Angular 2 CLI is still in beta at the time of this writing, but it is also recommended to use it for new projects. After reviewing the basic features and setup, I wanted to corral all my learnings into one location so that I can re-use it for future projects. The website for the CLI […]
Genetic algorithms are algorithms for solving problems in AI where you do not care about the path that you took to arrive at the goal, but only the goal. So for example, if you need to find I will explain the main parts of the algorithm, and for each part explain a bit about the […]
After struggling to get OSX to use a new version of ruby using rbenv, I decided it was finally time to switch to RVM. The reason I am switching is not only because rbenv was not working, but also because I am very used to the syntax since I use NVM daily. It was easier for […]
ImageMagick is a tool commonly used by developers to convert images between formats. It is a great tool that supports many image formats and is pretty easy to work with, once you get the command line arguments down. (It is a command line tool.) I needed to extract images from PDFs, and although I could do it […]
Project Status Review The last two weeks have been split between the website, and the Chrome extension. For the website, a new Course List has been added, as well as some bugs, and the big change is the API. Now that the site has a public API, the Chrome extension can talk to it. This […]
The idea for MOOCMinder came from my research of MOOC’s in my Ed Tech class at GATech. The main feature of the site is to help students stay on track and complete their MOOC course. But along the way it transitioned in to something that would help students to better know their own understanding of […]
PlayFab bills itself as “The most powerful backend platform for your game.” It offers a host of features if you are building a multiplayer game. Since I am building a multiplayer game I thought I would try it out. After signing up for an account, I was directed to a three step process to get […]
Objective and Background MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) are generally considered to be open courses that are offered by prestigious universities that anyone can sign up for.[1] I am interested in both creating and testing the value of adding aspects of personalized learning and motivational enhancement (i.e., gamification) to standard MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), to see if the additional functionality […]
Today I worked on setting the initial location of the dice, and verified the setup by starting with the dice above the board, so they would simply fall when the game starts. There were a number of interesting things done today, I added the dice to the board in their starting position, I added barriers […]
Continuing on the board today, I wanted to load it in to Unity, but before I can do that I needed to create a UV map that would travel along with it. UV mapping is clearly a skill on to its own. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out exactly why the […]