At 1/8/17 09:32 AM, egg82 wrote: I'm kinda obsessing over them right now, but that's pretty normal for me; it's how I learn.
Did you use a library, or code your own from scratch? I'm currently using Accord.net from the NuGet gallery for my C# projects.

There's a program called Weka that I used because the libraries he suggested had zero documentation and weren't straightforward to use. We just used them for classification.

Speaking of machine learning stuff, has anyone played around with OpenAI Universe at all? It sounds like a really really cool platform that takes all the unfun bits out of writing an AI like this. Haven't gotten a chance to sit down and try making something with it though.

At 1/14/17 10:57 AM, OmarShehata wrote: Speaking of machine learning stuff, has anyone played around with OpenAI Universe at all? It sounds like a really really cool platform that takes all the unfun bits out of writing an AI like this. Haven't gotten a chance to sit down and try making something with it though.

I haven't seen or heard of it, no. I might have to take a close look.. Hmmm...

At 1/16/17 12:50 PM, egg82 wrote:

At 1/14/17 10:57 AM, OmarShehata wrote: Speaking of machine learning stuff, has anyone played around with OpenAI Universe at all? It sounds like a really really cool platform that takes all the unfun bits out of writing an AI like this. Haven't gotten a chance to sit down and try making something with it though.

I haven't seen or heard of it, no. I might have to take a close look.. Hmmm...

I think that's the thing NG partnered with to have it learn by playing flash games.

Things I've learned this week: OpenGL is fucking hard. Even with 2d sprites; even in C#. Even while using a wrapper like OpenTK. OpenGL is fucking hard.

Worth, though. Finally finishing porting my framework over to C#. Made a ton of improvements along the way. Probably will make more.

Anyway, decided to finally move from Flash to C#. Hence the porting.

After a poorly timed quarter life crisis I decided I need to be doing more dev stuff. so, like clockwork, I'm back here after months of hiatus.

Bryce, sorry I abandoned the hot potatoe game dev thing, I actually had/have a commit ready that fixed the issues but then it didn't work locally for me and I got pissed at node.js and said fuck it.

What's everybody working on, and did anyone do the global game jam?

At 1/24/17 12:25 AM, GeoKureli wrote: I got pissed at node.js and said fuck it.

This is the true meaning of life.

What's everybody working on, and did anyone do the global game jam?

I finally quit my job, so I got a ton of free time now. Used some of my last paycheck before tax returns to get myself a Chromebook which will be here in three days. So, basically working on porting my framework to C# - sorta. I'm actually re-creating it essentially, since C# allows me to do things AS3 didn't I can write design patterns that actually work. Currently I'm working on an underlying graphics API for the framework. I would ideally like graphics to be as Flash-like as possible since I think that's one thing Flash got really, really right.

At 1/24/17 12:58 AM, egg82 wrote: I finally quit my job, so I got a ton of free time now.

How's it feel to take the chains off?

working on porting my framework to C# - sorta. I'm actually re-creating it essentially, since C# allows me to do things AS3 didn't I can write design patterns that actually work.

It's always amazing when you go from as3 to just about any other language and find out how much simpler the interface to an engine/api can be.

Currently I'm working on an underlying graphics API for the framework. I would ideally like graphics to be as Flash-like as possible since I think that's one thing Flash got really, really right.

Why not ZoidBe... I mean OpenFL?

At 1/24/17 06:30 PM, GeoKureli wrote: How's it feel to take the chains off?

Actually, it's added extra stress. I still have bills that need to be payed, but currently no way to pay them. I'm riding on my tax return I'll get and after that I should have a solid place to stand again. I'm going back to contract work, which worked out incredibly well for me in the past and I'm not sure why I stopped doing it.

Why not ZoidBe... I mean OpenFL?

OpenFL for C# doesn't exist. Unless you're taking about Haxe, in which case.. No ;)
I'm gonna go full native C#. By which, I mean I found this gem and am probably going to use that. P/Invoke for days.

Bought a Chromebook off Amazon a few days ago. Got it in today, been super excited about it all week.
Here's today's search history:

"Chromebook Yubikey"
"Chromebook Unsupervised User"
"Chromebook not charging"
"Amazon return policy"
"Chromebook repair"

So, yeah. That's how my day's gone so far. Where's my rum and coke?

At 1/24/17 12:25 AM, GeoKureli wrote: Bryce, sorry I abandoned the hot potatoe game dev thing, I actually had/have a commit ready that fixed the issues but then it didn't work locally for me and I got pissed at node.js and said fuck it.

No worries man. I kind of forgot about it. It's a nice idea. Maybe sometime in the future we can resurrect it.

So.. Uh..
This is a thing that someone thinks should exist?

I'm all for security, but what the actual fuck?

