Author: tim

Just came across a [good tutorial] illustrating the steps involved for setting up a robotic rig.

The 0.4.0 release of Crazy Eddie’s GUI System “Falagard” came out today. Go to the download section now! See [site] for details.

I noticed that Ogre wasn’t handling a mesh very well that used scientific notation. So I wrote this little perl script to remove the notation. It just converts any scifi notation to zero for now. You’ll need Perl to run the script.
————- ogre_remove_scifi.pl ———–
use strict;

my ($arg1) = shift;

print "Processing… $arg1\n";

open(FILE, "<$arg1")
or die("Unable to open $arg1");

open(FILE2, ">$arg1.xml")
or die("Unable to open $arg1.xml");

while(<FILE>)
{
$_ =~ s/"[^"]*e-[\d][^"]*"/"0"/g;
print FILE2 $_;
}

close FILE2;
close FILE;

print "Done. $arg1.xml [ OK ]\n";

exit;

Now that I’m getting the hang of using Ogre and CEGUI, I’ve posted a little sample app that shows how to have a layout that uses multiple image sets. Get the source [here]. Includes all the project files and depencies you need to compile with Ogre and Crazy Eddie. 30 MEG!!!

Perl offers a simple HTTP server that you can customize with only a few lines of code. Try the [HTTP::Daemon] , [LWP::UserAgent], and [HTTP:Request] modules.

I was watching the [Modo Conference] and I was impressed by the procedural texturing in the video which will be available as a Photoshop filter. This procedural creates a unique image from two seed images with the option to be tilable or not. Cool! The speaker references [allegorithmic.com].

Just created my first soccor ball in Modo.

Where have I been lately? Outside of my day job, I’ve been working on these three titles.
[Control Monger]
[Free World]
[Sector13]

Here is a handy Perl module called [GuidGen] that let’s you create GUIDs (Global Unique Identifiers) in Perl. A GUID is basically a random number that is guaranteed to be unique across the net. It is based on time and your MAC address. A GUID is useful in something like the ‘user agent’ string, hehe.

The paparazzi snapped a shot at the company picnick at Luther Burbank Park on Mercer Island during the Soccor tournament.

A simple shrub.

Simple low poly tree model.

The [GDC 4E4 Contest] is going on now. Visit the [Forum] for continued discussion.

The [GDC 4E4 Contest] is going on now. Visit the [Forum] for continued discussion. I should say that I drew this after looking at [Keratin and d000hg’s] [concept drawings].

Theme suggestions can be given immediately. On July 15, when I announce it, stage 1 voting will begin. On July 22, stage 2 voting will begin. On July 29, at exactly 12:01 PM EST (that’s right after noon), the results of the voting will be announced and the competition will begin. On August 1, at exactly 12:01 PM EST, the competition will be over and no more entries will be accepted.

I apologize in advance for time conflicts you may have. Unfortunately, there’s no way to ensure that everyone gets all the time. I tried to select a time which would be most appealing to everyone.

Good afternoon.

The voting was close, but the theme that won out is…

HORROR

Enjoy. There’s a lot you can do with the topic, so be creative and have fun. And if you haven’t read the rules, please go read them closely.