Graham Reeves, the feed.

• Tootle Games, our company; iphone game developer.
• Cotton Abuse, my t-shirt shop.
• Eurocom my former employer, console game developer.
• Facebook.
• Flickr photos.
• Last.fm.
• Google profile.
• Half-tracked career on Moby games
• HouseTreeRobot on Twitter.
• Threadless account.
• LoveFilm profile which lists my ratings for pretty much every film/dvd I've ever seen :) (555 and counting apparently)

30.00USD

One Pair of Chevron Suspenders

Suspenders for One in your choice of print and size. Multiple pieces can be ordered, please inquire for a custom listing to meet your needs.

Custom Made Suspenders for Toddlers, Boys or Men

Available to match any necktie or bowtie in the shop.

Suspender Sizes:
Baby/Toddler
Little Boy (Age 2-5)
Boy (Age 6-10)
Teen (Age 10-15)
Mens

Please note size choice in message to seller upon check out.

Matching bowties, neckties, hair accessories, sashes and belts are also available, please inquire.

This item is custom made to order. You can read about production and shipping times here:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/MeandMatilda/policy

We offer a wide selection of colors and prints. Take a moment to browse the shop here:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/MeandMatilda?ref=si_shop

Visit us at www.meandmatilda.com to shop by color or print.

25.95USD

One Everyday Necktie™ for your wedding.

Lots of coordinating options are available. Here are just a few for inspiration. Let us help you put together a set that expresses your individual style.

100% cotton
Hand-wash and hang or lay flat to dry.
Hand-made in the USA.

See last two photos for size charts.

Prints available
Photo #2:
1-Orange/Aqua Floral
2- Aqua/Orange Birds
3-Orange/Ivory Damask- SOLD OUT
4-Aqua/Orange Paisley
5-Orange/Cream Damask
6- Aqua/Orange Large Floral
7- Orange Block Floral
8- Ivory with Aqua/Orange Floral

Photo #3:
1-Orange/Cream Damask (same as #5 in first photo)
2- Orange Tribal Floral
3- Orange/Ivory Damask (same as #3 in first photo)- SOLD OUT
4- Orange Block Floral (same as #7 in first photo)

More Orange and Aqua Prints available here:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/81037034/orange-and-blue-neckties-for-men-boys

Have you seen a fabric you love? Feel it would be just the necktie for you? Contact me, I may be able to make something just for you. I love custom orders.

All styles, designs, & content © 2008-2012 Me and Matilda. All rights reserved.

PLEASE NOTE-THIS ITEM IS HAND-MADE TO ORDER. Check store policy section for current production times. http://www.etsy.com/shop/MeandMatilda/policy

28.75USD

Mini Light Bulb Cufflinks Set

100% guarantee in service and quality or a full refund will be issued.

High quality cufflink bases.

Measure about 20mm long ways.

Traditional bullet back setting.

Quick link to more items in my shop:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Mancornas?ref=seller_info

5% of purchase donated to the Seattle Humane Society.

Immediate processing and 1st class insured shipping.

Metal welding epoxy is stronger than soldering, environmentally friendly, incredibly strong, 100% waterproof, will not freeze, does not become brittle with age, and will not expand or contract in the glue joint.

Wedding/Anniversary
Valentine’s Day
Groomsmen Gift
Christmas/Birthday
Father's Day
Boyfriend/Girlfriend

Thank you for visiting Mancornas Cufflinks.

19.50USD

Print of "The first encounter with the Wolf" / "The First Touch"

Picture measures 6" × 8,2" on 8,5" × 11" paper. The image is centered on the paper leaving a white border for framing.
It is printed on high quality matte paper, 48 lb/ 179 g/m2!

(Watermark will not appear on print)

All prints are signed by me, the artist.

(PAPER & SIZE CAN BE LARGER & CUSTOMIZED just send me a message)

larger print: https://www.etsy.com/listing/117042126/little-red-riding-hood-giclee-print-8-x


+++ About Shipping+++

Items will be shipped out within 3-5 business days of receiving payment.


