####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
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
Pi Day 2010
Sarah, being the brilliant lady that she is, suggested that we should make a pie for Pi day (3/14, see). Despite her hesitation, I insisted that we make a rhubarb pie. Just straight-up rhubarb; none of this strawberry nonsense for me. Noteworthy characteristics include the use of cultured butter to make the crust and brown… Continue reading Pi Day 2010
Map Generator #2
Added from last time, I created a second layer of the map that marks which cells are part of which contiguous region. Currently the only regions recognized are land masses and bodies of water. In the future I will most likely also define rules to recognize hilly and mountainous regions. The regions themselves are discovered… Continue reading Map Generator #2