Too Many Ideas - The impworks Blog
Vue Switch Mapping Python Script
Sunday, August 9th, 2009Here is a little python script for Vue Infinite and xStream to switch the mapping of all the images used in the selected objects materials to bicubic mapping. I’ve tested it using Vue 7 Infinite. The script is more of an experiment towards a bigger script to work with the images in Vue materials to […]
Mars Render
Saturday, August 8th, 2009A render of the planet Mars made in Vue 7.5 Infinite.
More impworks Site Fiddling
Thursday, July 30th, 2009I’ve added automatic checking for broken links and redirects for outgoing links. In the long term it should be a big time saver however now four days later all the broken links are fixed or removed and the 1000 odd redirects are mostly delt with except to the BBC who switch between two URLs with […]
Dark Host Out Now
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009It only seems like yesterday that Kim had a new story out but it was all of a couple of weeks ago (just enough time to read an Ian Rankin novel and a couple of history books). Her latest novella, Dark Host, was a Brava finalist and I’ve read a bit of it before so […]
Pork and Mushroom Curry
Monday, July 27th, 2009A mild and tasty curry with loads of coconut.
Colour Fixing
Saturday, July 25th, 2009Tweaking the impworks site colours so they achieve WAI – WCAG AAA accessibility.
Vue Preview Colour Change Script Page
Friday, July 24th, 2009Short and sweet tonight: I’ve added a page to the Vue section of impworks for the Vue Preview Colour Change Script. Need to work on my snappy title writing skills.
Hand me my Chainsaw of Editing
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009The rebuilding and post launch work on impworks is now pretty much done which means I can get back to other projects. tonight I’ve taken an editing chainsaw to a 120 page text which is the core design for a game and so far I’ve cut it to 60 pages. Now I’m at the hard […]
How to Open a Door
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009I’ve posted an updated excerpt from an article I wrote for Valkyrie Magazine issue 25: Open the Door on how characters go through doors in different games.
Spicy Black-eye Beans
Monday, July 20th, 2009This is one of my favourit recipes, so much so that I went and bought a 7 litre stock pot from John Lewis a couple of weeks back so I can cook a double quantity for freezing. Ideally it should be cooked a couple of days in advance and allowed to sit so the deep, rich flavour of the sauce can mature and permeate into the beans.