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)

HouseTreeRobot: Yeah.... maybe won't be trying portraits again for a while... http://t.co/RQrx8NrT

$13.95 USD

Mini Light Bulb Cufflinks.

High quality silver tone cufflink bases measure 10 mm.

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

Click on the blue "contact" link near the flames at top right of your screen to ask a question.

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.

$59.99 USD

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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$25.00 USD

This Mohawk Hat can be made for an adult or for your little one, in any color and in any size.

$25.00 USD

This is a one of a kind green and black earflap mohawk hat. It has ear flaps and green tassels that hang down and a Green fringe Mohawk down the center.It has been crochet with super thick and warm Black yarn. It is double threaded and super warm. It has a lot of charm and spunk. One size fits most. Custom sizes available. Hand wash in cold water and lay flat to dry.Yarn may vary. ~Please thoroughly read through my terms prior to ordering. As placing an order you are in fact agreeing to my terms & conditions of sale. http://www.etsy.com/shop/LeafLee/policy

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$16.00 USD

These are a pair of steel, stylized owls. I really like them. There is just something primitive and charming about them.

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Ace of hearts 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 free gift box.
Measures 1" x 5/8". If you would like a larger quantity please let me know and I can make a custom listing just for you in my shop with all the items you need in one convenient listing.

Please contact me if you would like this made into a tie tack, pendant or any other product.

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I currently only accept PayPal. You can pay with a credit card through paypal even if you do not have a paypal account. 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.


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Items usually ship out within 4-7 days. Custom work may take longer. 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 7-21 days for international orders. Please contact me if you need rush shipping. Extra shipping charges apply.

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

$25.00 USD

This is a one of a kind orange and blue earflap hat. The hat is a dark navy color, and the mohawk is a bright orange.It has ear flaps and tassels that hang down and a fringe Mohawk down the center.It has been crochet with super thick and warm yarn.

It is double threaded and super warm. It has a lot of charm and spunk. hand wash in cold water and lay flat to dry.one size fits most.





Yarn may vary.~Please thoroughly read through my terms prior to ordering. As placing an order you are in fact agreeing to my terms & conditions of sale. http://www.etsy.com/shop/LeafLee/policy

$17.20 USD

These Winged Cufflinks are made with quality silver plated, hinged-back cufflink blanks, SOLDERED to detailed, antiqued silver wings.

They are a matched pair – a left wing, and a right wing - each measuring about 19mm across (about 3/4 of an inch).

Made to match our Steampunk “Time Flies” pieces, they are the perfect accessory for that dress shirt!

Your cufflinks will be sent in a keepsake pouch – suitable for giving and great for storage when they're not being worn. Perfect for that fashion forward individual in your life - of any age.

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Please allow for variances in the amount of antiquing – Thank You!

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Also available in antiqued gold and antiqued copper! If you don’t see them, please convo and we will list them for you!

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Matching tie tack/lapel pins are just $11.20 each! You may choose from the left or right wing – or for a bit extra – get both! If you don’t see them listed, please convo and we will list one for you!

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As is the case with all plated brass stampings, the back is a hollow reverse of the front.

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If you are interested in several pairs for a wedding party or other occasion, simply convo us and we will make a special listing for you!

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Thank you very much for looking! Please read our shop policies before you buy, and feel free to contact us with any questions you may have.

Please take a moment to browse through this store and our individual stores:
GotToHandItToYou.etsy.com & Theremaniacs.etsy.com

Please add us to your favorites and come back soon!

Julie & Chuck
OnTheBead.etsy.com

$13.00 USD

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 red gift box.
Measures 1" x 5/8". Item ships from the USA.

Please check out my store for other items. http://www.crimsonking.etsy.com

<<<<<<<<<<<< CUSTOM WORK >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I now offer full service laser cutting and engraving services. Please contact me for custom work. I can create custom pieces for your jewelry business provide larger orders for wholesaling and much more.


<<<<<<<<<<<< PAYMENT POLICY >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I currently only accept PayPal. You can pay with a credit card through paypal even if you do not have a paypal account. 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 may take longer. 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 7-21 days for international orders. Please contact me if you need rush shipping. Extra shipping charges apply. Rush shipping available to USA customers only.

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Residents of COLORADO only, must pay 5.1% sales tax. Please ask for a revised invoice.

