Andrew White

Godhead is a Free / Open Source Software project to build an engine for Role-Playing Games (RPG) that are non-linear with large scale environments. Our goals emphasize procedural generation, modern 3D graphics, and dynamic, interesting worlds and characters. Currently, we are focusing on one such world. - Andrew White

As computers evolve, we risk losing classic games from the not-so-distant past. One of these, Ultima 7, an RPG from the early 1990's, still has a huge following, and many consider it to be one of the most immersive games ever produced. Exult is a project to recreate Ultima 7 for modern operating systems, using the game's original plot, data, and graphics files. - Andrew White

So far in this WordPress theme tutorial series we’ve put together a visual concept in Photoshop and coded up a working prototype in HTML and CSS. Now let’s take our static web page files and create a fully working WordPress theme by splitting up the code over the various template files and injecting the relevant WordPress PHP tags. - Andrew White

Born of a dissatisfaction with Homeworld 2, the Homeworld:@ team is building upon the foundations of Homeworld and Homeworld:Cataclysm to create a faithful sequel in the Homeworld:2 engine, with new ships, storyline, and game mechanics. - Andrew White

Using a programme called Unity 3D and a framework developed by Abertay University called Games Unpacked, you can create your very own game. Once you have built a game you can upload it to our games gallery. This section of the website contains all the materials you will need to build your own game in Unity 3D. - Andrew White

PlusOneMe (+1 me) helps you acknowledge people's strengths. It's gold stars for grownups. When you want to acknowledge somebody for a strength they have, you can +1 them for that attribute - Andrew White

UNLEASH YOUR HEROIC POTENTIAL SuperBetter helps you achieve your health goals — or recover from an illness or injury — by increasing your personal resilience. Resilience means staying curious, optimistic and motivated even in the face of the toughest challenges. TEAM UP WITH YOUR CLOSEST FRIENDS & FAMILY SuperBetter creates a private online space where friends and family become allies in your adventure toward better health. Join forces and combine your strengths — so that you're not just getting better, you're getting SuperBetter! - Andrew White

Perform real-life quests such as finding defibrulators, etc - Andrew White

Recruit a party of adventurers from your household or office, and whenever one of you completes a chore, you can log it and claim XP. - Andrew White

As a planet, we spend 3 billion hours a week playing computer and videogames. That’s a LOT of time — enough to change our lives, and probably save the world (the real world) while we’re at it.That’s why we’ve created a secret HQ for people who are making games that are making us:- happier- smarter- stronger- healthier- more collaborative- more creative- better connected to our friends and family- and better at WHATEVER we love to do when we’re not playing games - Andrew White

Introduction This is course material for a two day introductory course on Ruby programming. Included here are: Slides (download keynote, download pdf) Code examples (under the lib directory, referenced from the slides) For the exercise part of the course I will be referring the excellent Ruby Koans, see exercises.rdoc. Prerequisites Participants should have experience with object oriented programming Each participant should have a computer with Ruby 1.9 and an IDE/Editor installed - Andrew White

Please excuse this self-serving, miscellaneous post, but I’ve just got to purge all of these code snippets and scraps collected over the years. Whenever I update this site, I place any removed/unused code snippets into a giant note file for future reference, just in case. There’s all sorts of different types of code and snippets that just keep growing and growing and.. and finally it gets to a point where I just need to dump everything and start fresh. That is the purpose of this post. SO rather than delete some of these gems, I thought it would be useful to post them here at Perishable Press and share with anyone who finds them useful. But be warned, these code snippets and scraps are provided wholesale, with little or no explanation, and should be used only if you truly know what you are doing. And so with that said, here is approximately five years’ worth of miscellaneous snippets, scripts, and hacks. Enjoy! - Andrew White

A time-lapse taken from the front of the International Space Station as it orbits our planet at night. This movie begins over the Pacific Ocean and continues over North and South America before entering daylight near Antarctica. Visible cities, countries and landmarks include (in order) Vancouver Island, Victoria, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, San Fransisco, Los Angeles. Phoenix. Multiple cities in Texas, New Mexico and Mexico. Mexico City, the Gulf of Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula, Lightning in the Pacific Ocean, Guatemala, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and the Amazon. Also visible is the earths ionosphere (thin yellow line) and the stars of our galaxy. Raw data was downloaded from; The Gateway To Astronaut Photography of Earth "http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop... ". Virtualdub was used to create the final movie. - Andrew White

Always up to date guide to building at both price ranges. - Andrew White

Considering how many designers are self-taught, either in whole or in part, the importance of a solid foundation in graphic design theory is often overlooked. New designers often want to jump right into creating websites, rather than learning the basics of why some designs work and some don’t. But they’re putting themselves at a disadvantage to designers who do have formal training or have taken the time to learn the principles behind good design. Below are more than 45 recent lessons in graphic design theory. Included are general theories, theories about user experience and usability, typographic theory, layout and grid theory, and color theory. - Andrew White

Clipboard History ClipMenu can manage clipboard history. You can record 8 clipboard types, from plain text to image. To paste a recorded item, you just pop up menu by invoking the shortcut key, and select a menu item from the menu. Snippet You can also register texts you frequently use, like e-mail addresses, user IDs and so on, as snippets. You can paste these snippets from the menu, too. - Andrew White

A timer specifically developed for inividuals like contractors who need to keep time on their hours worked. A simple timer with this release that allows you to time hours/minutes/seconds so it is perfect for conveniently tracking your billable hours. - Andrew White