RNG stands forRandom Number Generators, and it’s like tossing a coin in your favorite video games. It brings in surprise and chance to make things exciting. Think of it as thegame’s way of rolling dicebehind the scenes to decide what loot drops you get or what kind of monsters jump ...
Imagine, for example, if you were watching something running at 1 FPS. This would mean you would see only one image each second, which would result in what looks more like a slideshow than an engaging experience. But not only will high framerate affect responsiveness, but it will also affe...
The meaning of words changes over time. I hear that the word “awful” used to mean the same thing as “awesome” but over time awful was used so often in a sarcastic way that the meaning changed. Seems plausible – true or not. A word today that seems to also be changing meaning ...
What does beta even mean in the SaaS world of continuous delivery? Is it a relic of the past? Let’s explore further. Showing my age Sarge. It’s 1999. In the very early hours of a Sunday morning in April I am hunched over a desk, curtains closed, in my bedroom on the first flo...
Amita:What does that mean? What shared practices? What shared tools? Mara:Here's what I mean by practices: Agile planning: Together, we'll create a backlog of work that everyone on the team and in management can see. We'll prioritize the items so we know what we need to work on fi...
What Do Lower Rates Mean for Retirees? Retirees may need to rethink their investments and income plans as interest rates begin to decline. Kate StalterDec. 18, 2024 Ways to Finance a Home Purchase Overseas Here’s how to come up with the cash to buy a property in anot...
February is almost here, which can only mean one thing. No, not Valentine's Day. No, not President's Day, either. Oh, for goodness sakes, Groundhog's Day? No, the closer we get to February the closer we get to the 2007 Winter Scripting Games, the world's foremost (probably the wo...
Facebook is going meta, but what does that even mean? Scott Stein March 17, 2022 11:09 a.m. PT 6 min read Facebook Neal Stephenson's 1992 novelSnow Crashis about a pizza delivery man by day, VR superhero by night, who lives in an online universe call...
In recent years, Unity has focused on VFX and hyper-realistic 3D scenes. In contrast, developers use Godot for prototyping and making smaller, often 2D, games. This doesn't mean that using either engine locks you in. Experience with both engines is useful, so you truly understand which is ...
software". Up until about five to ten years ago, beta releases weren't as common as they are today. Nowadays, you can find beta releases all over the place: operating systems, video games, web apps, music players, etc. But what does it mean for a project to be in beta and should ...