-
v3.01 From
sylverfyre
in Steel Software Blogs
(1177 days old)
I've a feeling that I really should update this more often. Ah well, here goes: USE (University Sports Engine) v3.01 Fixed: Lop-sided forums Standardised folder names Email addresses always bei… more
-
Website Changes From
sylverfyre
in Steel Software Blogs
(1239 days old)
Well, I've been hard at for for 2 weeks now and I've kinda ignored this blog, so, I thought I'd do a bit of an update. I'm not going to dump the changelog on here cos it's a few miles long, this "upda… more
-
Wrap-Up From
sylverfyre
in Steel Software Blogs
(1271 days old)
Ok, it's now been 3 weeks since I handed in my dissertation report and now is the time to share what I've found with you lot. First things first: Dissertation Report Document (3MB ) Demonstration… more
-
Done From
sylverfyre
in Steel Software Blogs
(1303 days old)
Whilst I write this I'm feeling like one very happy bunny. I've finished writing the first draft of my dissertation, it's only a casual 18,100 words long, 69 pages, easy peasy. If you want to have a l… more
-
Don't Let It Get To You From
sylverfyre
in Steel Software Blogs
(1319 days old)
Well, last week was a lot of fun, the second half especially (the first half of the week was rubbish, as explained in my last post). However, it's over now and I've gotta concentrate on writing up my … more
-
A Vision Of The Future From
sylverfyre
in Steel Software Blogs
(1326 days old)
Disclaimer: This blog post is on the subject of the hockey website www.sheffieldhockey.com and has nothing to do with my 3D graphics project. For more info on that, click the "dissertation" tag on the… more
-
Splitting Hairs From
sylverfyre
in Steel Software Blogs
(1330 days old)
A more productive week this week. Project-wise things have gone better, but at the same time they've gotten worse. This week was spent on the splitting part of my algorithm. Since I was unable to m… more
-
Time Ticking Away From
sylverfyre
in Steel Software Blogs
(1338 days old)
This week hasn't been too fantastic really. After being casually informed that I had until easter (2 weeks) to finish the programming for this project, I went to work on the final algorithms that had … more
-
Troublesome Volume Tracing From
sylverfyre
in Steel Software Blogs
(1354 days old)
It's been two weeks since my almost "apocalyptic" mesh mayhem post that seemed to spell the end for my current line of thought. That, along with Federico's suggestion of a new way to approach the proj… more
-
Mesh Mayhem From
sylverfyre
in Steel Software Blogs
(1371 days old)
This is going to be a bit of a depressing entry in terms of the number of problems that have appeared in this stage of the project but I'm hoping that someone/anyone who reads this blog may be able to… more
-
Stage 2 From
sylverfyre
in Steel Software Blogs
(1388 days old)
I've finished my exams, thank god for that! The 3D graphics exam was tough but never beyond me, and the information searching and retrieval exam was a race to walk out so you could be first to the bar… more
-
Game Engines Cheat From
sylverfyre
in Steel Software Blogs
(1397 days old)
I'd like to have a little rant on here about what I've learned from my revision of 3D graphics theory. The exam is about a day away and I pretty much know it all now so hopefully I'm in for a nice rid… more
-
New Year Update From
sylverfyre
in Steel Software Blogs
(1403 days old)
Hello to you all, Christmas has been a nice relaxing time for me and it's allowed me to completely forget about my project, however, it's also let me forget how to code (it happens to the best of u… more
-
Xmas Update From
sylverfyre
in Steel Software Blogs
(1424 days old)
Time for an update. This one is rather late in coming due to essay writing (more on that later) and xmas fun! First: Project update I didn't think I was going to be able to do it but lo and behold… more
-
A Full Description From
sylverfyre
in Steel Software Blogs
(1464 days old)
Firstly, woohoo! Linked to by the ZBuffer which is very good news indeed. Slightly :-/, ZMan wasn't sure what I was doing with this. So, a full explaination. This is my third year dissertation proj… more
