Q1 2019 Report
Tags: entrepreneurship, gamedev
Published: 2019-04-01 19:37:30

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title: Q1 2019 Report
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description: The report for the first quarter of the year 2019.
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The report for the first quarter of the year 2019.

# Game development effects and achievements

I further improved my 3D modeling abilities.

![3D modeling](https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/5hfop2t668x0ibvzoe79.gif "A 3D model asset in my possession")

I further improved my 3D animation abilities.

![Weight painting](https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/or0fsfre1n0e4mc1xguf.gif "Me gaining experience in 3D animation using weight painting")

I [achieved](https://webdva.github.io/how-i-implemented-client-side-linear-interpolation/) an implementation of client-side linear interpolation combined with client-side prediction for a networked multiplayer game.

![Client-side linear interpolation](https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/7tsvk40w1ds238ikmcnu.gif "Demonstration of the client-side linear interpolation system I made")

I gained the capability to create and use shaders. I published a [reference](https://webdva.github.io/a-very-brief-introduction-to-the-construction-of-shaders/) for constructing shaders.

![Shader demonstration](https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/upw5nz0d2jchtp0omssn.gif "Demonstration of the first shader I ever made")

I achieved collision detection for a networked multiplayer 3D game.

![3D collision detection demonstration](https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/lu65u1hj3ialk3eyb8gb.gif "Demonstration of my 3D collision detection achievement")

# Product development

I began development of a 3D multiplayer browser game that went through many iterations.

It first looked like this, a game with RPG combat:

![One of the initial iterations](https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/l47yep4z1fbmm5w8aj8t.gif "A proposed game concept I made and realized")

And then it looked like this, an innovative pseudo-massive multiplayer flying shooter game idea:

![One of the final iterations](https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/g03sy53v017hacmj8rax.gif "The latest concept of the product")

# Engineering and scientific capabilities gained

* I achieved the implementation for a conditional front-end browser source code minification system.
* I learned the concept of affine transformations for 3D game development, including movement along a forward facing vector and position translations in three dimensional space.
* I gained the capability to achieve rotations in three dimensional space for a 3D game, involving the knowledge of Euler angles and rotation matrices.
* I gained an understanding of quaternions.
* I learned new mathematical concepts such as the hyperplane separation theorem for implementing collision detection with oriented bounded boxes in three dimensions.

# Strategic commercial activities

* I planned to enter the modern browser game market space to obtain a portion of that market share in an effort to accomplish the Prosperity program's goal of establishing income as a technology entrepreneur before the year 2020.

* I failed to achieve the Initial Product Release of a 3D multiplayer browser game before the end of the quarter.

* I considered a pivot from the business-to-consumer segment of game development due to a possible lack of founder-customer fit. Due to a set of cognitive biases and distortions, I actually may have been mistaken about the value of such consumer markets to me as an entrepreneur.

# Personal aspects/Operating agent status

* I discovered and adopted the utility of eternal optimism. I now bear all the utilities needed to meet the requirements for having the right stuff.

# Summary of the quarter

I worked on the development of a 3D multiplayer browser game and obtained very useful capabilities. I am now in possession of more advanced technology, knowledge, and processes than what was had in the previous quarter ([Q4 2018](https://webdva.github.io/2018-q4-report/)).

# Predictions

## Short term

With a great commitment to the Prosperity program and to doing the right thing, the Prosperity program's success will be achieved, which is, ultimately, the convergence to a local optimum of prosperity.

## The far future

Greater courage, integrity, commitment, and other treasures will be obtained. Greater nondominated solutions will be converged to and lesser dominated states diverged from.

With the predicted post-Prosperity assets and capital that will be obtained, I will be able to eventually establish a far-reaching enterprise that engages in experimental physics and mend the world in innovative ways.