© 2010 Nadja Martens (minoule) - All my work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. Sales of artwork do not transfer copyrights.

28.50USD

Infinity Scarf in Tangerine Gray Cotton Jersey is the perfect accessorie when you are looking for the unique and luxurious look for yourself
You can leave it long, twist it or wrap it around, three ways that you can use this sexy accessorie
Handmade by me with a lot of care, I use a special machine to make the borders and give a perfect finished product

Details:
Length - 28" - 29" hanging length
60" (1.50cm) circumference
Wide:22" ( 56cm)
Color: Tangerine and Gray
Material: Cotton Jersey

HANDMADE IN A SMOKE-FREE AND PET-FREE HOME

Care Instructions:
Handwashed with cold water

All Scarves in the Shop
http://www.etsy.com/shop/liliavaniniboutique?section_id=10250853

All items in the Shop
http://www.etsy.com/shop/liliavaniniboutique

♥ Lilia Vanini Designs ♥
Thank you for Shopping!

19.99USD

Purple Damask Necktie

Hand-made in the USA
100% Cotton

Order a matching boy's necktie here:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/42449070/boys-tie-purple-damask-toddler-baby

Matching bowties, suspenders, hair accessories, sashes and belts are also available

This item is custom made to order. You can read about production and shipping times here:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/MeandMatilda/policy

We offer a wide selection of colors and prints. Take a moment to browse the shop here:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/MeandMatilda?ref=si_shop

Visit us at www.meandmatilda.etsy.com to shop by color or print.

13.00USD

Joker vintage style wood playing cards on silver toned cufflinks. All face cards and aces are available. These are a great gift for that special card player. Comes in gift box.
Measures 1" x 5/8". Item ships from the USA.


Please check out my store for cufflinks, wedding guestbooks, journals, necklaces, belt buckles and much more.
http://www.crimsonking.etsy.com
http://www.igotboard.etsy.com


<<<<<<<<<<<< PAYMENT POLICY >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
You can pay by credit card or Paypal. I accept eChecks through paypal. eChecks take an extra 3-5 days to process and your item will not be shipped until your payment clears.


<<<<<<<<<<<< SHIPPING POLICY >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Items usually ship out within 4-7 days. Custom work can take 7-14 for production plus shipping time. Please let me know if you have a due date for your project. I ship First Class USPS 2-5 days shipping in the USA. May take 14-21 days for international orders, sometimes longer. Please contact me if you need rush shipping. Extra shipping charges apply.

9.95EUR

Life Calendars is a serie of a different calendars which highlights an aspect of life.

"How was your day?" is the first of the serie. The 365 days are represented by an emoticon that you have to draw as the day has gone (very good, good, regular, bad, very bad).

Notice: This calendar is not for any specific year. You can start it when you want! When starting a new year, an anniversary, an important date or the day that you prefer :)

Poster, DIN A3: 297x420mm.
Ships with a postal tube.


Return to the shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/BrigadaCreativa

24.95USD

One Mini Chevron Men's Necktie in your choice of color

Custom ties for special occasions or everyday wear.
Hand-made in the USA
100% Cotton

Colors Available:
Rust/Cream
Navy Blue/Cream
Gray Tone on Tone

You will receive one Everyday Necktie™

Each tie is hand cut and print placement will vary.

Matching bowties, suspenders, hair accessories, sashes and belts are also available. Please inquire.

Order a matching boy's necktie here:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/114673009/boys-necktie-mini-chevron-ties-for

This item is custom made to order. You can read about production and shipping times here:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/MeandMatilda/policy

We offer a wide selection of colors and prints. Take a moment to browse the shop here:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/MeandMatilda?ref=si_shop

Visit us at www.meandmatilda.etsy.com to shop by color or print.

90.00GBP

Lilly's grandmother told her a story.
"Once upon a time" She said, "the oceon was filled with whales. Thay were as big as the hills. They were as peacefulas the moon. They were the most wondrous creatures you could imagine".

An extract from the beautiful children's book, The Whales' Song, by Dyan Sheldon, if you don't already know it, i highly recommend looking it up!