On Vacation

dress up - digibling style! This sleek and shiny pair of cufflinks is made with real 32.514 MHz oscillators. The oscillators are 1/2" (12.7 mm) square and 1/4" (6.4 mm) thick.

All digi-bling items come packaged in fun zip top anti-static bags, as shown in the last photo.

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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

$145.00 USD

The Turntable DJ Ring

Ring is big and heavy and 3D design as shown. Ring is Antiqued Finish (oxidized and hand polish).

Ring weights around 23 grams and is hallmark: XANDRO .925

US sizes from 8 to 12 (Custom sizes are available)

Handcrafted in the USA

For more information about this item or special custom work convo me or friend me at: http://www.myspace.com/sixxjewelry

XX ©2000-2010 Sixx Jewelry - All designs and photos are copyright of sixx jewelry and may not be used without permission. Thank you!

$25.00 USD

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

$35.00 USD

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.

Also mom's handmade wool/cashmere pouches will be included (with love!)

On Vacation

**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/

The perfect warm and cozy xmas gift for your favorite guy or girl.
Cheers!

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$22.00 USD

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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HouseTreeRobot: Practising drawing portraits. (Needs more practise) http://t.co/FlbX6hZY

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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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HouseTreeRobot: Ketchup WIP http://fb.me/IPu1hkwX

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This is a silver door pendant with its very own keyhole to peer through on a silver chain necklace.

Great house warming present present or for someone who loves their house as much as i do!

The silver door has been hand pierced. It is then oxidised and polished with fine wire wool, to give an aged brushed effect which highlights all the details.

The chain is also oxidised and brushed to a dark grey silver which will lighten with wear. if you'd prefer plain silver i can suppy that instead.

measures approx (individually made by hand NOT machine)
1cm x 2cm
chain length
46cm (18")
fine silver curb chain (1mm wide)

FREE SHIPPING!!! for a limited time so don't miss out

Individually wrapped to look pretty!

each piece is made by hand and differs slightly from the next one, i try to keep them as close to the image as possible.

NB: lola leaves her mark...a little spider on the back. if this scares you let me know and i can keep her at bay!

HouseTreeRobot: Little pencil! http://fb.me/JJmtaVA5

HouseTreeRobot: Obviously not finished; Based on the book "The Penultimate Truth" by Phillip K Dick (which is what I'm currently... http://fb.me/HK5XTzpF

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Feeling anti-social? Had enough of that leering bloke at the office? Want to tell the world to stop so that you can get off for a while?

You need the mentalembellisher Pin for the Unsociable.

A vintage typewriter key with a not-so-vintage but lovingly aged phrase set onto a silver plated stick pin.


GO AWAY.


I can make custom jewellery from any typewriter key or word that you like, just ask!


These are vintage typewriter keys, they have a patina and are not pristine & perfect, but that's the charm of antique stuff and that's why we love them. These keys are getting more and more difficult to find...

All jewellery purchased will be sent to you in a drawstring pouch ♥


PAYPAL ONLY PLEASE!


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HouseTreeRobot: @6musicmornings half man, half biscuit, half easy!

HouseTreeRobot: I've been playing with spray paints on my Oakor from tessetoys; http://madebytesselate.com/ http://fb.me/GshKirAk

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This beautiful necklace features a silver teacup and saucer accompanied by teapot and spoon toggle clasp. This necklace can be worn dressed up or down and for a number of occasions!

The teacup measures 1/2" and is attached to a 21" silver chain.

This item, including everything that I sell ships for FREE! Including free international shipping. Browse through my other items to see what else you could be wearing for free shipping!

If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

Enjoy!

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This is a great necklace for tea lovers. The mini teacup and saucer are made from porcelain and decorated with pretty blue flowers. They hang on a good quality silver-plated chain which is 44cm long and has a drop of approximately 22cm/8.5".

This necklace is popular as a gift for bridesmaids. If you would like to order multiples and only one is listed, please contact me directly.

As with all items from Galavant, this necklace will arrive beautifully packaged. I am based in London and am happy to ship worldwide.

I'm off for a cup of tea....!
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Click below to take a look around my shop:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Galavant

♥ Happy Galavanting!

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Made for the Plushteam's Call of Duty: Plush Warfare Challenge.

