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gareth_untether

275 karma · joined February 19, 2022

Game dev

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gareth_untether··on Whisper – open source speech recognition by OpenAI
I'm thinking of releasing a plugin in for Unity to that can be used to match a phrase to an action. Seeing Whisper is making me think I should include a way to use voice and not just text.
gareth_untether··on AI Seamless Texture Generator Built-In to Blender
This is exactly the kind of post that keeps me coming back to HN. I've been using AI for concept art, but hadn't even thought about it for texturing. And now we have a plugin for Blender to do exactly that, simply incredible!
gareth_untether··on Why do all these 20-somethings have closed captions turned on?
My wife loves having subtitles on for all the reasons listed in the article. I, on the other hand, prefer to just listen. I've found since watching with subtitles my ability to lip read and understand tricky accents has no dived.
gareth_untether··on Why do all these 20-somethings have closed captions turned on?
You could get an audio limiter. Would mean a bunch of additional hardware though.
gareth_untether··on Twitter blocked our indie game account
Very bizarre situation and sucks that you're not given a reason. Could be that you used enough keywords to trigger a lock on the account.

Always a good idea to get people to sign up to your newsletter so you can share new social accounts and own the data!

gareth_untether··on Dreamachine
The Dreamachine experience is currently touring the UK. It really is worth checking out. Incredible visualisations all inside ones mind. The music is by Jon Hopkins. An experience I'll never forget.

https://dreamachine.world/

gareth_untether··on German digital signage ban prompts confusion
A while ago I had an idea for a device that has a light sensor on it. The device has in/out for the data cable. It basically overlays a dark image over the feed.

In dark conditions the device darkens the LED output and vice-a-versa for light conditions.

Too many signs are too bright to comfortably look at night.

gareth_untether··on Tell HN: Google Cloud suspended our production projects at 1am on Saturday
Isn't this type of service supposed to be automated? Why is having a secure service about who you know?
gareth_untether··on FTC fines Twitter $150M for using 2FA phone numbers for ad targeting
I really can't believe companies are still doing this with people's data. Insane that this is still a thing companies abuse.
gareth_untether··on Show HN: WebApp to Create 3D Plants
The node system reminded me of https://vvvv.org - very quick to prototype ideas and change parameters.
gareth_untether··on Riot Games: Artificial Latency for Remote Competitors
Reminds me of the cable lengths for black boxes connected to the network in Wall Street. Each cable is the same length regardless of which computer is closer to the access point.
gareth_untether··on Sleep helps process emotions
Mindful meditation helped me understand the connection between emotions and dreams. Dreams cause a surge of emotion that makes us react. Through mindful meditation I was able to stop reacting in the dream and allow the emotion to surge through my body. The sensation is similar to the tingle in the spine/neck/head from a creative idea.

Once the process is complete I'm able to more easily deal with a similar sensations while awake.

The key understanding is that the same emotion can be triggered in different situations. In the dream a huge monster could be attacking you. In real life the same emotion is felt by simply being in the presence of a dog.

If you can deal with the emotion in the dream. You'll have much more success in waking life too.

gareth_untether··on Eurovision Song Contest Bingo
Really surprised to see the UK in second place. It's true that they normally have zero points.

It was always gonna be Ukraine to win this year.

gareth_untether··on The innovation of FarmVille was in making games accessible to busy adults
At first glance I wouldn't think of FarmVille as being a place where people go to be creative. But it totally makes sense. There are a number of constraints, but the player has to design and layout everything.
gareth_untether··on Unity 2021 LTS is released
Speed has been a real focus. If their speed graph is accurate I'm hoping there will be less pauses in workflow.
gareth_untether··on Broadband cables to be routed through water pipes in new trial
Another commenter has said i3 isa scam company. Taking money to do trials that will never work.
gareth_untether··on Ceephax Acid Crew
The monthly London party was incredible too. So much energy, many costumes and experimental beats
gareth_untether··on Canada to ban foreigners from buying homes
There's pretty tight rules about leaving properties empty. Daily fines in the thousands.
gareth_untether··on Beewise pulls in $80M investment for robotic beehives
A big issue for bees is disease. If the sick bees can be automatically stopped from entering the hive then the spread of disease will be stopped
gareth_untether··on Nvidia Research Turns 2D Photos into 3D Scenes
AI and 3D content making is becoming so exciting. Soon we'll have an idea and be able to make it with automated tools. Sure having a deeper undertaking of how 3D works will be beneficial, but will no longer be the entry requirement.
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