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Author Archives: Ben
NGUI Dynamic Layout Controls – Update
Over the last two weeks I’ve made some good progress on the layout controls for Unity using NGUI. I’m very close to having my old UIs completely replaced which means that I’m about ready to start polishing up everything and … Continue reading
Posted in Layout Controls, Unity
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Dynamic UI Layout in Unity using NGUI
I’ve spent a lot of time writing user interfaces using XAML. I loved (and hated) it. XAML has a ton of power and you can create some pretty amazing interfaces with creative use of the controls Microsoft have provided in … Continue reading
Posted in Layout Controls, Unity
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Orthographic Camera in Unity
Unity is an amazing tool and engine for making games. It is specifically designed for making 3D games, but since 2D is just a subset of 3D it is still incredibly powerful for 2D games. While looking for advice on … Continue reading
Posted in Games, Unity
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Road Trippin’
Another friend has come to visit us! We’re exhausting our supply of people who can visit rather early, but that means that they get to spend a fair amount of time with both of us without having to sacrifice any … Continue reading
Posted in Australia
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Creepy Crawlies
Ah, the Huntsman. They’re big, creepy, and fast! It turns out that most of the critters here, even the dangerous ones, are quite skittish. Huntsman are no exception. It would be much easier to catch them if they stood their … Continue reading
Posted in Australia
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Human Detection
I used to have a CAPTCHA on my blog to try to prevent comment spam. It didn’t work. I’m sure you’ve noticed that CAPTCHAs are becoming more and more difficult to read; this is “necessary” because computers are getting better … Continue reading
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Rule #32
We’ve been in Australia for two months now; we’ve explored beaches and forests, eaten delicious food, and experienced some of the culture. It’s been a blast! But there are a lot of little things that make living here enjoyable that … Continue reading
Posted in Australia
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Beaches!
About a month ago, Viive and Ian decided to go to their favorite beach, and invited us along. Avoca is around two hours north of Sydney, so they picked us up around 10:30 to drive up. On the drive, Viive told us … Continue reading
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Australian Museum
It wasn’t particularly nice out last Friday (Sept. 21), so we decided to go to the Australian Museum. It isn’t that big, but we still didn’t have enough time to see everything. The exhibits we saw were interesting and well … Continue reading
Blue Mountains: Take 1
Last Tuesday we took a train to the Blue Mountains, a national park on a very old mountain range a couple hours outside of Sydney. The park is very large; it spans at least three stops on the train. We … Continue reading