Category: Projects
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dslibris 0.2.3 Release Notes
New features: ‘X’ key inverts the screen colors – white text on a black background. http://briefcase.yahoo.com/rhaleblian -> dslibris
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dslibris 0.2.1 Release Notes
This version turns off the screens when the DS lid is closed. dslibris is an ebook reader for Nintendo DS. All versions including 0.2.1 are available here.
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dslibris 0.2.0 Release Notes
The page layout has improved; words now wrap in a proper way and we are approaching full justification. Page number is displayed and horizontally positioned to show progress through the book. The snapshot below is from the desmume emulator running under Linux.
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dslibris Developer’s Notes
I’ve been working on a homebrew ebook reader for the Nintendo Dual Screen game console. Generally I want something with the best properties of MS Reader. I’m shooting for these features: antialiased, proportional, kerned, selectable TrueType outline fonts with size control support for XML, XHTML and DocBook documents (HTML must be tidied) bookmarks and memorization…
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FIFA 07 Soccer for Xbox 360 Released
This year’s game plays and looks scads better. Built by a dedicated team of folks at EA Canada, it was a valuable experience in game development. Some press and reviews at Gamespot and IGN.
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“Open Season” Opens
Sony Pictures Imageworks and Columbia Pictures’ animated film opened publicly in the Americas yesterday. Having worked on look development for the film, I just barely got to attend the premiere screening at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles earlier in the week. Possibly the last in the current spate of the “animals out of their…
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Samchillian on OS X
The Samchillian Tip Tip Tip Cheeepeeeee is a electronic musical instrument that operates by relative instead of absolute pitch. The player makes the choice of what interval away from the last note the next played note will be. This approach brings new possibilities in musical phrasings and speeds. Also, microtonal scales fit in naturally. It…
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EA Canada
EA inhabits a lot of the retail shelf space for Xbox 360 titles, and there’s lots to do to get next year’s games out. The details are proprietary, if I told you you’d have to kill me … then flee from the authorities. Electronic Arts