Procerand
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Procerand
@procerand.bsky.social
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Alaskan Game Developer and Software Engineer. Currently working on an automated tree core scanner, Astral Skies, and (rarely) a Lego sorter. (he/him) https://linktr.ee/procerand pfp made by @aroma031416.bsky.social‬
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I finally got the networking for multiplayer into a state that I'm happy with for my game. Now I have to actually integrate it. Downside of using my own game engine is that this will require rewriting a lot of the core logic. On the bright side, my game doesn't have that many features yet.

#gamedev
The game I'm working on is called, "Astral Skies" (previously Abound). It is a side scrolling 2D sandbox game oriented around space exploration. It is inspired by a game called Starbound.
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Well, had another unexpected tangent... I reverse engineered Bambu Labs Cloud API so I can keep printers out of local mode while having full API access for MQTT data/commands, file uploads, video streaming, etc.
It's crazy how large your filament collection can get without you noticing
I'm also taking a 2-3 week long break on Forge to focus on working on my game for an upcoming game dev expo that I'll be showing it off at.
I've been planning out the upgrade path for Forge and got the software into a lab ready state for a research project the lab is doing right now. I'm also in the middle of upgrading the control board on mine, but have been procrastinating compiling marlin for it.
I always write down my ideas even if I think I'll remember them, because later on I'll want to do something, but won't be able to remember any of the good ideas I had.
I remember when that game launched and wanting to give it more time to improve before giving it a shot. I'm sad to see it ended up getting abandoned. It had some great potential.
Yeah, then you can use a program on your pc (and an app on your phone) to then programmatically take pictures at specific spots and stitch them together.
It really is. The entire setup cost me less than $650, but I'm working on making it compatible with any generic USB camera which will bring it under $500.
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couldn't you hypothetically do really really nice document scanning with any old phone camera by incrementally adding detail from multiple photos over time? they do this in astronomy.
On the bright side, as long as I'm willing to ignore the "image stitching" requirement, I can technically throw anything that can fit in a 9"x9" area under it (or 15.75"x15.75" if I convert my large format printer)
Once you get to really high levels of zoom you start to run into the issue that it becomes harder to accurately stitch the images as traditional image stitching algorithms don't work as well. I had to develop a custom image stitching algorithm for tree samples due to this.
I'm doing a similar thing for scanning tree cores since flat bed scanners were too low res, but the fancy machine that can do this was too expensive.

I'm using a cheap camera and a 3D printer to move the camera, then stitching together the images afterwards to form one really big image.
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Alaska Gamedev Expo 2025 is scheduled, stocked with games, totally FREE, and we've even got an excellent flier (made by the talented @deathbyulan.bsky.social)

#Alaska folks on the road system and especially #Anchorage peeps put it on your calendar!

www.arcticshield.org/event-detail...
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Microsoft hates computers AND everyone who uses them, whereas Apple only hates computers, and Linux only hates the people who use them. In this essay I will
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Got a nice shot of the silicon wafer. I'm waiting on some parts to arrive before I can throw it under Forge in order to take a closer look at the individual circuits on it.
Got a nice shot of the silicon wafer. I'm waiting on some parts to arrive before I can throw it under Forge in order to take a closer look at the individual circuits on it.
I got some premium protogen food. On a related note, silicon wafers are surprisingly cheap.
Oh, it must be because you're using Windows 11, and I'm still on 10 then
it brought it up for me before I even finished typing it. I wonder if it's only searchable using the american spelling and not the british spelling.

I will admit though that I have had it not find things despite searching their entire name before.
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they should make a kind of body that is functional, imo
I got invited to give a guest lecture at my local university's machine vision class about my tree core scanning project and how it uses machine vision. This will be my first time being invited to give a talk someplace.
#acadamia #machinevision