####Status of the Project Summer has passed, and I took a break from working on the space artillery game. Not because I had other time commitments (although I did find other ways to fill my days), but rather because I just didn’t see how what I was making was supposed to be fun. Fortunately, stepping… Continue reading Summer Project: October
Category: Simulation
Summer Project, Weeks 4-9
Continued from [part one](/2010/07/summer-project-weeks-1-3/), more details about my quest to make a fun game about shooting things into space. ### Week 4 Took the week off. ### Week 5 I only got a little bit done this week, but it makes things look better. Each astronomical body has a rotational rate that controls how it… Continue reading Summer Project, Weeks 4-9
Summer Project, Weeks 1-3
### Description This summer I’ve decided to dedicate some time to working on programming a game. For eight weeks, from June 20th to August 14th, I am planning to put in at least a couple of hours three nights a week. At the end of this time I will evaluate my progress and the state… Continue reading Summer Project, Weeks 1-3
Ants Intro
Inspired by the brave explorers that found their way into my kitchen via means unknown, I’ve been working on a simulation of ants with their actions being based on the pheremone trails they leave behind. Given that I could represent their decision making process with a simple table of values, I decided to use a… Continue reading Ants Intro