“An idea is worth nothing” - probably every game designer has heard this mantra. Only the concept and implementation are important. Only on paper or a computer screen does an idea begin to take on meaning and form. And I wondered: are there any basic principles for turning an idea into a concept? Inside is a translation with a brief theory and practical advice for everyone who is waiting […]
Quantum computers and quantum computing are a new buzzword that has been added to our information space along with artificial intelligence, machine learning and other high-tech terms. At the same time, I was never able to find material on the Internet that would put together the puzzle in my head called “how quantum computers work.” Yes, there are many wonderful works in [...]
A popular IRC client written using the GTK+ library - Hexchat 2.14.3 - has been released. Changes: fixed parsing of IRC messages with a trailing space; Fixed display of input fields with the Yaru theme; added code to work around a python 3.7 regression that causes a crash when unloading plugins; The sysinfo plugin has added support for /etc/os-release and now ignores unnecessary mounts when calculating space. Source: linux.org.ru
The Solaris 11.4 SRU 16 (Support Repository Update) operating system update has been published, which offers a series of regular fixes and improvements for the Solaris 11.4 branch. To install the fixes offered in the update, just run the 'pkg update' command. In the new release: Oracle VM Server for SPARC has been updated to version 3.6.2. The add-vsan-dev command has added support for migrating domains with guest […]
According to the US State Department Bureau, almost half of Ukrainians are denied a US visa if they wish to enter the country temporarily (via a B-1/B-2 visa). As for other countries bordering Ukraine, the statistics of refusals from the United States are as follows: for citizens of Belarus this figure is 21,93%; Poland – 2,76%; Russia – 15,19%; Slovakia – 11,99%; Romania – […]
Gentoo developers are discussing providing universal Linux kernel packages that do not require manual configuration of build parameters and are similar to the kernel packages provided in traditional binary distributions. As an example of the problem that arises when using Gentoo's manual kernel parameter configuration, there is a lack of a unified default set of options that guarantees functionality after an update (for manual configuration, […]
The release of rav1e 0.2, a high-performance encoder for the AV1 video encoding format developed by the Xiph and Mozilla communities, is now available. The encoder is written in Rust and differs from the reference libaom encoder by significantly increasing encoding speed and increased attention to security. The project code is distributed under the BSD license. All core AV1 features are supported, including support for internally and externally encoded frames (intra- and […]
Epic Games continued to provide financial support to open-source projects and donated $25 to the development of the Krita raster graphics editor, developed for artists and illustrators. The editor supports multi-layer image processing, provides tools for working with various color models and has a large set of tools for digital painting, sketching and texture formation. The money will be spent on [...]
An update to the Windows EducationPack 19.11 set has been prepared, which includes 70 open-source educational and scientific applications for the Windows operating system, as well as programs for organizing, managing and monitoring the educational process. The set may be useful for schools (including junior classes), lyceums and higher education institutions. The set is offered for free download in the form of images of three DVDs. In the new issue [...]
Control senior game designer Sergei Mokhov said that Remedy Entertainment would be very good at creating an RPG. This is a hint that the studio, known for action and shooters, is thinking about changing the genre. At the ResetEra forum, Sergey Mokhov answered a number of user questions. “I personally would choose an RPG,” he answered when asked about the game […]
Reatom 1.0.0, a state manager for web applications running on the flux model, has been released. The project can be used as an alternative to Redux. The code is written in JavaScript and distributed under the MIT license. Author of the project: Artyom Harutyunyan. Key features: Continuity of the Redux ecosystem; Availability of typing and good type inference; Optimized notification of subscribers; Ease of testing; Lazy evaluation (only if there are subscribers); […]
In June, we reported that Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games, The LEGO Group and Lucasfilm have announced a new LEGO game based on Star Wars - the project is called LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. It will include adventures from all nine main films of the film saga. And in honor of the premiere of the film “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Sunrise" and how [...]
