Author Archives: fragment

Modifying shader values with MIDI

Posted on May 30, 2011 by fragment

Instead of using on-screen sliders and buttons to tweak colors and other properties I decided to try MIDI. Simple MIDI devices are cheap and have enough features so I got myself a Korg NanoKontrol and a Korg NanoPad. The application … Continue reading →

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Dithering images for 16-bit displays

Posted on February 13, 2011 by fragment

Back in 2008 when I was working on the Daydream -demo for the GP2X I was looking for a way to dither images for 16-bit displays. We used various linear gradient backgrounds and on the GP2X the banding was a … Continue reading →

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Making Windows Live Messenger window flashing less annoying

Posted on February 12, 2011 by fragment

I’ve been using Windows Live Messenger for years but recently I’ve been annoyed by its flashing message windows. If there are open message windows and a new message is received the window flashes constantly for one minute or until it … Continue reading →

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A new beginning

Posted on February 12, 2011 by fragment

After over 10 years of using my home made Perl -based CMS I finally decided to switch to WordPress. The old site was pretty inactive for the last couple of years but I’m planning to change that with this new … Continue reading →

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