadwerks now has native support for the Steamworks SDK. You…
[color=#000000][font=arial]S[/font][/color]teamworks Integration
[color=#000000][font=arial]Leadwerks now has native support for the Steamworks SDK. You…
January 14, 2014
[color=rgb(18,26,13)][font='Helvetica Neue'][color=rgb(11,25,2)]On Monday, Leadwerks Game Engine: Indie Edition was finally launched on Steam. Before the Kickstarter campaign there was a Greenlight campaign to put Leadwerks on Steam, which it got through in just 27 days. Based on the success of the…
January 07, 2014
Well, I finally got Leadwerks onto Steam with an "indie edition" focused on Lua.
The response has been quite good. It's pretty surprising to see it in the top ranking place for software, and on the front page of Steam, especially right now when there is so much interest in Valve. I guess January is …
The response has been quite good. It's pretty surprising to see it in the top ranking place for software, and on the front page of Steam, especially right now when there is so much interest in Valve. I guess January is …
December 17, 2013
[color=rgb(0,0,0)][font=arial]Leadwerks 3.1 is nearly ready for release! In Leadwerks 3.0, we focused on making a solid cross-platform art pipeline and editor. In 3.1 we're adding graphics that go above and beyond the capabilities of Leadwerks 2.[/font][/color]
New Features in 3.1
New Features in 3.1
- OpenGL 4.0 deferred…
December 02, 2013
[color=rgb(0,0,0)][font=arial]It's December, which means Leadwerks for Linux is nearly here! Last week I had to get into more depth with our tutorials. We're creating a series of maps that demonstrate simple game mechanics. The goal is to show how to set up game interactions by attaching scripts to…
October 29, 2013
[color=rgb(0,0,0)][font=arial]Leadwerks 3.1 has entered the beta testing phase on schedule according to our development plan laid out in the [/font][/color]Leadwerks for Linux[color=rgb(0,0,0)][font=arial] Kickstarter campaign. Supporters who chose the SUPER BACKER reward have been granted access t…
October 06, 2013
[color=rgb(0,0,0)][font=arial]Compiling Leadwerks for Linux using the Code::Blocks IDE wasn't very hard. I particularly like the way Code::Blocks handles files in projects. Instead of creating your own "fake" file system in the project explorer, you just add the folder or files you want, and they a…
October 04, 2013
[color=rgb(0,0,0)][font=arial]Several people have asked me for my hardware recommendations for a new Linux gaming machine. I get rather frustrated by PC manufacturers who load computers up with expensive Intel CPUs and [/font][/color]extra RAM you don't need[color=rgb(0,0,0)][font=arial], and then…
September 23, 2013
[color=rgb(11,25,2)][font=arial][font='Helvetica Neue']Last week Valve founder and CEO Gabe Newell took to the stage at LinuxCon and proclaimed that "Linux is the future of gaming". Gabe talked about Linux gaming capabilities and promised to unveil something "on the hardware side" the following wee…
September 06, 2013
[color=rgb(0,0,0)][font=arial]All stickers from our Kickstarter campaign have been shipped, and they look absolutely fantastic:[/font][/color]
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[color=rgb(0,0,0)][font=arial]I've never been a "sticker on my laptop" kind of guy, but I am putting one of thes…
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[color=rgb(0,0,0)][font=arial]I've never been a "sticker on my laptop" kind of guy, but I am putting one of thes…
September 02, 2013
A new update to Leadwerks 3.0 is out. Registered developers can run the Leadwerks updater to download and install the patch. This update adds terrain, bug fixes, and a few small feature enhancements.
Our new terrain system, described in our Kickstarter campaign to bring Leadwerks to the Linux operat…
Our new terrain system, described in our Kickstarter campaign to bring Leadwerks to the Linux operat…
July 29, 2013
[color=rgb(11,25,2)][font=arial][font='Helvetica Neue']I wanted to add some default procedural generation tools in the Leadwerks 3.1 terrain editor. The goal is to let the user input a few parameters to control the appearance of their terrain and auto-generate a landscape that looks good without r…
July 28, 2013
[color=rgb(0,0,0)][font=arial]Leadwerks is a prize sponsor for [/font][/color]Cereal Hack 3[color=rgb(0,0,0)][font=arial] at the Sacramento [/font][/color]HackerLab[color=rgb(0,0,0)][font=arial]. I stopped by in the morning to listen to the pitches and say hi. Here are a few photos from the event…
July 26, 2013
[font='Helvetica Neue']I've been seeing glimpses here and there over the last couple of years of a project by one of our users. He didn't give much detail in the past, but what he did show the community looked stunning. Now, after two years of work, [color=rgb(4,46,238)]FSR Game Development[/color…
July 18, 2013
[color=rgb(0,0,0)][font=arial]With two weeks left to spare, I'm pleased to announce our stretch goals for the [/font][/color]Leadwerks for Linux[color=rgb(0,0,0)][font=arial] Kickstarter campaign:[/font][/color]
$26,000 - Android + Ouya for All: [color=rgb(0,0,0)][font=arial]We will provide all back…
$26,000 - Android + Ouya for All: [color=rgb(0,0,0)][font=arial]We will provide all back…
July 10, 2013
[color=rgb(0,0,0)][font=arial]In just three weeks, the Linux community has successfully funded the development of [/font][/color]Leadwerks for Linux[color=rgb(0,0,0)][font=arial]. This means we're going to bring Leadwerks 3.1 to Linux, with native support for developing Linux games...so Linux games…
July 02, 2013
Leadwerks has been successfully Greenlit for Steam, meaning we can integrate great features like the Steam Workshop and Valve file formats right into our game engine! Thank you so much to everyone who voted.
We saw an incredible response from the Steam Linux community, both here and on our Kickstart…
We saw an incredible response from the Steam Linux community, both here and on our Kickstart…
June 24, 2013
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Over the weekend I attended an OUYA game jam and got to play around with the OUYA dev kit for the first time. My goal was to see if I could get Leadwerks running on it. I had problems with the USB driver, but compiling went smoothly:
I didn't have any problems with controller latency,…
Over the weekend I attended an OUYA game jam and got to play around with the OUYA dev kit for the first time. My goal was to see if I could get Leadwerks running on it. I had problems with the USB driver, but compiling went smoothly:
I didn't have any problems with controller latency,…
June 16, 2013
[color=rgb(0,0,0)][font=arial]Last week we launched our [/font][/color]Steam Greenlight[color=rgb(0,0,0)][font=arial] campaign to get Leadwerks into the hands of the Steam community. This week, we're rolling out the second stage of our plan with a [/font][/color]Kickstarter[color=rgb(0,0,0)][font=a…
June 03, 2013
[color=rgb(0,0,0)][font=arial]I first connected with [/font][/color]Valve Software[color=rgb(0,0,0)][font=arial] during GDC 2013. I recognized an opportunity to work together, so last week I paid a visit to Bellevue, Washington and met with Valve employees (no one has job titles in the company exce…
May 22, 2013
[color=rgb(0,0,0)][font=arial]This update to Leadwerks 3 brings the addition of lightmapping across curved surfaces with smooth groups. The image below is a set of lightmapped CSG brushes, not mesh lighting. You can read a detailed account of our implementation of this feature [/font][/color]here[c…
May 15, 2013
I'm a big fan of constructive solid geometry because it allows people without advanced modeling skills to design a game level that looks great. In fact, I originally got my start in game development using the Quake and Half-Life modding tools, making game maps.
One of the criticisms of CSG has been …
One of the criticisms of CSG has been …
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