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UnknownSoldier writes:
EA has released the source code for two of their classic RTS games in the Command and Conquer series: CnC: Red Dawn and CnC: Tiberian Dawn on GitHub.
Interesting trivia:
- Source code is around 5 MB.
- There are no art of sound assets.
- Filenames are all in capitals. This makes it easy to tell what was added for the Remaster.
- The path finding is NOT using the usual A* algorithm but the "Crash and Turn" algorithm.
- Searching the source for PETROGLYPH_EXAMPLE_MOD shows an example of how to add a mod.
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UnknownSoldier writes:
The Oculus Go is finally available for purchase. Amazon is selling the 32 GB model sells for $199, while the 64 GB model sells for $249. As a standalone VR unit it doesn't require a computer or phone to use. Ironically, you must use a phone for the initial setup. Reviews are out on The Verge and Ars Technica.
The TL:DR; Pros: Inexpensive, Cons: LCD, fixed 72 Hz rate, limited motion tracking.
Will 2018 finally will be the year of cheap VR?
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UnknownSoldier writes:
Wired reports that researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered you can "lock" a magnetic field into place with a semiconductor. They have a very cool demonstration of a frozen puck and some of the neat things you can do with it while its orientation remains locked but its location is movable. Might someday we see high speed trains that will be "impossible" to tip over or a new generation of batteries with this technology?
