I talked about this on the Discord already. I’ve been thinking about live-streaming some VB development sessions. Some people on Discord showed interest so I thought I might give this a try. I’ve got some interesting topics ahead. Some stuff I can think of right now:
– 2D to 3D image conversion… again
– gif conversion
– music conversion
– link cable
– vuengine
– gregs wirefram lib
– some rom hacks that need to be done
– general game development
– ……. Snatcher …
– whatever you guys want really
So there is lots of stuff to be done. I’m mainly pushing this idea as I’m looking for something that motivates me to tackle these projects on a regular basis. So this might be a win win. Also, it’s always good to have someone to talk to while programming. I might also be able to give you some tips if you are planning to become a software developer as I’ve got plenty of experience.
For me this is an experiment just to see if it is something I like doing and that others like watching. As I don’t want to talk to group a twitch bots it would ask you to post when you are interested. Also the day of the week and time (including timezone) that would fit for you would be cool… I guess I’m German after all.
Ok, here’s what happened: I was going to stream on Sunday but got major backpain. So bad actually, I could barely get of the couch and had to cancel my vacation. Besides spending allot of money for nothing I could have really needed some days off. I blame my IKEA chair at home but it doesn’t really matter. Let’s just say that the 2 days I spent on VB development at home didn’t end well. I might be able to borrow a chair at work though, so that might be taken care off. I can‘t really sit all that long right now so it will take some time till I continue streaming. I do have some cool ideas of what to do next though. I will keep you guys updated.
retronintendonerd wrote:
Honestly, either option works. I have been meaning to go back to Germany. Last time I was there it was only a few hours after a flight was canceled.
Tell me when you happen to be here. I know a good burger place.
thunderstruck schrieb:
I was going to stream on Sunday but got major backpain. So bad actually, I could barely get of the couch and had to cancel my vacation.
Oh shit! Gute Besserung!!
thunderstruck schrieb:
I actually wanted to record the stream and upload it to youtube later.
So the good news is I got a very good chair from work for my home office. I also bought a keyboard that isn’t so loud and microphone that should be a bit better. Bad news is that I’m still in pain and that I will need a bit more time.
As for topics, I recently had an idea of how to handle graphics and animations more efficiently. It is an extension to what I did with Snatcher. It would require me to write quite a bit VirtualBoy code but also the respective converters and stuff. So I plan to do that next.
STEREO BOY wrote:
thunderstruck schrieb:
I actually wanted to record the stream and upload it to youtube later.
Did you already upload the first stream anywhere?
I actually forgot to record that one. I will try to do better next time.
the good news is that I’m feeling much better. So I will try to do another stream on the weekend. I might take a couple breaks this time… we will see where it goes.
This time will be on Saturday at
-> 19:00 German time
-> 10 am PST
-> 13 am EST
I’m almost certain I got the timezones right this time around.
As a few requested we will have a look at Kevins Programmer. I will write a padder and start writing a simple UI to make usage easier.
I choose the topic and day (I know some prefer the Sunday) to make things a bit easier for me. Also, someone remember me to hit the record button.
The bad news is that I didn’t manage to record the stream the last time. The good news is that I figured out what the problem was and I’m confident that I will be able to record the next stream.
I was thinking about maybe setting up my VirtualTabs on Saturday and just have the stream running. So everyone can see how it’s not done right. I might not find the time, so maybe I will do this another day.
Sunday I want to do some actual VB programming. Will schedule everything soon.
Way to go! I was only able to watch a few small portions of the last stream, but I should have enough free time this Sunday to watch the entire thing. “Actual VB programming” sounds super interesting!
I will doing some work on GameHero Legends today. I want to setup a system that should allow me load/unload images from charmem in a certain way. The ultimate goal is to have a simple system to allow the easy creation of animations. Till now it’s just an idea an I have no idea if this works.
I will start of by showing the current state of the tools I developed. After that we will setup a test-screen and build a POC so that we can see if my idea actually works.
Start is around:
18:00 German Time
12:00 am EST
09:00 am PST
VirtuousRage wrote:
I wont be able to tune in this weekend because of PRGE, but hopefully you get the VODs working!
I’d love to watch it after. 🙂
I can archive videos on twitch but I don’t want to for different reasons. If I ever become a Twitch affiliate or partner I can do VOD for subscribers. However, I managed to record the last stream and will upload an edited version to Youtube.
Just wanted to let everyone know that I plan to continue these. I will most likely start over next year. Right now I’m in the middle of moving to a different house which takes up most of my time.
