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Jameson Thatcher

@sireel.bsky.social

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Unemployed professional gamedev, dad of two. Vegetarian, jazz fan, MTG player. I like thinking about a positive eco friendly future, and learning about technology of the past

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Jameson Thatcher @sireel.bsky.social · 15d

Lunch Rush is out now: sireel.itch.io/lunch-rush

Make burgers, as fast as you can!

Free to play, in your browser. PC, and mobile browsers are both supported

Lunch Rush by SirEel

Make burgers, as fast as you can

sireel.itch.io

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Jameson Thatcher @sireel.bsky.social · 49m

And in the actual code it's commented with links etc. I'm fairly good at making my own code maintainable, at least by my future self!

Jameson Thatcher @sireel.bsky.social · 50m

The is_same is not actually needed, but the dummy template parameter is - I think because without it SFINAE won't trigger as the function can be instantiated with the class as all parameters are known?

As I said, my template knowledge is a little rusty. I'm sure this can be clearer, but not at 1am

Jameson Thatcher @sireel.bsky.social · 2h

for anyone normal:

This means the class has a default constructor, only if the 'loader' member has a default constructor.

This is an asset library class, which is intended to be derived from. The child class might have to pass a loader (which handles loading the type from a file or memory stream)

Jameson Thatcher @sireel.bsky.social · 2h

Someone should take away my ability to write template code in C++

Although given how much effort this took to write, perhaps they already did

(thanks to this blog post for how to approach this : akrzemi1.wordpress.com/2015/03/02/a... the author Andrzej Krzemieński doesn't seem to be on here)

$Screenshot of some c++ code which says the following (with apologies to screen reader users): template<typename U, std::enable_if_t<std::is_same_v<U, std::decay_t<L>> && std::is_default_constructible_v<L>, int> = 0 > AssetLibrary() : loader() {}$

Jameson Thatcher @sireel.bsky.social · 3h

Days since I posted a typo and it got liked by someone notable: 0

Jameson Thatcher @sireel.bsky.social · 4h

But that's the last of my sins, I wrote video games in c++ then compile them to WebASM so people don't get put off by having to download an executable

Jameson Thatcher @sireel.bsky.social · 4h

I too am guilty of having a json parser for something that deserves a binary one

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Jameson Thatcher @sireel.bsky.social · 4h

My old boss used to complain specifically against pointless normalisation of vectors, saying if programmers didn't suck at maths it'd only be done when necessary would save masses of electricity in inverse square root calls

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Jameson Thatcher @sireel.bsky.social · 6h

Alexa is a little better for this, though it definitely fails to understand my partner a lot more than it does me.

I do think there's room for a lot of interesting stuff in voice control, but there's a long way to go on the basics for sure!

Jameson Thatcher @sireel.bsky.social · 8h

My goal is for it all to feel like making a game with close to raw SDL, but with things like async asset loading over the Web just handled

And some of the rough edges of SDL filed down to the shape I prefer. Shit I'm sick of rewriting, essentially!

Jameson Thatcher @sireel.bsky.social · 8h

In this case the vector is for the loading screen. Asset handles are strongly typed which means sorting mixed types isn't (easily) possible

The maintainable solution would be dynamic typing, or dividing the responsibilities better.

I'm just trying to get stuff just good enough, fast though!

Jameson Thatcher @sireel.bsky.social · 8h

This thought is brought to you by me genuinely considering solving a problem using a vector of pointers to asset handles.

I'm probably going to just do it. Can't be slower than any other engine, can it?

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Jameson Thatcher @sireel.bsky.social · 8h

Also why is it always asset loading that wastes my time like this? Why do I always believe it can be solved simply in a performant way when I know this is a lie?

(and why do I always try to solve it with just one more template?)

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Jameson Thatcher @sireel.bsky.social · 9h

Dammit, I meant to "just tidy up a couple of things" in the framework I've been making to make my games, but now it feels like I'm writing a game engine again

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Jameson Thatcher @sireel.bsky.social · 12h

Mine still has its original battery and somehow it still works!

(my copy of gold needs a new one though)

Jameson Thatcher @sireel.bsky.social · 13h

Rest up, hope recovery is as uncomplicated as possible!

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Quest 64 Official @quest64official.bsky.social · 14h

It's a riff on the sky rise boardroom meme
Mario says yayayayayayayayayayahyahooo
Thwomp says urgh
Pink Bobomb says wibwupwupwipweebwupwub
Small penguin says wah

Mario and penguin look at each other

Mario throws small penguin out the window while mother penguin looks

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Jameson Thatcher @sireel.bsky.social · 13h

It always gets me that Brock in S1 of pokemon is constantly referred to as an old man.

He is fifteen

Jameson Thatcher @sireel.bsky.social · 1d

I swear I could hear it even with it muted 😭

Jameson Thatcher @sireel.bsky.social · 1d

Yes! I always loved when rpgs let you adjust the look too, I used to play secret of mana with an overly ornate frame for all the ui boxes because it made me think the game was even fancier

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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · Sep 13

PEAS!

#animation #cgi #peas #teatingvideohere #3d #vegetables

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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 2d

Things that cost nothing - but is a HUGE help for any and all indie devs:

Wishlisting - it gives games data to show publishers there is interest.

Leave a Review - ESPECIALLY if you liked the game. Reviews on steam lead to the algo serving you up to others.

Reposting - it's an attention economy.

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Jameson Thatcher @sireel.bsky.social · 2d

The extra effort is valuable on a society level, but it's only sustainable at an individual level if you actually enjoy the results for themselves

Jameson Thatcher @sireel.bsky.social · 2d

People complaining about their proponents are far noisier and more annoying than they are themselves

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Jameson Thatcher @sireel.bsky.social · 2d

I gave both a go, but I enjoy cheese/video games too much and despite the latest advancements, the support isn't quite there