Measurements, side view 21" long, 13" high.

This toy has hand sewn parts and may not be suitable for very young children, although it does look lovely hanging from the ceiling!

16.00USD

There's a good and bad side to every wallet, but it all depends on what you think good or bad is. For most, the good side would store your I.D., which allows you entrance into the local disco and to buy beer and cigarettes for the party afterward. The good side might also hold a steamy photo of your hot babe or that frequent sandwich buyer punch-card. On the bad side of the wallet might be the junk you never want to see, but for some reason feel you must hang on to. Like that old speeding ticket that you never paid any attention to or the receipt for the cream that cleared up your mysterious rash. Whatever it is, fill this wallet with all your stuff - good or bad!

Jason Limón was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. He first showed his artistic expression at a fairly young age doodling characters and sceneries inspired by his bustling neighborhood and surroundings. He studied fine arts and graphic design at the Visual Arts & Technology Center at San Antonio College and entered the field of commercial graphic design in 1995 acquiring comprehensive knowledge of type, color and composition. Following twelve years of commitment to producing award winning logos and designs he then turned his focus and concentration to where his heart truly began: developing artwork by hand and brush, no longer by the clicks of a mouse. He is currently creating gallery work and commercial illustrations, some of which can be seen in Communication Arts, Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, American Illustration, Print Regional Design and Graphis.

Our new artist series wallets feature images on both the inside and out. Twice the art for twice the fun. Super shiny and durable thick vinyl outside with our signature crosshatch vinyl on the inside. There's is a large pocket for your moolah and 4 pockets for your ID and credit cards.

Size is 3.75 x 4.25 inches closed

Give as a gift or treat yo'self without breakin' the bank!

35.00USD

This tie clip was inspired by the whimsical world of moustaches and wanted to incorporate this into a stylish and functional product to save us from everyday neckwear related disaster.

Our moustache tie clips measures 1.75 inches to perfectly complement slim ties and get you noticed.

72.00USD

yes...
my little pugs are spreaded all over the world :-)
so, i wanted to create also some pillows.

this one is made of felted, extrafine merino wool. the backside is just a dark petrol.
it's closed with a zipper.
and our lovely pug is stiched on stripes.

size: about 20x40cm

at the moment i offer it without the inside pillow.
you can order it here, if you want:

http://www.yatego.com/der-trend-kommt/p,454bb8254f7fc,454731d2cae3f2_0,kisseninlett-f%C3%BCr-sofakissen-federn---daunen

it's german...sorry.

16.00USD

Put a tiger in your tank and a stock car in your pocket with this arcade inspired racecar driver wallet.

All of our wallets are made with a proprietary laminate process. That's "fancy talk" for our process of sewing artwork and paint chip swatches between layers of clear vinyl. Inside there is a large pocket for your moolah and 4 pockets for your ID and credit cards.

Size is 3.75 x 4.25 inches closed

Give as a gift or treat yo'self without breaking the bank!

We combine shipping on multiple orders.

Viva la Tiny!

8.49USD

Material: Metal
Size: approx. 16 mm
Condition: 100% new
Weight: approx. 43 g
Quantity: 10 pcs

16.00USD

This motomama is part Emma Peel, part Aeon Flux and ALL business.

Dallas Texas based illustrator Kristian Donaldson's work has graced the pages of comics such as DMZ, Supermarket and Fallen Angel. He has published works from DC/Vertigo, Image and Marvel Comics.

See more of Kristian's amazing work at
http://prodigalnine.com/


Our artist series wallets are the best and feature swanky images on the inside and out. Twice the art for twice the fun. Super shiny and durable thick vinyl outside with our signature crosshatch vinyl on the inside. There's is a large pocket for your moolah and 4 pockets for your ID and credit cards.

Size is 3.75 x 4.25 inches closed

Give as a gift or treat yo'self without breakin' the bank!


We combine shipping on multiple orders.

22.95USD

Ties for Guys No Matter What Size!

Fun, funk and function all in one! This necktie is sure to please any guy whether he is 8 months, 8 years, 18 years or 80 years old.

