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Some of the updates: [@Roal_Yr]: https://twitter.com/Roal_Yr +### [Akigi][akigi] + +![game screenshot](akigi.png) + +> [Akigi][akigi] is a multiplayer online world where most believe that humans are inferior. + +Some of March's updates: + +- [Migration to specs is finished](https://devjournal.akigi.com/march-2020/058-2020-03-15.html). +- [Asset compilation rewrite](https://devjournal.akigi.com/march-2020/058-2020-03-15.html#asset-compilation-rewrite). +- [Deploying process update](https://devjournal.akigi.com/march-2020/059-2020-03-22.html). +- [Preparations for the initial alpha release is being done](https://devjournal.akigi.com/march-2020/060-2020-03-29.html). + +Full devlogs: +[#056](https://devjournal.akigi.com/march-2020/056-2020-03-01.html), +[#057](https://devjournal.akigi.com/march-2020/057-2020-03-08.html), +[#058](https://devjournal.akigi.com/march-2020/058-2020-03-15.html), +[#059](https://devjournal.akigi.com/march-2020/059-2020-03-22.html), +[#060](https://devjournal.akigi.com/march-2020/060-2020-03-29.html), + +[akigi]: https://akigi.com + +### [Sphere Game][sphere] + +![game screenshot: spheres!](sphere.png) + +In [Sphere Game][sphere] by [Coffé Junk Studio][coffe] +you control a sphere in a bowl-shaped 2D space: + +> Your goal is to hit the other spheres as hard as possible +> to shatter them into pieces! +> But take care; if you get hit too hard too often by other spheres, +> you will be smashed yourself! +> Avoiding them is challenging as the bent space keeps dragging you to the center. +> Can you destroy everything around you until you are the only one left? + +The game is a test for the studio's "Sphere Engine" engine +that is being implemented using Rust and Vulkan. + +[sphere]: https://coffejunkstudio.itch.io/spheregame +[coffe]: https://twitter.com/CoffeJunkStudio + +### [Helix Repair][helix] + +![game screenshot: DNA](helix-repair.png) + +[Helix Repair][helix] is another game by [Coffé Junk Studio][coffe] +written using the same engine. +Your task is to repair a broken DNA sequence +by replacing wrong nucleobases with the right ones. +You have 20 seconds: how many nucleobases can you repair with in that time? + +The game was developend within one weekend during +the Global Game Jam 2020, whose theme was "repair". + +[helix]: https://coffejunkstudio.itch.io/helix-repair + +### [Garden]: March Devlog + +[![demo preview](garden.gif)][garden-video] + +[Garden][garden] is an upcoming game centered around growing realistic plants. + +[March][garden-devlog] devlogs were posted. +Some of the updates: + +- Splashing sweat symbol water diffusion in the new soil; +- Herb improved leaf translucency; +- Joystickcollision detection, player movement; +- Artist palette debug tool for visualizing the forces + acting upon a game object and its other vectors. + +[garden]: https://epcc.itch.io/garden +[garden-devlog]: https://cyberplant.xyz/posts/march +[garden-video]: https://twitter.com/logicsoup/status/1246774418233348096 + ## Library & Tooling Updates ### gfx-rs and wgpu news @@ -253,6 +329,29 @@ Satellite projects: [naga]: https://github.com/gfx-rs/naga [boids example]: https://github.com/gfx-rs/naga/blob/thda1f6a4/test-data/boids.wgsl +### [Nannou v0.13][nannou-post] + +![Daily Sketch 0114 by Mactuitui](nannou.png) + +^ _Daily Sketch 0114 by Mactuitui_ + +[Nannou][nannou] is a creative coding framework that aims to make it easy +for artists to express themselves with simple, fast, reliable code. + +This month [Nannou v0.13 was released][nannou-post]. +Some of the updates: + +- Migration to wgpu-rs. +- Nicer native macOS experience. +- Capturing Frames & Textures. + +Also check out lots of cool sketches from the community: +[\#nannou][nannou-twitter] tag on Twitter. + +[nannou]: https://nannou.cc +[nannou-post]: https://nannou.cc/posts/nannou_v0.13 +[nannou-twitter]: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23nannou&src=typed_query + ### [Quest Engine Part 2: Deploying a Rust App On Android][quest-part-2] ![Oculus Quest](quest.jpg) diff --git a/content/posts/newsletter-008/nannou.png b/content/posts/newsletter-008/nannou.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..0a6f12e7b Binary files /dev/null and b/content/posts/newsletter-008/nannou.png differ diff --git a/content/posts/newsletter-008/sphere.png b/content/posts/newsletter-008/sphere.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..14f9a78de Binary files /dev/null and b/content/posts/newsletter-008/sphere.png differ diff --git a/content/posts/newsletter-008/tennis.gif b/content/posts/newsletter-008/tennis.gif new file mode 100644 index 000000000..a7fdc19be Binary files /dev/null and b/content/posts/newsletter-008/tennis.gif differ