Author: tim
Building a DIY AR Device For Under $30
Prime Reading
Amazon introduced [Prime Reading] as a new free prime-user benefit. This includes free reading of books and magazines.
Razer Stargazer
I’m using the [Razer Stargazer] on Windows 10 64-bit.
I should have several compatible USB 3.0 ports in my [Rampage IV Extreme Motherboard]. I needed to install the [Asus USB3 Drivers] for my motherboard.
Apparently I need [Intel® RealSense™ Depth Camera Manager] and `intel_rs_dcm_sr300` is compatible.
I can’t seem to get the [IRFaceRig] face tracking to work in realtime…
IAMBREAD
Tormented Bard
I had forgotten that I had backed [Bard’s Tale IV] at the Tormented Bard level.
The new LIFX smart bulb emits infrared light to help security cameras see better
The New Raspberry Pi OS Is Here, and It Looks Great
Amazon to spend $2.5M on university competition to build “socialbotâ€
Microsoft reorganizes to create a dedicated AI division
Google opens up its machine learning tricks to all
Google launches its Daydream VR development tools out of beta
WordPress on AWS EC2 with RDS Database
Install Cyanogenmod on Nexus 10
Wrap3 is Released
Test drive MODO & MARI and win great prizes!
Apportable
[Apportable] allows compiling iOS Objective-C and packages to run on Android. Unfortunately, Appportable [has been acquired] and the technology is no longer maintained.
Sprite Builder
Git Ignore Changes
Sometimes you have a committed file and you intentionally want to ignore changes to it.
git update-index --assume-unchanged [...]
And later return back to normal.
git update-index --no-assume-unchanged [...]
3ds Max Education Version
The education version of [3ds Max] is free. The [pro subscription] for 3ds Max is $185 per month!
Sculptris
[Sculptris] provides a nice way of sculpting and painting without worrying about subdivision levels. Pixologic [acquired Sculptris] and opened a new place for the [forums].
Razer launches zVentures, a new $30M fund for IoT, robotics, VR and gaming startups
This electric bus can handle a day’s worth of transit on one charge
Mamalade Licensing
[Marmalade will be turning off the license server] and discontinuing some parts of the game engine. Make sure you upgrade to the latest version to keep your perpetual paid license.
GameDev Community Discussions
The [Gamedev Community Discussions] are available to ask questions about Unity, VR, Blender, and Unreal. The top tutorials are: [The Complete Blender Creator Course], [The Complete Unity Developer Course], [The Unreal Engine Developer Course], and [Make VR Games in Unity with C#].
Corona Plugin For RazerSDK
I created a Corona Plugin for the Razer SDK. Corona Simulator is free and can build on Mac and Windows. The plugin uses the JAR format. [Corona Plugin Razer SDK] The plugin went live in the [marketplace].