One Everyday Necktie in black, grey, yellow and white damask.

You choose the style and size:

Baby/Toddler Pre-Tied Necktie w/velcro strap Age (up to 3)
Boy's Pre-tied Necktie Age (3-6)
Boy's classic tie necktie Age (5-10)
Boy's classic tie Necktie Age (11-15)
Men's classic tie Necktie Age (15 and up)
Men's classic tie Necktie Extra-Long
Men's classic tie Necktie Skinny Width

Me and Matilda Everyday Neckties ™ are made to be enjoyed. The Everday Series ties are made with cotton fabric so you can wash them! No more stripping off that tie before a meal. You don't have to take these ties to the dry cleaner. Just machine wash, hang or lay flat to dry and iron.

Please indicate the desired size when you check-out.

Have you seen a fabric you love? Feel it would be just the necktie for you? Contact me, I may be able to make something just for you. I love custom orders.

All styles, designs, & content © 2008-2010 Me and Matilda. All rights reserved. PLEASE NOTE-THIS ITEM IS HAND-MADE TO ORDER. Check store policy section for current production times.

16.00USD

A more subdued yet action packed version of our red, white and blue "America, F**K YEAH!...." Top Fuel Wallet

All of our wallets are made with a proprietary laminate process. That's "fancy talk" for our process of sewing artwork and paint chip swatches between layers of clear vinyl. Inside there is a large pocket for your moolah and 4 pockets for your ID and credit cards.

Size is 3.75 x 4.25 inches closed

Give as a gift or treat yo'self without breaking the bank!

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NOW 60% OFF!!
**This is NOT some Urban Outfitters rip-off!! This is a heavyweight, warm 100% acrylic knit and the Genuine real thing *****


Super rare collector's item! authentic Budweiser knit beer sweater in mens size SMALL!! In great condition, some slight piling on the surface, but nothing that can't be fixed with a little lint brush or fuzz remover. No holes or stains and comes from a smoke free home :) In the close up of the front you can see some darker spots in the white, but that is actually just the dark blue thread color showing through from underneath- genuine knit!

100% thick acrylic knit (great for those like myself who suffer from wool allergies) and SUPER WARM!

Design knit into both front and back with the word "GENUINE" down both sleeves. And genuine it is indeed! These are really hard to find, and even harder in any size that's not an XXXXXL.
The color is truer to the last photos (not on model)- had to lighten the other photos a bit because I didn't have flash! ha.

FYI: Want to see an amazing collection of beer sweaters to make you drool? Check here and prepare to have your mind blown! I'm so jealous of this collection!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36098170@N06/sets/72157614893458116/


Cheers!

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This sweater is in excellent condition. Though it is a men's sweater, it could easily be worn by either a man or woman. It would look great with jeans and boots! Here's the details:

Label: Jantzen
Size: Large, men's
Material: appears to be acrylic- it can be washed and dried
Chest: 22" lying flat
Length: 27" neck to hem

Please contact me if you have any questions!

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A great power tie clip for your power tie! Customize this sterling silver tie bar with the text of your choice. The text on this one is in latin "Nemo Me Impune Lacessit" which means "No one provokes me with impunity".

You choose the text for yours or go with the great latin phrase pictured in the listing.

These custom handcrafted Tie Clips are made of solid sterling silver.

A great conversation piece that will be appreciated by the special man in your life.

Anything over 25 characters costs additional. Use this link to add the appropriate charge if you request extra text:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/MetalPressions?section_id=7590286


At checkout please include the following:
-Font Style
-Text
-Layout

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All of our items are highly customizable.

These custom items can be modified to suit your style or budget. Send a Convo or call us at 1-800-554-8196 to discuss your design.

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Additional text, embellishments or backside text costs extra. Describe what you want as instructed in the notes to seller during checkout. If you have requested items or customization that cost extra, we will send you a PayPal request for the add-ons. You can also convo us if you have questions or want to set up a custom listing.

