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Hi, everyone!<\/p>\n

I noticed a blog post is way overdue. Please forgive me, I’ve been super busy.<\/p>\n

“What have you been up to?” you ask.<\/p>\n

Well, unfortunately, no new games from Napland Games itself (though I have many in the works), but I’ve been involved with a bunch of cool projects that have kept me quite busy.<\/p>\n

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My main project right now is called vuzop<\/b><\/a>. It is a virtual reality data visualization tool. It can read in data from a database and create interactive visualizations where you can fly around to explore the data as it moves in real-time, sped up, or slowed down. It’s target toward enterprise, but could be used in a variety of fields to explore data in a new and exciting way. You can see a demo video and more info at vuzop.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"eddie-sample3\"<\/a>Another fun project I’ve been working on is Eddie The Yeti<\/b>. A cute endless runner with beautiful Hannah-Barbera style characters. It’s been released on Google Play, but we still have plans for more levels and features. Play it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’ve also been spending all of my free time learning JavaScript and have completely revamped our website and merged in my portfolio page to a new, more modern and interactive site. It has videos, slideshows, crossfade slideshows, responsive navigation, and even a cool sound effect. I hope you dig it as much as I do! It’s now easier to find some of my interactive portfolio pieces that you can play with right from your desktop browser. Check them out at naplandgames.com\/services-game-dev.php<\/a>, I think my favorite is the Model Exploder… or maybe Oh My Marbles (I swear I’ll finish development someday!).<\/p>\n

Beyond that, I’ve started focusing on tutoring Unity 3D a few months ago. I’ve had quite a few students making a variety of interesting projects. It’s very cool to have a chance to see the ideas of fresh new developers. And it keeps me challenged and on my toes. Every session there seems to be a new challenge that I need to find a quick solution to. I’m really enjoying it. Soon I hope to offer group classes. The syllabus for the first 12-hour class is done, but there’s still a bit of work to do!<\/p>\n

In the meantime, I’m re-dedicating myself to writing blog posts on a more regular basis. It’s easy to fall behind! I was writing for Clean Source Code, but unfortunately, the site owner could not continue to pay his dues and I did not have a chance to salvage my posts. And regrettably, the Way Back Machine didn’t catch the site and archive it. So I’ve been a bit discouraged by that. Enough of my excuses. Expect more posts soon!<\/p>\n

As always,
\nThanks for reading!<\/p>\n

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Hi, everyone! I noticed a blog post is way overdue. Please forgive me, I’ve been super busy. “What have you been up to?” you ask. Well, unfortunately, no new games from Napland Games itself (though I have many in the works), but I’ve been involved with a bunch of cool projects that have kept me quite busy. My main project right now is called vuzop. It is a virtual reality data visualization tool. It can read in data from a database and create interactive visualizations where you can fly around to explore the data as it moves in real-time, sped…<\/p>\n

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