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Driving A Tow Truck with Brian Driving A Tow Truck with Brian
Posted by: alaskajohn

Video duration: 216 seconds

Cruise along with Brian as he picks up a minivan in a tow truck.

Related: job, tow, towing, truck

Artificial Intelligence in Racing Games Part 1 of 3 Artificial Intelligence in Racing Games Part 1 of 3
Posted by: alaskajohn

Video duration: 580 seconds

John Pile presents the history of AI in Racing Games during the 3 part presentation for Computer Games Technology at the University of Abertay in Dundee, Scotland

Related: ai, alaska, alaskajohn, artificial, computer, games, intelligence, john, pole, position, scotland, uad, video

My Game Development My Game Development
Posted by: alaskajohn

Video duration: 172 seconds

This is a video portfolio of some of the computer games I've written over the past seven years. I'm the sole programmer for all of them. The music in the video is Slave Traitor, one of my buddy Marc Burno's bands in Seattle.

Related: developer, game, portfolio, video

Teaching Winston to Swim Teaching Winston to Swim
Posted by: alaskajohn

Video duration: 247 seconds

Winston is a Chesapeake Bay Retriever who did not know how to swim. Can he be taught? Watch to find out.

Related: dog, learn, swim

mc Chris - White Kids Love Hip Hop mc Chris - White Kids Love Hip Hop
Posted by: alaskajohn

Video duration: 177 seconds

Just some eye candy to go with this mc chris song.
This guy puts a lot of work into his music and concerts. Check out his website where you can download this song and his full album for free.

Related: brak, chris, hip, hop, kids, mc, nerds, white

Fire Art By Griz - Igniting Fireworks Fire Art By Griz - Igniting Fireworks
Posted by: alaskajohn

Video duration: 106 seconds

Lighting Fireworks: In August of 2006 I had a chance to help with the fireworks display for the local state fair. This is a quick set of setup photos followed by video of lighting them off.

Related: alaska, explosion, fairbanks, fireworks, fuse, igniting

MyUA University of Alaska Promo MyUA University of Alaska Promo
Posted by: alaskajohn

Video duration: 353 seconds

This video is a promo about a project I've been involved with at work for about two years.

Related: alaska, education, higher, internet, luminis, portal, uaa, uaf, uas, university

Pile Family Reunion in Scotland Part 1 Pile Family Reunion in Scotland Part 1
Posted by: alaskajohn

Video duration: 600 seconds

The Pile Family (far north branch) met up in Scotland in 2008. We toured the midlands, highlands, and Ireland. This is the first video in a series, and includes Castles, Lawancroy Cottage, Highland Music, the Scone palace and maze, and much more...

Related: castle, cattle, family, gardens, reunion, scotland, vacation

Dominoes 3D for DirectX Dominoes 3D for DirectX
Posted by: alaskajohn

Video duration: 340 seconds

Domino game with narration by the programmer. Programmed in DirectX and created as a project for MSc course at University of Abertay Dundee, 2008

Related: abertay, design, directx, dundee, game, of, programming, university, video

The Ant Game The Ant Game
Posted by: alaskajohn

Video duration: 242 seconds

Game Gravity Ltd (a group of 6 students studying Computer Games at the University of Abertay Dundee) has created an artificial AI Research Facility ... this is a video of our work.

Related: abertay, alaskajohn, ant, computer, game, games, ogre, the, uad, video

Tanana River Rockets - 01 -  First Flight Tanana River Rockets - 01 - First Flight
Posted by: alaskajohn

Video duration: 131 seconds

A group of "grown-up" kids launch rockets on the frozen Tanana River, south of Fairbanks, Alaska. This is the first flight.

