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"Tri-linear M(b)itmap Interpolation!"- A Write-up on Nintendo 64 Textures
The year was 1994. Namco's Ridge Racer released in '93 after multiple location test prototypes in '92 at their Wonder Eggs amusement park...
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Feb 17, 20233 min read


Blender Update 7.29.2022- Messing with Transparency
My first transparent objects are here! I got the idea to mess around with transparency last week because I was making a street light, so...
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Jul 29, 20221 min read


Blender Update 7.22.2022- Detailing the Street Light
The street light is no longer a curved obelisk that goes nowhere, and now has a hinge and fixture for the lamp itself. Here's a closer...
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Jul 22, 20221 min read


Blender Update 7.15.2022- Takin' It to the Street
It's been a while, and for a multitude of personal reasons (Broken A/C, pet health and personal health) I hadn't been working on this...
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Jul 15, 20221 min read


Blender Update 6.17.2022- A Camera for the Mech!
I modeled out a camera for my mech with cubes, toruses and the smoothing tool. Material work was in a more experimental stage for me this...
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Jun 17, 20221 min read


Blender Update 6.10.2022- This "Bear" is Now a Mecha!
I've been learning to use the "Inset faces" and "Extrude" tools, along with the mirror modifier and sliding vertices around this week....
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Jun 10, 20221 min read


Blender Update 6.3.2022- Mirroring, And a Revised Body for the Monster
I've been learning how to use more tools in Blender in the past week! The legs were tilted outwards at first, but mirroring from the...
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Jun 3, 20221 min read


Blender Update 5.20.2022- Minor Materials Adjustments
This week, I've given the scene a bit more composition by adjusting the inner faces of his flashlight to make it look more similar to one...
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May 20, 20221 min read


Blender Update 5.6.2022- Alone... in the Dark.
Our guy now has more dynamic posing like I said I'd do last week, along with subsurface scattering on the skin! It doesn't really gel...
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May 6, 20221 min read


Blender Project Update 4.29.2022- Oh No, He's Balding
Throughout the past week, I've been practicing the inset and extrusion tools, and getting further acquainted with the basic controls. It...
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Apr 29, 20221 min read


Blender Update 04.22.2022- A Blocky Start!
Still no manual placement of polygons, but I've been spending this week getting used to Blender's basic controls. There's a reliance on...
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Apr 22, 20221 min read


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Apr 15, 20220 min read


Runner Update 3.18.2022- Intro and Ending Menus
A Clickable "Press start" menu has been added, with a placeholder title screen! It's got a dedicated button that takes you straight to...
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Mar 18, 20221 min read


Runner Update 3.11.2022- The Not-So-Secret UFO Level
I've made some revisions to the new stage I created last week to experiment with materials. The level design sucks a bit less now, and I...
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Mar 11, 20221 min read


Runner Update 2.25.2022- The (Beginning of a) Third Level!
I'm still not entirely sure what's up with the dark lighting bug in the tutorial and level 3, but the game's coming along! I recently...
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Feb 25, 20221 min read


Runner Update 2.18.2022- Collectables & Their UI
The swords are just a placeholder model, but collectables are in! The idea here is that the player has to collect each one in order to...
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Feb 18, 20221 min read


Runner Update 1.28.2022- Platforming and Barriers
The game runs at 30fps now due to a bug I'm still trying to locate, but at least jumping works properly without a delay this time. I've...
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Jan 28, 20221 min read


Runner Update 1.21.2022- An Imported Model and... Buoyancy?!
I added a capsule-shaped collider to the player's model that's supposed to keep it upright without tumbling over, and a player model from...
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Jan 21, 20221 min read


Runner Update 1.14.2022- Jump!
Jumping has been added! I had a feeling platforming would become a key part of this project, and I already have plans to add ramps and...
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Jan 14, 20221 min read


Runner Update 1.7.2022- Happy New Year!: Audio and Slow-motion
Happy New Year! To bring in the new year, I've added music, a crashing sound effect, and a near-miss slow-motion effect that happens when...
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Jan 7, 20221 min read
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