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July 2004 |
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Thursday,
July 29, 2004 |
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Yes, yes, ...stop emailing me as though you thought of it first!
Of course we did one of these (link to the left).
Reader be warned, ...oh my god, ...it's a female.
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Wednesday,
July 28, 2004 |
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Wow! This new texture technology is awesome!
I'm just now learning normal and specular mapping for textures. Similar to learning the Cyrillic alphabet, I wanted to find a subject that would attract my attention. I also wanted to find something with which I could test the boundaries of the new tech,
something with alot of depth and curves and, ...I found one ;)
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Regular, old fashion 2D texture
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For those still in the dark, here's a brief on normal and specular mapping. Textures are two dimensional and flat. Now, with per-pixel capabilities, we can assign a normal angle (the angle that is perpendicular to a surface at a specific point) to each pixel. This means that as a light traverses the texture,
the brightness of each individual pixel is determined by the normal angle's relationship to the light. This gives the illusion of a third dimension.
Thus, as a light is passed over, the boob and the nipple appear to be round.
Way fucking cool!
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Regular, old fashion 2D texture
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Normal and specular mapped
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Specular mapping is similar, except that it determines how much each pixel reflects the light. So in the weird lotus flower
boob, the seeds can be made to reflect light more than the surrounding skin.
The lotus flower boob was the supreme challenge. It had the fully round
boob, of course, and then the individual seeds and their lipped sockets.
I feel that I have mastered normal and specular mapping now ;)
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Normal and specular mapped
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Tuesday,
July 13, 2004 |
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Got a chance to meet the minds (cough) behind Penny Arcade this
Sunday. You'd never guess from their internet persona, but they
are truly brilliant. I haven't laughed so hard in a long time!
Notice the two copies of SiN on the desk? ...unpatched SiN?
We signed a special copy for each of them. In return, they both
signed a copy of their very first cartoon back in 1998...
The
Sin of Long Load Times
...seriously, Masters Gabriel and Tycho, ...you guys could do
stand-up with the best of them, ...thanks for the visit!
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Wednesday,
July 7, 2004 |
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I'm going to KRI next February in Moscow. I can't wait, ...the
vodka in my blood is almost boiling with anticipation.
I'm trying to learn as much as possible before I go. Reading
about Russian history and culture. Buying Russian DVDs and
watching them multiple times. Shopping for Russian foods,
...thank goodness I love vinegar ;)
I'm learning the Cyrillic alphabet. Very cool, but not easy
as many of the letters look exactly the same as Latin letters, but they
sound like completely other letters, or have a completely knew sound.
For instance, the Latin letter P sounds like R in Cyrillic, Latin H
sounds like N, ...most of the letters do this.
How ever confusing the alphabet is, the Russian language is so beautiful! As with German, I truly
melt inside when I hear a women speak it. Anyways...
..I started learning Cyrillic one letter at a time, starting from the
beginning. Very boring, very dull, and I wasn't making
progress. Then, by way of reading interviews with me in two recent
Russian magazines, in which they spelled my name and Levelord in Cyrillic,
...I found the secret.
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Remember in school when you were learning your native
alphabet? What was the first few words you learned how to write,
...your name! Being the ego beasts we are, it was the best way
to capture your attention and interest. Same here, ...I started
writing my name and Levelord, and within a day I had those letters
committed.
These first letters sort of set now-familiar markers along that
previously boring path of new letters. I grabbed a few more words,
like mother, friend, ...and, of course, vodka. Although still
very clumsy, I have the entire alphabet memorized now. It was a
blast!
Okay, now onto vocabulary, with grammar to follow. The next
teaching aid? ...found one! ... ;)
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Thursday,
July 1, 2004 |
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