Too Many Ideas - Archive for the ‘My Stuff’ Category
Fairy Tale Moving Along Nicely
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006I originally expected my modern fairy tale to come in around the 15K word mark but it’s suffering from an attack of the Too many Ideas. Some bits of it that were very short have unexpectedly grown and so now I’m somewhere around the half way point in the plot and it’s about 14K word […]
Characters on the Couch (Part 6)
Wednesday, August 16th, 2006No one can be isolated or an Island The Jester Archetype This Follows on from: Characters on the Couch (Part 5). The first part can be found at: Characters on the Couch (Part 1). “If I can’t dance I don’t want to be part of your revolution.” Jesters joyfully live for the moment. They don’t […]
Vue Landscapes
Tuesday, August 15th, 2006I’ve just added three new landscapes made with Vue to my site’s gallery.
Bored to tears by Python DOM
Monday, August 14th, 2006Following on from yesterdays boredom I’m now even more bored. Another hour using Python’s DOM functions to read in data. Yesterday I was learning some new Python stuff getting to grips first with Python’s SAX handlers and then DOM once I decided to use that instead. Today was just repetitive use of a few commands […]
VueDynamics Boring Progress
Sunday, August 13th, 2006There comes a time in any software development that you have to spend time doing boring stuff. Today I’ve been slogging through loading XML configuration files into VueDynamics. I am now officially bored.
RealFlow into Vue Experiments
Saturday, August 12th, 2006I’d been playing with importing sequences of wavefront object files as a way of bringing animations into Vue from other applications. Yesterday someone asked about importing a sequence from RealFlow. Fortunately I have a none commercial use copy of RealFlow that came on a cover disc a while ago. So I’ve been trying to get […]
Unnamed Vue Picture
Thursday, August 10th, 2006I’d left Vue rendering this one today while I was at work. While it originally estimated 15 hours for the print size size image it turned out to need less than 5 in the end. I don’t normally use global radiosity but I did with this picture for a change. It made the roadside bushes […]
Characters on the Couch (Part 5)
Wednesday, August 9th, 2006The Care Giver Archetype This Follows on from: Characters on the Couch (Part 4). The first part can be found at: Characters on the Couch (Part 1). “Love your neighbour as yourself.” Care Givers are unselfish, ethical providers of protection who do things for others. They are compassionate saints and helpers. They are healers of […]
[Insert Own Title Here]
Tuesday, August 8th, 2006Absolutely wiped out from work today. After last nights burst of creativity tonight didn’t result in anywhere near as many words on the page. I have moved things foward a little but I’m not back to the action yet. I should be able to drop the hero back into mortal danger soon but for now […]
Past the Hump in Fairytale Noir
Tuesday, August 8th, 2006I’d found the hump in Fairytale Noir. That awkward bit in the middle of the story where I can’t make my mind up if it is worth finishing or not. Words haven’t been spilling onto the page. I sat down tonight intending to spend half an hour trying to do something with it then do […]