![]() ![]() ![]() As for drinks don’t be surprised to get the delicious liquid in a stringed plastic sandwich bag… at least you get a straw. Eat in and the food comes in non-disposable eating ware/cutlery etc, order for “take-away” (take out) and you may be charged extra. Hawker food stalls are a must, usually in a sheltered outdoor area with no A/C. Also, tipping is not customary, and customer service is rare, it’s all business here. Take note that local dishes are far cheaper than western branded dishes and restaurants. Public display of the middle finger is considered an offence, and is punishableĪ sheltered hawker center in the business district of Raffles, on a Saturday.įood is generally abundant, with the majority of Singaporeans and ex-pats eating out at hawker food stalls. “Take out” is referred to as “Take away” in a food ordering settingĭon’t expect refunds or exchanges at most small outfitters, or even the chance to try them on before purchase “Per person” is referred to as “PER PAX” or “PAX” in a plural setting (bus, group etc) When eating out, and obviously a foreigner/tourist, be sure to ask about and be aware of the price of food items beforehand… see here for more details Tipping is not customary, neither is customer service When speaking to men and women older than yourself, they are referred to with the honourific title of “Uncle” and “Auntie” respectively The currency exchange worked out in my favour, $0.77 CAD to their $1 SGD.Ĭommonly differentiated terms, and good to know tidbits: Step out into the jungle-fresh climate, out of the near-freezing air conditioned malls and you just feel the moisture attach itself to your skin like dripping sweat after a hard workout.Īn international hub, and a central location smack in the middle of various cultures and countries, Singapore has 5 million inhabitants, roughly 60% are native Singaporeans, while the rest are ex-pats (foreigners), or service workers (labour force from Phillipines/Bangladesh etc). It’s always tropical warm (at least 30 degrees celsius), and extremely humid. Singapore sits just north along the Earths’ equator, there are no changing seasons aside from whether it’s raining or not, lots of daylight, the sun rises and sets at pretty much the same time everyday. Looking down the southern shoreline towards downtown Singapore from East Coast Park. More updates to come as my progress continues. Gotta choose your battles, and when against Time, maybe some sacrifices (compromises when available). I will be working on the background, stories, and plot later, first things first… and oh yeah, there most likely won’t be any hi-res Infinity Blade-style monsters in the finished product either. The song in the video is what I have so far as a main theme song and is composed entirely in GarageBand with the iPad (from the video). The main character of this story is Gen Gen, a little tortoise character that I designed while I was in school, mostly for use in my 2D animation projects. So far, this is a solo project, meaning I’m doing everything: design, writing, art, audio, coding, asset and file management somewhat fortunate for me, due to my background and nature of wanting to learn and do as much as I possibly can, I have had the opportunities necessary to help develop some level of executable skills in those areas. ![]() The big surprise is that I managed a steady 45 FPS framerate when uncapped with the features enabled and all three skeletal meshes on screen. My Nemean monster character, as shown in the video, is optimized to being under 3000 polys (tris), just over 1500 vert count, has 1024 x 1024 px res diffuse, normal and spec maps, and still looks almost similar to the original, un-optimized model. extras like device graphics and starting videoĪlso, for fun, I wanted to test Unreal’s graphic capabilities on the iPad first gen device using higher res, animated, skeletal meshes with normal maps, spec maps, and dynamic lighting effects.successful integration of various skeletal meshes and animations.non-rotating third person / side-scrolling camera.30 FPS framerate on iPad first gen device and iPod Touch 4th gen device.In this video, using the January UDK build, I’m showcasing some of the core gameplay mechanics / features that will be in the app: I’m currently using Epic’s UDK and have had some good results (along with some headaches). ![]() OK, since my last entry, I’ve been focusing on my latest project, which is an interactive visual narrative / storybook / game for the iOS (iPad). ![]()
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