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ildave1
April 25, 2006
LOAD WORKS!
STATUS UPDATE: Calix Map Development Tool [ Deadline: 5/3 ]

Holy hell today was a pain in the ass. I spent quite awhile building a tokenizer class and finally said screw it and went out to find a nice soul that had the spare time to create one and had posted it online.

So now! *drumrolls*

Implemented…
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ildave1
April 24, 2006
Some Progress
STATUS UPDATE: Calix Map Development Tool [ Deadline: 5/3 ]

Today was not much of a productive day at all. I sat and battled with loading a map for quite awhile. Hopefully, I will get that little problem fixed soon.

Implemented Since Last Update:
[Editor Window
----- Thank Goodness! You can now mass …
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ildave1
April 23, 2006
Progress Meter++
STATUS UPDATE: Calix Map Development Tool [ Deadline: 5/3 ]

So, Friday Night from 6PM to early Saturday Morning I was involved with The Relay for Life and hardly anything got done. A few features did, but today was a great day for productivity (once I woke up).

Good news though, Kansas State raise…
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ildave1
April 21, 2006
A lot of Progress Made, A lot learned!!
STATUS UPDATE: Calix Map Development Tool [ Deadline: 5/3 ]

Simply an amazing day as far as progress goes. I completed a tremendous amount of the hardcore features for the editor. Overall, I'm very happy.

Today I implemented:
[Tile Selector]
---- Loads 256x256 *.bmp
---- Sets 64 clickable Tiles
---- Hi…
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ildave1
April 20, 2006
Late into the Night...
Added: LinkedIN link up top. Outstanding site and enormous networking potential. Check it out if you haven't.
STATUS UPDATE: Calix Map Development Tool [ Deadline: 5/3 ]

Today consisted of a LOT of tinkering around with C# and a LOT of newbie mishaps. Overall I am not satisfied with today and I sp…
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ildave1
April 19, 2006
Progress...
STATUS UPDATE: Calix Map Development Tool [ Deadline: 5/3 ]

Today I spent some time redesigning the 2D Map Editor which has been formally named to Calix - MDT, for Map Development Tool.

Calix is being designed to take full advantage of MDI, or Multiple Document Interface. MDI will be used to mainta…
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ildave1
April 18, 2006
*Nock Nock* . . . Is This Thing On?
*Deep Breath*

I couldn't hold myself to stay away from journal land much longer. Even though, some (most... all...) of my entries were not of game development matter I liked it. Tis' was a good spot to hunker down and share some thoughts. ;)

So recently I came across some source code on my PC that …
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ildave1
March 18, 2006
The End
I Couldn't just Fade Away.

The End?
It has truely been a great 9 months here at GameDev.NET|Journal and I have come to know some very great individuals that are proving themselves to be very motivated. I want to commend you all that have come to know me through my journal here on a job-well-done, an…
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ildave1
March 14, 2006
Change the World
Integration, Parametrics, Polar Coordinates -- Oh My!

So I studied for 10 hours today on nothing but Calculus and I will likely fail the exam that I have tomorrow. Someone gave me a refurbished brain and I dare not point the finger...



www.zaadz.com - A fairly new blogging site, destined to change t…
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ildave1
March 11, 2006
New Project Starting
I spent most of today brainstorming new project ideas and about an hour ago I finished sketching up the objectives and obstacles of a new word game that I am going to start working on. After playing a lot of demos of the word games I could get my hands on, I think I came up with a unique goal that…
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ildave1
March 11, 2006
Something a little fun
So I decided to brew up a grand old Tic Tac Toe clone between some freetime that I managed to find in the last few days.

Random Backgrounds(6 in all):


Normal Xs, Os:


I am positive that it could be polished, but, this was just an experiment with SDL and myself. There is one major problem from what I c…
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ildave1
February 24, 2006
A Post
I am taking a personal & professional development course that became required this semester and today I spent some time reviewing resume's and talking about dress.

It amazes me how many people do not realize how important dressing nice and keeping personal appearance up to par. I hope after my …
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ildave1
February 22, 2006
Journal Hopping
Well, I sure have not thrown down in the journal for quite some time.

