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Southlake, TX
Imparting game development wisdom of dubious quality a ridiculously long time.
October 25, 2002
After an interminable downtime, the Richochet Robot Challenge is back up!
It was definitely one of my weaknesses. Part of my morning routine was to always do the day's puzzle, then check to see how well I did the next day. Give it a try. It's addictive.
Best part about it is that there's only one puz…
It was definitely one of my weaknesses. Part of my morning routine was to always do the day's puzzle, then check to see how well I did the next day. Give it a try. It's addictive.
Best part about it is that there's only one puz…
October 22, 2002
Thanks to a couple of philanthropic locals, the Buy-John-A-Couple-Of-Cool-Small-RC-Cars-A-Thon fund has ballooned to SEVEN DOLLARS!
Frankly, I'm thinking the locals are being philanthropic because they know I'll have to let 'em play with the cars once I have 'em in-hand, but I digress.
I have found …
Frankly, I'm thinking the locals are being philanthropic because they know I'll have to let 'em play with the cars once I have 'em in-hand, but I digress.
I have found …
October 16, 2002
I've gotten a total of TWO DOLLARS in the official "Buy John Hattan a pair of little RC cars-a-thon". Only 38 more dollars, and I'm there.
Doesn't it feel great to be a part of something larger than yourself?
Anyway, somebody in the comments yesterday asked if it was okay to donate an amount other th…
Doesn't it feel great to be a part of something larger than yourself?
Anyway, somebody in the comments yesterday asked if it was okay to donate an amount other th…
October 15, 2002
Awright, my special "Buy me a pair of those little RC cars" fund has been up for a week now. In that time, I've raised exactly NOTHING!
You monkeys haven't yet sent me a plugged nickel. If any of you folks have pirated MP3's or software on your machine, then you are morally bound to send me a buck, …
You monkeys haven't yet sent me a plugged nickel. If any of you folks have pirated MP3's or software on your machine, then you are morally bound to send me a buck, …
October 09, 2002
I want everyone to go here right now and paypal me a dollar.
It's for an important cause. I just read that review of those little tiny RC cars, and I have decided that a pair of those cars is exactly what I need.
You see, I've been listening to a buncha chat from the warez-kids, and their arguments b…
It's for an important cause. I just read that review of those little tiny RC cars, and I have decided that a pair of those cars is exactly what I need.
You see, I've been listening to a buncha chat from the warez-kids, and their arguments b…
October 08, 2002
Well it's finally gone live, so I can show it off. First the background story. The guy who runs kidstation.de bought a secondhand Mac a few months ago, and it just happened to have an old version of my games installed on it. His kids grew enamored with Olive Wars. After a little web-search, he foun…
October 02, 2002
Boy, if there's one thing that the internet managed to kill, it's computer magazines. Ten years ago, computer magazines were plentiful and rich with information. There was Byte, PC World, PC, and MacWorld for general stuff. For programming, there was C User's Journal, Journal of Object Oriented Pro…
October 01, 2002
Just got Maggie's new pictures back from the picture studio. Enjoy!
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http://www.civilgrrl.com/baby/portrait5.jpg
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http://www.civilgrrl.com/baby/portrait1.jpg
http://www.civilgrrl.com/baby/portrait2.jpg
http://www.civilgrrl.com/baby/portrait3.jpg
http://www.civilgrrl.com/baby/portrait4.jpg
http://www.civilgrrl.com/baby/portrait5.jpg
http://www.civilg…
September 20, 2002
Following a couple of recent entries below (no, not the one about Goldfinger), I got a great email from a Director fan who tried to address my points and concerns. And, unlike me, he appears to actually know what he's talking about! Since he had too many links and such to paraphrase, I'm reprinting…
September 19, 2002
Yep, I've once again put up a buncha stuff on eBay. Got a couple of good programming-related items.
All five Graphics Gems books
Special Edition Using Linux book
Strata 3D Manual (works with the free Strata 3DBase, if you can still find it)
ATI Remote Wonder
Director 8 Quickstart Guide
All five Graphics Gems books
Special Edition Using Linux book
Strata 3D Manual (works with the free Strata 3DBase, if you can still find it)
ATI Remote Wonder
Director 8 Quickstart Guide
September 18, 2002
I saw something a while back (don't recall where) about sequels. The author pointed out that while "part 2" sequels are usually a pale attempt to capture the spirit of the first film, there are a few notable exceptions (The Godfather, Star Wars). He did point out that without exception, part 3 movi…
September 05, 2002
Well, I think I'm now officially an "old man" in the game business, and I've learned a lot. Someday I need to update my "What Language Do I Use" article to reflect changes in the market since it was written. Until then, here's my grand vision of. . .
The Greatest Game Development Tool
Unfortunately, …
The Greatest Game Development Tool
Unfortunately, …
September 03, 2002
p>Anyway, one of my biggest complaints about Flash was its inability to make a standalone executable that behaved like something created with an application development tool. The titlebar always says "Macromedia Flash Player", the icon is always the default Flash icon, and you've got a menubar a…
August 29, 2002
Teachin' myself Director now with thoughts towards using it for further game development. C++ and SDL and such are nice, but there's just something to having an established tool for which to develop your stuff where every conceivable problem you might have has already been solved. Director's been a…
August 20, 2002
Well, I managed to get up to 729 with Spaced Out (see previous entries), but looking at your comments, you're clobbering me.
Such is life. While I like games, I never seem to rise above average at them. I thought I had an all-time record at Slay, managing to force a surrender in eight turns, but jus…
Such is life. While I like games, I never seem to rise above average at them. I thought I had an all-time record at Slay, managing to force a surrender in eight turns, but jus…
August 16, 2002
Well, sort of.
