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		<title>Update report and a bit of an AI rant</title>
		<link>http://takinginitiative.net/2012/06/13/update-report-and-a-bit-of-an-ai-rant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bobby</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been extremely quiet for the last couple of months and I feel bad that I&#8217;ve neglected this blog (especially since I promised I wouldn&#8217;t). I&#8217;ve been extremely busy with work and my AI prototype and I havent really had too much time to work on anything at home. To be entirely honest, after staring at &#8230; <a href="http://takinginitiative.net/2012/06/13/update-report-and-a-bit-of-an-ai-rant/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=takinginitiative.net&#038;blog=1688847&#038;post=1223&#038;subd=takinginitiative&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A wannabe game developer no more</title>
		<link>http://takinginitiative.net/2011/07/23/a-wannabe-game-developer-no-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bobby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gaming & Game Dev]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So after all these years of hard work, I&#8217;ve finally managed to get into the game industry and into a well known AAA studio to boot. I&#8217;ve accepted an offer from IO Interactive (Hitman, Kane &#38; Lynch) who are based in Copenhagen, Denmark. I will be moving to Denmark and starting at IOI in August! This whole thing &#8230; <a href="http://takinginitiative.net/2011/07/23/a-wannabe-game-developer-no-more/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=takinginitiative.net&#038;blog=1688847&#038;post=1152&#038;subd=takinginitiative&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pathfinding Thesis Complete</title>
		<link>http://takinginitiative.net/2011/06/16/pathfinding-thesis-complete/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:22:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bobby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[WOOT! My thesis, the bane of my existence for the last 2 years, is finally done! Its basically a review of the video game pathfinding field as well as presenting a novel grid map search technique: the spatial grid A*. The version linked below is the final draft that is being submitted to my faculty. Thesis: Video &#8230; <a href="http://takinginitiative.net/2011/06/16/pathfinding-thesis-complete/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=takinginitiative.net&#038;blog=1688847&#038;post=1024&#038;subd=takinginitiative&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Robust Explosion Hit Check Technique</title>
		<link>http://takinginitiative.net/2011/06/10/a-robust-explosion-hit-check-technique/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bobby</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent technical interview I got asked the following question: &#8220;if an explosion occurs i.e. from a grenade, how would you determine which characters in the game are affected&#8221;. This was a question that I couldnt answer at the time which annoyed the hell out of me and it&#8217;s been sitting in the back of my head &#8230; <a href="http://takinginitiative.net/2011/06/10/a-robust-explosion-hit-check-technique/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=takinginitiative.net&#038;blog=1688847&#038;post=1080&#038;subd=takinginitiative&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Experiences with Interviewing So Far</title>
		<link>http://takinginitiative.net/2011/05/09/experiences-with-interviewing-so-far/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 15:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bobby</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I&#8217;m currently looking for a job in the game industry, location and salary are secondary to the work at this point. I kinda just want to get out of South Africa and work on something cool. I&#8217;m still young enough not have to worry about supporting a family, stability or dealing with crunch time, &#8230; <a href="http://takinginitiative.net/2011/05/09/experiences-with-interviewing-so-far/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=takinginitiative.net&#038;blog=1688847&#038;post=989&#038;subd=takinginitiative&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Completed Undergraduate Computer Graphics Course Slides</title>
		<link>http://takinginitiative.net/2011/03/25/completed-undergraduate-computer-graphics-course-slides/</link>
		<comments>http://takinginitiative.net/2011/03/25/completed-undergraduate-computer-graphics-course-slides/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I finally managed to complete the undergraduate course slides. I know I wanted to get them completed by the end of December but things didnt really go according to plan. The slides are available here: http://takinginitiative.net/computer-graphics-course-slides/ These slides cover the entire graphical pipeline from start to finish in detail. They are intended for a &#8230; <a href="http://takinginitiative.net/2011/03/25/completed-undergraduate-computer-graphics-course-slides/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=takinginitiative.net&#038;blog=1688847&#038;post=926&#038;subd=takinginitiative&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>So starts the rest of my life&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://takinginitiative.net/2011/02/26/so-starts-the-rest-of-my-life/</link>
		<comments>http://takinginitiative.net/2011/02/26/so-starts-the-rest-of-my-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bobby</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I fly out to San Francisco tomorrow for the 2011 Game Developer Conference. I was awarded the Eric Dybsand Memorial Scholarship for AI Development this year and so am lucky enough to be able to attend the conference. Attending the GDC has been a dream of mine and now that I&#8217;m so close to realizing it, &#8230; <a href="http://takinginitiative.net/2011/02/26/so-starts-the-rest-of-my-life/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=takinginitiative.net&#038;blog=1688847&#038;post=882&#038;subd=takinginitiative&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Global Game Jam 2011</title>
		<link>http://takinginitiative.net/2011/01/31/global-game-jam-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bobby</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I attended my first global game jam over the weekend and it was quite an experience&#8230; I learnt that trying to write a 2D game engine and a game in 48hrs is something I wont try again. I am not familiar with any game frameworks like XNA, game maker or game salad,  so I was forced &#8230; <a href="http://takinginitiative.net/2011/01/31/global-game-jam-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=takinginitiative.net&#038;blog=1688847&#038;post=828&#038;subd=takinginitiative&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m going to GDC 2011!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://takinginitiative.net/2011/01/28/im-going-to-gdc-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bobby</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been putting off this post for a while cause it still feels like a dream! I&#8217;ve been awarded the &#8220;Eric Dybsand Memorial Scholarship for AI Development&#8221; by the IGDA Foundation as well as a GDC scholarship by the International Game Developers Association.  What this means is that I will be attending the Game Developers &#8230; <a href="http://takinginitiative.net/2011/01/28/im-going-to-gdc-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=takinginitiative.net&#038;blog=1688847&#038;post=825&#038;subd=takinginitiative&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Codewarrior RED: Rapid Effective Development</title>
		<link>http://takinginitiative.net/2011/01/25/codewarrior-red-rapid-effective-development/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 09:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bobby</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of people that visit me kinda get shocked by my rig. I spent a lot of time and effort (not to mention money) putting it together and I figured that I might as well make a little post about it. My goal in putting together my setup was to have a fast, efficient &#8230; <a href="http://takinginitiative.net/2011/01/25/codewarrior-red-rapid-effective-development/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=takinginitiative.net&#038;blog=1688847&#038;post=810&#038;subd=takinginitiative&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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