Machinima: Filmmaking's Destiny
-- Machinima is filmmaking redefined--a
merging of three creative mediums: filmmaking, animation, and 3D game
technology. Think animated filmmaking within a real-time 3D virtual
environment. Here's a guided tour from Paul Marion, author of
Paraglyph's recently released 3D Game-Based
Filmmaking: The Art of Machinima.
Games, Diversions &
Perl Culture -- This third volume of The Best of
the Perl Journal includes some of the most popular Perl articles ever written
on the subjects of games, diversions, and the unique culture of this
close-knit community. You'll find all of the playful features TPJ
offered over the years, including the Obfuscated Perl Contests, Perl Quiz
Shows, renowned one-line recipes, and a panoply of quirky Perl applications,
such as genetic algorithms, home automation, music programming, and
natural language processing. Read Searching
for Rhymes with Perl and The Zeroth
Annual Obfuscated Perl Contest online now.
IBM and Butterfly.net to Run
PlayStation2 Games on Global Grid -- Butterfly.net and IBM are working with Sony Computer
Entertainment to provide a computing grid, powered by
IBM's data center, that allows online game developers to
take advantage of the advanced capabilities of
PlayStation2. Game developers have access to a
developer network to assist in creating massive
multiplayer games upon the Butterfly.net platform.
History of Programming Languages -- O'Reilly has produced a poster on the history of programming languages
that plots over 50 languages on a multi-layered, color-coded timeline, based on a diagram created by Éric Lévénez. Download the poster in PDF format. You can also find full-size copies at Team O'Reilly bookstores, and at O'Reilly conferences, such as this July's
Open Source Convention.
Opening Up the PlayStation 2 with Linux--Howard Wen takes a look at Sony's upcoming Linux distribution kit for the PlayStation 2. If you want
to learn more about game development, don't miss O'Reilly's Physics for Game
Developers.
Developing the Battle.net Emulator: BNETD--Learn about the technical and legal
challenges of the open source BNETD project. If you're interested in game
development, check out Physics for Game Developers.
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