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Serenity
Description: The GUI sub-system for Zerospace; however, it is designed to be generic enough so that it can be used in other projects/games with little to no modification. Of particular note is that it's designed to be massively data-driven via. XML data files, with everything from events to widgets themselves being defined thru data.
Language: C++
Libraries: DirectX (Direct3D)
Status: Pre-Alpha.
Public webpage: none.
Source not available. (You may email me or check again at a later date)
- ▪ Simple way to store and retrieve binary data
- ▪ Multiple elements at the same level in the data tree are accessed as indexed nodes using brackets (e.g. mynode[43])
- ▪ All strings are stored in UTF-8 format
SlashXML
Description: A standard way to access XML data using by specifying pathnames to elements; a forward-slash or backslash is used as the pathname separator. (It's like a simplified version of XPath).
Language: C++, C#
Libraries: TinyXML (C++), .NET Framework 1.0/1.1/2.0 (C#)
Status: Completed; next version planned with support for attributes (currently only elements are supported)
Public webpage: none.
Source not available. (You may email me or check again at a later date)
- ▪ Simple way to retrieve data from an XML file
- ▪ Multiple elements at the same level in the XML tree are accessed as indexed nodes using brackets (e.g. mynode[43])
- ▪ UTF-8 support
Flexible Binary Format
Description: Binary format for storing XML-style hierarchal data.
Language: C++
Libraries: None
Status: Completed.
Public webpage: none.
Source not available. (You may email me or check again at a later date)
- ▪ Simple way to store and retrieve binary data
- ▪ Multiple elements at the same level in the data tree are accessed as indexed nodes using brackets (e.g. mynode[43])
- ▪ All strings are stored in UTF-8 format
NeedTuNo.com
Languages: Javascript (+ jQuery)
Assets worked on: All JavaScript and AJAX code
fragmentspace.com
Languages: XHTML, CSS, Javascript (+ jQuery)
Assets worked on: All code, layout, and design
universalcc.net
Languages: XHTML, CSS
Assets worked on: All code, layout, and design
louvassilev.awardspace.com
Languages: XHTML, CSS
Assets worked on: All code, layout, and design
sdcpe.com (under construction)
Languages: XHTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript (+ jQuery)
Assets worked on: All code, layout, and design
digital-radiation.com (site under redesign)
Languages: XHTML, CSS
Assets worked on: All code, layout, and design
misc.
http://aautar.digitalradiation.com - personal page that links to this portfolio as well as other sites and blog.
http://aautar.digitalradiation.com/portfolio - this page!
firesync
Description: File synchronization client/server for Windows machines on a LAN.
Language: C#
Libraries: .NET Framework 2.0
Status: Version 2.0 completed; third version planned.
Public webpage: See fragment space
Source not available. (You may email me or check again at a later date)
- ▪ Windows 2000 or higher
- ▪ .NET Framework 2.0
- ▪ Simple, easy to use, interface
- ▪ One click to automatically scan for other firesync nodes and begin synchronization.
- ▪ Simple setup
- ▪ Works with a user's shared folders (the user only has to set what shared folders to sync - no per-folder attributes, directory mappings, etc. have to be set)
- ▪ Gracefully handles errors and, if possible, will always try to complete a sync operation or fail gracefully without any data loss
- ▪ (Version 2.0) Handles file deletions and file renames
Shoebox Backup
Description: An automatic file backup application that will work in the background and backup files as they are created or modified.
Language: C#
Libraries: .NET Framework 1.0
Status: Completed; however, I was not happy with the results, a major overhaul planned for second version with the aim of a simpler interface, better performance, and greater stability
Public webpage: http://aautar.digital-radiation.com/shoebox/
- ▪ Windows 2000 or higher
- ▪ .NET Framework 1.1
- ▪ Automatically creates backups of new files and modified files
- ▪ Backups are compressed to zip files
- ▪ Easy to use tree view to selected what folder to backup
Squeak
Description: A small, command-line chatroom application.
Language: C++
Libraries: Win32 API, Winsock
Status: Completed.
Public webpage: none.
Notes: I had no clue there was a programming languaged called Squeak at the time I made this or I would have chosen a different name. There was no real goal with this project, I basically went crazy with my final project for a networking class; as I don't really have any current or future plans for this application I've figured leaving the name as-is is harmless.
