Swore I’d never do this again but I’m already considering entering for 2013. Tough Guy 2011 from Realm Pictures on Vimeo.
February 10, 2012
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Category Archives: Misc
January 22, 2012
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7 days and counting :S
7 days until the Raiders start this years Toughguy race by firing what’s left of the cannon. I’ll be running as ‘Sicknote’.
November 19, 2011
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Export Flash library items as PNG’s with JSFL
After last weeks news from Adobe I’m happy I held back on upgrading from Flash CS3. Flash though is still a valuable tool in the development process allowing the quick prototyping of game mechanics. What I’ve ended up doing on … Continue reading
July 12, 2011
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Some useful Unicode and Hex Keyboard symbols
⌘ – ⌘ – ⌘ – the Command Key symbol
⌥ – ⌥ – ⌥ – the Option Key symbol
⇧ – ⇧ – ⇧ – the Shift Key
⇥ – ⇥ – ⇥ – the Tab Key symbol
⏎ – ⏎ – ⏎ – the Return Key symbol
⌫ – ⌫ – ⌫ – the Delete Key symbol
Source: The Journeyler
July 8, 2011
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Simple interactive depth of field effect
Writing the Irregular touch detection post brought to mind another Lingo/Flash workaround that makes use of Photoshop. The effect is a depth of field that can be adjusted between the foreground and background without having to apply any sort of … Continue reading
July 5, 2011
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Irregular touch detection, when CGRect is not enough – part 1
This is the first of 3 posts about handling hit tests in irregular shaped areas, we’ll provide the point to be tested with a touch and give the user some simple feedback via a label if they hit anything interesting. … Continue reading
November 10, 2009
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2 screwdrivers a Mighty mouse and some superglue
Finally snapped tonight and cracked open the mighty mouse. The ratchet effect on the scroll wheel which would only allow me to scroll back up to the top of a page failed to respond to the baby wipe and paintbrush … Continue reading