Sim Racing - Category - TimBeaudet::GameDeveloper() https://timbeaudet.com/blog/categories/sim-racing/ Sim Racing - Category - TimBeaudet::GameDeveloper() Hugo -- gohugo.ioen-ustim@tyrebytes.com (TimBeaudet) tim@tyrebytes.com (TimBeaudet)Wed, 29 Mar 2017 02:32:41 +0000 Artificial Intelligence in Racing Simulations https://timbeaudet.com/blog/2017/03/29/artificial-intelligence-in-racing-simulations/ Wed, 29 Mar 2017 02:32:41 +0000 tim@tyrebytes.com (TimBeaudet) https://timbeaudet.com/blog/2017/03/29/artificial-intelligence-in-racing-simulations/ Long ago, now over eight years ago in fact, a couple books; Speed Secrets and A Twist of the Wrist got me thinking about approaching artificial intelligence in a completely different way. I had not much experience writing artificial intelligence, a tiny bit of pathfinding, decision trees, and a few other basic things that were class assignments or the such. Wouldn’t it be cool if the artificial driver had to work with the same knowledge and inputs as the player? You know, instead of directly moving the vehicle to the new location, the accelerator, brake and steering inputs would be used. The books also mentioned how important reference points are, so the driver should also use these!

]]> Game Development Arena https://timbeaudet.com/blog/2016/12/09/game-development-arena/ Fri, 09 Dec 2016 18:20:00 +0000 tim@tyrebytes.com (TimBeaudet) https://timbeaudet.com/blog/2016/12/09/game-development-arena/

No game development arena would be complete without a library of books, actually google does pretty well these days – but I also have a fair collection of table top games for those times when

]]> Midway Point of 2016 https://timbeaudet.com/blog/2016/06/25/midway-point-of-2016/ Sat, 25 Jun 2016 02:57:13 +0000 tim@tyrebytes.com (TimBeaudet) https://timbeaudet.com/blog/2016/06/25/midway-point-of-2016/ June is wrapping up, meaning that the year is almost half over, or half the year is yet to come. Looking back at my goals for this year I’m on target for some, haven’t started others and in danger of completely failing some. As written at the start of the year my goals for the year were:

  • Keep at $2000mo for student loan payments. (on track to surpass)

  • Read at least 6 books, cover to cover. (have read 3 books, started 2 larger text books)

    ]]> Goodbye to 2015 https://timbeaudet.com/blog/2015/12/31/goodbye-to-2015/ Thu, 31 Dec 2015 21:18:20 +0000 tim@tyrebytes.com (TimBeaudet) https://timbeaudet.com/blog/2015/12/31/goodbye-to-2015/

    Looking Back

    I have managed to lose the list of goals I set out for during 2015, my old racing team forum has now disappeared and all the information was lost. A bit unfortunate since my yearly goals have been kept there since 2009. I know that my financial goal for my student loans was not only met but exceeded! I failed at my writing and reading goals, although I did read a handful of books and wrote a lot of documentation for

    ]]>         Building Monitor Stand https://timbeaudet.com/blog/2015/09/09/building-monitor-stand/ Wed, 09 Sep 2015 21:50:58 +0000 tim@tyrebytes.com (TimBeaudet) https://timbeaudet.com/blog/2015/09/09/building-monitor-stand/ I’ve been racing with 22″ monitors (pictured above) for nearly 8 years now, The ol’ Acers held up fairly well, though power boards were replaced on two of them and recently one developed a dead line of green pixels. I had not realized, until very recently, that the virtual world had been

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