- ▪ Windows 2000 or higher
- ▪ Simple chat between multiple users on a LAN
- ▪ Ability to block users
- ▪ Ability to ignore users
- ▪ Ability to send/receive files
FTPX (codename)
Description: A user-friendly application for uploading photos to an FTP or SFTP server; done for Pixelide.com.
Language: C++
Libraries: wxWidgets, SFTP code derived from PSFTP (part of PuTTY)
Status: Completed.
Public webpage: none.
Source not available. Contract work for client; I can't distribute the source.
- ▪ Windows 9x or higher
- Include blank li to pass validation
Note: screenshot is of early, alpha version of application.
Firefly
Description: Interactive 2D particle fx designer. This project is a major overhaul of the NZ Particle FX Editor and contains many notable improvements (see features below).
Language: C#
Libraries: Managed DirectX and .NET Framework 2.0
Status: First version completed.
Public webpage: http://aautar.digital-radiation.com/firefly/
- ▪ Windows 2000 or higher
- ▪ Managed DirectX Runtime
- ▪ .NET Framework 2.0
- ▪ 700Mhz Pentium or AMD Athlon processor
- ▪ 256MB RAM
- ▪ NVidia GeForce 3 or ATI Radeon 7500 graphics card with 32MB RAM
- ▪ Output to XML file format, allowing firefly fx to be used easily in any game
- ▪ Ability to drag particles (in design window) to where'd you'd like to see them at a certain point in time (Firefly will automatically compute either the initial displacement, velocity or acceleration)
- ▪ Interface improvements for aesthetics and ease-of-use
- ▪ Ability to visually preview fx at a certain point in time
- ▪ Ability to manipulate particle attributes through property grid
- ▪ Ability to manipulate most important particle features through easy to access GUI widgets
- ▪ Texture browser allowing for preview when selecting particle sprites
- ▪ Preview window showing location, velocity, and accelartion of individual particles
- ▪ Preview window showing rendered fx as it will apppear in-game
NZ Edit 2
Description: Map editor for Nemesis Zero.
Language: C#
Libraries: Managed DirectX and .NET Framework 2.0
Status: alpha; development halted.
Public webpage: none.
Notes: The executable created from this source must be run from the /dev subdirectory of the Nemesis Zero file tree. All necessary resource files must also be provided (they are not included with this distribution; they are with the Nemesis Zero source distribution).
- ▪ Windows 2000 or higher
- ▪ Managed DirectX Runtime
- ▪ .NET Framework 2.0
- ▪ 700Mhz Pentium or AMD Athlon processor
- ▪ 256MB RAM
- ▪ NVidia GeForce 3 or ATI Radeon 7500 graphics card with 32MB RAM
- ▪ Simple GUI interface allowing for placement of tiles, point entites, block entities, and lights
- ▪ Entities and lights can be dragged and dropped anywhere on a map
- ▪ Properties for entities, lights, and tiles set through property grid
- ▪ Point-n-click to establish links between tiles, entities, and/or lights
- ▪ Texture browser allows previewing of all tiles
- ▪ Color masking to show tiles that are on different layers
- ▪ Tile preview shows the 4 common 90 degree rotations of a tile
NZ Particle FX Editor
Description: Interactive 2D particle fx designer for Nemesis Zero.
Language: C#
Libraries: Managed DirectX and .NET Framework 2.0
Status: beta; development halted.
Public webpage: none.
Notes: The executable created from this source must be run from the /dev subdirectory of the Nemesis Zero file tree. All necessary resource files must also be provided (they are not included with this distribution; they are with the Nemesis Zero source distribution).
- ▪ Windows 2000 or higher
- ▪ Managed DirectX Runtime
- ▪ .NET Framework 2.0
- ▪ 700Mhz Pentium or AMD Athlon processor
- ▪ 256MB RAM
- ▪ NVidia GeForce 3 or ATI Radeon 7500 graphics card with 32MB RAM
- ▪ Ability to visually preview fx at a certain point in time
- ▪ Ability to manipulate particle attributes through property grid
- ▪ Ability to manipulate most important particle features through easy to access GUI widgets
- ▪ Preview window showing location, velocity, and accelartion of individual particles
- ▪ Preview window showing rendered fx as it will apppear in-game
Rex and RexUtil
Description: Project to design a resource file format (Rex) and accompanying user-friendly application to create and manipulate resource files (RexUtil).
