Yarsa Labs DevBlog (Page 23)

Notes on Convolutional Neural Network

Building a CNN, we feed training data through network layers in batches, apply a loss function to assess the accuracy of the model and use backpropagation to determine how best to adjust the weights to reduce the loss.

Using Artboards for Mobile Sizes in Photoshop

Artboards are like virtual containers with the help of which we can have multiple canvases in a single document. It was added in Photoshop since the CC 2015 version. They act like Folders but you can also place folders inside them.

HDRI environment texture in Blender

In simpler terms, it captures the whole lighting situation from a scene. We can then use HDRIs as environment textures in Blender. So, it's like a ready-made lighting set-up that can be imported into your scene.

Design Ludo 3D Dice in Adobe illustrator

There are multiple ways to make realistic looking dice on Adobe illustrator; one of the methods is using the classic 3D bevel effect where you can assign artworks and symbols on each side of the dice. This method helps you create a real looking cube with perspective.

9-Slice Scaling in Adobe Illustrator

9 slice scaling in Adobe Illustrator is an image resizing technique that proportionally scales an image by splitting it into nine sections. In this way for example a rounded corner is preserved and are not stretched.

Load Testing using ab Apache Benchmark command-line tool

ab is a simple load testing command from Apache. It benchmarks your HTTP server by automating a scenario of sending multiple requests with concurrent clients.

Making a Galaxy from Particle System in Unity

One of the many effects you can make by using a particle system is a galaxy that keeps spinning along with some stars and clusters of stars, which is what I am going to show you in this blog while explaining the usage of parameters and their description.

Exporting Character from Blender to Unity

This article is intended for people with an intermediate understanding of Blender and character creation, to understand the different things to consider before exporting the character from Blender to Unity.

Digital Painting in Photoshop: Shading

Games might need objects for background art or illustrations to show inside the game for loading screens. If your game is entirely 3D, you might need concept art designs to show the 3D modellers what to make. You can do this all in Photoshop.

Grids in Adobe Illustrator

We start off by creating a line of a certain length on Illustrator and change the values of Position according to the desired square dimension you want for each box; in this case, the horizontal value will be 0 and the vertical value will be set to 80.

Conway's Game of Life in Unity

Game of life also known as Conway's game of life is a model that simulates the creation, existence, and destruction of life. This model is based on the fact that life cannot exist when there is an under or overpopulation and under the right conditions there is a chance of reproducing real life.

Font Selection in Mobile Games

What to consider when selecting font family or combinations for any mobile display app or game? This article tells you the process and design principles thought for while selecting a font family or a combination for a mobile game or an app.

C# Extension Methods in Unity

we will be creating some extension methods of some classes and we will also be looking at some useful uses of extension methods in Unity.

Getting Started on Cyber Security in Nepal

In the context of Nepal, we have a misconception of connecting every dots of cyber security and social engineering to cracking local wifi passwords, gaining unwanted access to someone's Facebook account or hopeless brute-forcing.

Dynamic Foot Placement in Unity Inverse Kinematic

IK has been used by our hand naturally, eg. when we want to grab a cup of coffee laying on the table that is close to us, we naturally bend our arm just right so that we can accurately reach the cup. IK has been in use in robotics for a long time now.

Phone Verification API in Django using Sparrow SMS - Part 1

In this post, we're going to code in Python Django to use the Sparrow SMS API integration to verify a Nepali NTC/ Ncell phone number using an API as a service server-generated OTP code.

Mobile FPS Game Controls Customization in Unity

In this article, we will be creating a similar system to PUBG controls customization in Unity where users will be able to replace, resize and change the opacity of the buttons and then save it for later sessions.

Create and set up a simple Ragdoll physics in Unity

Do you want your character to have dynamic movement when falling down? Well, ragdoll physics does that very easily. Setting up rag dolls in unity is pretty simple and I will show you how you can enable and disable them at run time.

Alignment Tools and Distribution Bootcamp - Adobe Illustrator

Alignment tools are the basis of visual placements and aligning objects on the art-board. Distribution on the other hand means the technique of spacing the objects.

Symbols in Sketch

Sketch symbols can be understood as organized reusable universal sets of assets and elements that can be used throughout your project. All the symbols are organized in the symbols library.

Creating sticks and ropes in Unity

Rope or rope like objects can be found in many places in game. Cable lines between poles, vines hanging from trees or spiders swinging by web othey all have similar kind of behavior. We are going to create that and see how it can be used in game.

/etc/hosts file: A Local DNS Lookup

All popular OS like Windows, MacOS and Linux have a text file within their system folders called Hosts. It is a text file that maps IP numbers to hostnames and alias.

101 Basics of Game Design Colours

The contrast effect is the most useful way to make texts and visual elements to be legible or more recognizable for the human eye.

Fluffy Sprite creation with Line Renderer in Unity

Today we will be creating a fluffy sprite that interacts with other bodies to deform itself. There are many ways to recreate this but we will be using a very simple approach towards it using line renderers and hinge joints.

Flock Simulation using Boids in Unity

Boid simulation is the simulation of the behaviour of creatures while moving in groups. this movement pattern can be found in the school of fish, the flock of birds. Multiple creatures seem to move in harmony and look like all of them are being controlled by a single creature.