Techcrunch did an [article] on MSFT moving the CNTK Machine Learning Toolkit from Codeplex to Github, which spiders off to a bunch of deep learning resources and AI history.
Author: tim
Google Deep Learning
Google created a free [deep-learning] course on Udacity that should take about 3 months to complete.
Ultimate Game Music Collection
The [Ultimate Game Music Collection] has 100+ music tracks to produce any genre of game!
Setup For Fuse CC
[Setup For Fuse CC] has been submitted for review in the Unity asset store. The 1.0 release adds support for the Scary Zombie Pack from [Mixamo].
Dorm Room Tycoon – David Cancel
DRT talks with [David Cancel] about a unique approach to product development, investments, and product marketing. David talks about getting products out quickly and let the early feedback from the customers shape the product.
Zano Investigation
Kickstarter commissioned Mark Harris from Seattle to investigate the [Failure of Zano], a successfully funded and backed Kickstarter project for hand-sized drone. The KS campaign raised $2M out of an initial goal of $190k. Unfortunately, Zano lacked the technical competency to deliver their backer rewards.
Traveling through time with ‘Braid’ creator Jonathan Blow
[Jonathan Blow], creator of the game “Braid”, shares his thoughts on indie game development on Engadget.
Texturing Ubisoft’s Rainbow Six Siege using Substance
[Allegorithmic Substances] are the way to go to get consistent and great looking materials.
Android Studio Tutorial For Beginners – How To Build an Android App
Mark Price made an excellent 1-hour tutorial for getting started building your own Java app for Android using Android Studio. It’s a good primer for getting started setting up the app and creating a user interface to do some math logic.
Facebook Clear Cache
If Facebook ever shows the wrong image or video preview, you can use the [Facebook Debug Tool] to clear the cache. Delete the post and scrape again to see the expected image.
Snapdragon Profiler
The Qualcomm developer portal has the [Snapdragon Profiler] for finding performance bottlenecks and troubleshooting issues on Snapdragon devices. The profiler runs on Linux, Mac, and Windows.
Setup For Fuse CC
I started the first step to submitting my new package to the [Unity Asset Store]. I’m in the process of [writing documentation] on my new asset `Setup For Fuse CC`.
Codepad for Code Sharing
[Codepad] is a place for developers to share & save code snippets.
Fixed on Shark Tank
[Fixed] pitched an service on [Shark Tank] that fights parking tickets and moving violations. Hoorah!!!
Mic
[Mic] is a new media news outlet. Best yet, it appears to be ad free.
I first heard about Mic on the [Recode/Decode] podcast that interviewed the CEO, Chris Altchek.
Minecraft in Unity 3D – One-Week Programming Challenge
Shane Beck creates Minecraft in Unity from scratch in a week while screen recording the whole thing.
[Too bad the author doesn’t think the source is good enough to post.]
Andrei Jifcovici wrote:
[BUILD MINECRAFT IN UNITY PART 1],
[BUILD MINECRAFT IN UNITY PART 2: VOXEL CREATION (A FAST AND INEFFICIENT APPROACH)],
[BUILD MINECRAFT IN UNITY PART 3. CLICKING FUNCTIONALITY (A FAST AND INEFFICIENT APPROACH)], and
[BUILD MINECRAFT IN UNITY PART 4: SIMPLE WORLD GENERATION (A FAST AND INEFFICIENT APPROACH)]
as a guide for building Minecraft in Unity.
Machine Learning Via Coursera
Stanford University offers a [Machine Learning Course] with an optional certificate upon completion. The free option gives immediate access to the first week of course materials. The full course is available on scheduled sessions.
From 0 to 1: Machine Learning, NLP & Python-Cut to the Chase
Udemy offers the [From 0 to 1: Machine Learning, NLP & Python-Cut to the Chase] course covers a high-level overview for the types of machine learning algorithms that are available.
Adobe Fuse CC to Unity UFPS
This video shows how to create a character in [Adobe Fuse CC] and integrate that character into [UFPS : Ultimate FPS], a Unity package that provides a First-Person-Shooter platform.
Introducing C++ For Unreal Engine 4 Game Development
Udemy offers the [Introducing C++ For Unreal Engine 4 Game Development] course to teach users how to use Unreal on Mac and Windows. The course has even more content planned after its successful [Kickstarter].
Devin’s First Unity Program
Devin completed his first Unity program while taking the [Udemy Unity Course].
using UnityEngine; using System.Collections; public class NumberQizards : MonoBehaviour { int max = 1000; int min = 1; int guess; // Use this for initialization void Start() { StartGame(); } void StartGame () { print("Pick a number in your head but dont tell me."); max = 1000; min = 1; guess = 500; print("The highist number you can pick is " + max); print("The lowest number you can pick is " + min); NextGuess(); } void NextGuess() { print("Is the number higher or lower then " + guess + "?"); print("Up arrow for higher , down arrow for lower"); } // Update is called once per frame void Update() { if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.UpArrow)) { min = guess; guess = Mathf.FloorToInt((max + min) / 2f); NextGuess(); } else if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.DownArrow)) { max = guess; guess = Mathf.CeilToInt((max + min) / 2f); NextGuess(); } else if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Return)) { print("You won!"); StartGame(); } } }
OSVR Hands On
Digital Trends gave a [Hands On Virtual Tour] of OSVR which provides the standard for open devices and hacker development kits.
Unity – Setup InControl for Razer Forge TV
This video shows how to setup InControl in Unity to work with OUYA-Everywhere on the Razer Forge TV and OUYA Android consoles. See the [Unity Docs] for more info.
Modumetal Grows Metal
[Modumetal], located in Seattle, is capable of growing manufacturing materials that are stronger than steel at room temperature.
OUYA Console Developers
I’ve been supporting the [OUYA Developer Documentation] and [OUYA SDK Examples] since the successful [Kickstarter] back in 2013.
You can learn a lot about a ton of engines just looking at the documentation and SDK examples.