Another 24 Hours!

[EvolPenguin]

Aren't you sick of these? Anyway, my idea for a theme is Medieval. Anything set in the Medievalish time period. This can be interpreted anyway you like.
Example:
You're the witch and must escape the witch hunt
Things with
Archery
Sword fighting
Castles
Etc

The contest starts at 12.01am GMT, Saturday September 24 (haha alex, I changed it now, just put a 1 instead of 2) and ends 24 hours later.
If you're on the west coast of the US, that's 5:01pm Friday to 5pm Saturday.
If you're on the east coast of the US, that's 8:01pm Friday to 8pm Saturday.

Anyone interested?

Alex

[thogben]

i'm up for it, as your regular partner in crime of course

[BeyondCloister]

The contest starts at 12.01am GMT, Saturday September 14 and ends 24 hours later.

Do you think this thread will still be here in a year's time when the contest starts? ;)

[unknown]

Ive got this actual amazing idea, but It will take me more than 24 hours, I think...
I was making this thing anyway (not started yet), but given a 3D object and a plane, the result, two or more 3D objects i.e. Slice! Perfect for a Medieval game..
If I get the slicing code done before the comp. and release it (so anyone can use it) here can I use it for my entry??
pleaseee :rolleyes:

[lightbringer]

Ive got this actual amazing idea, but It will take me more than 24 hours, I think...
I was making this thing anyway (not started yet), but given a 3D object and a plane, the result, two or more 3D objects i.e. Slice! Perfect for a Medieval game..
If I get the slicing code done before the comp. and release it (so anyone can use it) here can I use it for my entry??
pleaseee :rolleyes:

I'd say go right ahead.

[unknown]

Yay!!
I can slice a polygon into two peices!!

Ill upload the applet once it lets you divide into several peices.
paper and pencil time I think!

Now all I need it to slice it into several peices.
Then rewrite the algorithm, in 3D..

[unknown]

Check it out so far
http://www.geocities.com/ed72678954/SlicerTest.java

javac SlicerTest.java
appletviewer SlicerTest.java

Click to add points for the polygon until you make a loop,
then click and drag to make a slice, release and chop!
Click to do it again.

[OneSadCookie]

it assumes that the polygon is cut into two pieces by the line, I think.

try drawing a horizontal block letter U, then making a vertical cut. bad things happen :D

[unknown]

What bad things?
If you cut it with an exact vertical line, it doesnt count as a vertical line because the slicer is defined by y=mx+c but if I had used ax+by+c=0 it wouldnt have that problem, so ill sort that thanks :D
Also..
If your slicer is tilted to the left or horizontal it moved the sliced polygons together, if its to the otherside it moves them apart, this isnt a bug its just my lazyness (Id need to find out if the polygons were ordered cw/ccw or have them move away from some point from thier center of mass, which requires extra calculation I didnt want to do).
Did you mean one of those?

+ Yeah it is two peices just now, but it will be an any number later!

[OneSadCookie]

I mean that the two branches of the U are part of one polygon, which has coincident edges going between the branches.

[unknown]

Oh yeah!
Sorry I didnt read, sideways block U, just block U.
Yeah im working on fixing that now, thanks.

[lightbringer]

I'd like to extend an invitiation to anyone and everyone (whether you're an enterer or a spectator) to the irc channel #idevgames-mini-contest (on irc.freenode.net) up to 24 hours before the competition is officially underway.

It'll be a reception, a meetup. People without ideas but want to compete can brainstorm with others. It'll be fun.

If the timing isn't good for you, I'm sure (at least I will) people will stick around so everyone can get prepared for the contest,

[EvolPenguin]

Good idea Derek, though that kind of happens anyways :D.

I'll try to be there.

Alex

[whogben]

I'm definitely interested. *doing all hw friday*

[lightbringer]

Less then 24 hours to go, so make sure you've got an idea prepared!

[EvolPenguin]

Nevermind this contest then, doesn't look like anyone is entering.

Alex