We are listing all the modifications, but keep in mind that not all may be applicable to this listing:

- Front text over 25 characters: $15 for every additional 25 characters
- Back Text: $15 for every 25 character increment
- Hanging simulated birthstones and crystals: $7
- Hanging Briolette simulated birthstones: $15
- Flush Set Simulated birthstone: $15
- Flush Set Real Diamond (1.5mm-2mm): Varies $50 - $75 depending on the stone size selected
- Soldered Elements (Star, Cross, Heart, Lightning Bolt, Sunburst, Moon): Silver: $15; 14K Gold: $45 (small element) $75 (large element)
- Cutouts: (Star, Cross, Heart, Lightning Bolt, Sunburst, Moon): $15

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A unique tie clip, created with a brushed finish silver tone alligator bar tie clip that is adorned with a silver tone octopus with genuine red Swarovski crystal. Easily opens and closes securely on your tie.

Tie bar measures approximately 1/4" wide x 1 3/4" long.

Lightweight and fun to wear.

Thank you for visiting AllureByU.

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Lightweight orlon acrylic knit.
Classic crewneck styling.
Interesting images including the grim reaper, a stork, perhaps Charon, angels(?), stars, etc.
I'm not sure exactly what these images are meant to portray, but this line of clothing was made for the outrageous, cool, and hip counter-culture crowd in the very late 1960s/early 1970s. From a 1970s "Expressions by Campus" ad:
The wildest of The Wild Life.
An imaginative bag of right-on things to wrap around a body.
Colorful. Rebellious. Daring.
And like that.

Label: Expressions by Campus
Best fits: XL (see measurements)
Circa: late 1960s/early 1970s
Condition: overall very good; light color bleed

Measurements:
Shoulders: 40"
Chest: 46"
Hips: 39"
Length: 21"
Arm length: 23"

Please dont' hesitate to convo us if you need more information or photos.

See our other men's vintage items here
http://www.etsy.com/shop/RaleighVintage?section_id=6625826

Also check us out on
www.twitter.com/raleighvintage
www.facebook.com/raleighvintage

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I've made fab Scrabble tile cufflinks by gluing genuine vintage wooden Scrabble tiles to silver plated cufflink bases.

I have all letters of the alphabet available (except J). Please check with me before ordering just to ensure I still have the letter(s) you want in stock and so I know which letter you require : )

These letters in particular are from a Scrabble set that was manufactured in July 1972.

An usual and quirky gift, or a great way to brighten up your day at the office.

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Roots!

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26th birthday present for my little brother

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Painting

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Idea for something quickly sketched onto a post it note

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Just a quick stretch, legs obviously in the wrong place :p

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Using the latest version from SVN... it doesn't work out of the box. Here are some notes (once I've got all this working I'll submit TRAC bugs or something similar to wxWidgets...)

1. I can't use `wx-config --cppflags` in xcode for cpp flags. So I need to do it manually. Maybe xcode has a workaround instead of using execution quotes....
2. wx-config returns a __WX_MAC__ define, a build then results in an #error No Target defined. It turns out now with the cocoa split, WX_MAC is no longer used, instead I need to manually set the target to be __WXOSX_COCOA__ (or _CARBON or _IPHONE etc). Maybe wx-config needs updating...
   

It builds! Lets see if it works...

We wish all of the Tootle chaps and chapesses out there a very merry xmas and happy new year! Tootle

About a year ago we released our first application onto the appstore. That application was Snow Way To Draw, a doodling app come snow globe, and to celebrate it’s one year anniversary I baked a cake: This one took longer than the Seaman Count cake due to me suffering a cold the day after I [...]

Today our application Ickle Count is available for free for a day. That’s right folks FREE for a full 24 HOURS ONLY. Why we hear you cry, when it is such a damn fine app, definitely worthy of it’s meager $1 price tag? Well it’s part of the Appvent Calendar for Christmas where you can get a free [...]

Seaman Count is a welcomed addition for anyone who appreciates a challenge to the senses. This deep sea game will test your mind in ways that you’ve never fathomed possible. – appgirlreviews.com Late last week a review of Seaman Count popped up on AppGirlReviews. It got a thoroughly spunktastic 7 out of 10 stars which [...]