Edit: I can kinda see where this kind of thinking might lead, disallowing unauthorized USB devices and such. Why not just lock the PC, though? Or, better yet, disable USB input entirely while the PC is locked? Trades off some usability, but if security is that important it's an alright idea.

At 1/30/17 08:03 PM, egg82 wrote: Edit: I can kinda see where this kind of thinking might lead, disallowing unauthorized USB devices and such. Why not just lock the PC, though? Or, better yet, disable USB input entirely while the PC is locked? Trades off some usability, but if security is that important it's an alright idea.

The point is to stop people from borrowing your charge cables without asking, this wouldn't protect a device because you could just use a different usb. The idea is just dumb

At 1/30/17 09:58 PM, GeoKureli wrote: The point is to stop people from borrowing your charge cables without asking, this wouldn't protect a device because you could just use a different usb. The idea is just dumb

I mean I kinda get the general idea of it. Take the cable, shorten it to a USB socket, and instead of a password use the PC's lock. Work work pretty damned well, as long as there's some measures in like "don't disable USB if PC locks and a USB device is inserted, unless it's unplugged" - also would need something to make sure mice & keyboards don't lose their connectivity.

Psssshhhh welp.

Been (re-)developing a game framework in C# for the last month or three. Check it out, let me know what you think?

Hey all, wanted to see if this forum has died (surprisingly it hasn't!) Good to still see the usuals here. How's everybody going and what's everybody been doing for the last 2 years? I'm in my last year of uni and will hopefully find some sort of job soon (plzpray4me), not sure if I should undertake honours and would love a bit of advice or personal anecdotes in the field of job hunting and graduate opportunities.

At 2/7/17 05:40 AM, slugrail wrote: Hey all, wanted to see if this forum has died (surprisingly it hasn't!) Good to still see the usuals here. How's everybody going and what's everybody been doing for the last 2 years? I'm in my last year of uni and will hopefully find some sort of job soon (plzpray4me), not sure if I should undertake honours and would love a bit of advice or personal anecdotes in the field of job hunting and graduate opportunities.

Graduating with a masters this semester, (very) slowly still working on a procgen roguelite whatever game. We're closeish to a public demo, but it's currently hard to find the time.

I'm also on the job hunt. President Trump's order to stop hiring for government positions kinda fucked several of my prospects, so I need to apply to more. Haven't heard back from any yet, but I'm hoping I get a flood of calls soon.

At 2/7/17 10:06 AM, MSGhero wrote: I'm also on the job hunt. President Trump's order to stop hiring for government positions kinda fucked several of my prospects, so I need to apply to more. Haven't heard back from any yet, but I'm hoping I get a flood of calls soon.

Good luck! Yeah I've been off the grid for some time. Been kind of busy with non flash related stuff. I still get notifications now and again regarding this thread so im not totally out of touch. Nice to see people still hang out. Kind of weird to see everyone all grown up now.

At 2/7/17 05:40 AM, slugrail wrote: I'm in my last year of uni and will hopefully find some sort of job soon (plzpray4me)
At 2/7/17 10:06 AM, MSGhero wrote: Graduating with a masters this semester

Congrats, both of you!

not sure if I should undertake honours and would love a bit of advice or personal anecdotes in the field of job hunting and graduate opportunities.

I went to a startup right away, and I loved it, easy entry and organic growth in responsibilities. After 3 years I hated it, though, and left. There's a site specifically for startup job listings

At 2/7/17 10:56 AM, Luis wrote: Kind of weird to see everyone all grown up now.

Speak for yourself

At 2/7/17 10:56 AM, Luis wrote: Good luck! Yeah I've been off the grid for some time. Been kind of busy with non flash related stuff. I still get notifications now and again regarding this thread so im not totally out of touch. Nice to see people still hang out. Kind of weird to see everyone all grown up now.

There was this one offer I got that sounded great and relevant, but it was unpaid and a startup. They talked big game about their product breaking the industry but said nothing about what it actually was. I needed to be passionate, and if I performed well I might be allowed to join the venture.

I remembered when you said unpaid jobs are the devil and said no to them.

At 2/7/17 09:54 PM, MSGhero wrote: There was this one offer I got that sounded great and relevant, but it was unpaid and a startup. They talked big game about their product breaking the industry but said nothing about what it actually was. I needed to be passionate, and if I performed well I might be allowed to join the venture.

I remembered when you said unpaid jobs are the devil and said no to them.

