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DaveSapien

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I am Dave Sapien.

A game designer, developer, and consultant.

I run a micro studio, consulting on solving technical and design problems for other game studios. Offering game design solutions, inspirations, and engineering support on any c++ based or Unity based projects.

My latest game Kanso:

iOS https://apps.apple.com/app/id1384257762

Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/1454650/Kanso/

My latest educational paint mixing colouring book:

iOS(iPad only) https://apps.apple.com/app/id1617993769

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DaveSapien··on Magic Leap Announces Its Augmented Reality Developer Platform
Well, time will tell. Thanks for the heads up.
DaveSapien··on Magic Leap Announces Its Augmented Reality Developer Platform
do you have any proof? I thought so as well...but apparently not.
DaveSapien··on Magic Leap Announces Its Augmented Reality Developer Platform
Very interesting, thank you. Seems I was wrong in my assumption, though I'm interested in why they keep using the term 'Lightfield'. This is a better patent claim page for my understanding on how the final product will work. https://www.google.com/patents/WO2013077895A1?cl=en&dq=inass...
DaveSapien··on Magic Leap Announces Its Augmented Reality Developer Platform
This is the tech they are using:

https://research.nvidia.com/publication/near-eye-light-field...

DaveSapien··on Lego Universe's Dong Detection Problem
Interesting to see how MicroSoft handles this in MineCraft 2...
DaveSapien··on The Light Phone
No no, its one of those watch telephones you see on ebay. I bought one in Shenzhen the other week. Still unsure about all the wearable nonsense. Giving a go though.
DaveSapien··on The Light Phone
I am sure this fills a need. I've got a $20 phone on my wrist right now.
DaveSapien··on The Mahler Project – The ZX Spectrum Orchestra [video]
Bhaa, do it with the loading sounds. That would be impressive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYLoGAL85MI

Seriously though, amazing! I would have loved to be involved.

DaveSapien··on Is My Code Good?
Nice, I'm an A class Developer! My secret: do very little on GitHub.
DaveSapien··on [dead]
Amusing.
DaveSapien··on From exec to indie: One family’s wild ride ends today with debut of dream game
Interesting point, (another indie here) I'd like to know also.
DaveSapien··on The Rise and Fall of the Lone Game Developer
Excellent article! Though I'd say, somewhat, that it's still as difficult to make an engaging game as it's ever been. Just the bar has been lowered so much that poorer games are made by people with less ability. I like that anyone can make games now, some cool stuff has been made because of that...but yeah, as I said it is hard. I'm a pro and I've been made homeless because of lack of work (and a moral stance against predatory IAP's). I'm a damn fine developer, but that don't save you from the bottom line of what makes money.
DaveSapien··on Getting Started with Robots for kids and children
Missing the Sphero. Limited sensors I do admit, (though the motion sensors are damn good!) but its a ball you can program through macros or code. I really like it.
DaveSapien··on Capsela, the game that changed my life
This was brought into my school when I Was 7 or 8 for an afternoon.

Working with my classmates, it was the first time I didn't feel like an idiot. I just simply 'go it' and knew how it worked.

I was quite let down when they took it away, and fobbed me off with an excuse that I can't remember now.

It would take me over a decade to find that part of me, but we got there in the end.

Thanks for the reminder (and the name) of this great toy.

DaveSapien··on Computer intrusion inflicts massive damage on German steel factory
This sounds like an inside job, seems too specific (and obscure) an attack. Idle speculation, maybe a disgruntled ex-employee's offspring? Who knows.
DaveSapien··on Things We Believe After Building Maptia
Indeed Kudos! Doing the same thing, but doing it myself while I make a game. Need to put together a blog like you guys. Got some writings and paintings down...just need to build the site. Thanks for sharing!
DaveSapien··on Use your iDevice as an extra display for your Mac
is it out yet?
DaveSapien··on “Was isolated from 1999 to 2006 with a 486. Built my own late 80s OS”
Yes, write a book. It would sell like hot cakes to us. You've inspired the shit out of me today!!
DaveSapien··on MIT indefinitely removes online physics lectures and courses by Walter Lewin
This is going to turn around and bight them in the ass...
DaveSapien··on ImageMagick, four point perspective distortion in a video
yeah, was going to say something similar, but with a simple openGL program...
DaveSapien··on Things You Love are Made with Code
agreed.
DaveSapien··on Things You Love are Made with Code
Looking through now, it doesn't appear to be a feminist blog.

I dig the idea of celebrating cool stuff women do rather than pointing out the 'oppression' of everyday western life.

Shouting about how sexist the tech industry is only puts people off coming into it, celebrating all the cool stuff is the best way to attract more people that aren't dudes. I think this is what the site is doing.

The lady's bum logo is part of that celebration... because you know bums are great.

DaveSapien··on Ask HN:☢Toxic apps. Can one app put off customers downloading your other apps?☢
Thanks, I certainly try to offer quality apps/games. As always the decision is the customers, I'm perhaps overly concerned/ sensitive. Want to to hear if any of you guys have had to pull an app because its effecting sales of other apps.
DaveSapien··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2014)
Would you be interested in me and my skills? http://www.davesapien.com/DaveSapien/2013DaveSapien.html
DaveSapien··on Show HN: I made 22 apps and games this year mostly by myself – here they are
Thanks for the clarification, yeah I totally understand. Its one of the bigger reasons its so hard to be seen on the app stores. The good comes with the bad I suppose.
DaveSapien··on Show HN: I made 22 apps and games this year mostly by myself – here they are
Amazing Thanks!!!
DaveSapien··on Show HN: I made 22 apps and games this year mostly by myself – here they are
yeah, but there's still a lot of potential left.
DaveSapien··on Show HN: I made 22 apps and games this year mostly by myself – here they are
Ever? I couldn't say off hand, but its not much.
DaveSapien··on Show HN: I made 22 apps and games this year mostly by myself – here they are
That pretty cool! For small dev's like myself building a landing page is a pain but doable. What we dont have is spare cash so we end up putting something together ourselves. Our big challenge is discoverability, if you could add some cross promotion to your service you could address that painpoint, and make it worth the 4.99 per landing page (for someone like me anyway). ta.
DaveSapien··on Show HN: I made 30 apps this year and I'm 15
Totally impressive!!! You have a bright, bright future ahead of yourself!
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