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4:32 AM

Q: How to randomly place entities that don't overlap?

I am creating a randomly-generated environment for a game I'm developing. I am using OpenGL and coding in Java. I am trying to randomly place trees in my world (to create a forest), but I don't want the models to overlap (which happens when two trees are placed too close to each other). Here's a...

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Chris

10:16 AM

are there "methods" in c++? in some tutorials i read about methods. but i thought in c++ it's official called functions?

Alexandre Vaillancourt

A: In C++, what is the difference between a method and a function

As far as the C++ standard is concerned, there is no such thing as a "method". This terminology is used in other OO languages (e.g. Java) to refer to member functions of a class. In common usage, you'll find that most people will use "method" and "function" more or less interchangeably, althoug...

How important is it, though?

Chris

not rly important, but it seems many ppl have a different point of view about this topic :)

Alexandre Vaillancourt

Yeah, apparently. I use "methods" when talking about a class function :P

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Alexandre Vaillancourt

11:44 AM

Weeeehheeeee!! I can scroll again! (with my trackpad)

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doppelgreener

12:54 PM

Hooray!!

PearsonArtPhoto

1:16 PM

Back to doing game development, but not my own projects yet. It feels good:-)

Alexandre Vaillancourt

1:27 PM

@PearsonArtPhoto Cool, you've put your sea trader game on the ice?

PearsonArtPhoto

Pretty much.

I might go back to it someday, but...

For now, I'm happy with the learning that I got from it, and hopefully my next project will be much better for it.

I haven't touched the game in a year, however... Ever since my website started taking off.

Alexandre Vaillancourt

Hehe you're making tons of money off of it now? :P

PearsonArtPhoto

1:51 PM

Not tons, but it did help me buy a Telsa Model 3.

I'm back to working with Project Porcuipine, an open source space base builder game.

A few people who hang out here have worked on it.

Alexandre Vaillancourt

2:08 PM

@PearsonArtPhoto Wooa nice move, then ;)

Cool :D

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Kay

7:06 PM

@GabrieleVierti requesting updates on your project!

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11:27 PM

Q: How to write a PBR Unlit Shader in Unity?

I have a REALLY specific case here: I have an Texture (a webcam), that is used by a shader to pickup a few x,y colors at the cordinates, and renders to a Custom Render Texture, that is later fetched (download pixel color information from GPU to CPU), and I can handle the algorithm from there. T...