Facing a zombie apocalypse or a mutant spider invasion without a semi-automatic weapon? Have no fear, your weapon of defense is hanging in the garage. Grab that trusty chain saw and let 'er rip!

Chain Saw measures 6 inches tall by 22.25 inches long. (15cm X 56cm)

Machine and hand sewn. The saw blade is reinforced with a strip of cardboard for stiffness, but the actual teeth on the saw are soft wool felt.

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Wyatt Earp Cover Illustration by me, Christopher 'Wing' King.

This image was created using pen and ink and digitally coloured. Reproduced on archival paper to 8 x 10 size
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This will be delivered to you signed and dated by myself, packaged securely in a strong card envelope.

Dimensions: 8.25" x 11.7" including border to accommodate for signing and framing allowance.

Printed on a thick, textured, white matt art board, this print is produced using an archival standard 6 color print process for stunning color results that will remain true for up to 100 years.

*The watermark will not appear on the final print I promise!*

FREE DELIVERY

If you like my work you should check my portfolio website http://www.wingsart.net

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All images © Christopher King, www.wingsart.co.uk
Copyright is not transferable with sale. Images may not be reproduced or reprinted without the artist's sole permission.

TootleGames: Congrats to our good friends @glpeas for BlindGiRl making the #indiecade #E3 lineup! :D http://bit.ly/9BF2QN #xblig #xbox

TootleGames: Genius. RT @appcakes: iSandwich – An iPhone Sandwich http://ff.im/-f7cn7 #iphone

TootleGames: Looking for something different to send to your Valentine? Send a special doodle using Heartist! http://bit.ly/5DXVns

TootleGames: RT @blacksmithgames: Rope 'n' Fly is free today. Check http://bit.ly/7gUM4T for more free games in the next days #iphone

TootleGames: RT @appcakes: Great App Bake Off Results! http://ff.im/-elUiu #iphone

TootleGames: RT @appcakes: Here are the finalist in the Great App Bake Off: http://bit.ly/4u5gbR Who do you think should win? #iphone

TootleGames: RT @gavinbowman: Two more fan entries @appcakes! It's a real life Zombie Pizza Pizza and a Jabeh Cake: http://bit.ly/6wz1xc - last day!!

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...

TootleGames: RT @appcakes: Don't forget, the Bake Off ends on Monday, but you still have time to sneak in and grab some prizes: http://rfly.me/bakeoff

TootleGames: RT @appcakes: Earth Vs Moon Cake http://ff.im/-dVEYf #iphone

TootleGames: New entry in the Great App Bake Off: VocaForm: http://bit.ly/5sYzLd (via @GavinBowman) Only 1 week left so get baking & win prizes! #iphone

TootleGames: RT @appcakes: Contest Extended http://ff.im/-dAs66 #iphone

TootleGames: RT @appcakes: The first non-developer entry in the Great App Bake Off is in. And it's Totemo: http://bit.ly/6XU0Dp #iphone

TootleGames: @JGKunzler thanks, you're very welcome. We hope you enjoyed Ickle Count and have a very merry xmas! :)

TootleGames: New (quick!) blog post: Merry Xmas http://bit.ly/8yEKvq #tootle #iphone #iphonedev #merryxmas

We wish all of the Tootle chaps and chapesses out there a very merry xmas and happy new year! Tootle Tweet this...Delicious this...Digg this...Stumble this...

TootleGames: Toot Toot! Yay, our 'Snow Way To Draw' Cake is on @appcakes - http://ff.im/-dc8Xl #iphone #app #cake

TootleGames: New blog post: Cake? Snow Way! http://bit.ly/6jEKRK #tootle #iphone #appcakes

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 [...]

TootleGames: RT @blacksmithgames: Happy Appvent: Free game today: Doodle Golf : http://bit.ly/1YcDkl #iphone

TootleGames: RT @blacksmithgames: Happy Appvent: Free game today: Imp or Oaf? : http://bit.ly/1YcDkl #iphone

TootleGames: RT @blacksmithgames: Happy Appvent: Free game today: Cabby : http://bit.ly/1YcDkl #iphone

TootleGames: RT @blacksmithgames: Happy Appvent: Free game today: Cheese Collect : http://bit.ly/1YcDkl #iphone

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 :)