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Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. - Proverbs 16:3

Which 3D engine to use?

Well, it's time to pick which engine/sdk I am going to use to make my dice game.

Now the big question is what game engine to use. There may be many to choose from, but from a mobile app perspective, there seem to be only 3 that I would …

Dice, anyone?

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Now that I've completed the low poly course from Udemy, I'm ready to start using my fledgling, but newfound skills in some form of application. That said, the most fun and easiest way that I can imagine using 3D models is in some kind of game. The question is, what …

Tesla: Star Wars or Tron?

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At work the other day, I got the opportunity to teach a class on inductance and resonance in relation to electronic circuits. So of course, I thought a tesla coil would be the most fun visual instrument to instruct with.

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Of course, the inexpensive kit I bought off of Amazon …

Convert Still Photos to a GIF or Video

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Really just a technical note for myself. I thought I had written this down somewhere here, but I couldn't find it, so, here it is.

Converting png to a video in Linux:

ffmpeg -framerate 24 -pattern_type glob -i '*.png' -c:v libx264 -r 30 -pix_fmt yuv420p out.mp4

Setting the …

Low Poly Course: A walk in the park?

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While deeply investing my time in the study of servers for the upcoming Server+ beta test, I took a few hours to relax and made this fun low poly man walking in the park. If you are interested, you can see the video I made of it here:

https://youtu …

FreedomPop without Google Play Services?

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Using FreedomPop without Google Play Services? I have been tinkering with this for a couple days now, and I finally got it to work. Of course, I've mentioned FreedomPop on the website before, but for those who are new to it, here is a brief description:

FreedomPop is a wireless …

CompTIA Server+ and Low Poly People...

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So, I missed a few posts over the past week or so. Actually, I've been really busy, but for a good cause. I've been fortunate enough to be selected by CompTIA to beta test the new Server+ exam. The busy part is …