Using Generative AI to Organize Video Game Screenshots / / No Comments Way back in January (remember January), I wrote a blog post describing how to use gen ai to improve image filenames. This worked by uploading the image to Google Gemini, asking for a short description, and using that description for a new filename. Recently I was thinking about that demo and was curious how well it would work for video games. As always, I did a few quick tests in Google AI Studio. I did some quick Googling for various games and screenshots, and the results were pretty impressive. Here are three mostly modern examples: And here’s a first failure, identifying this as Final Fantasy 14, not 16. It did well for one really old game, although to be fair the name is in the picture: Although... more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: Game, Generative, Organize, Screenshots, using, video
The City Map Game / / No Comments I really like the game SF-Street-Names, which I reviewed Monday in the post The Streets of San Francisco Game. In fact I liked SF-Street-Names so much that I immediately started trying to see if I could replicate the game for a different city. In Monday’s post I linked to my quick demo map Denver Street Names, which was a very quick hack of a SF-Street-Names type game for Denver.Today I decided Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: City, Game
Mapping 3D Game Worlds / / No Comments noclip is an amazing website which lets you move around and explore some of your favorite computer games in glorious 3D. The term ‘noclip’ is a common command used to debug computer games. It refers to the process of turning off collision detection in a game world so that the player may pass through solid objects in the rendered environment. This is exactly what the noclip website allows you to Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Game, Mapping, world's
Creating a Blackjack Game with Alpine.js and the Deck of Cards API / / No Comments Some time ago I ran across a pretty fascinating service, the Deck of Cards API. This API handles everything imaginable related to working with decks of cards. It handles creating a shuffled set of cards (containing one or more decks), dealing out a card (or cards), and even reshuffling. Even better, it includes card images you can use if you don’t want to find your own: It’s an incredibly feature-filled an API and best of all, it’s completely free. No need for even a key. I’ve known about this API for a while and have contemplated building a card game with it, but realized that games can quickly go from simple to fairly complex. In fact, my friends strongly urged me not... more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: Alpine.js, Blackjack, Cards, creating, Deck, Game
Bitburner is an idle game about hacking that teaches real JavaScript – PC Gamer / / No Comments Bitburner is an idle game about hacking that teaches real JavaScript PC Gamer “JavaScript” – Google News… more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: about, Bitburner, Game, Gamer, hacking, idle, JavaScript, Real, teaches
Trends in Game Development with Javascript – Techiexpert.com – TechiExpert.com / / No Comments Trends in Game Development with Javascript – Techiexpert.com TechiExpert.com “JavaScript” – Google News… more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: development, Game, JavaScript, Techiexpert.com, Trends
Learn JavaScript and Become A Game Development Pro For $30 – IFLScience / / No Comments Learn JavaScript and Become A Game Development Pro For $ 30 IFLScience “JavaScript” – Google News… more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: become, development, Game, IFLScience, JavaScript, Learn
Tech Launches Interactive Fan Map for Game Day – Texas Tech Red Raiders – TexasTech.com / / No Comments Tech Launches Interactive Fan Map for Game Day – Texas Tech Red Raiders TexasTech.com “map app” – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Game, Interactive, launches, Raiders, Tech, Texas, TexasTech.com