Monthly Archives: January 2012

Corona Sample #03 – Colour Canvas

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Andrew Burch

My third sample with the Corona SDK is something I called the Colour Canvas. It didn’t really turn out how I had first thought – although I’m not sure what my goal here was, other than to have a look … Continue reading →

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Corona Samples #02 – Starfields

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Andrew Burch

The second entry into my corona samples is another traditional demo effect – the Starfield. This effect was another easy one to convert, so made it appealing for early learning. I have included two types: – 3D (where the stars … Continue reading →

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Corona Samples #01 – Plasma Demo

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Andrew Burch

To kick start my Corona Samples is a port of an old demo effect – a traditional plasma. About 17 – 18 years ago, I was very interested in the demo scene and writing graphical effects. This is a very … Continue reading →

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Corona SDK Samples

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Andrew Burch

For the last month I have been playing with the Corona SDK for iPhone and Android mobile development. After spending a few weeks (before that) looking at different SDKs and engines for the iPhone and Android, I decided to push … Continue reading →

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Handles and coin door holes cut

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Andrew Burch

With today being a public holiday (Australia Day), I decided to spend an hour in the garage cutting some holes out for the handles and coin door. I had been debating with myself about the value of handles on each … Continue reading →

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Control panel artwork arrived

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Andrew Burch

A tiny update, but the artwork for the control panels arrived today from GameOnGrafix. Very happy with the quality – measuring 565 x 195mm, I plan to cut it down a little but not much. There are two bits there … Continue reading →

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CGA monitor installed

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Andrew Burch

This has been a very busy week working on the cab. Firstly, my new monitor arrived Many, many thanks to a friend on Aussie Arcade for his assistance in getting it to my door! I was not going to continue … Continue reading →

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Quiet week on the cocktail front

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Andrew Burch

With most of my energies devoted to my Pacman cab project this week, I didn’t get time to work on the construction. The main piece of news on this project is I ordered 40ft of white t molding and also … Continue reading →

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Side panels cut

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Andrew Burch

I managed to sneak away to the garage for a little bit this weekend, so have a few minor things to update with Firstly, I cut out the left and right panels to their correct sizes, and also rounded off … Continue reading →

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Initial parts purchased

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Andrew Burch

A minor update – parts purchased from a few places. In2Amusments and AustinAmusments being the main two online stores I’ve purchased from. Initial planning has paid off as it has helped save on postage by grouping parts together where possible … Continue reading →

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