In an effort to solve my signal/messaging system problem, I'm going to attempt to work through the problem in a journal entry. I could just keep the explanation all off-line and talk through the problem with the bat I keep on top of my computer to ward off glitches, except unlike the journal when t…

I've having a whole heap of trouble getting started on my Diagonal game library. I've relaxed my expectations of my first version and now purely expect to make a reasonable prototype of the architecture but possibly needing a clean up or even a full rewrite for a more permanent version. Given that …

I usually don't put in updates so soon after the previous one, but I was surprised today by the arrival of my Amazon book order about a fortnight before I was expecting it. Previously Amazon seems to have taken two months to ship a package to me, whereas this time it must have been under two weeks.…

Only a brief update today. The weekend seemed to speed by without that much to show for its passing.

I've decided to semi-officially launch a GameDev competition, as can be seen in the associated thread. Everything is still very much up in the air right now; I haven't fully decided on the format or …

I've noticed that there's been a call for a contest on the forums. I was meaning to run a contest myself this year as I feel they're a great way to get the community together and make games. Given the Four Elements competition will be starting up soon I should probably get the competition underway …

It's one of those days where my mind and body just aren't up to doing anything, damn it. I thought yesterday was one of those days, but that wasn't nearly up to the level of today. My mind is in a complete fog, which is a pity because I've got a lot of work I need to get done. I think it's down to …

I've come to the realisation that I'm not a C++ programmer; I'm just a C programmer in disguise.

In my understanding of the signal slot code I'm using I searched up a few tutorials on more advanced template use and stumbled across the C++ FAQ Lite, a wonderfully informative series of tips on proper …

My internet service was down over the weekend so I was cut off from my info fix. I spent most of the weekend organising the annual "birthday party" for the graduate college I'm staying at. I'm more the introverted type who tends to feel overwhelmed at large parties but being part of keeping things …

It's lunch-time, so time for a quick journal entry before I get back to summarising papers (not as fun as it sounds).

I managed to get Boost installed in Xcode on my MacBook Pro. Things got complicated due to my inexperience of installing libraries on a Unix flavoured OS. I've had some experience wi…

Although I made a long post about how I needed to do more game making rather than playing, I still caved in and installed Civlization IV; I'm so weak. I really wanted to see what Civ looked like in 3D. I've only played through the instructed part of the tutorial and then had a look at the leaders, …