After last weeks reviews I decided it was about time to make a celebratory cake for our Seaman Count release… even if it is about two months overdue. And here it is, or was rather seeing as it’s all gone now! (Sorry G, next time I’ll post you some if there aren’t any postal strikes [...]

Earlier this week we had our first ‘proper’ review, i.e. not one of our mates, for Seaman Count, published by the good fellows at WePlayiPhone. We weren’t expecting much considering Seaman Count is quite a small casual game but it appears to have been quite well received and obtained a respectable ‘C’ grade. Devilishly [...]

Earlier in the week we received an email from Apple saying that our submission of Ickle Count had been delayed. This was an onymous sign as we had had a similar email before when Seaman Count was in submission. That ended up with us waiting for a month with no further info before eventually we removed [...]

Want to know who has the largest Seaman Count? Well now you can! Seaman Count Scores This will show you the top 10 scores along with a map using AGON’s online widget system, so if you’ve got Seaman Count already check out where you rank and if not then you can get it from the [...]

Seaman Count v1.1 is now available for download from the iTunes Appstore! This update features the following: Fix for the slow down over time issue General bug fixes General performance improvements Score boards using Agon online. This will provide online and offline score boards Performance related feedback We have also changed the difficulty slightly to make it a bit easier initially [...]

When we were doing focus testing for our Seaman Count iPhone game we obtained quite a bit of feedback suggesting that it would be great for kids and to help them count, but it would have to be more ‘child friendly’. Taking this feedback on board, we recently submitted Ickle Count, a more colourful, [...]

Well it didn't take long before the daily updates stopped. I'm busy packing up my house, throwing away my crap rather than working.
After wrestling with the iPhone http connection code I got it downloading files with stability. The cocoa framework code was threaded too, and I had only quickly put the code together for synchronous connections. I've expanded the system so after creating a connection you start a Download() or Upload() with an url (which obviously we can adapt for other protocols) which creates a task with a TBinaryTree which contains data being sent, URI information, error codes, and then on success will have the returned HTTP data -which will be exclusivly XML-. We poll the connection with our task ref to get the current status (False,Wait,True) and the data on the task and wait for the thread to finish.

Now that that was working on both formats (same fish test as before of course) I added uploading data via multi-part form posts. This wasn't too much trouble using Curl... I never realised how poorly thrown together some of the HTTP protocols are! The use of an arbrtitry string to seperate fields seems a little daft to me, and doesn't really impose any error checking for half-submitted forms IMO. But anyway, it's a 20 year old standard so I guess the world has coped.

Anyway, data gets uploaded as hex strings - a little ineffecient, but reliable, easily translatable back to binary,  readable so good for debugging - as they're UTF8 compatbile and so good for XML and Form data. Each branch of the Upload data we supplied to Upload() gets put into a different form-part. The PHP code simply enumerates through the POST variables, and converts the form part name (Ref) and the form part data from Hex back into binary for whatever data we require; Ref, String, Data, integers etc. The whole system is essentially templated from setting up the upload data all the way through to the PHP code which now has the $_POST variable as an equivilent binary tree.

I'm now working on the database interaction code on the web side to store the match asset's data in the database and return some relevant data.

This can then all be re-used in the same way to get a list of matches applicable to one user name[ref] returned in an XML format which we can parse, or just to fetch the latest asset from the server of a particular match.

After wrestling mostly with NSConnection and an Objective-c learning curve, I've got the file-downloading code down to a wierd bad_access crash and stopped work on that to spend the rest of the afternoon on Embiggen features.

The next task was to do something with the words (and points) now that we've calculated them. To aid this I've setup player information; A list of players in the match, and arbritary data on the player. The data on the players contains a player ref (a global unique identifier) an avatar texture ref, a current score and a list of letters in the players rack.

I setup the gui to display the avatar, name and score. It also currently colours the active player red so we know who's playing. Upon pressing play, it calculates the words generated by the current player, verifies everything is okay (although I've not done spell checking yet), burns the players tiles into the board, adds the points to the players score.

