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[World Building] The Story of Creation: As told by the Elders

I have always been interested in world building. I find it incredibly exciting to think up and flesh out aspects of a world. I normally don't get too far on one...

[Drupal 8] How to create blocks that present information from a custom settings form.

What Will I Learn ? - You will learn how to create a custom configuration form. - You will learn how to read information from a settings file and display it in ...

[!!] Altcoin.io update -- Atomic swap beta released !

> Image from Medium article Altcoin.io is a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange being built around atomic swaps. The most recent update brought some new token...

Enjin Coin (ENJ) - Wallet in less than 35 hours !

Lilia has just posted on the Enjin Coin Telegram that the Android version of the Enjin mobile wallet will be released "Within this time". The iOS wallet will be...

My take on a doughnut render !

I followed this tutorial to learn some 3D rendering using Blender. I really liked how it turned out and decided to share it....

Enjin Coin (ENJ) releases images of their upcoming wallet !

A Sneak Peek ! Yesterday on of the "Enjineers" working on Enjin Coin released a couple screenshots on reddit of their upcoming mobile wallet [1][2][3]. > Combin...

The FCC just played right into Substratum's hands !

> Image from Substratum press kit --- The Internet is Dead ! Okay, so that's a little over dramatic. The internet isn't dead, but yesterday in the USA the FCC v...

Enjin wallet, SDK alphas out this month !

Big news from Enjin Coin ! > Image from Enjin blog --- Enjin Coin just released a new blog post with some big information ! Smart Wallet The Enjin team have ann...

Substratum: The Internet of the Future !

--- What is it ? --- Substratum is developing an open-source foundation for the decentralized web, providing free, unrestricted, and uncensored access to conten...

NaughtScape[08] - AStar Pathfinding Prep; nodes, edges, and graphs.

NaughtScape is a project I am undertaking to create a small game mimicking the look and mechanics of Old School RuneScape. I started this project to help myself...

NaughtScape[08] - AStar Pathfinding Prep; nodes, edges, and graphs.

NaughtScape is a project I am undertaking to create a small game mimicking the look and mechanics of Old School RuneScape. I started this project to help myself...

Creating a local drupal development environment using a LAMP stack

I recently decided that I needed a decent looking portfolio site, so I could show off examples of my programming with explanations and some documentation. My ho...

NaughtScape[07] - Oh Fiddlesticks, Time to Refactor ...

My original plan was to have an implementation of A pathfinding in my character's movement code, but as I started to implement it I realized that something was ...

NaughtScape[06] - Let's Get Physical

On the Docket for Today: My plan for this post was pretty simple: - Generate 3D world from tile map. - Spawn in the player - Get player "moving" To start I need...

NaughtScape[05] - A small function that will save a lot of time

Now that I had a couple models to start working with I couldn't put off writing the world generation. It was time to take off my artist's smock, and put on my s...

A Short Walk With A New Gadget

A New Toy ! Recently my girlfriend and I bought each other gifts that were originally going to be Christmas gifts, but neither of us could wait that long ! We e...

NaughtScape[04] - Modeling a Wrought Iron Fence in Blender

But why ~~male~~ fence models ? The structure model I decided to try and make first was a fence tile. I wanted to make something a little fancier than just some...

NaughtScape[03] - A Foray Into Modeling

Flashback In the last couple of entries in the NaughtScape series I generated a ground plane, and got basic character and camera movement. Then I realized I nee...

Sunrise over the harbour

Early morning beauty I got to work a little earlier than normal this morning and was greeted by a wonderful view of the sunrise over the beautiful harbour...

NaughtScape [02] - Back to the Drawing Board

Indirect Inspiration After all the work covered in my last blog, starting the implementation of the player movement made me realize something. In order to imple...