Is it a Bird?

I received a list of project requirements yesterday, which contained 5 things that are extremely easy for a computer to do, and 1 that made me go "Uhm, absolutely not" I couldn't help but think of this XKCD comic from 2014 - which, despite what some of us might be thinking right now, was 9 …

Christmas Tree with Embedded LEDs

I'm really excited to share this project I've been working on for the past week. I found this project on Printables, and decided to tackle it - and I'm thrilled with how it turned out! More details on the project are below the video! https://vimeo.com/780500951 The project uses 5mm x 5mm individually addressable LEDs, embedded …

Weekly Game Dev Log: Oct 10-Oct 16

After getting the NPC pathing issues worked out last week, I started trying to plan schedules for the NPCs. My goal is that at specific times on specific days, they will move from place to place. The problem I'm running into is trying to calculate that movement for NPCs who are not in the same …

Weekly Game Dev Log: Oct 3-Oct 9

Pretty slow week because I kept getting stuck on bugs and not having the energy to figure them out - but I have some fun news - I'm taking the next two weeks off work for a long overdue vacation, and I'm going to try to devote as much time as possible to working on …

Weekly Game Dev Log: Sept 26-Oct 2

I actually had even less time to work on the game this week 🙃 but still got ish done! Started working on the Carpenter's shop, which will allow players to upgrade their house.Adjusted game window ratio (makes for much nicer screenshots and videos!) and played around with running the rooms at 2x scale. https://youtu.be/xdYB_-eT_1c Fixed …

Weekly Game Dev Log: Sept 19-Sept 25

I didn't update as often on Twitter this week, partially because my husband was out of town this week, so I was on my own for kids dinner & bed time, which is when I would normally try to fit in some game dev 🙂 I still managed to get A TON done this week! …

Game Development Updates

I've been sharing a lot on Twitter about the progress I've made on my game, but I wanted to also share some deeper thoughts on it, and start trying to actually keep a log of what I'm doing here in a more easily digested format. This post may not actually be that, but if I …

Exciting News

Hi folks! If you're following me on Twitter, you're probably already aware of this, but I've started working on a game in my free time! Which, with a full time job, three young kids, and a dog and a house and everything else life contains, isn't much actual time - but I'm actually making pretty …

The Five Types of Test Doubles & How to Create Them in PHPUnit

Did you know that a Mock is only one type of a test double? Most of us use the word "mock" to mean any kind of test double, but there's actually five different types. It really can help you understand what you're trying to accomplish with your test if you know a little bit more …

Up & Away

Since it's been so long since I updated here, here's a quick run-down of what's been going on: My family was blessed with our third baby, who is doing amazing 🙂 I've started a new job doing contract work and have been able to start learning a lot of new technologies - so I want …