craig phares design http://craigphares.com/blog design according to craig phares Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:38:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 40.744851-74.032941http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/http://www.craigphares.com/bloghttp://www.craigphares.com/blog/craigphares.gifCraig's Blogcraigphareshttp://feedburner.google.comThis is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. JavaScript Particle System Demo http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/craigphares/~3/Rb7plP_o4yo/ http://craigphares.com/blog/2011/09/javascript-particle-system-demo/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:31:25 +0000 Craig Phares http://craigphares.com/blog/?p=792

I recently had to build a JavaScript HTML5 Canvas particle system to achieve a comet effect inside a website. I’ll be releasing the API once I clean up the code. Check out the demo in the meantime.

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I presented “You Already Know How To Build Mobile Apps” at the Jersey Shore Tech Meetup last night. Attendees learned how to build native mobile applications for multiple devices using alternative web technologies. You can download the presentation in PDF form here.

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Six Overground has finally received a long overdue revamp. Check it out!

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Using only the 140 characters allowed in a single tweet, what kind of art can be generated by a programmer who understands the drawing commands used by tweetndraw?

Any tweets published with the #tweetndraw hashtag will be displayed in the tweetndraw gallery.

All proceeds from this project will benefit high school art departments.

Check It Out

]]> http://craigphares.com/blog/2011/03/tweetndraw-is-live/feed/ 0 http://craigphares.com/blog/2011/03/tweetndraw-is-live/ Flash Papervision3D Quake MD2 Model Viewer http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/craigphares/~3/U0PgfDAKu5g/ http://craigphares.com/blog/2011/02/flash-papervision3d-quake-md2-model-viewer/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 01:51:42 +0000 Craig Phares http://craigphares.com/blog/?p=770 Quake Model Viewer I’ve recently been working in Papervision3D with some MD2 avatars. Since the MD2 format was originally designed for Quake II, I figured there were no better models to use than the actual game models. I’ll be releasing the code in a thorough tutorial on how to accomplish this, but in the meantime, you can see the Quake Model Viewer in action.

I’ve tied in the original sounds to the avatar actions, and the two player avatars have separate weapon models that work seamlessly within the viewer. I plan on rolling in some further improvements before releasing the full tutorial.

Check out the Quake Model Viewer

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Victors & Spoils Logo Concept

I’ve submitted a few logos for the Victors & Spoils competition on crowdSPRING. Check ‘em out and vote if you like them!

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The Schoolyard

The Schoolyard is up and running! Check out the Beta version of my very first Facebook game! Contact me if you’re interested in becoming a beta tester, and receive 5 Extra Credits and one exclusive item.

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The Schoolyard

My very first Facebook game, The Schoolyard, is launching next week, Tuesday the 28th! Send me a message if you’re interested in becoming a beta tester. All volunteers receive 5 Extra Credits and one exclusive item only available to beta testers!

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Information Is Beautiful

I love infographics, and Information Is Beautiful has some of the best I’ve seen.

Some highlights:

If Twitter was 100 People
The Hierarchy Of Digital Distractions
Walled World

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