It then saves the match asset which contains the board, (which contains tiles, letter pool), players and active player. Due to the way the engine works this is easily serialised into an asset. Now we have an asset we can/will send that asset up to the web, where some PHP will write it back to the database, do notifications etc and wait for the next player to make their move and submit the next board.

All simple data-orientated changes, but it does mean it turns into much more of a game now that we handle multiple players and save/load the board :)


Next task is back to sorting out the IPod web-connection, THEN I can do the PC and IPod web-sending code, then I'll sort out the server side PHP scripts and database to save our match and make it accessible world wide!
Target to finish by the end of the week may be reachable :) (Although I need to start packing for my move to Manchester next week)

All day doing apple network code. 2am now. Quickly added word detection. Bed time.

Today was a bit of engine work. (Not a bank holiday as some other people here in the UK seem think, too wet!)
For Embiggen we will need to fetch some data from the web. Namely, from a database which stores all our matches (and user profiles). A simple PHP script can convert the required match database row into some XML and pump it out - specifically into our asset XML format - and we can download it, convert it to binary asset data and load it in-game. Shimples!
Anyway, the UIKit in the iPhone SDK provides us with some functionality to do this for us (NSURLConnection) so we need a solution in windows to replicate this for easier testing. (and maybe for us on the Wii or Mac or whatever else we might port to)

I looked through a few open source projects, libs etc before settling on LibCurl which seems to do everything we require in a nice simple, supported, threadsafe, documented, active open source package. After some initial linking trouble with unresolved externals all starting with __imp__ I had a look through the example .vcproj for some pre-processor defines which sure enough I missed out on. Got it all going, setup a simple asynchronous base connection class (TLNetwork::TConnection), setup a new TestApp example which shows one texture asset on the left and another on the right. I uploaded a compiled .asset file to the web (Which is freely availible to download if you're curious, although it's binary data rather than XML representation, I'll show an example of that when it's ready)
Everything seemed to be setup nicely but when the internal thread was cleaned up I kept getting some corruption in the heap. I started looking into CRT issues and conflicts and found a full rebuild of an all debug build of the app didn't corrupt the heap. I setup all our projects to use Debug MT CRT but was still getting an occasional crash. I overloaded all the LibCurl memory allocation functions to use our own memory allocation functions which I can track much more easily. The remaining crash seemed more consistent (Instead of random crashes), looking further into it an asset kept being overwritten and corrupted... I stepped through the code and it turned out I was corrupting one of my assets myself, turning a c-pointer into a smart pointer and then releasing it, Oops.
Now I'm a little unsure if the change in the memory allocations, or the CRT changes were neccessary. Nevermind, it works!
The image is the file download test app. The image on the left is local, the image on the right is downloaded, converted and then set. Not the most exciting screenshot :)

I've put together an IPod/IPhone version, but untested. Now that this is stable I can see if it works on the iPhone and get back to game stuff :)

I'm half way through day three now and I can concentrate a bit further as I have all day to myself (bar cat-feeding).

I've added a rack to place tiles on now. The tiles on the rack come from the board's pool of letters (currently just 3 of every character). Tiles can be moved to the board and back and rearranged in the rack itself, all very nice and stable, and again, data driven. The rack places are datums inside my main GUI SVG. As are my buttons, these are extremley simple code wise, I have a datum specifying where the click should be detected and in the code I create a TWidgetButton assigned to that datum which just sends an command back to the game when it's clicked, thanks to the fantastic engine I don't need to worry about interface stuff much at all :)

The text on the buttons required a tiny bit more work, the GUI's scheme specifies text nodes which use smaller datums on the button to dictate the position of the "play"/"back"/"undo" text. Again, out of code and just means when we come to translate there are no texture or code changes.

My next task is a jump out of the Embiggen code for a while as I setup the all important (and important for Rocket) code to fetch and send files across http.

