Article – Alejandro Segovia Azapian

Bump Mapping a Simple Surface

April 21, 2014November 23, 2014Ale

In my last post, I started discussing Bump Mapping and showed a mechanism through which we can generate a normal map from any diffuse texture. At the time, I signed…Continue readingBump Mapping a Simple Surface

3D Engine Article

Bump Map Generation

March 31, 2014March 30, 2014Ale

Bump mapping is a texture-based technique that allows improving the lighting model of a 3D renderer. I’m a big fan of bump mapping; I think it’s a great way to…Continue readingBump Map Generation

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Linux Journal Article available online

February 7, 2011Ale

I’m very glad to announce that the Introductory CUDA article I wrote for RealityFrontier (and that was published by the Linux Journal Magazine) is now available for online reading. You…Continue readingLinux Journal Article available online

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Parallel Programming with NVIDIA CUDA

November 22, 2010June 2, 2013Ale

The Linux Journal Magazine is currently running my article in their November issue. The articles features an introduction to Parallel Programming using the NVIDIA CUDA technology. I wrote this article…Continue readingParallel Programming with NVIDIA CUDA

Article Objective-C

Protocols in Objective-C

February 11, 2010May 28, 2022Ale

Ever since I started learning Objective-C, I always thought the concept of “Protocols” was identical to that of Interfaces in Java. Today, after reading this page, I understood that actually…Continue readingProtocols in Objective-C

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C as a programming learning language

February 9, 2010Ale

Recently we were talking with a colleague from my University about how programming is taught nowadays in college. In my University, the programming language used for teaching how to program…Continue readingC as a programming learning language

Article Objective-C

Memory Management in Objective-C and Cocoa

October 21, 2009May 30, 2022Ale

Last week we did a simple introduction to the Objective-C programming language, defining and implementing a class named “MyClass”. This class was instantiated from a main function and it showed…Continue readingMemory Management in Objective-C and Cocoa

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First steps with Objective-C

October 14, 2009May 30, 2022Ale

I have been intrigued by Objective-C for some time now. It is a programming language that, while it’s been limited mostly to the development of Software for Mac OS X,…Continue readingFirst steps with Objective-C

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