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General Software Discussion / Re: Maze image stuff - what is it?

« Last post by Deozaan on November 29, 2014, 01:13 PM »

You've been visiting a lot of Windows help forums, eh?

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DC Gamer Club / Re: Dark Souls™: Prepare To Die™ Edition - 75% Discount - Steam

« Last post by Deozaan on November 29, 2014, 01:11 PM »

I've been playing this game a lot lately. I really enjoy it.

It needs a few tweaks first, so be sure to look up DSFix so you can play the game at 1080p resolution (or higher). But once you've got that settled, it's time to start playing.

One of the great things about this game is that the combat is (generally) based more on skill than on grinding XP to level up your character. Few games make you feel like you have personally become more skilled and powerful like this one does such as when you find yourself literally running circles around an enemy so you can backstab them--thus killing them in one hit--instead of cautiously approaching with your shield up and getting killed anyway several times.

I recommend it (if you like this sort of thing).

Also be aware that the game uses Games for Windows Live (which has recently been put on life support by Microsoft) and thus the game is (soon to be) in the process of migrating from using GFWL services to using Steamworks for cloud saves and achievements, etc. That's expected to happen sometime in December and may require some action on your part to migrate your saves and achievements.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Maze image stuff - what is it?

« Last post by Deozaan on November 29, 2014, 03:45 AM »

As Renegade said, they're called QR codes^w (AKA 2D barcodes).

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Living Room / Re: Time lapse video (thread)

« Last post by Deozaan on November 29, 2014, 12:47 AM »

Edit:  Sorry.  Thought I had the YouTube for it but it wants $2.99.  So I changed the link to the IMDB entry.  

-MilesAhead (November 28, 2014, 04:16 PM)

huh? has it come to this - is YT charging?

-tomos (November 28, 2014, 04:35 PM)

You probably found the link to the Google Play Store version to rent/buy the full movie. They're hosted on YouTube and you can find them there if you look in the right (or wrong) places.

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Living Room / Re: Matchstick - A streaming stick using Firefox OS [Kickstarter]

« Last post by Deozaan on November 26, 2014, 07:09 PM »

SDK has been released: Matchstick SDK

-4wd (November 26, 2014, 05:40 PM)

I came here to post that before I realized there was an update in this thread. (c:

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DC Gamer Club / Re: Game Giveaway - Teleglitch: Die More Edition

« Last post by Deozaan on November 25, 2014, 07:04 PM »

Sent via PM.

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Developer's Corner / Ludum Dare 31: December 5th-8th, 2014

« Last post by Deozaan on November 25, 2014, 03:36 PM »

Ludum Dare 31 is almost upon us. Just 10 days left until it begins!

This thread can be used for any and all discussion regarding the event and the games entered into the competition/jam. I'm also planning on participating, so I'll also be posting about my experience and my entry here as well.

For now, the Theme Slaughtering is happening. Go ahead and vote on the themes, if you'd like.

See previous DC posts about Ludum Dare:
Ludum Dare 30 - (I made Planetary Devourers during LD30)
Ludum Dare 29 - (I made It Came From... Beneath!! during LD29)
Ludum Dare [29] topic for other games - A thread about LD29 games.
Ludum Dare 23 - (I made Be Tiny, World! during LD23, and continued to work on it and improve it for years afterward!)
Ludum Dare - Game Programming Challenges

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DC Gamer Club / Re: Game Giveaway - Teleglitch: Die More Edition

« Last post by Deozaan on November 24, 2014, 07:08 PM »

I find it very interesting, but you already gave me Risk Of Rain not that long ago which I also enjoy...but is a lot harder than I expected (playing solo).

But I must say that this game looks very interesting.

-Shades (November 24, 2014, 06:27 PM)

Risk of Rain seems impossibly hard at first. But after you unlock (and activate) a few artifacts, it suddenly becomes very much easy. Also, multiplayer is pretty awesome.

If you want Teleglitch: Die More Edition (which, as its name implies, is also pretty hard) you can have it.

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DC Gamer Club / Re: Game Giveaway - Teleglitch: Die More Edition

« Last post by Deozaan on November 24, 2014, 05:55 PM »

I suppose it's also computationally cheaper to do it that way than to figure out dynamic lighting each frame.

