Devlog
2024
Collision Detection
·307 words·2 mins
Wherein the protagonist debates different ways to organize the parameters for rendering and collision detection.
Vancouver Library Wifi
·410 words·2 mins
Wherein the protagonist works around a wireless endpoint that rejects Linux OSes.
Randomized Two-Variable Terms
·205 words·1 min
Wherein the protagonist refactors parameters again, this time to facilitate their randomization.
A parameter by any other name
·61 words·1 min
Wherein the protagonist fumbles with abstracting a set of parameters.
Priorities. Randomize the Two-Variable Terms First
·181 words·1 min
Wherein the protagonist decides the best way to find good insect wings is to stab at the dark as quickly as possible.
Sliders for Two-Variable Terms
·839 words·4 mins
Wherein the protagonist generates compelling curves and tries to grasp how the parameters control the curvature.
Intermission - Naming Two-Variable Terms
·94 words·1 min
Wherein the protagonist struggles to reason about his own source code because of poor variable names.
Curvature of the Leading Edge
·135 words·1 min
Wherein the protagonist accurately models the wing’s leading edge.
From S-Curves to Nearly Straight Curves
·273 words·2 mins
Wherein the protagonist struggles to comprehend the equations necessary to generate a series of primary veins with varying curves.
Complexity in the Wing Edge and Vein Branching
·392 words·2 mins
Wherein the protagonist dreads modeling such a complex wing shape and hides his head in the sand.