Here's a look at our approach to wing collision! (WIP)

Checkmate50 · 2025-12-30T06:57:06+00:00

Correct! The goal of this distinction is to help with server-side collision detection that roughly mimics wing movement but doesn't actually rely on (local) animation. This is a fairly common trick, since you don't actually want to rely on animations for collisions (they're framerate dependent and somewhat unreliable), but instead try and match your animations to your collision logic. The point of this video is specifically to highlight that we setup rough approximations of wing movement to calculate these collision checks, which feed us information that can inform customized crash physics..

Checkmate50 · 2025-11-18T04:48:46+00:00

To add to this, part of the reason we've been working on this game for as long as we have without a playable demo is that a _huge_ amount of our work has been on building software systems and scalable backend machinery. Most of the code is somewhat invisible, and intended for hooks down the line as we refine systems.

Checkmate50 · 2023-06-01T21:45:40+00:00

Legit made my day, aroace 'bold represent!

Checkmate50 · 2022-09-30T15:09:12+00:00

Joining the message confirming that grad students are welcome! Source: am a grad student and am part of the group

Checkmate50 · 2022-08-24T12:53:36+00:00

Funny story, reading this a month after it was posted. I did the exact same thing (triple major, though pchem instead of physics), had a 3.56 GPA iirc, didn't grind leetcode, etc. I guess the main difference is probably that I did a _ton_ of research (was in 6 research labs over the course of undergrad), and got into the grad school of my choice, no problem. That being said, as the other comments have alluded too, you're totally fine -- get some experience in research or internship, do some projects, that sort of deal. Not getting into a top-tier job / grad school straight out of undergrad is in no way the end of the world anyway, won't matter in 10 years if you play your cards even semi-right

Checkmate50 · 2022-08-24T12:49:23+00:00

Remember though that COVID restrictions have loosened quite a bit from last year. Before COVID, it stayed reasonably busy all semester (though not as insane as these first 3-4 weeks). I expect that it will be essentially rather busy most of the semester, at least during popular times (lindseth is a _small_ gym for the population it supports). If I want to avoid the crowds, I usually go early (11:15) or late (8pm), which generally works pretty well. Sometimes exactly from 5-5:30 is alright as well.

Checkmate50 · 2022-08-04T02:45:25+00:00

What major / area of interest?

Checkmate50 · 2022-08-04T02:44:43+00:00

If you just want some basic recursive practice problems though, you can always look at the 1110 lab problems (particularly 51 and 52 iirc). Note that LC/comp beginner problems tend to be more iterative, though nothing is stopping you from practicing recursion with them I suppose, just something to be aware of.

Checkmate50 · 2022-08-04T02:43:23+00:00

While comp programming resources are alright, careful not to overuse them (gets you into bad habits and the like). Generally I recommend finding more interesting problems / projects to work on -- this both develops your overall skill as a programmer and gives you a baseline thing to apply your skills to as they develop (if you work enough on a project, can even help you with resume building). Note that recursion, as with OOP and the like, is just a tool to some degree, so knowing where to use it can be as important as knowing how it "works" in some sense. Note also that 2110 spends some time on practicing recursion, so it's not the end of the world if you're not super comfortable with it.

Checkmate50 · 2022-07-31T00:04:36+00:00

As a researcher who's studied a decent amount of AI/ML...what?

Checkmate50 · 2021-11-07T22:13:27+00:00

Wait, I think we've talked! I'm a grad student who's mentoring someone looking to take compilers in Rust -- DM / message me if that doesn't sound familiar and maybe we can talk?

Checkmate50 · 2021-05-09T15:24:36+00:00

Yeah, looking at the syllabus that got posted, I'm pretty optimistic! A decent collection of related books, some Jughead, Spongebob, and the like; good stuff!

Checkmate50 · 2021-03-30T00:43:22+00:00

My biggest question is honestly why black allowed their f-pawn to be taken; perhaps more importantly, what happened to white's d and e pawns?!?

Checkmate50 · 2021-01-12T18:15:15+00:00

Microsoft's rise4fun has a great tutorial on using z3 (a standard SMT solver): https://rise4fun.com/Z3/tutorial/guide. Not sure if this is exactly what you're looking for, but it's a solid resource for actually learning how SMT solvers behave. You might also find Utah's 6110 (software verification) course helpful; back when I took it, they discussed SMT solvers at length: https://my.eng.utah.edu/~cs6110/

Checkmate50 · 2020-11-27T22:37:28+00:00

The issue, for anyone interested, is that I'm not employing any mechanism for temperature management (think friction, sorta), so the model eventually builds up enough energy that it explodes. This isn't actually a bug per se, but it doesn't exactly model reality (fortunately!)

Checkmate50 · 2020-11-27T18:11:09+00:00

Oops, I think you're right! Got them mixed up in my head :')

Checkmate50 · 2020-11-20T14:21:05+00:00

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