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Target
This week, I've been doing the same as usual: I've been building Arroost (for the next video).
Arroost is built on top of another engine — my '2023-08-03 19:19:07 +0000 UTC View Post
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Just cells
Recap: A nogan is what happens when a fractal, a time machine, and a cellular automata have a baby, and that baby has a baby, and that baby has a baby, and that baby is its own great-great-great gra...
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Back and forth
I don't know how many times I've typed this out by now... but I'm making a new engine. And it's called Arroost.
Arroost has two parts. The top bit, that you actually use. And the bottom bit, that runs the thing. 2023-07-20 19:35:39 +0000 UTC View Post
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Well... nothing. Because I'm on holiday. So instead, Buckle up! Let's learn Arroost.
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Arroost
I'm making a thing called Arroost.
Nogan
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*cough*
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Ok, Arroost is starting to take shape. So I can now tell you much more about it. Let's dive in...
Part One: Dawn of Arroost
A couple of...
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Advancing
I've been working on an engine called Arroost (for the next video). And this week, I've been making it advance through time.
Ok, recap for ...
2023-07-01 10:42:43 +0000 UTC View PostHi.
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No Music
I put out a little teaser trailer for the next video. Go watch it! And then come back here.
It's part 2 of the current trilogy of videos: 2023-06-22 18:53:49 +0000 UTC View Post
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Part One: DreamBerd Uncaged
Last week, I did a little tech-talk about my (joke) language DreamBerd. This week, I uploaded a 2023-06-18 10:32:57 +0000 UTC View Post
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A few months ago, I was asked to appear on the Future of Coding podcast. Ivan Reese sent me a message to that effect. However, there was something unusual about his request.
My appearance on the show would be a secret - a surprise.
2023-06-10 12:14:41 +0000 UTC
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Future of Code
Hey there's a new Future of Code episode out! Without spoiling anything, I highly recommend listening to the whole thing if you enjoy my videos.
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Order
Every time I make a video, there are certain building blocks that I need to make - and put together. Like... the script, the music, the voiceover, the code, the effects.
And... Every time I make a video, I end up cons...
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Time Travel
If you didn't know, I'm making a new engine called Arroost. It's for the next video!
And in the engine, things can ti...
2023-05-18 20:32:22 +0000 UTC View PostHello! I'm writing to you, which can only mean one thing. It's time for the weekly...
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Resolve
I've finalised the script for the video! And I'm ready to record my voice-over.
The process of doing this is a little bit different this time... because... I'm trying out some different video-editi...
2023-05-11 20:51:32 +0000 UTC View PostHello! and welcome back... to another weekly edition of the...
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(quite a lot this time)
JavaScript
A while ago, I started my youtube channel by making an engine called SandPond. (It's called the SandPond Saga after all!)
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Yellow
I've been building more of ARROOST for the next video. It's a confusing tool that lets you make music.
This week, I've been making more of the contraptions that you can interact with inside it. And I've been trying to figure out how they...
2023-04-27 20:51:39 +0000 UTC View PostIt's another weekly edition! Of the...
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Performance
I've been making more *stuff* for the Arroost engine. And with each thing that I add, the engine gets a bit slower. So this week... I spent a bit of time speeding it up.
I already did a bunch of 'performance boosting' early on, but now that...
2023-04-20 20:44:24 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone! It's that time again. Time for the weekly...
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Creating
I've been building an engine called Arroost for the next video. This week, I added the ability to create new shapes, which will serve as the building blocks for how your program runs.
I want them to feel like real tangibl...
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Touching
When I made CellPond, I tried to make every interaction possible with just the left-mouse-button. My reasoning was this:
If everything could be done with one ...
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This Is An Arrow
This week, I've been writing the script for the next video, 🎵 Arrows in Arrows in Arrows, and I've now settled on its structure.
Throughout the video, we will discover ma...
2023-03-29 17:25:32 +0000 UTC View PostHello there. Welcome back to another weekly edition of the...
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State
When you use one of my tools, like CellPond or ScreenPond, you can be in var...
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99 Froggy Heroes
We hit 99 patrons!
Well... the number fluctuates a little bit as payments sometimes bounce. But there are currenty 99 froggy heroes! This means that nobody else can currently join the patreon! It's full 2023-03-16 22:28:35 +0000 UTC View Post
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2023-03-16 22:28:12 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone! It's time for another edition of the weekly...
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Thing
When I was younger, I used to enjoy coding little game engines and simulations. These often included the concept of a 'thing' that you could place into the game world. You could also call them an entity, an instance, an object, or ...
2023-03-11 10:50:49 +0000 UTC View PostIt's here! The weekly...
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State
Hey! I've been working hard on coding things for the next video, which will be called 🎵 Arrows in Arrows in Arrows. To prepare for this, I've been making some more tools.
I'm building an engine that will let you make music ...
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Layers
No rest for the wicked! I've started working on the next video. As previously voted by patrons (a long time ago), th...
2023-02-23 21:30:16 +0000 UTC View PostHello hello! It's that time of the week again. Time for the weekly...
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Silence
Woah! I released a new video called ☁️ Define Define!
The last few days of working on it were a real battle b...
2023-02-16 20:39:31 +0000 UTC View PostGoodness me! It's time for the weekly...
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School
I did a talk! At the Peckham Digital festival!
If you would like to watch it, there's a recording of the livestream! I'm there from 42:59...
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Lab Lab
I've been making a new thing for the next video! It's called LabLab, and it's a simple tool for exploring fractals. Specifically, I've been exploring the 2023-01-26 22:28:27 +0000 UTC View Post
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It's the NOISES SPECIAL!
Voice
When I record my voice for a video, I put a bunch effects on it. And with each video, I learn a few more things. These are all the steps I currently take:
1. Volume
First, we increase the volu...
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Cellular Automata
In preparation for the next video, 📕 Define Define, I've been continuing work on the new SandLab engine.
It's a cellula...
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