Tangram - an open-source map renderer.

Tangram is an open-source map renderer designed to animated shaders, 3D buildings, and dynamic filtering can be combined to produce effects normally seen only in science fiction.
The Tangram Play is an interactive text editor for creating maps using Mapzen’s Tangram rendering engine.
 Also, you can write and edit map styles and preview the changes live in the web browser.

Another online editor for three.js projects.

The framework named three.js let you to create cameras, objects, lights, materials and more, and you have a choice of renderer.
The default editor of this framework can be found here.
Today I will introduce you a new editor that allows you to edit html online.
From my point of view, this new editor is a more versatile way of creating content with this framework.

You can load this new editor here, here is a screenshot:

The art of mathematical functions.

If you want to see something special about math and art, then there is such a website.
Here are some funny examples of math functions in the following screenshot:

Blender 3D addon with the base muscle system.

The ManuelbastioniLAB is an open source and free addon for Blender.
The goal is to create a scientific and powerful 3D humanoids editor with the result of the research and released as a free and open source advanced addons for Blender 3D software.
The last features is the advanced rigging for the base muscle system.
Let's see this into next video from official youtube channel:

New interactive book from Sony.

This demo application of the Concept Prototype T from Sony creates an interactive space on a table or surfaces of real objects.
Users can experiment with manipulating images and information projected onto spaces.
Pretty good for children's.
Hope the price will be low.

The HandBrake for video compression software.

The HandBrake is a tool for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs.
The good reasons you’ll love HandBrake:

• convert video from nearly any format 
• is free and Open Source 
• used on multi-Platform :Windows, Mac and Linux;

If you take a look to next screenshot with this software will see how many options have it. From selected size for youtube , gmail and size of display devices to filters and subtitles. Is a very good tool for video compression issue.

Godot game engine and python language.

As you know the Godot game engine is an advanced, feature-packed, multi-platform 2D and 3D open source game engine.
The author of this feature named Leblond Emmanuel come with this idea to have python language into Godot game engine.
This feature of Python into Godot game engine come with some advanced ways to solve the problem:

•  using Micropython interpreter instead of CPython 
•  using PyBind11 to statically bind to Godot C++ API 
•  and using CFFI and rely on a 3rd party C API 

You can see the author's speech at the meeting EuroPython 2017:

The emulator: ZXSpi.

Old games from youth can be retrieved to remind us how we waste our time. With a not very exceptional graphics but fun and fun you can reinvigorate them with the help of the emulators.
Today I will show you two emulators for you.
The emulator named ZXSpi is a Sinclair BASIC interpreter but is now a full emulator with decent accuracy and a good amount of features.
Come also with a debugger and you can try to deal with old programming. I tested the TeenageMutantHeroTurtles the 128K version from here.
To select the 128K just go to Menu - Configuration (F8) and select 128K.
If the game is too fast select 48k+ ( works for me very well). Then use File - Load File (F2) and select the TURTLES.TAP.
The game will be start, press the key 3 and use the protection code to run the game.
See the protection codes into next table:

Protection codes:



   -A-- -B-- -C-- -D-- -E-- -F-- -G-- -H-- -I-- -J-- -K-- -L-- -M-- -N-- -O-- -P--

01-0170 1109 9770 0533 0138 1221 0610 0049 0152 0076 9254 0531 9225 8836 9282 8855

02-8272 1192 8788 1066 0661 8266 0165 0082 1065 0532 0010 9349 9794 0545 1168 1736

03-9828 0690 0217 8428 0118 9275 8733 9230 8839 1091 8865 1104 9895 8788 0170 1237

04-6810 0053 0154 1101 0550 0019 0137 9284 9782 9745 8840 1220 8930 1137 9912 1628

05-9902 1751 9963 8949 0250 8445 1150 0575 1055 9871 0583 0163 1233 0616 9268 9882

06-0589 8358 1235 0617 8244 9370 9805 8742 1171 1797 8804 9394 9945 8812 1206 8923