So, Raymond and I basically sat down, via Instant Messenger, and came up to a conclusion that my inexperience in the development world was not really helping the project move forward. Not only that, but the biggest issue fell int…
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ildave1
January 28, 2006
Progress
Today was a huge success, productivity wise, for Project I and a giant leap showing us exactly how great of an experience this Adventure will be for our players. One of our major goals are bringing a huge sense of immersion, making a player feel like they are truely a part of a valued adventure, b…
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ildave1
January 25, 2006
Wednesday Weekly Words [ 11:47pm CST ]
So after waiting in line for nearly an hour I finally had a chance to see the good ole President of the U.S on Monday. It was an outstanding experience and it was a pleasure to be in the same room with the man to hear him speak to a crowd of nearly 10 thousand. Though I am not highly supportive o…
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ildave1
January 22, 2006
PSP - " Hellz Yeh "
I am happy to report, no other pets have died in this appartment lately. For those who thought that was just extremly weird, I can only asume that you really dont comprehend what a 'pet' really is. I had a few buddies just laugh it off which really heated the situation up.

The good ol` semester is…
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ildave1
January 20, 2006
.... Sigh ...
In Loving Memory


Crash, The Late Mr. Big (to your left)

Atleast we gave them two more weeks to live together... But Crash couldn't seem to handle living alone without Madiline. `,=0( When all you really have is gone, whats the point in fighting for? They're both in a better place.
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ildave1
January 19, 2006
In Loving Memory
So it may seem like I dropped off of the face of the earth, but I am here to say that I didn't. I was trying to enjoy some of my winter break, when I wasn't being drug around by the girlfriend and attending all kinds of family functions over the holiday.

So, a bit late, but; I hope you had a great …
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ildave1
December 25, 2005
Ho Ho Ho!
Merry Christmas everybody and I wish you all the best for 2006! May the development be plentiful and highly successfull.

Stay Motivated and Happy Holidays!

Regards,
-Dave
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ildave1
December 06, 2005
Sound
Well, the sound demo is pretty much on the back burner for now. Got some extreme changes going on with the main project and the demo is a good foundation for future implentation.

You can hear it: downloaded here

|.-.-.-.-.-.-.-|
Summary of Demo

-> 1. Reverb Effect on a Galloping Horse
-> 2. Reverb…
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ildave1
December 04, 2005
Hear that?
Wow, its late...

All day and night I have been fiddling around with DirectX Audio and I must say, WOW... Once I figured out what was going on (to a degree mind you... ;) ) I started doing some pretty sweet things.

So, what can we do right now in the demo.

- Listen to Multiple Sounds in Different …
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ildave1
December 01, 2005
Picture Time
So. Ordered Friday, Packaged, Sent Tuesday, Recieved Wednesday. Dells support is pretty good to some people. ;)

And, I present, the new toy.


Not the best camera in the world, but ya get the idea. :)

Oh, and Laz's journal has got me in the mood. So, here is the dog preparing for x-mas!


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ildave1
November 27, 2005
Turn off the lights!
So, this extended weekend away from school brought out the extreme lazyness from me programming wise. As much as I love going home (away from college), I have a horrible habit of turning my vacation time into making others happy time; ie: "Helping the mom fix things", "Helping the brother set set …
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ildave1
November 17, 2005
Veterans Deserve Better
Just to catch you up to speed. I submitted my application for my education benefits during the beginning of August, along with many other veterans attending schools around the nation. Any other semester prior to this semester, I would have got paid during the beginning of September, but this... Wa…
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ildave1
November 16, 2005
A little jazz...
Well. I really wanted to jazz up the journal a bit with some custom designed images for my message headers and it seems like the only way that how people had done was with a style script. So. noaktree. If you don't mind, I borrowed your elegantly designed style sheet and I jazzed it up to fit my…
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ildave1
November 16, 2005
Did you hear that?
*yawn* It's late.

Well, EDI and I (mostly him) came to the conclusion that the whole console idea was a bit premature at this stage of development and I was beckoned with a new concept to begin working on.

This is some deep end stuff considering my background. I have spent the last hour or so looking…
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ildave1
November 12, 2005
Next...
[Completed]Task II: Object Serializer (load/save game)

[In Progress]Task III: Console Window Object
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ildave1
November 12, 2005
A Tribute to Ethereal Darkness Interactive
Well. I certainly would have gotten this a LOT sooner if it was not for the veteran affairs office NOT paying me and misplacing my credit card. I finally was just reissued a credit card and I ended up ordering it...

Well. What is -it-?


Signed. Limited Edition. Beautiful.

Yes. I did Beta test for…
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ildave1
November 11, 2005
Veterans Day
I normally do not ask for much at all from anybody that I ever come across. After serving in the Armed Forces, I wish to mention something about today.

I am sure you know that today is Veterans Day and I will be here just incase it sliped your mind. It is the time of the year to push aside the fac…
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