Archive for April, 2009

Apr 24 2009

Diminishing Returns in Game Design: The Logarithm

Published by Nerdmaster under Programming

For the first topic in programming a diminishing returns formula, I present: logarithms! Continue Reading »

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Apr 20 2009

Diminishing Returns in Game Design

Published by Nerdmaster under Programming

Diminishing what?!?

Okay, first of all, what is this concept of “diminishing returns”? Put simply, “diminishing returns” is the concept of getting less out of some system the more times you put in a constant amount. In the real world, diminishing returns are all over the place. Take, for instance, your body’s tolerance to alcohol…. Continue Reading »

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Apr 08 2009

myAutToExe and Ruby for the win!

Published by Nerdmaster under Programming, Security

As I’ve mentioned maybe once or twice before, I like myAutToExe a good deal. It’s great for tinkering around with AutoIt programs that have been “secured” by compiling to tokens. In some situations, being able to decompile these scripts is an absolute necessity Continue Reading »

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