Language: C#
Libraries: .NET Framework 1.0
Status: First version completed.
Public webpage: http://aautar.digital-radiation.com/rex/
- ▪ Windows 2000 or higher
- ▪ .NET Framework 2.0
- ▪ Directories and files within directories are sorted by name, allowing for lookups using binary search
- ▪ Files are time-stamped with date of last modification
- ▪ MD5 hash of each file is stored
- ▪ (RexUtil) Ability to drag-and-drop files with RexUtil or from explorer
Helix
Description: 3D map editor designed to be used in conjunction with the Curve engine.
Language: C#
Libraries: .NET Framework 2.0
Status: First version completed.
Public webpage: none.
Source not available. (You may email me or check again at a later date)
- ▪ Windows 2000 or higher
- ▪ Managed DirectX Runtime
- ▪ .NET Framework 2.0
- ▪ 700Mhz Pentium or AMD Athlon processor
- ▪ 256MB RAM
- ▪ NVidia GeForce 3 or ATI Radeon 7500 graphics card with 32MB RAM
- Include blank li to pass validation
Nemesis Zero
Description: Top-down shooter where you fight to free your world from biomechanical humanoid invaders.
Language: C/C++
Libraries: DirectX (Direct3D, DirectSound, DirectInput), Ogg Vorbis, RakNet
Status: pre-alpha; development halted.
Public webpage: none.
Notes: This source distribution also includes the Nemesis Zero executable (which can be found in the /Release/App directory) and all required resource files to successfully launch and play the game. Executables for the game tools (including NZ Edit 2 and NZ Particle FX Editor), as well as all required resource files to successfully launch and use the tools, can be found in the /Release/App/dev directory.
To load one of the demo levels, click on the Developer button at the main menu. Move with the W, A, S, D keys, aim with the mouse, and fire with the left mouse button.
- ▪ Windows 9x or higher
- ▪ DirectX 9c Runtime
- ▪ 700Mhz Pentium or AMD Athlon processor
- ▪ 256MB RAM
- ▪ NVidia GeForce 3 or ATI Radeon 7500 graphics card with 32MB RAM
- ▪ Static and semi-dynamic (light can't move, but they can change attributes) lighting system allowing for large numbers of lights
- ▪ Shadow casting from static lights
- ▪ Lighting consistent across 3d character models and level tiles
- ▪ Up to 3 layers of tiles allowed in a level
- ▪ Animation support for all tiles (including tiles for world objects, such as doors)
- ▪ Fast and robust particle system allowing for a variety of special fx
Zerospace
Description: Top-down space combat shooter.
Language: C/C++
Libraries: DirectX (Direct3D, DirectSound, DirectInput)
Status: Early in development.
Public webpage: none.
Source not available. (You may email me or check again at a later date)
- ▪ Windows 2000 or higher
- ▪ DirectX 9c Runtime
- ▪ 1Ghz Pentium or AMD Athlon processor
- ▪ 512MB RAM
- ▪ Graphics card that supports Vertex Shader 2.0 and Pixel Shader 2.0
- ▪ Massive scaling, allowing views that range from massive warships to individual fighters
- ▪ Beam fx and particle fx systems
- ▪ Dynamic nebula-style level backgrounds
- ▪ Ambient lighting shaders that allow ships to be lit based on the level background
- ▪ Lighting system allowing for lights emitted from level background, ships, projectiles, beams, particles, and other objects in the game world
Curve
Description: 3D game/graphics engine.
Language: C/C++
Libraries: DirectX (Direct3D, DirectSound, DirectInput)
Status: pre-alpha; early in development.
Public webpage: none.
Source not available. (You may email me or check again at a later date)
- ▪ Windows 2000 or higher
- ▪ DirectX 9c Runtime
- ▪ 1Ghz Pentium or AMD Athlon processor
- ▪ 512MB RAM
- ▪ Graphics card that supports Vertex Shader 2.0 and Pixel Shader 2.0
- Include blank li to pass validation
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