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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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Procerand @procerand.bsky.social · 7h

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

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Procerand @procerand.bsky.social · 16h

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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Coela Can't! 🔥 @coelacant1.bsky.social · 3d

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.

Local camera stream via authentication data pulled from the cloud API

Output showing acquisition of TUTK codes for video streaming and the start of the test output of the MQTT data stream

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Procerand @procerand.bsky.social · 2d

It's crazy how large your filament collection can get without you noticing

Procerand @procerand.bsky.social · 3d

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.

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Procerand @procerand.bsky.social · 3d

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.

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Procerand @procerand.bsky.social · 4d

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.

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Procerand @procerand.bsky.social · 4d

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.

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Procerand @procerand.bsky.social · 5d

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.

Procerand @procerand.bsky.social · 6d

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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loren schmidt @lorenschmidt.bsky.social · 6d

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.

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Procerand @procerand.bsky.social · 6d

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)

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Procerand @procerand.bsky.social · 6d

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.

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Procerand @procerand.bsky.social · 6d

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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Shen Comix @shenanigansen.bsky.social · 6d

Panel 1: A girl with poofy dark brown hair, brown skin, and yellow beads holding the hair in a "space buns" hairstyle, is looking back at you while sitting in a computer chair in front of a drawing tablet. She wears a purple sweatshirt with a yellow "stitch" pattern going down the sleeves, and has apparently drawn a golden-armored knight standing on a cliff with billowing clouds and night stars in the background. She is labeled "illustrator" and says "It took me 10 hours to draw this!"

Panel 2: Shen points at her with his right hand, a manically smug expression on his face and the other hand on his hip. He is labeled "comic artist" and says "HAH!! Just ONE drawing in 10 hours??"

Panel 3: Shen continues speaking, pointing at himself with his thumb. He says "I'D have to get like TWENTY drawing done in that time."

Panel 4: Behind the still-smug shen is a slouched, deformed, horrible beast of a man with a drawing tablet in one hand and the other hand holding the pen, and also strapped to a plank of wood for wrist stabilization. It wears only a ragged loin cloth. The neck is long and extends far forward, and the hair is wild, going in all directions. In the darkness of the face two small eyes glint. This creature is labeled "animator"

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Wyatt "Anaqa" White @wy477.bsky.social · 6d

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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Nu Pogodi! Enjoyer @lameposting.bsky.social · 11d

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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Procerand @procerand.bsky.social · 12d

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.

A close up shot of a silicon wafer. It's tinted blue and black with colorful rectangles sprinkled throughout.

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Procerand @procerand.bsky.social · 12d

Forgot the tags
#photography #siliconwafer

Procerand @procerand.bsky.social · 12d

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.

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Procerand @procerand.bsky.social · 12d

I got some premium protogen food. On a related note, silicon wafers are surprisingly cheap.

A silicon wafer with a pleasant iridescent sheen being held like you just ordered a crepe at the fair. Except this isn't the fair. It's a house.

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Procerand @procerand.bsky.social · 13d

Oh, it must be because you're using Windows 11, and I'm still on 10 then

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Procerand @procerand.bsky.social · 14d

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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Mike Cook @mtrc.bsky.social · 14d

they should make a kind of body that is functional, imo

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Procerand @procerand.bsky.social · 14d

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