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I hope the core game code is more encapsulated and structured than the platform layer. Is it?[/qu…
I would like to know if there is a way to use fixed point values instead of floating point values …
I just became aware of this, and will test it soon. But have any of you tested it? I'd like to hea…
It's not very messy at all, it's a work in progress, for educational purposes. And even for me who…
Ah, Okay. I appreciate the reply and clarification, Casey. To be clear, I triggered on your use of…
Well, technically C and C++ are high level languages. But honestly, I was at day 22 up to last wee…
[/quote] TL;DR: "horse manure" I almost forgot this. I was very excited for watching it, but came…
ben —
Garbage collection is a travesty, and an abomination.
Actually, I was not trying to imply that the relationship was (or should be) linear. I was strict…
I'd like to make a comment about a technical issue that is often (usually) insignificant from the …
is pretty good. You'll need to be comfortable (though not an expert necessarily) with school-leve…
Interestingly, the Hairy Ball Theorem ("you can't comb a hairy ball smooth") has a 3D analogue, fo…
I see what you mean. You are thinking in terms of having only one pole - which is like having a ba…
popcorn —
ooooooops I missed the B (joke not intended)
khahem —
If you want to try alternative topology, you can find a few games here (Torus Games, Curved Spaces…
This is, of course, all related to the most giggle-inducing name in all of mathematics, the ""
AH! That's what I was missing. Yes, the -L flag worked. I've updated the blog entry and my script:…
But I don't think that is actually true in topological terms. If you imagine taking our tile map …
Oh, sorry I missed that. But blog entry doesn't explain what is wrong with redirects. Have you tri…
As mentioned in the blog entry, curl doesn't handle the redirect's correctly. At least, it wasn't …
Try curl, AFAIK it is available on OSX by default:
I didn't try wget as it's not installed by default on OS X. I'll give it a try later. I don't thin…
I've been able to just wget from the download button link. Does that link change?
Well, in a proper spherical topology, you can't get rid of the singularity, but a tile map that is…
I'll have to defer to a better topologer to answer :) I think the answer is "it depends on how yo…
EDIT: Added illustration to make the concept easier to grasp: Wouldn't a point in explaining the d…
Todd W —
Any recommendations on books that are particularly useful for learning the maths mentioned in last…