On first inspection libCurl seems like an adequate, stable, popular and open source library for me to use on win32 (and later the wii...) which mimicks apple's NSConnection classes which I'll be using on the iPod. Should be quite simple to write some platform indepedent interfaces to get/put files across HTTP which means I can send the current Match state asset as XML up to the server for PHP to process and stick in a database and reverse of that to download the current Match XML and turn back into an asset :)

All going well and nice and quick development so far! :)

Day two was about an hour of work while I had lunch on saturday :)


Just finished the tile-drag code which dropped the tiles onto the board and worked out a local position which translates to an integer grid x/y position. If the new grid xy is empty, the dragged tile is delete and the grid entry is reset and render node is recreated. Once a tile is dragged (from wherever) it becomes detatched and a bit disposable so we are relying on the widget code to get a Mouse-Up style message to drop the node somewhere.


Also changed the colour scheme a little. These are hard-coded colours at the moment and the tile is a simple transparent + white PNG. All ready for themes!

I've been playing far too much Words With Friends lately (add me - SoylentGraham - if you want a challenge) and have come across various limitations and changes, additional rule options etc that I and others want, as well as additional games to play. Minesweeper, boggle, erm, more will come to me I'm sure.

After the first few hours, I have a dynamically sized grid, tile render nodes which I can drag around and the board and tile data is serialisable into a TBinaryTree, all ready for saving to an asset or upload/download. The Tiles themselves are an SVG, which is texture mapped to a tile PNG which is a simple white tile with transparent rounded edges. The tiles with letters are coloured green and 2 text render nodes are rendered on top; one for the letter, one for the number. A little OTT but it does mean I can use any font, align & scale the letter and point number by datums in the SVG too. All the visual stuff is nice and out of the code :) This will also make animating the letters, tiles, colours etc all much easier too.

Next step will be to make the dragging of the nodes a bit more functional and actually change the board's data.

Problem fixed, nothing terrible in the engine design thankfully, nor was there any errors in the math, the quaternion code was just overwriting itself as it calculated the new components.

I quickly expanded the thumbstick demo in our test app to add a child arrow and a second thumbstick, THEN I actually looked into the quaternion code (rather than just the Transform code as I did before) and noticed the mistake. Hindsight is great, getting half my Sunday back would be better :P



The next part of the game to finish off is the trigger linking in the editor and then maybe implement some proper particle system effects as a reward to myself :)

Progress on RocketMan is going swimmingly, a much more organised editor is in place; The engine-side scheme/graph editor has been split into modes (it's a state machine) and the overloaded game editor now instigates a menu for handling the different modes.

Once that and the in-game menu had been all converted to asset-based systems I wanted to cut out a part of redundant code on the player. Previously we only had 1 shape per physics node so the collision sensor on the hoover nozzle -which determined when to suck up a node- was a seperate physics object. Now this can be placed directly on the player and remove the superfolous physics node on the player.
Setup was simple, although requires an extra transform [let's assume... everyframe] now to convert the datum representing the nozzle on the hoover render node [this is a child as it requires a different rotation] up the tree to be in the same space as the main player, this was easy enough... but it appears there is a problem with the world transform on our child node, argh!
I've confirmed this by rendering ALL nodes with their calculated world transform instead of local offsets and it definately rotates incorrectly in this case...
Root -> Rotated Object -> Rotated Child
The child's rotation seems to be magnified by the rotation on the parent object, when the parent is at 0-degree's everything is fine. The more it is rotated the more we quickly end up with "quaternion wrap" (I made this term up) where the radians wrap past 2PI and we just get wrong angles.

I would just revert the code back to the old state, but I think the issue is in the engine's transform system and just not noticed before.



Setting up a test case in the test app :(

I enjoy coding, I do it a lot. Although I document my work internally (comments) I don't actually document what I am producing, techniques I use, issues I come across etc, so I rarely review anything outside of an IDE, offline if you will.

A lot of what I do could be useful to others, amaetuer and expert alike so in the interest of creating discussion, documenting my days and ego worship I am going to write here on blogger. Although I might not publish much literal code all the theory shouild be explained and source code is only really useful for copy+paste situations anyway and none of this should be language restrictive.

Really I should have done this 14 months ago when I quit full time work, but never mind :)