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Archive for May, 2005

DePaul Linux Community Install Fest

Posted by GBGames on May 13th, 2005

May 14th, this Saturday, will be the DePaul Linux Community Install Fest. It’s open to everyone, so if you’re in the Chicagoland area, check out the information on DLC’s website. Here’s a handy map to the event.

Learning Kyra: Hit Detection

Posted by GBGames on May 10th, 2005

The Learning Kyra series to date:

Learning Kyra
Learning More Kyra
Learning Kyra: Attack of the Clones
Learning Kyra: Tiles and Z-Ordering

I covered collision detection already, but it was in a limited capacity in Attack of the Clones. Basically, I checked if a sprite was colliding with a specific object. But what happens when I want […]

Snapback2 How-To

Posted by GBGames on May 9th, 2005

Not too long ago I created my own automated backup script. Shortly afterwards, helpful people sent me links to other, more robust scripts that have been written. One of those was called Snapback2.
Snapback2 is a backup script based on rsync and hard-links. I could explain what that means, but why reinvent an […]

Learning Kyra: Tiles and Z-Ordering

Posted by GBGames on May 6th, 2005

Another entry in the Learning Kyra series. The series to date:

Learning Kyra
Learning More Kyra
Learning Kyra: Attack of the Clones

The first three entries in the series documented my attempts at learning about the engine. I had a goal to become more familiar with the engine by the end of the month, so those […]

Reading in 2005

Posted by GBGames on May 3rd, 2005

Earlier this year, I noticed some developers are making book lists on their blogs. Sillytech and Joost Ronkes Agerbeek’s lists are two of them. I have been keeping a private list of books I am reading and have read, but I think it will be useful to post the list online […]