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DC Gamer Club / Re: Game Giveaway - Teleglitch: Die More Edition

« Last post by Deozaan on November 24, 2014, 03:05 PM »

You mean the field of view/lighting? Yeah, it's a neat trick. From the looks of it, each room just has a large, tall, black box near the top of it that extends toward the camera. So when you move at an angle it looks like shadows, but when you get close to it, it looks like the light finally reaches there. Clever.

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Living Room / Re: New square monitor (27" 1920x1920)

« Last post by Deozaan on November 24, 2014, 02:26 PM »

I'd rather swivel my head side-to-side than nod my head up and down all day long.

-Deozaan (November 24, 2014, 12:54 PM)

So, you are not a "yes man"? 

-app103 (November 24, 2014, 01:53 PM)

Yes, ma'am!

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Living Room / Re: New square monitor (27" 1920x1920)

« Last post by Deozaan on November 24, 2014, 12:54 PM »

I'd rather swivel my head side-to-side than nod my head up and down all day long.

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DC Gamer Club / Game Giveaway - Teleglitch: Die More Edition

« Last post by Deozaan on November 24, 2014, 12:47 PM »

Hi folks,

I have an extra copy of Teleglitch: Die More Edition that I'm offering to any supporting DC member or anyone who had an account as of yesterday.

Let me know if you want it and it's yours. First come, first served.

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Living Room / Re: New square monitor (27" 1920x1920)

« Last post by Deozaan on November 23, 2014, 12:49 AM »

Why?

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N.A.N.Y. 2014 / Re: NANY 2014 Release: Blasteroids

« Last post by Deozaan on November 22, 2014, 07:22 PM »

v1.141122.10

• [Android] Lollipop crash fixes.
• Fixed quitting to menu not disabling slow motion.
• [Webplayer] Can now quit to menu mid-game.
• Game writes save data to file instead of only using PlayerPrefs.
• Fixed shots hit not increasing.
• Fixed achievements incrementing by too much.
• Allowed more time to earn Consolation Prize achievement due to respawn changes.
• [Android] Cloud saves sync your scores and progress across devices.
• Space background is a bit more dynamic.
• Fixed asteroids sometimes hiding off screen.
• Other minor fixes/improvements.

-http://blog.deozaan.com/2014/11/22/blasteroids-v1-141122-10-released/

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Living Room / Re: Google Contributor: A New (not so new) way to fund the web

« Last post by Deozaan on November 21, 2014, 12:32 AM »

It sounds more like flattr than patreon to me.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox begins its mass rollout of ads on new tab tiles

« Last post by Deozaan on November 20, 2014, 06:37 PM »

I thought Yahoo has been the default search engine for a year or so in Firefox... Or was that just in Linux distributions?

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Developer's Corner / Re: Is it wise for amateur to invest time in NET Framework languages?

« Last post by Deozaan on November 20, 2014, 06:33 PM »

Could you please elaborate on this topic? How do you make cross-platform apps on C#?

-dmytron (November 20, 2014, 02:41 AM)

I've been using Unity which indeed uses mono for cross-platform support. But perhaps in a couple of years they'll just be using pure .NET since it's going open source.

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Developer's Corner / Re: Is it wise for amateur to invest time in NET Framework languages?

« Last post by Deozaan on November 19, 2014, 02:46 PM »

Thanks for the answer. Yes, I'm definitely desktop programmer and I'm trying to find free programming IDE like Delpi but much nicer than Lazarus. Is there something like Delpi or Visual Studio but free and flexible?

-dmytron (November 19, 2014, 01:42 PM)

http://www.visualstu...al-studio-express-vs

-wraith808 (November 19, 2014, 02:41 PM)

Don't get express. Get Community (big banner at the top of the page wraith linked). It's basically VS Pro, but free.

http://www.visualstu...-studio-community-vs

Q: Who can use Visual Studio Community?
A: Here’s how individual developers can use Visual Studio Community:

• Any individual developer can use Visual Studio Community to create their own free or paid apps.

