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26. Mai 2018

Liked on YouTube: Google AIY Kits for Experimenting with Artificial Intelligence

We learn about Google’s AIY voice and vision kits at this year’s Maker Faire, and check out a few projects that make use of the kits‘ artificial intelligence capabilities. The vision kit, in particular, impressed us with its ability to recognize objects, faces, and even emotions.

Shot by Gunther Kirsch and edited by Norman Chan

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26. Mai 2018

Liked on YouTube: The Apple Store Genius Bar Broke My $5,000 iMac Pro

Getting your iMac Pro repaired is even harder than expected…

Apple’s new iMac Pro is a $5,000+ machine but many users are reporting that Apple Support isn’t servicing them—even under warranty. They repaired ours, but the Genius Bar destroyed it in the process. What a disaster!

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6. Mai 2018

Liked on YouTube: Simplest solar light possible, using old phone battery.

This is a different twist to a super-simple solar charge lighting circuit. I’ve never used reverse leakage current through a solar panel in this way before, but it seems to work.
The project uses a cheap eBay solar panel (5 or 6V) and a standard phone lithium battery with built in protection. The charge current is limited purely by what the solar panel can deliver, in this case about 100 to 200mA. The intensity of the LEDs will depend on the value of the series resistor and the transistor’s base resistor. The unit is more intended for decorative use than area lighting.
I built a similar circuit years ago and use it to drive a string of meteor lights. They’re still going strong years later and even work well into the night in winter.
I’m wondering how consistent the reverse leakage current from the solar panel will be between panels. It seems common enough to require the inclusion of a reverse discharge diode in most solar chargers.
The component list is:
Nokia or other protected phone battery.
Solar panel from eBay 5 or 6V 500mA output max (100ma is fine).
1N4001 1A diode. (or any from the 1N400X range)
10 ohm resistor to limit LED current.
10K resistor for transistor base, adjust if needed.
BC547 or any other similar NPN transistor with high gain.
Double sided foam tape and some insulated wire.
Some LEDs, Parallel LED string, meteor lights or whatever you want to run.

Keep in mind that the cell may have a charge while building the circuit, so be careful not to short it out, although it should have overcurrent protection if you do.

This circuit is intended for low current LED loads only.

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5. Mai 2018

Liked on YouTube: Solder testing (and candy).

A while ago I was sent some bits of solder by Oskar and Ragnar in Iceland. They had been using old solder successfully, but when they tried some stuff from an eBay listing it was poor quality. They got some new stuff from a local electronics supplier and it was fine.
Here are some random tests of that solder and others.

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5. Mai 2018

Liked on YouTube: ⚫ How The Black Point Message Crashes Android Apps

„_If you touch the👇black point then your whatsapp will hang_“, says the message that’s being sent around, and it’s right. It’s a text rendering bug, the same as many others — which isn’t interesting. But the characters it’s using, Unicode RTL and LTR marks, are worth knowing about.

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4. Mai 2018

Liked on YouTube: Actually, Android IS optimized – Gary explains

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I often see the comment, „Android isn’t optimized“ or „iOS is better optimized.“ Why do people say that and is it true? Gary explains!

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3. Mai 2018

Liked on YouTube: Adam Savage’s One Day Builds: Snub-Nosed Blade Runner Blasters!

Adam puts together a beautiful Blade Runner-inspired snub-nosed blaster kit! Both Norm and Adam both work on their kits, each taking a different approach to the paint and finish. Adam goes one step further by adding machined metal parts to his blaster, giving it a brilliant look and some real heft. The blasters turned out amazing!

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3. Mai 2018

Liked on YouTube: BEAT SABER is AMAZING! – Lightsabres + Rhythm Game + VR = JOY!

BEAT SABER a Rhythm SLASHING VR game.
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Bear Saber
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Beat Saber is a unique VR rhythm game where your goal is to slash the beats (represented by small cubes) as they are coming at you. Every beat indicates which saber you need to use and also the direction you need to match. All the music is composed to perfectly fit the hand made levels. Our goal is to make players almost dance while cutting the cubes and avoiding obstacles. Each cut is strongly supported by great sound and visual effects to emphasize the rhythm. Features Unique gameplay with a great feel – Beat Saber combines the satisfying feeling of cutting with emergent perception of rhythm. Handcrafted levels & music – All the basic levels and music in the game will be handcrafted to emphasise the music rhythm. The results are incomparable to similar games with generated content. Game accessibility – Anyone can understand basic game principles and play the game in just a few seconds.

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2. Mai 2018

Liked on YouTube: Three Other Approaches to Turn Timers | GMTK Extra

In my last video, I talk about how XCOM 2 encouraged players to speed up, by using turn timers. Here’s three games that take a different approach to the same topic.

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Game Design Deep Dive: Alarm systems in Klei’s Invisible, Inc. | Gamasutra
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Back on the farm again: How Enemy Within redefines XCOM | Eurogamer
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Games shown in this episode (in order of appearance)

XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Firaxis Games, 2012)
XCOM 2 (Firaxis, 2016)
Invisible, Inc. (Klei Entertainment, 2015)
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (Ubisoft, 2017)
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (Nintendo, 2000)
FTL: Faster Than Light (Subset Games, 2012)
XCOM: Enemy Within (Firaxis Games, 2013)
Cuphead (Studio MDHR, 2017)

Music used in this episode

00:00 – See Ya Rap Instrumental (Arcee)
01:11 – Intro (Invisible Inc)
02:45 – Overworld Theme (Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle)
04:07 – HQ Act 1 (XCOM: Enemy Unknown)
05:35 – See Ya Rap Instrumental (Arcee)

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2. Mai 2018

Liked on YouTube: How Game Designers Protect Players From Themselves | Game Maker’s Toolkit

A designer’s job often involves making sure players are experiencing the game in the most fun or interesting way. In this video, I look at examples of games that have tried to achieve this – sometimes with success, and sometimes with controversy.

Note: Those World of Warcraft numbers are completely made up, for illustrative purposes.

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Sid Meier: The Psychology of Game Design | GDC Vault
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Firaxis’ Jake Solomon On What Went Right And Wrong With XCOM 2| Rock Paper Shotgun
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Water Finds a Crack | Designer Notes
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Spelunky by Derek Yu | Boss Fight Books
Spelunky by Derek Yu

Disable Timers | XCOM 2 Steam Workshop
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Rest | WOWWiki
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Designer Notes 15: Nels Anderson | Idle Thumbs
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