The Disgruntled Rats have collaborated with Nano Equipment Ltd to bring mobile 3d display technologies to the Asian market using parts of our Phantom engine.
Nano Equipment Ltd provides software development and system integration services with focus on mobile communications and interactive media applications. Their customers include enterprises, government agencies, telecom operators,...
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Digital Romance: All-In-One Retro Game Emulator
For those of you out there between the ages of 27-45, there's a good chance (statistically speaking) that you have a void in your heart, whether you actively recognize it or not. Perhaps your life has accelerated to that point of no return known as the "Mortgage, Family, and Career" Trifecta, as mine has. While...
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Digital Romance: All-In-One Retro Game Emulator (continued)
*Cue the angelic music with harps... lots of harps
So how can this be done? How can you reclaim your passion for video games? All you need is to take a trip down memory lane, by using a Raspberry Pi loaded with the...Cheedar Cheese Press now support Blender files
For our latest app, Mobile Model Viewer, our free online compression tool Cheddar Cheese Press now supports importing Blender files! Submit a ZIP containing a ".blend" file and the tool will export a COLLADA file for use with Mobile Model Viewer. http://www.cheddarcheesepress.com
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Keeping Planes in the Sky and Satellites in Orbit
The idea came to me the other day as I was assigning a value to a variable in Java. I asked myself, "What units are being used for this variable?" Every number you enter into a programming language has some type of units associated with it. Some units are simple: feet, pounds, inches, meters. Other...
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We have released our first app – Mobile Model Viewer!
The new Mobile Model Viewer Android application has been released on Google Play. This exciting application can parse 3D COLLADA models and display them on a mobile device. Here are some screen shots:

The Main Menu
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Mocking Frameworks Considered Harmful
Find out why mocking frameworks are considered harmful. Why do software engineers love them? Does it have something to do with code?
DGR will be presenting at the Twin Cities Java User Group on August 8th, 2011
The Disgruntled Rats are presenting information on game development for the Android platform. We have been working on building an Android graphics engine for over a year now and have interesting lessons to share. Everything from basic game components (sound, sprites, events) to complex calculations (AI, transformations, and physics).
Also included in the presentation will...
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Disgruntled Rats Podcast for May 23, 2011
Show Notes
Introduction Michael Boldischar Sean Godinez Brian Morgan Special Guest: John Carlson Computer Graphics 1. Survey of Game Developer Salaries http://www.cgw.com/Press-Center/News/2011/2010-Game-Developer-Salary-Survey-Reports-Mainst.aspx PhysX 3.X Roadmap http://www.geeks3d.com/20110511/physx-3-x-roadmap-details-linux-version/ 2. Intel OpenCL SDK 1.1 http://www.geeks3d.com/20110510/intel-opencl-1-1-sdk-beta-version/ 3. GPU To Accelerate the Linux Kernel http://www.geeks3d.com/20110509/kgpu-when-the-gpu-is-used-to-accelerate-the-linux-kernel/ Android 1. Google blocks rooted Android phones http://www.androidcentral.com/google-movies-blocked-rooted-devices 2. Netflix App Comes to Android http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/12/netflix-releases-android-app-for-select-htc-phones-samsung-nexu/ 3. Hello Verizon, Goodbye Unlimited Data http://www.pcworld.com/article/228256/verizon_say_so_long_to_unlimited_data.html 4. Evo 3D Preorders http://www.tgdaily.com/mobility-brief/56049-radio-shack-opens-up-htc-evo-3d-pre-orders http://www.tgdaily.com/mobility-brief/55711-best-buy-opens-up-evo-3d-pre-orders 5. Ice Cream...Android Ant Build Environment Released!
The Disgruntled Rats are giving back to the community by releasing code that will help other Android developers get their projects working with Ant. See the link below.
Android Ant Build Environment
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