April 2013
2 posts
Bioshock Infinite in three paragraphs
http://bphennessy.com/bioshock.html
Apr 10th
A Guide to Python's Magic Methods
http://www.rafekettler.com/magicmethods.html
Apr 8th
March 2013
4 posts
Miller Puckette
Mar 23rd
Julia Programming Language
http://julialang.org/ http://forio.com/julia/
Mar 17th
http://criticalpathproject.com →
Explore the art, philosophy, politics, and psychology of video games with some of the medium’s most influential designers and visionaries.
Mar 12th
Linux static linking is dead?
“I do not know where to find the historic references, but yes, static linking is dead on GNU systems.”
Mar 3rd
January 2013
2 posts
Code Style Conventions
id Software Code Style Conventions Google C++ Style Guide Style Guide for Python Code
Jan 27th
Python: Generator Tricks For Systems Programmers
Download Look via Google Viewer
Jan 4th
December 2012
2 posts
C++11: A cheat sheet
Download Look via Google Viewer
Dec 26th
The future is... Tomorrow!
Merry Christmas everyone! Stay warm in there. It’s getting cold outside!
Dec 21st
September 2012
2 posts
Setting up Wacom Tablet on Windows 7
The Ultimate Guide to Making Your Wacom Tablet Work on Windows 7
Sep 30th
Scrollbar Anywhere
A neat Google Chrome extension from David Pärsson
Sep 5th
August 2012
2 posts
Coral
Finally, I’ve built x86 and x64 versions of Coral for Windows. Also, I’ve made a temporary page with links for builds and the building guide that might help you compile application by yourself, so you can download all of that here: coral-app.tumblr.com
Aug 18th
Being Open Source on Windows
Is hard. And it shouldn’t be so. Now I understand what’s the coolest part about Linux. Here’s a few web pages with open source libraries which are builded for Windows already: http://devpaks.org https://svn.blender.org/svnroot/bf-blender/trunk/lib To copy the folders from the Blender’s site you should install Subversion. Here is described how to use it. Also, manual...
Aug 4th
July 2012
4 posts
Mathematics is fun.
No, really. It was boring back then, when you went to school. Now we have the most powerful technology of the future that can make it more interesting than ever before. It’s right here, in front of you. But how computer can help you learn it in a different, more enjoyable way? Only by playful interaction with it. Programming? Not really. The problem of programming is that it’s not...
Jul 7th
1 note
Compiling Direct3D window using MinGW
In previous post I pointed out on a Notepad++ archive with a NppExec plugin which makes possible to compile C++ code. Here is an example of the build options and basic DirectX program to illustrate that you can make your own applications without using Visual Studio. MinGW build options can be found in pocketcpp\npp\plugins\config\npes_saved.txt file: g++ -m32 -o...
Jul 4th
Bad Programming Practices
Spaghetti code and Lava flow
Jul 3rd
Pocket C++
Portable and easy to use editor to write and test C++11 snippets (supported features). It integrates Notepad++, MinGW, and MSYS. You can use F9 key to compile C++ files, Ctrl+F9 to execute the compiled program and F10 to switch to the related .h header file. code.google.com/p/pocketcpp/ You can also find latest MinGW builds here: code.google.com/p/mingw-builds/downloads/list Or use MinGW-w64...
Jul 1st
June 2012
3 posts
An easy way to find Drivers for your Hardware
wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PC_hardware_manufacturers
Jun 30th
Bjarne Stroustrup: C++11 Style
The slides can be found here: C++11 Style – A Touch of Class Here is the paper that was mentioned in the video: Software Development for Infrastructure. IEEE Computer, January 2012
Jun 3rd
id Software: Doom 3 Source Code & Review
Code: https://github.com/id-Software/DOOM-3 Review: http://fabiensanglard.net/doom3/index.php
Jun 1st
May 2012
3 posts
Easy retopology in Softimage
I found two Softimage tools very helpful to retopology the mesh that was imported from Zbrush (GoZ for Softimage) or other sculpting packages. Add/Edit Polygon Tool can quickly create quads or any n-gons in a few clicks. To snap vertices to imported mesh Enable Snapping on a right Snap panel and activate Snap to Facets button. Tweak Component Tool will allow you to change position of the created...
May 20th
Compiling x64 plugins in VS 2010 for Softimage...
Create empty *.bat file and paste this code: @echo off call "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Softimage 2013\Application\bin\Setenv.bat" call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat" x86_amd64 set PATH set XSISDK_ROOT=C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Softimage 2013\XSISDK "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /useenv echo on Make sure you...
May 20th
1 note
Learning Python for Softimage
EN: http://s3.darkvertex.com/mirror/XSIScriptingUsingPython.pdf RU: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m1FV0e7cMJ7MHarzE-Ts8_WjHyYMsznOk2p8k8bBzu4/edit?hl=ru_RU&pli=1
May 3rd
March 2012
3 posts
Mar 15th
Speculative Futures for an Alternate Present
Lecture is given by Viktor Antonov, the former concept artist and art director of Half-Life 2 and animated feature film The Prodigies: http://www.aaschool.ac.uk/VIDEO/lecture.php?ID=110 You can also listen to the panel discussion where’s Viktor talks about the architecture in games and how it is related to the game design: ...
Mar 10th
How to execute a Python code in Notepad++
Download PyNPP plugin Put .dll in a “Notepad++\plugins” folder Press the Ctrl+Alt+F5 combination. Done!
Mar 2nd
February 2012
2 posts
Unofficial Windows Binaries for Python Extension...
http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/
Feb 18th
How to resize ICE PPGLogic window in SI 2012 SAP
Go to \Program Files\Autodesk\Softimage 2012.SAP\Application\DSScripts, find a “simulation.vbs” file Search for the “EditICECompoundPPGLogicProc” function, under “Prepare Layout” comment find “set oLayout = oPSet.PPGLayout” line and right after it write this: oLayout.SetViewSize 1000, 800 Where 1000 and 800 are custom width and height values.
Feb 2nd
December 2011
2 posts
Solar Fields
Dec 27th
Source Engine: SHADERAPIDX9.DLL FIX!
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1100021 [By the way if you want to install the new nvidia driver or one of the microsoft’s stuff, you better enable WMI service back, just in case!]
Dec 16th
October 2011
2 posts
NEOTOKYO° OST
Official FLAC quality Tracks on Bandcamp Full YouTube playlist Soundcloud profile Ed Harrison is a genius. His blog posts can be found here NEOTOKYO° is a cool multiplayer mod for Half-Life 2 that I played for a long time.
Oct 31st
1 note
Oct 16th
September 2011
1 post
NASA images and animations
This is a sequence from NASA site that I uploaded on YouTube in 4K resolution. Sweet. Two great subdomain pages with high-resolution maps and animations that you can download and use for own works: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/ http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Sep 21st
August 2011
1 post
Aug 27th
July 2011
1 post
New World Revolution
By h3rwig Maurer. Sounds great. His channel on youtube. Other songs you can listen here: http://www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/3391876
Jul 26th
June 2011
1 post
Video Games and the Human Condition
Jonathan Blow, the creator of Braid, talks about game design and how it can influence people. As for me very interesting issue was raised by Jon, I advise you to watch it till the end!
Jun 9th