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What makes an avatar unsettling? Why does a fractal repeat? Let one question lead to another, then choose a book that gives your curiosity somewhere to go.
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A daily selection through the lens of Curiosity Killed the Cat.
Books
WebGPU Development Pixels: Shader Programming
The motivation for this book stems from the growing demand for real-time rendering and GPU-accelerated computations in interactive applications.…
Game Development
Quickstart Guide to Game Design
Quickstart Guide to Game Design is a beginner-friendly introduction to designing and building small games. It covers the fundamentals of game…
Books
Kinematics and Dynamics
One of the most challenging tasks in simulation systems is the generation and coordination of efficient and accurate kinematics and dynamic…
Computers & Technology
Pervasive WebGPU & WGSL: Graphics & Compute
A comprehensive guide to mastering next-generation graphics and compute with WebGPU and the WGSL shading language for high-performance web…
The reading view
An idea worth picking up.
Fresh perspectives on books that open new directions.
Curiosity Killed the Cat / The reading view
This is where the interesting questions begin.
If Programming keeps catching your attention, “12 Games of Christmas” is a title to put on your radar. Its listed scope opens a worthwhile conversation about Beginner Coding. Games bring rules, feedback, and interaction into a single working experience. Give the reading a playful destination: one mechanic or interaction that you can explain, change, and share. Follow the most surprising question first. Sketch an explanation, imagine an alternative, and see what you would need to distinguish them. The best part of an interesting subject is often the next question it unlocks. Pick a question. Open a book. See where it takes you.Take a closer look
Curiosity Killed the Cat / The reading view
Let one idea lead to the next.
Looking for a new direction in Web Development & Design? “JavaScript is NOT a Toy” makes a persuasive case for giving the subject your attention. Bring a specific question and turn the reading into a purposeful exploration. JavaScript gives an idea a place to become interactive. Choose a small behaviour you want to build, keep the inputs and outputs visible, and use that goal to connect explanation with practice. Follow the most surprising question first. Sketch an explanation, imagine an alternative, and see what you would need to distinguish them. The best part of an interesting subject is often the next question it unlocks. Pick a question. Open a book. See where it takes you.Take a closer look
Curiosity Killed the Cat / The reading view
For the question you cannot leave alone.
Beginner's Guide to Game Animation Programming
If Animation Programming keeps catching your attention, “Beginner's Guide to Game Animation Programming” is a title to put on your radar. Its listed scope opens a worthwhile conversation about C/C++ Programming. Graphics and compute APIs reward a clear view of resources, execution, and dependencies. Keep one small rendering or compute goal in mind and draw the steps it needs before extending the example. Follow the most surprising question first. Sketch an explanation, imagine an alternative, and see what you would need to distinguish them. The best part of an interesting subject is often the next question it unlocks. Save it for the next time you want to follow the idea further.Take a closer look
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How to follow a question without getting lost
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