What I did today

Miscellaneous Topics
#401

I found out oryx made a company: http://oryxdesignlab.com/
I found out opengl spec is out: http://www.opengl.org/registry/
I looked at some siggraph stuff: https://labs.sketchfab.com/siggraph2014/
I read a bean-tracing overview: http://www.fxguide.com/featured/beam-rendering-extended-at-siggraph-2014/
I read a preview blog about an upcomming paper: http://casual-effects.blogspot.fr/2014/08/screen-space-ray-tracing.html
ate lunch
fished crabs
now I back to work…

#402

I read about the OpenGL Initiative. This will be very awesome if Khronos is able to pull this off as it will get rid of all the bloat that has accumulated in the API over the years and give us a modern way to access the CPU and GPU.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8363/khronos-announces-next-generation-opengl-initiative

It will give DX12 and Mantle a run for their money if Khronos can finish this.

#403

Not so worried about how much or how little it trounces DX12 and/or Mantle as I am that it’s client-deployable, modern, and properly cross-platform and bug-free.

Cas :slight_smile:

#404

Some more fun with particles:

http://fat.gfycat.com/VictoriousIllGrayreefshark.gif

Just tryin’ to keep busy :stuck_out_tongue:

#405

Implemented scrollpanes last night. Turns out they need their own sprite engine, so it was quite a complex affair. Very satisfying to see a listbox working inside one though.

Cas :slight_smile:

#406

Been a week I had surgery and now I’m back program. ;D

#407

Faking NES like output: http://superwinthegame.com/dsoptalk/

#408

Considering other options:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1668516/shots/roam/hmm.png

Cheers,

Kev

#409

@kev

The sky (Is it?) seems a lot like water to me :smiley:

#410

I guess that’s just a placeholder. :smiley:
To be honest I preferred the isometric look, but it looks okay-ish in this side scroller format too.

#411

I’m done.

http://giant.gfycat.com/AmusedWellwornAnhinga.gif

#412

Image is broken, don’t use dropbox.

#413

Moved over to Gfycat

#414

Rage quit programming, that’s what I did.

#415

I actually got around to make a small video showing my 3D FP-Prototype. (Note: The ‘FP’ is just ‘FPS’ without the ‘S’)

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What a great day!

#416

Looks great, good job! :slight_smile:

#417

Lookin good, one crit I might consider reducing the head sway a tad. Watching the video made my eyes feel a little weird, but I’m sure when at the controls it feels different so idk. Just some friendly advise :smiley:

#418

Drew the art for the next update to City Jumper, and I’m really proud of it. :smiley: Right now it’s just a mock-up but today I’m going to implement it in code.

Also made a new pixel person: :smiley:

#419

All values (/calibration values) in the ‘engine’ are not final, so you can change them at runtime without any problems.
The headbobbing effect is just 5 variables, three for calculations, two for calibration.

I will need to open up a thread with a demo of the ‘engine’ at some point… probably at the end of the holydays.

Have a nice day!

#420

I finally bought a new laptop - a Lenovo g505s. I’ve been stuck on the same laptop since 2008, so this is a big deal for me. Here is my new laptop compared to the old one:

http://www.headline-benchmark.com/results/c9538cdf-0f1f-4748-bf31-2779920abd0a

I now have a 64-bit OS, and 8GB RAM! My graphics card can handle my own games!!!