ベンコ

What am I doing now?

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Last updated on , while sipping herbal tea that tastes like violet, coconut, and cinnamon.

TL;DR:

Life

Odín continues to be the best dog. I get to visit and walk him a lot, and for that I'm grateful.

Tinkering with

I joined Ludum Dare again! Check out Kokins, a virtual pet game you can play in your browser.

Pixel art game featuring a virtual pet and loads of stats
Gameplay of Kokins

I'm studying an online course that explains the raycasting algorithm used in DOS games like Wolfenstein. What I find most interesting is that the algorithm just needs a few, simple trigonometry equations. I found a tutorial online that even gets rid off sin, cos and tan and relies just on the Pythagorean theorem.

Screenshot showing some walls rendered with the raycasting technique
A screenshot of my work-in-progress practice project

I miss playing TTRPGs. I'm thinking on trying to be the director/narrator of a game, but I still have much to learn. Which means: research time! 🤓

Enjoying

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