If you were already planning on saying no to them or never responding, might as well tell them the "No one that agrees to work on these terms will be as good as me. You're better off hiring me at $<salary>, than expecting a decent job for free" speil. I've never been in this situation, but what harm can it do if you're just gonna move on to the next offer? I'm also drunk right now, so maybe don't take my advice

At 2/7/17 09:54 PM, MSGhero wrote: There was this one offer I got that sounded great and relevant, but it was unpaid and a startup. They talked big game about their product breaking the industry but said nothing about what it actually was. I needed to be passionate, and if I performed well I might be allowed to join the venture.

lol. It's unpaid AND you need to perform well before they cut you in on it?

a "no" is too polite for those fucks then lol

At 2/8/17 05:11 AM, GeoKureli wrote: If you were already planning on saying no to them or never responding, might as well tell them the "No one that agrees to work on these terms will be as good as me. You're better off hiring me at $<salary>

absolutely not worth the effort and I would barely trust them to actually pay the salary if they agreed to that in the end.

At 2/7/17 09:54 PM, MSGhero wrote: There was this one offer I got that sounded great and relevant, but it was unpaid and a startup. They talked big game about their product breaking the industry but said nothing about what it actually was. I needed to be passionate, and if I performed well I might be allowed to join the venture.

Run for the hills. Nothing good would come of taking them up on such an unbelievably shitty offer. Startups are a really bad idea to begin with; working for free would be absurd.

At 2/10/17 07:12 PM, Diki wrote: Run for the hills. Nothing good would come of taking them up on such an unbelievably shitty offer. Startups are a really bad idea to begin with; working for free would be absurd.

It's uncommon for me to come across startups in my field (mechanical engineering) and in my specific concentration, but there are a ton of computer science startups that I see. None of them have a tangible description of what they do or plan to do, or it's like "Facebook meets Duolingo" as if their shitty iOS-only app with 5 users comes close.

Hell, a few established companies I looked at in my field also don't say what they do.

"We offer solutions."

At 2/10/17 09:51 PM, MSGhero wrote: Hell, a few established companies I looked at in my field also don't say what they do.

"We offer solutions."

Is the second part of that sentence "...to problems which nobody has"?

At 2/10/17 09:51 PM, MSGhero wrote: None of them have a tangible description of what they do or plan to do, or it's like "Facebook meets Duolingo" as if their shitty iOS-only app with 5 users comes close.

Is this an anecdote about companies in your specific part of the country, or is this a broader comment about startups as a whole ? Because personally I feel there are many startups out there doing meaningful work beyond just creating "shitty iOS-only" apps.

At 2/11/17 12:30 AM, PrettyMuchBryce wrote: Is this an anecdote about companies in your specific part of the country, or is this a broader comment about startups as a whole ? Because personally I feel there are many startups out there doing meaningful work beyond just creating "shitty iOS-only" apps.

I'm in a place where there are a ton, so invariably some will suck and stand out.

At 2/11/17 08:17 AM, MSGhero wrote: I'm in a place where there are a ton, so invariably some will suck and stand out.

The problem with living in America is that we are actively targeted by people who want to screw other people. Statistically, we're the most targeted people in the world for pretty much everything ranging from scams to spying to straight-up assaults. (though most assaults don't actually succeed. We're kinda a military country. Still have a giant target on our back, though.)

So, yeah, I think we're gonna be a little weary when I'm looking for jobs.

At 2/7/17 10:06 AM, MSGhero wrote: Graduating with a masters this semester, (very) slowly still working on a procgen roguelite whatever game. We're closeish to a public demo, but it's currently hard to find the time.

I'm also on the job hunt. President Trump's order to stop hiring for government positions kinda fucked several of my prospects, so I need to apply to more. Haven't heard back from any yet, but I'm hoping I get a flood of calls soon.

Nice! Was your degree related to your hobby (game development?) or something totally different? I do remember you posting about making an RPG game w/ an element of randomness a few years ago if I'm not mistaken, I'm guessing it's that? Be sure to tell us when the demo does hit, haven't played any good Flash games (actually any at all) since 2008!

Yeah I'm in the same boat WRT to job hunting, looking for an internship this sem but most are unpaid. I think I'm better off just not doing an internship since I doubt I'll ever be able to find one in my current field (economics) and instead going on exchange. I'm still torn between the two: work experience or actually being able to travel for the first time in my life. How did you find doing your masters?

At 2/7/17 12:28 PM, GeoKureli wrote: Congrats, both of you!

I went to a startup right away, and I loved it, easy entry and organic growth in responsibilities. After 3 years I hated it, though, and left. There's a site specifically for startup job listings

This was the advice I was given by a mid 30 y/o working in the IT field. His advice was to pretty much go SanFran and get a job in a startup because I don't have much to lose in my 20s. I've been doing a double degree in economics and comp sci and was thinking of doing my honours in economics but I'm not certain it'd help me out in any way, does it actually help boost my employment prospects in either of my fields or is it just there for people who actually like research?