Tile set editor Today’s addition to Witherwyn is a mostly functional tile set editor. This editor makes it very easy to manage and extend the tiles that the engine will recognize and use to create levels in the game. So …More
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Adventures in the Infinite Realm of Witherwyn
June 25, 2005
One of the cool things about summer is that I have time to work on my own programming projects. I’ve been kicking around the idea of making my own roguelike game all quarter and lurking on rec.games.roguelike.development. Now I’m finally …More
More GEBberish
June 3, 2005
John Shedletsky June 1, 2005 GEB Paper The Tortoise has been tinkering on his personal computer for about a week now and has invited Achilles to his dormroom to marvel at his creation. Tortoise: I always get punchy during deadweek, …More
One Week til Summer Time (w00t)
June 1, 2005
Which isn’t exactly an encouraging thought, given the mountain of stuff I need to do between now and then. I started knocking things off today, though. This morning I took the French SOPI, a silly oral proficiency exam given on …More
PhysX for Retards
May 19, 2005
AGEIA’s “PhysX” physics chip supposedly provides hardware accelerated physics for computer games (and ostensibly other applications). This is an interesting idea, as interactive physics are important for creating convincing virtual worlds. Even a bare-bones matrix math accelerator chip would be …More
"Arghhhh! So Close :(", A Chess Puzzle
May 10, 2005
I was playing a 5 0 blitz game against JediMaster(GM) tonight. He messed up in the opening and dropped a pawn. In the midgame, I was able to curry that slight lead into a ridiculous material advantage. Then I lost …More
Chess is a Storm Against Man
May 8, 2005
On the Romance of Regicide: The Turk, Kasparov, and Deep Blue “Chess is beautiful enough to waste your life for,” the oft-quoted aphorism of Dutch Grandmaster Hans Rees, most succinctly describes the human obsession with the ancient game of kings. …More
Focus Focus!
April 25, 2005
I borrowed Doug’s SNES today and Wampler, Tammy, Claudia and I played TetrisAttack for four hours. For those who aren’t in the know, TetrisAttack is the singular best game ever made period. We used to play it all the time …More
FACT: Ninjas are Totally Sweet!
April 24, 2005
Progress on the ninja game continues, though I have been inhibited by taking 21 units of classes this quarter, so I don’t have as much spare time for my own projects as I might like. Erc and I are currently …More
This Way to the Museyroom…
April 24, 2005
I was playing chess online today on the ICC (Internet Chess Club) and I had an interesting blitz game against Serena-Maria(WIM). Playing as white I was up a full piece at one point, but then blundered a bishop. However, I …More
