Invisible computer graphics
February 19th, 2010
When we think about digital effects in movies and TV shows, we usually think of scenes that are obviously impossible. For example, we remember watching aliens blow up the White…
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Overgrowth fan art spotlight - xiss burg
February 18th, 2010
While we've been working hard on Overgrowth, fans have shared many brilliant OG-inspired works of art on the forums. Following our tradition, we will continue to feature our…
Overgrowth sheet music
February 17th, 2010
This is a post from Mikko Tarmia, who composed all of the music for Overgrowth. It's quite common for movies to adapt their scores into single-instrument arrangements and then sell…
Overgrowth Alpha 66
February 16th, 2010
Here is what is new in Overgrowth in the 66th weekly alpha. If you are confused what a weekly alpha is, or even what Overgrowth is, please read our fancy FAQ. Basically, we are…
Fan Interview Continued
February 15th, 2010
It's time to answer another question in the Wolfire community interview! After the dev studio tour question, the second most popular question, with 38 likes, comes from Swordarm…
Why pixel art matters
February 14th, 2010
ships! A few games these days still use pixel art, but they usually fall either into the category of "retro", or they are updated to be super high definition. Both of these…
Making terrain textures
February 13th, 2010
When I first start getting a new terrain in the engine, it usually looks something like this: Overgrowth terrain color image Overgrowth terrain visualization Using bright colors is…
Overgrowth Soundtrack: Combat 5
February 12th, 2010
We've uploaded another song to the Overgrowth Soundtrack playlist on YouTube. The songs are composed by the talented Mikko Tarmia and often feature Anton Riehl on the flute. This…
AppScale and the Commoditization of Cloud Infrastructure
February 11th, 2010
A summary of App Engine At Wolfire, we have been using Google App Engine for quite some time. To recap: App Engine is a platform where you can write a web application using a…