Related: fairbanks, frozen, river, rocket

Direct3D Demo Project - First Draft Direct3D Demo Project - First Draft
Posted by: alaskajohn

Video duration: 52 seconds

This is the first draft of my DirectX graphics project for my first semester at the University of Abertay Dundee. I'm not sure how much more I'll have time to do before it is due, but I have successfully implemented everything I was asked to. (Not to mention I also re-skinned "Tiny.x")

Related: abertay, computer, d3d, directx, dundee, game, of, scotland, university, video

My Flat in Dundee Scotland in 60 seconds My Flat in Dundee Scotland in 60 seconds
Posted by: alaskajohn

Video duration: 59 seconds

My flat in Dundee Scotland in 60 seconds

Related: abertay, alaskajohn, dorm, dundee, flat, of, scotland, university

Pile Family Reunion in Scotland Part 3 Pile Family Reunion in Scotland Part 3
Posted by: alaskajohn

Video duration: 373 seconds

Part 3 of the series of the Pile Family (far north branch) in Scotland. In this 'episode' we head north into the Highlands and Loch Ness. This is the last of the Scotland adventures ... to be followed in Part 4 with our short trip to Ireland. Oh, and when I say, "Lochs of Loch Ness", I really meant, "Locks of Loch Ness"

Related: alaskajohn, bach, dylan, family, highlands, loch, locks, ness, pile, road, scotland, trip

Dominoes 3D for the PlayStation2 Dominoes 3D for the PlayStation2
Posted by: alaskajohn

Video duration: 291 seconds

This is a video of a complete game of Dominoes (first person to 250 points) for the PS2. I made this for my console game development class at the University of Abertay Dundee

Related: abertay, and, computer, design, development, game, games, video

Denali and Bears Denali and Bears
Posted by: alaskajohn

Video duration: 76 seconds

Just a short video clip of Denali (Mt McKinley) and some grizzly bears hanging out.

Related: alaska, bears, denali, mountain

Tanana River Rockets - 02 -  Second Flight Tanana River Rockets - 02 - Second Flight
Posted by: alaskajohn

Video duration: 140 seconds

A group of "grown-up" kids launch rockets on the frozen Tanana River, south of Fairbanks, Alaska. This is the second flight, and the first flight of "Strider" a 2-stage rocket. All does not go according to plans.

Related: alaska, alaskajohn, fairbanks, river, rocket, tanana

C++ Camera Class for PS2 and D3D C++ Camera Class for PS2 and D3D
Posted by: alaskajohn

Video duration: 64 seconds

This is a demonstration of my C++ camera class which is available for download from my blog: gamedev.alaskajohn.n et
The class includes the raw code for basic quaternion math used for rotations around an arbitrary axis.

Related: camera, development, dominoes, game, games, movement, programing, quaternion, rotation, translation, video

Formula for Fun Formula for Fun
Posted by: alaskajohn

Video duration: 57 seconds

The formula for fun is discovered. F=H+W In other words, fun is not less than the summation of the seemingly separate albeit individually entertaining components of Winston and Heelys. I'm talking about Heely-Joring

Related: bay, chesapeake, dog, heely, heely-joring, retreiver, skiijoring

2006 Demonstrations at the World Eskimo-Indian Olypmics 2006 Demonstrations at the World Eskimo-Indian Olypmics
Posted by: alaskajohn

Video duration: 39 seconds

This is series of three examples of competitive events at the World Eskimo-Indian Olypmics (WEIO) in Fairbanks, Alaska. These demonstrations occured during the 2006 WEIO Banquet / Fundraiser.

Related: eskimo, hop, indian, olypmics, seal, weio

Tanana River Rockets - 03 - Rockets Being Made Tanana River Rockets - 03 - Rockets Being Made
Posted by: alaskajohn

Video duration: 174 seconds

In part 3, we peek in on Brian and Denali as they build a new fleet of rockets.

Related: alaska, alaskajohn, fairbanks, rockets

Brian\ Brian's Final Art Project - Digitally Remastered
Posted by: alaskajohn

Video duration: 131 seconds

Back in 1992, I helped my buddy Brian with his final project for art class. We threw it together at the last minute with a bunch of water colors, a tape of Brian playing piano, and a VHS video cameras.
This is the digitally remastered version.

Related: arrow, art, murder, piano, revenge, stagecoach, sword, watercolor

3D Dominoes for PS2 3D Dominoes for PS2
Posted by: alaskajohn

Video duration: 73 seconds

This is an in-progress screen clip of my domino game for the PlayStation2. I am using the PS2 Development Kit and it will be my project for my console development class at the University of Abertay Dundee.

Related: abertay, design, development, domino, dominoes, game, programming, ps2