-
Week 5 Update From
sylverfyre
in Steel Software Blogs
(1467 days old)
I've added in some nifty new features this week. The crack pattern looks a whole lot better now too. I've added branches and taken some screenshots at higher resolutions of crack pattern. Hi-res im… more
-
Cracked From
sylverfyre
in Steel Software Blogs
(1471 days old)
Well, I've solved my problems and have a half-decent crack pattern. The artifact problem was solved by removing the last element from the VertexBuffer (it's a bodge but it works) and moving the devic… more
-
Cracking the Algorithm From
sylverfyre
in Steel Software Blogs
(1477 days old)
Hello there! This update is showing off my first attempts at the cracking algorithm. After quite a bit of trouble with getting DirectX running and getting it to display lines on the screen (inst… more
-
The Cracking Algorithm From
sylverfyre
in Steel Software Blogs
(1480 days old)
Ok, this one is gonna be a little bit technical, bear with me. Looking at the previous dissertations by Dan Fox and Adam Miller, and by looking at professional attempts at the same task, I've decid… more
-
Week 3 and a website milestone From
sylverfyre
in Steel Software Blogs
(1488 days old)
SHOE v2.0.0 Added - Email system Added - Distribution lists Fixed - Editing fixture details deleting squad availability Fixed - Numerous strip/addslashes Fixed - Initial bugs with the email syste… more
-
Second week From
sylverfyre
in Steel Software Blogs
(1503 days old)
The Shoe v 1.9.13 The Shoe is the name for the hockey website engine. It stands for Sheffield Hockey Online Extravagence Fixed: add/strip slashes and nl2br/br2nl for matches and match reports Fixed… more
-
Update From
sylverfyre
in Steel Software Blogs
(1509 days old)
Lost Firstly, I'd like to talk about a little known tv show called "Lost". Some of you may have heard of it. It's the best show I've seen in years. Never has a show kept me guessing as much as this o… more
-
The Future of Computers From
sylverfyre
in Steel Software Blogs
(1523 days old)
This is a rather broad topic post, I just thought I'd add my two cents on the subject. I've been watching the .net show, reading Meltdown 2005 presentations and generally thinking about where game … more
-
DX9 or OpenGL From
sylverfyre
in Steel Software Blogs
(1531 days old)
I got an email back from my tutor in the response to "which programming language and renderer would you recommend?" I suggested that I use C# and OpenGL, the response I got back was: C and OpenGL w… more
-
v1.9.11 and OpenGL From
sylverfyre
in Steel Software Blogs
(1534 days old)
v1.9.11 Added: lost password feature Fixed: Minor CSS bugs Fixed: Features overrunning below the featured image Step: Last time i'll talk about step. I did my presentation, everyone thought I d… more
-
Project prioritisaiton From
sylverfyre
in Steel Software Blogs
(1537 days old)
Now that STEP has finished (only the presentation to present) I have to focus in on my other projects. Hockey Website/Unisport Firstly decided whether unisport will rear its head this year. If yes… more
-
V1.9.10 From
sylverfyre
in Steel Software Blogs
(1544 days old)
I've kinda overstepped the mark. Ah well, SUHC v1.9.10 Added: Thumbnails Fixed: RSS Fixed: Birthdays Changed: upcoming events are now the next 3 events no matter how far away they are Thumbn… more
-
Version 1.9.9 From
sylverfyre
in Steel Software Blogs
(1551 days old)
Okay, the reason for the huge version change is that the only thing left to do is fix the email system (Paddy's job) and do thumbnails (more on that later). Development accelerated very rapidly SUH… more
-
v1.7.5 From
sylverfyre
in Steel Software Blogs
(1555 days old)
SUHC v1.7.5 ADDED: User account activation Fixed: Top Scorers Yup, I'm running out of things to change! The jump in bugfix version reflect the major size of the account activation challenge (actu… more
-
v1.7.0 From
sylverfyre
in Steel Software Blogs
(1557 days old)
SUHC v1.7.0 Added: Scorers to match reports Added: Top Scorer appears on main page Added: Fixtures Secretary as new position so they can add fixtures themselves Why the minor version jump? Alth… more