starwaver

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co-founder of Babylon VR

I also dabble in game design, AI and all kind of things anime

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Comment · 2 years ago

I like the idea of node based image editing. It reminds me of when learning how to write shader code for games and GLSL was waaaay too over my head until I discovered node based shaders, and I didn't have to wrangle with coding and instead focusing experimenting with different nodes.

However soon creating a "shader that works" was no longer an issue but how to create X effect using shaders was my next blocker, and luckily there were ton of YouTube tutorials on these, which was very helpful, but this continues to be a pain point even now

Since now we are in the age of AI, would it be possible to prompt something like "create me a workflow to take image A, a concept art of a character and convert into into a walking animation sprite sheet with 16 frames for each animation walking up, down, left, right and all diagonal directions" and have it not only generate the result, but a workflow to create the result so it can be edited and tweaked.

Comment · 2 years ago

Cool

Comment · 9 years ago

It's an interesting idea but I don't recommend it with current headset. I work on a VR startup but truthfully speaking the technology isn't ready for everyday use yet.

The current generation of the headset isn't ready for long term use yet, maybe when the next generation of headset come out. Reading text on the current headsets (Oculus/HTC) can give you some serious headaches and eye strain. I'd wait until next generation come out before trying.

Though one thing that VR is really good for is A/B testing designs and visualizing data.

Comment · 9 years ago

One other thing that helps. Try to figure out your personality style and see what you are like: https://www.16personalities.com/

Comment · 9 years ago

that sounds like me a lot :) It doesn't sound like ADHD but rather a common procrastination habit (my apologize if you are actually medically diagnosed though).

I have problem focusing on things that I'm not interested in as well, but I've learnt to accept that and not feel too guilty about it. Especially since sometime procrastination has some pretty nifty benefits: https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_grant_the_surprising_habits_o...

What I've found really helpful for things I need to get done but have trouble doing is to make a to do list (highly recommend the Todoist app). And put in things to do in the list for each day. For example, do assignment A for 20 minutes, do assignment B for 20 minutes, exercise for 30 minutes etc. Make sure you make it simple enough such that it feels achievable (don't put things like finish an entire assignment as a task unless you know it's a short one). This helps me put myself in short burst focus mode and actual be productive instead of trying to be productive and totally failing at it. Not everyone can handle the 12 hour work day and I don't think you should force yourself to. I myself can only work for 3 hours most before getting exhausted (with plenty of rest in between), but I can do these 3 hours at hyper-focus mode and get more done than what other people can do in 8 hours.

The core things to do are: - accept the fact that not everything interest you and you'll be able to do it with focus. There's a myth in society that the longer you work the harder you work. Totally not true. - don't overwhelm yourself with tons of tasks, the key is to make it seem like it's really easy to do to get things done. The more overwhelmed you feel the less motivated you are to get started. - take a walk if you are getting depressed or overwhelmed, it helps A LOT! - And don't be afraid to try different things! Maybe you are just stuck in a bad career :)