before i set this raycaster aside, i'm doing some generated texture work. i will likely do some interpolation too. here's a simple generated brick texture. - ThreadSky

lorenschmidt.bsky.social • 12 days ago

before i set this raycaster aside, i'm doing some generated texture work. i will likely do some interpolation too.

here's a simple generated brick texture.

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virusdave.bsky.social•11 days ago

Very very cool. I remember writing my first ray caster. So fun to see it all come together like this

lorenschmidt.bsky.social•11 days ago

they're so fun! and there are surprisingly many variants which no one has tried.

mysterydip.bsky.social•12 days ago

i think you need to subtract the cos of the angle of the ray to counteract the fisheye, but it's been a while. textures look great! i love raycasters, you can do so much fun stuff with them

lorenschmidt.bsky.social•11 days ago

normally i would be really excited to enthuse about raycasters with people.

but no matter how it's couched, there's never a need to unsolicitedly explain programming to women on the internet. please try to remember this the next time you feel this particular urge.

mysterydip.bsky.social•11 days ago

I didn't know you were a woman so there wasn't intentional mansplaining or anything. But thanks for the gentle response.

lorenschmidt.bsky.social•11 days ago

for anyone making raycasters: you don't have to use flat projection. i'm deliberately using a curvilinear projection here.

but if you do want a flat projection, i wrote a brief explainer of a method i like here: https://bsky.app/profile/lorenschmidt.bsky.social/post/3lqry46dcq22m

desqatarian.bsky.social•11 days ago

This comment led to an almost immediate follow. Nerdy and nice, probably knowledgeable, but I have no idea. It’s like savoring a well-made meal or glass of wine, but from the POV of an ADHDmollier