modown is a recent project from the Yahoo Mojito team. Rather than being a framework, modown is a collection of building blocks designed to work together. The goal is to make it easier to build single page applications (SPA) through… Continue Reading
A brief look at how to structure and develop a YUI based module for use within node.js & express.js. This tutorial assumes you are already familiar with the basics of setting up an express.js based application, if not, you should at least… Continue Reading
My general workflow is to create my materials in Allegorithmic Substance Designer, build my assets in Autodesk Maya and then import the assets into Unity. Unity has a number of ways of auto-assigning unity materials based upon assignments/naming in maya,… Continue Reading
A tutorial on creating a yui module using the same build structure as yui. The module will be built using the shifter build tool. For the purpose of this example we are going to develop a module that represents a cookie… Continue Reading
All games start with a splash screen. Like any piece of art, it is your lead in. Designed to bring your audience into the game and to set them up for the world they will be living in. So where… Continue Reading
Getting started is always the hardest part. How will my project be structured? What settings do I need to worry about? How will my software interact? For example, what does one unit of measurement mean? Does this change in the… Continue Reading
Adding test driven development to your development process can make your code more robust and makes upgrading to new versions of maya much easier. For a good introduction to the concepts take a look at Test Driven Development in python.… Continue Reading
I’m embarking on a new project. Learning how to make games. Having worked on films for nearly 20 years, I’ve explored nearly all aspects of computer animation and it’s uses in film but my experience with game engines and game… Continue Reading