Here’s how Visual Studio Community can be used in organizations:

• An unlimited number of users within an organization can use Visual Studio Community for the following scenarios: in a classroom learning environment, for academic research, or for contributing to open source projects.
• For all other usage scenarios: In non-enterprise organizations, up to 5 users can use Visual Studio Community. In enterprise organizations (meaning those with >250 PCs or > $1 Million US Dollars in annual revenue), no use is permitted beyond the open source, academic research, and classroom learning environment scenarios described above.

-http://www.visualstudio.com/en-US/products/visual-studio-community-vs

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Developer's Corner / Re: Is it wise for amateur to invest time in NET Framework languages?

« Last post by Deozaan on November 19, 2014, 02:38 PM »

Considering that .NET has recently announced it is going open source (and therefore, easily cross-platform), and Microsoft has recently made Visual Studio Community Edition free, I'd say it's looking like .NET will (relatively) soon be another ubiquitous language.

Keeping in mind the cautions expressed by mouser and Ath, but perhaps being a bit more optimistic, I (personally) wouldn't say it is unwise to learn .NET framework languages. Especially C#.

This is coming from someone who has been programming in C# for the past two years and making desktop builds for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

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Living Room / Re: Worm's neurons mapped, simulated in robot

« Last post by Deozaan on November 19, 2014, 02:33 PM »

When reading the subject line my mind expected to see
"Worm's neurons mapped, simulating a politician." 

-MilesAhead (November 18, 2014, 01:57 PM)

But… but… politicians move blindly forward whereas even a worm can turn.
 

-cranioscopical (November 19, 2014, 01:04 PM)

Yes, I too felt this was unfairly disparaging of worms as well. You never hear of an early bird getting a politician do you? Of course not. Because politicians are far too disgusting for birds to eat - they would probably make the poor birds sick of something.

Now if the scientists can make a robotic staph infection...that might be closer to a fair comparison.

-Stoic Joker (November 19, 2014, 02:06 PM)

Don't hold back. Tell us how you really feel!

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Living Room / Re: Still weird: The mouse is more accurate than a finger

« Last post by Deozaan on November 19, 2014, 01:42 AM »

One of the problems with touch screens is the fact that as of 2014, humans still don't have transparent hands.

If your input device obscures your view of what you're interacting with^*, you're gonna have problems.

* unless your obscured view is compensated for in other ways, such as tactile feedback.

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by Deozaan on November 19, 2014, 01:36 AM »

I made this:
 (see attachment in previous post)

-Deozaan (November 18, 2014, 11:16 AM)

Very droll, thanks. The only comment I could suggest is the quote:
"You didn't make that!"
 

-IainB (November 18, 2014, 02:23 PM)

(Note that even though I quoted you, IanB, this isn't necessarily meant as a direct reply to you. The quote was just to give context to what I'm blabbering on about.)

It's a satire on the mindset of people who--especially with the anonymity of the internet--claim someone else's work as their own. There's a difference between saying "Isn't this cool?" and not attributing the proper source, and saying "Look at this cool thing I made." Claiming other people's work as your own is just inexplicable.

And full disclosure just in case it wasn't clear: I didn't actually make that image. I was just playing along with the joke.

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by Deozaan on November 18, 2014, 11:16 AM »

I made this:

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Living Room / Worm's neurons mapped, simulated in robot

« Last post by Deozaan on November 18, 2014, 01:29 AM »

Scientists have mapped the neurons of a (biological) worm, simulated it in software, and put it into a robot which now behaves like a worm.

Take the connectome of a worm and transplant it as software in a Lego Mindstorms EV3 robot - what happens next?

It is a deep and long standing philosophical question. Are we just the sum of our neural networks. Of course, if you work in AI you take the answer mostly for granted, but until someone builds a human brain and switches it on we really don't have a concrete example of the principle in action.

The nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) is tiny and only has 302 neurons. These have been completely mapped and the OpenWorm project is working to build a complete simulation of the worm in software. One of the founders of the OpenWorm project, Timothy Busbice, has taken the connectome and implemented an object oriented neuron program.

-http://www.i-programmer.info/news/105-artificial-intelligence/7985-a-worms-mind-in-a-lego-body.html

http://www.i-program...-in-a-lego-body.html

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