Following a couple of my plans for more online games, I decided to invest in a copy of Macromedia Director. And, once again eBay has proven a great place to get business resources. Version 8.5 of Director retails for $1199, but I was able to score a shrinkwrapped version 8.0 for $255,…
Following a couple of my plans for more online games, I decided to invest in a copy of Macromedia Director. And, once again eBay has proven a great place to get business resources. Version 8.5 of Director retails for $1199, but I was able to score a shrinkwrapped version 8.0 for $255,…
August 05, 2002
Hey, I'm back. Sorry about the delay. Been working on the spritely underpinnings of what will eventually be the new standalone Duck Tiles and Bulldozer engines. It'll look nice. Probably have another contest before long too. We'll see.
Met a nice fella in the chat room this weekend. He's with CanDoG…
Met a nice fella in the chat room this weekend. He's with CanDoG…
July 18, 2002
Okay, the look's much improved. At least it doesn't look like the default.
I liked Pat's comments about D in his diary. I too took a close look at D and think that it is a Good Thing. It's still C++ for the most part, but jettisons much of the fat and steals some of the good stuff from Java. I neve…
I liked Pat's comments about D in his diary. I too took a close look at D and think that it is a Good Thing. It's still C++ for the most part, but jettisons much of the fat and steals some of the good stuff from Java. I neve…
July 07, 2002
Looks like my provider royally honked things up on the server, and I had to reload everything. Thankfully, I had everything saved but a few of the stylesheets. I'll get 'em fixed as I can.
June 28, 2002
Thanks to Worldcom's new breakthroughs in creative accounting, I'm a billionaire!
You see, it's quite simple. All I did was borrow a billion dollars from myself that I'll pay myself back next year.
Well yeah, the net after paying myself back will be exactly zero, but I'm a billionaire right now, and …
You see, it's quite simple. All I did was borrow a billion dollars from myself that I'll pay myself back next year.
Well yeah, the net after paying myself back will be exactly zero, but I'm a billionaire right now, and …
June 24, 2002
Heh heh. Now you're gonna be humming that stupid song all day.
I've got a minor contract to do a Flash version of one of my games for a German kids' site. It's basically done, which gave me a good chance to try out the brave new world that is Flash programming. Here are some impressions. . .
- While …
I've got a minor contract to do a Flash version of one of my games for a German kids' site. It's basically done, which gave me a good chance to try out the brave new world that is Flash programming. Here are some impressions. . .
- While …
June 11, 2002
Got a couple of ebay items that you might be interested in. . .
Four C++ Books
Three PocketPC books
Diplomacy and A&A for Windows
My complete Dreamcast collection (1, 2, 3, 4)
My complete Playstation collection (1, 2)
Four C++ Books
Three PocketPC books
Diplomacy and A&A for Windows
My complete Dreamcast collection (1, 2, 3, 4)
My complete Playstation collection (1, 2)
June 09, 2002
In a chat room this weekend, a couple of folks were mourning the loss of InstallShield Express from the new Visual C++.NET, and they were wondering what other good easy-to-use installers were out there. Being a good and dilligent websurfer, I found a place to get InstallShield Express for a buck!
It…
It…
June 04, 2002
Here's the text of an article I submitted to gamedev a while back. I think the folks there thought it was too obscure a topic for placement, so I'm just gonna post it here. Enjoy!
Using a CallHandler and Caller object to simplify function calling between anonymous objects
Graphical User Interface-bit…
Using a CallHandler and Caller object to simplify function calling between anonymous objects
Graphical User Interface-bit…
May 30, 2002
I saw that CompUSA was selling the Harry Potter DVD for $9.79. I sent Shelly over there, but it turned out that they sold out in 20 minutes. Went to Blockbuster later that day, and they had a big sticker on the door saying that they'd match any price in town for Harry Potter. I went back to CompUSA…
May 24, 2002
Their auditor just sent me a letter asking if they owed me any money. Isn't that something that, just perhaps, they should keep track of?
Apparently the remails of Expert software has been sitting boxed up in an empty office for quite some time now, and they're just getting around to figuring it all…
Apparently the remails of Expert software has been sitting boxed up in an empty office for quite some time now, and they're just getting around to figuring it all…
May 20, 2002
I don't understand. For a movie called Attack of the Clones, the clones really didn't do all that much attacking. For about 95% of the movie, they just kinda stood around a lot, ate in the cafeteria, and marched in formation. There was some attacking done here and there, but for the most part the c…
May 16, 2002
I've got another free tool today, and this one's a real winner. I mean, this is the kind of tool that you'd expect to pay $995 for out of a programmer catalog, but it's free. Bryan mentioned it quite some time back, but it bears mention again.
It's Doxygen. I always like the idea of diagramming and …
It's Doxygen. I always like the idea of diagramming and …
May 06, 2002
Big congrats to longtime friends Bryan and Laura Mau, who gave birth to rugrat number three, Jonathan Daven Mau, at 3:31 PM May 4. He weighed 9 pounds 11 ounces and is 21.5 inches long --same length as Maggie, but over a full pound heavier.
That's a big kid!
Bryan will probably have pics up soon at h…
That's a big kid!
Bryan will probably have pics up soon at h…
May 01, 2002
Well, another software company has pissed me off.
This time it's compuware, the folks who bought NuMega. After talking about the leak-checker in my last entry, I recalled that I had a frightfully old copy of Bounds Checker in my disk-box. Thinking someone might want it, I listed it on eBay for a pen…
This time it's compuware, the folks who bought NuMega. After talking about the leak-checker in my last entry, I recalled that I had a frightfully old copy of Bounds Checker in my disk-box. Thinking someone might want it, I listed it on eBay for a pen…
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