http://www.colingodsey.com CRG Studios & Consulting Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:09:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en TCP/IP programming has been a really 'fun' experience so far in my journey to create a JavaScript web server. Starting with sockets all the way to HTTP, I have succeeded in destroying my confidence in my ability to understand computers. In case any of you suffer from this same affliction ... http://www.colingodsey.com/i-hate-sockets-and-http/ Trying to keep your data updated to a database while undergoing heavy traffic can lead to a very slow response for your queries. Ever wish you could push your writes to a queue so they can be handled during system time and not user time? It's pretty easy. This model ... http://www.colingodsey.com/unique-object-delay-write-cache-w-redis/ Just today I was challenged with a project that will require value caching in a PHP/MySQL cluster environment. This project will have to deal with loads of up to 500 requests per second, most of which will involve writes. When working on a small scale it is easy to forget ... http://www.colingodsey.com/redis-persistent-memory-db/ This video showcases some new features of the deferred rendering system in my Logos Engine including HDR, auto-exposure, edge detect anti-aliasing, shadow mapping and more. Check the page for more info. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er9KQUDvHNg[/youtube] http://www.colingodsey.com/logos-engine-hdr-video/ I just finished implementing my deferred lighting and shadow mapping system for the T2 (Logos) engine that will be used for my upcoming structure based game. Here is a nice little screenshot of the whole deferred lighting system with HDR, depth of field and shadow mapping using OpenGL 2.1 post-processing ... http://www.colingodsey.com/deferred-lighting-and-shadow-mapping/ Using Jungle Disk with Amazon S3 data storage I have finally become completely data secure. On top of that, I pay a price better (and more appropriately adjusted) price than I could ever have hoped for. Generally when files sit on my computer, I may have one copy of them. Sometimes ... http://www.colingodsey.com/jungle-disk-with-amazon-s3-holy-grail-of-offsite-data-storage/ My buddy Josh Peter has been on his Daily Stranger escapade for 54 days already. This adventure includes drawing a sketch of a stranger (daily) and publishing it on his blog draw, josh. These drawings have kept my Google Reader account lively and entertaining for almost two months now! I ... http://www.colingodsey.com/draw-josh/ I use Eclipse for all sorts of stuff including Zend PDT, Android SDK and C++. I like to keep my desktop looking well organized and looking professional. I never liked the default Eclipse icon that came with the Linux installs, so I made my own for Eclipse and Zend PDT ... http://www.colingodsey.com/eclipse-and-zend-pdt-icons-for-ubuntu-and-linux/ Hey guys, keep tuned for updates on CRG Studios' upcoming simulator: Structure. It is past concept and will soon be impacting your world. The engine this will be using will be my open source T2 Engine. This game will be cross-platform, hardware enabled and terribly awesome. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muGBjr1T4Y0[/youtube] http://www.colingodsey.com/coming-soon-structure/ I know, I know. Some would say it's gross or perverse, but in reality it is undeniably awesome. You can install Amarok 2 under Windows using The KDE on Windows Project.  I've always been a fan of Amarok and have found Winamp and other various Windows based music players just ... http://www.colingodsey.com/amarok-2-under-windows/