August 14, 2005
C++ Interface
I have been slowly trying out possible ways to incorporate an interface written in C++. The game would be more stable, reliable and controllable in C++ than Director. No camera switching problems, less lag time and no more figuring out the limitations of communication between Flash swfs and Director. I could set up a admin interface which could change the type of game being played on the spot. Playtesting could be more flexible with various modifications made on the fly. This is going to be a challenging step up for me, but I think the current set up has reached it limit.
Posted by kaho at 10:41 AM | Comments (0)
February 23, 2005
Xtra for importing sprites into jpegs
Looks like Director is ahead of Flash at this point. I think there is enough here to start rebuildling the software part in Director. Here is a Director Xtra to try out for importing the video snapshots into jpegs. Thank you Lina!
http://www.sharp-software.com/products/index.htm
Now it just has to be tested to make sure all the Xtras work properly.
Posted by kaho at 09:01 PM | Comments (0)
February 17, 2005
Flash vs. Director
Flash:
1. Serial Communication: Okay, http://stage.itp.tsoa.nyu.edu/~dano/SerialServer/SerialServer.html
2. Live Video: Okay, camera class actionscript
3. Video Snapshot: Still Looking
Director:
1. Serical Communcation: Okay, http://physicalbits.com
2. Live Video: Okay, http://webcamxtra.sourceforge.net/
3. Video Snapshot: Still Looking
Posted by kaho at 06:07 PM | Comments (0)
February 16, 2005
Serial Communication to Flash
Yes! I just found out that there are ways for serial communication to be read by Flash. That means, if I figure out how to do the video feed into Flash, then I could make the projection all in Flash! No more messy Director Xtras...
Here is the link to the information:
http://stage.itp.tsoa.nyu.edu/~dano/SerialServer/SerialServer.html
Posted by kaho at 03:57 AM | Comments (0)
February 15, 2005
Processing...
Hm. I wonder if using Processing would work better... http://processing.org
Posted by kaho at 01:22 PM | Comments (0)
Initial Software Issues
One of the first things I would like to figure out is the software issues. My goal here is to create a stand alone application for the game if that is possible -- or at least as stand alone as I can get it. If I could play it off my powerbook, it would be ideal -- then I could set up anywhere.
Currently the game uses Director, but the Xtras are outdated. I can use serial Xtra with Director from Physicalbits.com. However, I need to check out the cost issue. Also, if I can embed Flash so that it reads the live video feed, then I won't have to purchase and mess with the video Xtra that I used before. Also, then I can use it on my laptop. Of course, it would have been great if Flash could read serial communication -- but I have not found anything for that so far.
So here are the initial goals for the Software side:
1. Set up Serial Xtra in Director on latop
2. Set up live video feed in Flash on laptop
3. See if Flash can be embedded into Director and all the functions still work.
Posted by kaho at 12:54 PM | Comments (0)