07-8301 9398 8795 1069 8854 8267 0165 8274 8233 0020 1034 8709 9218 0641 1088 1596

08-9808 0680 0212 1258 0629 9274 0659 0078 1191 0595 9257 0660 9290 8869 9298 1705

09-1620 1706 9941 9962 0757 1274 1789 0638 0191 0223 9327 0567 0027 1165 0582 9251

10-0657 9288 8868 9298 1705 8788 1194 9941 8810 0181 1242 1645 0566 0155 0205 9318 

11-9779 0537 8332 8390 9315 8753 8216 8332 8262 1059 8721 8200 9348 8770 1057 8848

12-1096 9892 1618 0681 8404 0234 9333 8762 0029 1166 1607 0547 9361 0712 9316 8882 

13-0089 8364 1110 9771 8725 9354 8901 1122 1713 1624 0684 9430 0747 9333 8890 9309

14-1710 1623 1707 9941 0746 9461 1786 0637 1214 0735 0111 9399 0603 0045 1174 9803

15-0549 9362 8905 0100 1202 8793 9260 0662 8267 8357 9298 8745 1044 1674 8773 9378

16-0721 1128 1716 9818 0685 9430 1771 0629 8378 9437 0622 1079 1691 9805 0678 9427

17-1769 9844 8890 9437 8942 1143 1723 8797 0174 9431 1643 9781 1690 9933 1766 0755

18-1273 9980 9854 9919 8927 8431 1271 1659 1597 0670 9423 0743 9331 1721 0604 8366

19-9431 9835 8757 1178 8909 1126 0691 1113 9900 9814 9899 8917 8426 8437 1146 1597

20-1566 0655 0199 9443 0625 0056 8348 9294 0551 8211 8329 0068 8226 8209 9224 1540

21-8706 1153 9920 1632 9904 1752 0748 1270 0763 9341 9918 9823 1711 8919 1259 0757

22-1146 9917 0606 0175 1239 9835 0565 0154 8397 0102 0051 1049 9740 9734 9859 8897

23-8416 8432 8312 1084 1566 1551 9863 9923 0737 1264 8952 9340 0702 1119 8879 9303

24-0683 1109 1706 9813 0682 0213 1258 0629 0058 0157 0078 0039 0019 9225 0516 9218

25-8833 9280 1696 8784 1192 0724 1130 0693 9306 0685 0086 1195 0597 9258 9877 0586

26-1189 1746 0617 0180 0218 9525 9782 0539 1165 8902 9315 0689 8280 8364 9302 1579

27-8725 8330 9413 1634 1585 1688 0716 9446 0755 9337 8892 9310 8879 8279 8363 1109

28-1578 8725 0138 0197 1122 0561 0024 0140 9286 0547 9233 8840 9284 8866 1105 8872

29-1108 9895 1621 9898 1749 0746 1269 0762 0125 0190 0095 0047 9239 0523 0005 1154

30-9793 0544 0144 8392 0100 0050 1049 9740 0518 9347 8897 9312 8880 8280 1196 1622

31-1579 9977 9930 9957 1778 1785 1788 0766 9471 9983 9855 1727 1759 1775 0759 0251

32-0253 0126 9279 0543 9231 1671 0679 1185 0720 9320 9908 0602 1197 8918 0107 0181

33-8282 9261 0534 1035 1659 9794 9889 0720 1256 8948 0122 0189 8286 0047 0023 8203

34-0005 0002 8193 0000 0000 8192 0000 0000 1024 0512 0000 0128 0064 0032 0016 0008

35-0004 0002 0001 9216 0512 9216 1664 0576 1184 0720 0104 0180 0090 0045 9238 0523

36-0005 8322 9281 0544 1040 8840 0068 0162 1105 9768 0532 9354 1733 9826 1713 0728

37-1260 9974 0635 9405 8926 9327 1719 8795 1197 0726 8299 0181 9306 8749 0022 1163

38-1605 9762 9873 0712 1252 8948 0121 9404 1630 9775 8855 9419 1765 1650 8889 0220

39-0238 8311 9275 9767 1550 8839 1219 9953 1648 9912 8924 0238 1271 8827 9277 0670

40-8271 1191 9811 1577 0660 8394 9445 9842 1593 1692 1742 9959 9971 9977 1788 8958

This is one screenshot with the game:


I tested this emulator with Intel Graphics 4600 video card.

