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Added an overhead minimap to my #medievalyork #unity3d simulation. #mysteryplay Similar:30 years later, Sierra's Laura Bow mysteries are still a treasureWhen I was in college and grad school, a…CultureSo, What's in It for Me?All in all, I enjoy my job very much, an…AcademiaA masked, socially distant museum visit. So nice to get away from syllabuses…
My simulated city has 1000 capsule inhabitants that are just smart enough to gather around markers and wait. In May, I had nothing. I‘m learning. #medievalyork #mysteryplay #unity3d Similar:July 7, 1936: Get a Grip — Phillips Screws Up the ToolboxThis Wired article also mentions the Can…BusinessLoved part 2 of The Importance of Being Earnest (live…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Pac-Man on Atari 800 @setonhilluniversity discussion of Summer reading book #readyplayeron…PersonalAnother section of a #neovictorian control panel for a #steampunk #blender3d project. I h…AestheticsPinkalicious — "Buzz Off"My daughter plays the Bumblebee in “Buzz…AestheticsSuch A…
How exactly do bridges bridge? How do rivers rive? How much detail does my model of #medievalyork need? My first try will be my worst try. #mysteryplay #blender3d Similar:Yes, I spent the last hour designing this brutalist pen holder for a virtual production of…AestheticsThe Bremen Town Musicians (WAOB Audio Theatre) My daughter plays the narrator,…
My project starts to get clunky while managing 1000 NPCs but I think if I split them up into groups of about 10, and only give instructions to the group leader, that will help. Not bad for my first weekend simulating crowds. #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Perspective | After a stunning news conference, there’s a newly…
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Thank you, 1993 Dennis, for documenting this low-resolution (the background image was 640×480 pixels with 16 colors) simulation so thoroughly. I hope to bring it back to life and upgrade it to 3D soon. Similar:Refreshing my memory of working with reel-to-reel tape as a radio news intern (c. 1989).HistoryMy "Writing About Literature" Students Are Sampling…
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The barbican at Mickelgate was pulled down in the 1800s but I made a rough approximation from other sources. #medievalyork #blender3d Similar:Half of my students have never read Hamlet. (I told them not to get too attached to any of…We focused just on Act I today — the ope…PersonalThe Drowsy Chaperone @setonhilluniversityPersonalMy project starts to…
John Speed’s 1611 map of #medievalyork features a “scale of paces.” My #unity3d placeholder character currently takes 45 steps to run the distance Speed marked as 50 paces. (I can adjust that easily.) Similar:Thank you, 1993 Dennis, for documenting this low-resolution (the background image was 640x…Thank you, 1993 Dennis, for documenting …AestheticsPopulating my simulation with…
I’ve roughed out earthen embankments for the city walls. I know there was at some point a moat but this is more than enough accuracy for now. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Walking in Another's Skin: Failure of Empathy in To Kill a MockingbirdThe money quote: “In this essay, I argue…AcademiaWoodward dismisses CNN's lawsuit against the White…
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Today’s #blender3d modeling, inspired by a satellite photo courtesy of Google Maps. (I’m not aiming for architectural perfection, but with each try I’m definitely leveling up.) #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Pushing and pulling vertices. Components that fit together perfectly when I model them in …AestheticsU Michigan's North Quad Complex: A Media CathedralThe North Quad Residential Complex at…