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A collection of all my blog posts (not by any particular category or order). If you’re looking for something specific then check out my posts on Photography, Travel Guides, and Unity Tutorials.
Unit Testing in Unity
I consider automated tests to be a cornerstone of building high quality software. Testing should be taken seriously in all aspects of software development and creating games in Unity should be no exception. In this tutorial I’ll focus on the unit testing aspect of test driven development (TDD). I’ve found…
Overnight At Easy Pass
Easy Pass is an “off the highway, up the pass” sort of hike on the east side of North Cascades National Park. The trail really shouldn’t be named “Easy” Pass as steep graded incline awaits you for most of the trail. This was an overnight trip for me and since…
Unity Cloud Build Tutorial and Review
Cloud Build is a service that Unity offers that allows the automatic build, deploy, and testing of your games. I’ve been using it for over a year now and it’s one of the better solutions for continuous deployment on the Unity platform. In this tutorial I will go over steps…
Backpacking, Sunshine, and New Gear in the North Cascades
Summer is always a great time for exploration and adventure. Unfortunately, many people have the same idea and that leads to crowded destinations. I’ve been spending a lot of time near Mount Ranier but usually the least crowded places are the ones furthest away, so I decided to look further…
What’s In My Bag – 2018 Edition
It’s a new year and well.. I already contradicted the first paragraph of last years gear list post! I talked about how I wouldn’t be adding any more gear, but as we all know, that’s never true. So what’s different for this year? Camera Main Body: Sony A7R III I…
Part 2: Rain With A Chance of Sunshine In The Olympics
Nature is always full of surprises. The day started with heavy overcast skies and the forecast didn’t look great either. The previous day was totally rained out so we didn’t have high hopes for the second day. We got up early and planned to do a morning hike at Obstruction…
Part 1: Rain With A Chance of Sunshine In The Olympics
I recently spent a few days to explore the Olympics. It’s sort of become a bi-yearly trip. I don’t go too often as I enjoy the other national parks in Washington a bit more, but ONP is beautiful in it’s own right and I would still like to spend some…
Mount St. Helens In May
This year marks the 38th anniversary of the last major eruption of Mount St. Helens. 38 years since the northern face of Mount St. Helens was blown apart, much of the surrounding valley is still recovering as nature slowly reclaims the scorched earth created by the eruption. Last week I…
Lake 22 Trail Report
The curiously-named Lake Twentytwo is the center of an oasis of alpine wetland nestled on the northern shoulder of Mount Pilchuck. The hike to the lake combines the best of mountain rainforests, old-growth, wetlands, and mountain views, yet it is readily accessible. In winter the route lends itself to snowshoeing…
Finding World Height and Width from Camera in Unity
I saw this question pop up a few times on the forums recently so thought I’d share a quick tip on how to easily do this. The question is “How do I find the height and width in WORLD units that is visible in the current camera view”. It’s actually…