The ShaderPlay Studios company.

About this company we can find out more on the official website:

ShaderPlay Studios is a software development company operating out of Playa Vista, California and founded on January of 2014 by Scott Bean, a veteran graphics engineer with 20 years of experience in the 3D software and gaming industry. The primary focus of ShaderPlay Studios is to give artists and engineers the tools they need to streamline their pipelines, iterate faster and ultimately create more meaningful digital content.
This development company come with tree software:

• NodeFlex is a very powerful, programmable node-based data generator designed to greatly simplify any tedious, redundant and error-prone data authoring tasks.
• ShaderFlex is a new breed of stand-alone code-based HLSL shader editors developed to take full advantage of DirectX 11/12.
• RenderFlex is a real-time viewer for ShaderFlex users to distribute and showcase their shader creations without giving away any of their proprietary source code or assets.

You can see more videos on the youtube official channel:

News: New Unity 2017 beta version release.

This new release is beta 2017.2.0b2 version release from Unity development team.
Is full with new features like:

• learn feature into started application;
• introducing Unity Package Manager;
• Services: Performance Reporting Service with support for native crashes on Android;
• Timeline support for Avatar Masks on Animation Tracks;
• Video with pixel aspect ratio support for non-square pixel;
• WebGL come with  linear rendering to WebGL 2.0;
• OSX: support for Retina in macOS standalone builds;
• 2D: with Tilemap;
• Editor: fix scripts editor, script compilation times and  splitting your project's scripts;
• Graphics: Implemented Display-P3 color gamut support  for iOS and macOS;
• VR: Updated Oculus to version 1.14;

...and more
 You can read one full page of changes and features from new Unity - here.

The Jocly platform for games.

This web platform for game named Jocly can be found here.
The name is similar with another game platform - Jolt.
The most games are classic board games known by gamers.
All games come into large collection of abstract strategy games, 2D and 3D user interface, artificial intelligence to play against.
You can also deal with Jocly library and set of tools to integrate boards games into Web environments.
Users can play against the computer or other jocly users - includes chat and video chat.
You can use jocly on your own sites by using jquery.jocly plugin.
So the games can be integrated into any web page with minimum effort.
See the next video from official youtube channel of Jocly :

A-Frame web framework for Virtual Reality.

As originators of WebVR, the Mozilla VR team developed A-Frame as a web framework for building virtual reality (VR) experiences.
The core of framework provides an declarative, extensible, and composable structure to three.js.
You can find some example with this framework here.
The blog of the development team and users come with useful articles.
A-Frame supports most VR headsets:

• Vive
• Rift
• Daydream
• GearVR
• Cardboard
• ... and can even be used for augmented reality

The framework come with aframe inspector the online tool for visual tool for inspecting and tweaking scenes.
The Sonar Systems youtube channel come with some video tutorials about A-Frame VR framework:

The Visual Components software.

Is a complex software application with many tools for engineers  and not just for them.
The team development tells us:
There are four main applications for the Visual Components software: an engineering tool, a sales tool, a robot programming tool and a platform for building your own simulation solution.
The parts of this project come with this issues:

• Layout Configuration 
• CAD Compatibility 
• Project Ready Deliverables 
• Simple Robotics 
• Component Modeling 
• Advanced Robotics 

With Python API, which is available in all Visual Components 4.0 products we have a good platform for teaching, automating and post-processing robot programs.
For training , courses are collections of lessons you need to visit this link.
See the video from official youtube channel:

You can download this application from here.