An endless tunnel is the centerpiece of my game Radial Blitz. Flying smoothly through this tunnel was important to me. That required both a smooth tunnel and a smooth camera. In this […]
Smoothing 3d geometry, like a tunnel, with Catmull-Rom splines
What is a normal map? An object normal map?
Normal maps preserve the lighting fidelity of a high polygon count model when it is reduced to a lower polygon count. Model designers tend to work with models that are far too […]
Glowing graphics for that futuristic sci-fi feeling
Glow is a relatively simple effect that gives life to the graphics in Radial Blitz. It blends well into the sci-fi theme. Creating the glow requires a glow map, a second world […]
Radial Blitz – A rough journey from new technology to app store release
Finally, I managed to release my 3d action game “Radial Blitz” on iTunes yesterday. I encountered many obstacles along the way, but am quite happy with the result. In the coming months […]
Are we forever cursed with buggy software?
Despite continuous advancements in programming it never feels like software is actually getting any better. It can certainly do more things, but it remains buggy and often unreliable. Is the source of […]
The unfortunate world of boilerplate code
Redundancy is one of the biggest sources of defects in programming. Boilerplate is highly redundant. While it may be easy to implement, and often necessary, it reduces code legibility and increases maintenance […]
A pattern bandage for messy virtual functions
In my previous article the mess of virtual functions, I show how easily they introduce bugs and propose language extensions to fix it. Several comments suggested an alternate solution with the “non-virtual […]
