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Computer Science

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Element-wise Vector Multiplication in Unity (Vector3.Scale)

I often need to multiply two vectors together one element at a time. This is called the Hadamard Product [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadamard_product_(matrices)]. Typically I do it this way: Vector3 a=new Vector3(1,2,3); Vector3 b=new Vector3(4,5,6); Vector3 result = new

The top 5 things I've learned as an Indie Unity Developer

I have released one game implemented with the Unity engine and have two more in the pipeline. Over time I've learned quite a bit, often by doing things the wrong way first. 1. Embrace component-based design and avoid Inheritance When I first started working with Unity I was coming from

Serializing Interfaces in Unity

The Unity Inspector is a great tool for combing and configuring various components into powerful game objects with complex behaviors, all with little to no additional coding. Interfaces [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/programming-guide/interfaces/index] are a useful architecture mechanism enabling developers to design good contracts between

IP Addressing for Dummies

Recently I answered a question on StackOverflow regarding IP addressing. Basically the question was "How can I specify subnets containing the range 154.100.0.0 - 154.109.255.255 in the smallest way possible?" Quick answer Play with a subnetting calculator such as http://www.subnet-calculator.com/ and