Archives for June 2006
Programming the GP2X - Part 3: Mistakes Were Made
Published on 28 Jun 2006 at 12:26 pm.
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Filed under Video Games, Tech.
Well, I had not one, but two big mistakes in my code to calculate the trajectory of the bullets:
1) I had my GRAVITY constant defined as a negative (-9.8 m/sec^2), then I was subtracting it instead of adding it - so the bullet rose faster and faster!
2) The sin() and cos() functions were expecting angles […]
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Programming the GP2X - Part 2
Published on 27 Jun 2006 at 12:28 pm.
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I got my prototype game running on the GP2X last night. There’s still something wrong with the projectile trajectory, but it was very cool to compile the program on my PC and then copy it over and see it run on the small screen.
If you’re getting into GP2X development, definitely check out the GP2X Dev […]
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Programming the GP2X
Published on 26 Jun 2006 at 8:35 am.
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So I ordered a GP2X last week. It’s a linux-based handheld that’s completely open for development.
If you are into emulation and classic games this is the system for you. It runs lots of emulators, MAME, etc. It also supports DivX and Xvid .avi playback.
Sean and I have decided (again) to try to write a game […]
Satellite Sighting
Published on 20 Jun 2006 at 12:38 pm.
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Filed under True Stories, Astronomy.
Saturday night Srini and I were checking out Mars and Saturn. They were very close in the sky - but unfortunately not close enough to take a picture (the NexImage field of view is quite small, about the same as a 5mm eyepiece).
I decided to sketch what I saw instead, and look up the moon […]
Mmm, del.icio.us…
Published on 13 Jun 2006 at 12:44 pm.
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This weekend I got annoyed looking for bookmarks that are on my work machine, my desktop, my laptop, etc and started looking for a bookmark manager that would spare me the hassle of keeping an html page updated.
I know del.icio.us has been around for a while, but to be honest I never looked at it, […]
Frazetta Close Up
Published on 12 Jun 2006 at 10:35 pm.
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Filed under True Stories, Art.
On Saturday Jim and I drove out to East Stroudsburg PA to visit the Frank Frazetta museum.
Frazetta’s been a favorite of mine since I was a kid. I don’t remember when I first became aware of him, but I do vividly remember begging my mom to let me buy “The Fantastic Art of Frank Frazetta” […]
Just Call Me Hubble
Published on 1 Jun 2006 at 8:58 am.
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Here’s my latest try at Saturn. The moon and Saturn were close in the sky last night (but alas, not close enough to get a picture of them together). I was trying out my new barlow lens, and as you can see is compatible with my scope. Whew.
I also tried for a picture of the […]