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bryukh

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About bryukh

Game dev & software engineer | 10+ yrs in game dev, 20+ yrs in software | Passionate about game-based learning, coding games & interactive education. bryukh.com

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    For me, because of the algorithm and implementation, plus they have clients for different platforms with open-source code. Plus you can explore other cellular automatas.

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    My favorite for anyone interested in cellular automata optimization is Golly ( http://golly.sourceforge.net/ ). It uses the Hashlife algorithm, which can simulate enormous patterns…

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    Comment #43026293

    The interesting part here isn't the color - it's the temperature range (-15°C to 65°C) and massive 75" size. This could enable practical solar-powered information displays at bus s…

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    Comment #43024793

    That's true; we implemented such a mechanic for one of the math educational games, and even if it looks interesting in theory and short iterations, playtests show it's boring and h…

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    Comment #43024376

    The market reality is that these "simple" ad games would have terrible retention. I've prototyped similar mechanics - they get boring after 15 minutes. Base builders/FPS games have…

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    Comment #43023137

    This seems like it could be useful for game engines—continuous 3D scene updates from RGB input sound a lot like dynamic world streaming. Could this be practical for real-time asset…

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    Comment #43022935

    How does this compare to just training separate quantized models? Is it actually easier in practice?

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    Comment #43011366

    > So no other country in the world can write code as good as wherever you are from? I didn't say this -- I think it's your take. Even more -- I'm such an "outsource" software devel…

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    Comment #43010878

    I'm biased about this game as the first Civilization was the first game I saw on PC beyond ZX Spectrum. So now there are a lot of discussions in the game dev community about whethe…

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    Comment #43010843

    "Let AI replace programmers" is the new "Let’s outsource everything to ." Short-term cost savings, long-term disaster.

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    A New Island for Newbies on Checkio

    Hello to everyone on from the team behind Checkio! We’ve recently created a new special island for beginner Python programmers. This Island, which we call the 'Library 2.0' has ten…