So I'm told (by many of you) that achievements are a critical element of mobile games. Well here we go! I thought I'd get started with these two:
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I'm extremely excited to share this new version!
You can now share your creations online. Sharing creates your own web page on the ChessCraft website like this one. Your friends can then use the share code to play your custom boards and custom pieces. Or, backup your favourites online before …
The new version of ChessCraft is here! What's new, you ask?
This wonderful update includes a new human versus human mode, ranged attack pieces (which attack without moving), and board preview thumbnails. I also removed restrictions on naming boards and pieces. Finally, many UI tweaks and some bug fixes.
Thank you all for your patience on this new version. I've had …
I just released version 1.1 which is my first patch for ChessCraft! Thanks everyone for the user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) feedback.
I had a hickup this morning where ChessCraft was briefly taken off Google Play but all seems fine now.
It seems …
Today ChessCraft passed 100 active installs! That is, 100 people decided to install ChessCraft and (most importantly) did not decide to uninstall it. So that's quite nice. This makes ChessCraft the most popular game I've ever made. Except if we count Starcraft 1 and Warcraft 3 multiplayer maps I made …
There is a possibility that ChessCraft will be used to teach artificial intelligence in a university course! My commandline interface already supports round robin tournaments, and a professor expressed some interest today. It occurred to me that if I prepare a package, lots of AI professors could use it. And …
ChessCraft is now available on Google Play for the first time! The ChessCraft website has also been updated, and there's a launch trailer on YouTube.
The new ChessCraft 1.0 icon.
For some time, it was necessary to use a Google+ group to share private releases with …
When I post tutorial videos people often make suggestions on how to improve my computer code. Thank you for your code suggestions! However, we may have a problem.
I often find that code suggestions are not teaching suggestions. Almost all computer programmers are not experienced educators, so this is understandable …
Hidden Figures is a 2016 movie about the 1960s space race, the early days of computation, and segregation. It's an uplifting movie - described by some as "cheesy". However the cheese serves to distinguish it from other films in its genre which are typically very dark and gritty. It's an underdog …
I'm a computer scientist and educator. Creator of ChessCraft. Senior computer scientist at Environment Canada.
I'm open to IT leadership job opportunities. I'm also available as a consultant or to provide training.
