Category: Random
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Thoughts on Unreal 5 Reveal So Far
Been thinking about the latest Unreal 5 game engine reveal. In particular, since I work as an independent game develop and gameplay programmer, the things I tend to seek for in a new game engine is what features it provides, and with it, what cool game mechanics and systems I could implement. From that perspective,…
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Stop Saying You Need To Know Math To Program
Imagine that you’re going to attend your first math class. You’ve asked everyone you trust about math, and they’ve told you that you need to be good at English before entering. And you’ve studied everything you can about English. You’re prepared; you can take this “math” thing everyone was talking about. Confident about your abilities,…
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Anpanman, the inspiration of One-Punch Man
Note: this is a cross-post from a Facebook post I made. Seeing that my Facebook timeline is being filled with a lot of One-Punch Man‘s existential crisis, I should probably talk about Soreike! Anpanman (それいけ!アンパンマン), a show I grew up with and what One-Punch Man is clearly based off of. They both fight against aliens with their…
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The Tragedy of Racism in Japanese Media
Warning: racism will be openly discussed in this post. In a podcast I was in earlier, there was a mention of black face appearing in the Dragon Ball Z anime, which the US localization team did their best to cover. The brief discussion about it being racist left me with mixed feelings, so I wanted to address some thoughts that…
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Ludum Dare, Heavy Topics, and Anti-Censorship
Today, I want to talk about heavy topics and how it relates with my anti-censorship beliefs. As a warning, I’ll be discussing about domestic abuse, and make very brief mentions of rape. With Ludum Dare 33 over, and our Tech Valley Game Space stream finished, I can’t help but notice compared to other Ludum Dares,…