Episode III – and some C++

Posted on 21.5.2005 by Anteru

Woohaa, went to the cinema yesterday to watch StarWars:Episode III. Great! Surely the best of the first 3 movies, with some really amazing scenes, and, of course, incredible visual effects. This time it’s not a demo reel any more (like Episode II), but an interesting and emotional movie (reminds me of “The Empire strikes back”).
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Unreal Engine 3 Footage

Posted on 19.5.2005 by Anteru

Yesterday, two incredible Unreal Engine 3 related videos appeared (directly from the E3) – the Gears of War Trailer (a XBox 360 exclusive title) and Unreal Tournament 2007 Tech Demo on PS3. Quite amazing graphics, if you can, go and get the high-res trailers, they’re both worth the download. Gonna add some more today evening, in the meantime, watch those videos :)

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Some small updates

Posted on 16.5.2005 by Anteru

Finally got some time to update the blog again. I think the new header image is a bit better than the old one, less distracting colors :)

I’ve ordered yet another book again, “Design Patterns”, wondering how long the shipping will take (I’ve ordered via SuperBookDeals and they need usually around two weeks).

For those of you who didn’t notice it: A few days ago, EpicGames purchased the Reality Engine. Seems like they don’t like competition at all … Anyway, I see this as a chance for other developers – there is surely some demand for an affordable 3D engine. On the other hand, I also see a development towards a state where there will be maybe three major engines everyone will use, in different price categories (like UE3 Pro, Enterprise and Light), and that’s a direction I don’t like at all.

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Updating

Posted on 23.4.2005 by Anteru

After a week away, first thing I did when I came back was to look for some updates (drivers, etc.) and while during that, I discovered two interesting web pages. First of all, I’ve switched to a new visual style from Studio28. Excellent work, finally something else than the “Metallic Shades” style I’ve been using for years.

Second, I found out that the Athlon 64′s Cool’n'Quiet technology needs a driver in order to work under WindowsXP. It can be found here and slows down my 3500+ (2.2 clock) to 1.8 and 1 depending on system load. AMD should inform people better about what features of their processor needs drivers, as they did with the NX/XD bit and SP2.

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