And the first person to guess what exactly, gets it free!
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~wheaties/bob.jpg
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~wheaties/bob.jpg
It's coming...
Miscellaneous Forums/Blitz Showcase/It's coming... Jesus?
The woman shaking hands with the muscle man?
...I dunno. My crappy modem blew up trying to DL all those pics, anyway! :/
...I dunno. My crappy modem blew up trying to DL all those pics, anyway! :/
Bob control functions? :)
A poo?
Michael...
Michael Winner is coming??? What, are you on crack??? lol
Ok, i'm dumb.....what's Bob?
The more pertinent question is, what's A bob?
Revenge of the Nerds: The Game?
are you refering to image controlor sprites ?
The PC doesn`t have BOb`s :-P
BOb`s on the amiga were Blitter OBjects ,, the pc don`t have a fat agnus
The PC doesn`t have BOb`s :-P
BOb`s on the amiga were Blitter OBjects ,, the pc don`t have a fat agnus
Is it Smash TV?
'Smash TV' - "Ross" you know nothing.
I know what it is - Blitter object stuff.
I've won a prize!!!
Woof-it up
I know what it is - Blitter object stuff.
I've won a prize!!!
Woof-it up
Puki:
you're too late, Michael already answered correctly. :-)
But you are correct, BOB stands for Blitter Object.
Sure, the PC doesn't have the hardware the Amiga had, but that doesn't matter. I needed a term other than "sprite" so that people won't confuse them with Blitz3D's billboard sprites. And I figured the Amiga fans would appreciate the homage. :-)
SwiftBOBS (Swift Blitter Object System) will be arriving shortly. It's nearly complete, and will be finished sometime today.
SwiftBOBS is a system for drawing 2D sprites, hereafter referred to as BOBS. You can create BOBS, move them around, and change their draw order all with standard Blitz-like commands. In addition, you can change their color, alpha, and blending mode. And, they support both masking and alpha maps.
Obviously blending comes as a speed hit, but the system has one optimized function for each type of blit to make it as fast as possible, and blitting a normal masked image with no special effects runs at the same speed as any normal image blitting command.
I'll be posting a full run down of all 22 commands after I finish the system and make a demo.
you're too late, Michael already answered correctly. :-)
But you are correct, BOB stands for Blitter Object.
Sure, the PC doesn't have the hardware the Amiga had, but that doesn't matter. I needed a term other than "sprite" so that people won't confuse them with Blitz3D's billboard sprites. And I figured the Amiga fans would appreciate the homage. :-)
SwiftBOBS (Swift Blitter Object System) will be arriving shortly. It's nearly complete, and will be finished sometime today.
SwiftBOBS is a system for drawing 2D sprites, hereafter referred to as BOBS. You can create BOBS, move them around, and change their draw order all with standard Blitz-like commands. In addition, you can change their color, alpha, and blending mode. And, they support both masking and alpha maps.
Obviously blending comes as a speed hit, but the system has one optimized function for each type of blit to make it as fast as possible, and blitting a normal masked image with no special effects runs at the same speed as any normal image blitting command.
I'll be posting a full run down of all 22 commands after I finish the system and make a demo.
Sounds like a plan :) Cool!
I'm assuming all the pictures are of people called Bob?
I don't recognise any of them.
I don't recognise any of them.
You're not supposed to recognize them. You're supposed to use your powers of deduction to notice that all the filenames say BOB. :-)
I just picked the funniest pictures that came up when I did a search for BOB on Google image search.
Btw, the second guy down is Bob Lazarus. I'm pretty sure he's a guy who claims to have worked for the government at Area-51 on alien ships. And the government has denied that he was ever in the military at all.
I just picked the funniest pictures that came up when I did a search for BOB on Google image search.
Btw, the second guy down is Bob Lazarus. I'm pretty sure he's a guy who claims to have worked for the government at Area-51 on alien ships. And the government has denied that he was ever in the military at all.
Righty Ho. You're stranger than I first thought Mr Swift.
Bob Lazar... he's fulla shirt.
"Righty Ho. You're stranger than I first thought Mr Swift."
I'm stranger than you thought second too. :-)
I'm stranger than you thought second too. :-)
"Bob Lazar... he's fulla shirt."
And his alien conspiracy theories are pants!
And his alien conspiracy theories are pants!
No offense, but is this just a 1 tris (2 tris ?) particle / sprite system; with a clever name ;P ?
Or is it a clever 2d lib :) ?
Or is it a clever 2d lib :) ?
SwiftBob?
Half-cousin of Sideshow Bob?
Half-cousin of Sideshow Bob?
sounds like a clever 2d lib eg sprites in 2d?
It's 2d. It will work with Blitz, Blitz3D, and BlitzPlus.
A de-interlacer?
HIDALGO!!!
--Mike
--Mike
Huuu HIDALGO???
Ok thas to much that
Ok thas to much that
Hey wait a minute "Michael Reitzenstein" said 'Bob control functions? :)' - surely that is a calculated guess of 'Bob' + something computer related - plus he uses a question mark - he clearly took a shot in the dark.
My 'Blitter object stuff.' surely claims the prize (ignoring "maverick" who could have edited his post).
Please mail me my free puppy - perhaps a German shepherd puppy.
My 'Blitter object stuff.' surely claims the prize (ignoring "maverick" who could have edited his post).
Please mail me my free puppy - perhaps a German shepherd puppy.
Tell you what puki. If you agree to look at the code and post your opinion of it in the main thread for it, I'll give ya a free copy. :-)
And I did confirm with Michael what he meant by BOB in a private message.
And I did confirm with Michael what he meant by BOB in a private message.
Okay "sswifty-sausage". Although, a free copy would be cheating other Blitzers - so I'll take the puppy instead - thanks "swwifty".
Here you go Puki... one german shepherd puppy, vaccum sealed for freshness, delivered next-day air via FedEx.
Had a heck of a time getting him in the box, but I managed... Though I had to sit on it to keep the flaps closed while I stapled it shut...
Had a heck of a time getting him in the box, but I managed... Though I had to sit on it to keep the flaps closed while I stapled it shut...
Excellent!!! - he looks cute - "sswift" is the man - move over "Mark Sibly" (loser). If I carefully remove the bag thing then I can keep it for days when I take him out in the rain. Just need to make sure he doesn't savage my squeeky-bone.
In fact, I'll call him "sswifty" - "Zork" can keep his puppy, mine is better.
In fact, I'll call him "sswifty" - "Zork" can keep his puppy, mine is better.