bovine genius

Raycaster

walter — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:09:35 +0000

This is a raycaster I wrote a while back. It works on a simple grid, where each tile in the grid is either has a wall there or doesn’t. Each wall tile has four textures, one for each side. Also, for each tile, there is a flag to say if it is visible, and if it causes collisions. The floor and ceiling each have their own grid of textures.

The raycaster is written in C++, and uses SDL for drawing and input. Eventually it will be turned into an actual game, but the rendering engine still needs some work. Drawing the floor/ceiling slows it down considerably, and the ability to render sprites is yet to be implemented.

Text Replacer

walter — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:34:17 +0000

A program to replace text in plain text files. It works like the find and replace feature in Notepad, but it operates on a collection of files.

Like the Chess game, there is only a Windows version. It might work in Wine, but I have not yet tested it. Also, there are a few graphical glitches that still need to be sorted out.

Note: Be careful when using this program on important files. There is no way to undo a text replacement.

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Chess Game

walter — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:07:16 +0000

A simple chess game, with a point and click interface. Play as white or black. If you need help with the controls, go to Help->Controls.

The saved game files are placed in a directory called “Save”. I will post the format of the *.cg save game files in the future.

Note: Currently there is only a Windows version, but it should run ok in Wine.

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New bovine genius Site Design

walter — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:30:25 +0000

We just redesigned the bovine genius website. It is now backed by WordPress, and has a sleeker look and feel than the old site.

Currently there are some claymation videos of Clive in the Video section. The Software section has a Text Replacer program and a Chess game.

In the near future we intend to use this site to provide updates on our game development progress. We hope to give some insight into our develpment process, and show the different tools and languages that we use and create.

Clive III: The Wall

walter — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:49:30 +0000

Don’t miss Clive in his most action packed adventure yet! He takes part in all manner of dangerous activies, consisting primarily of scaling a wall.

Clive 2: The Hat

walter — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:46:40 +0000

In Clive’s second minor motion picture, he has a strange encounter with a hatrack.

Clive

walter — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:06:30 +0000

This is Clive’s debut. He doesn’t do a whole lot, and actually seems rather confused as to what he should be doing.