Posted: 2/19/2008 8:58 PM
Post subject: Programming and TAS'ing
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Neophos
Joined: 9/30/2007
Posts: 103
It seems a lot of advanced TAS'ers have experience in programming (ranging from just simple scripting to advanced programmer). So, I've been wondering: Did you pick up programming as a supplement to another interest (TAS'ing), were you already learning or educated in programming when you discovered TAS'es, or were they two different interests that just happens to mold together very well? As far as I've seen, some users (like Bisqwit) were already full-fledged programmers before discovering TAS's, but that can't be true for everyone, can it? (Although TAS'ing would seem to be an interest to mostly attract people interested in subjects such as programming)
Posted: 2/19/2008 8:59 PM
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NrgSpoon
Joined: 6/14/2004
Posts: 646
For myself, it's probably a combination of programming and owning a Game Genie. Breaking games is fun :)
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Posted: 2/19/2008 9:35 PM
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Dromiceius
Joined: 10/3/2005
Posts: 1332
Neophos wrote:
Did you pick up programming as a supplement to another interest (TAS'ing), were you already learning or educated in programming when you discovered TAS'es, or were they two different interests that just happens to mold together very well?
The latter. I already knew quite a bit of C and had spent time hacking ROMs before NESvideos came into existence. But since coming here, I've been motivated to learn about things I probably wouldn't have otherwise- like using programming environments like MinGW to compile open-source projects, (i.e, FCEU.) There's also the S/NES ASM. I think nearly all of us are here both because we like games, and have a natural hackerish interest in learning how things work. Programming certainly falls within that domain.
Posted: 2/20/2008 12:32 AM
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atro_city
Active player (256)
Joined: 4/24/2005
Posts: 476
I think nearly all of us are here both because we like games, and have a natural hackerish interest in learning how things work. Guess I'm the exception to the rule. I'm only learning programming because I'm a computer science major and I need to do something for a living when I get out of college. Lazy and unmotivated, I know. Seeing all my other fellow CS majors who are genuinely interested in programming and write programs for fun makes me feel a little guilty, but I guess that's just the way things go.
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Posted: 2/20/2008 12:58 AM
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superjupi
Joined: 10/15/2007
Posts: 685
When I first stumbled onto the site in 2004, my only experience was simple scripting and Gameshark hackery. I'm currently a CS major, but I wasn't influenced so much by TASing as a creative desire and expanding my knowledge in a field I was comfortable in.
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Posted: 2/20/2008 1:03 AM
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DeHackEd
Emulator Coder, Site Developer, Former player
Joined: 11/6/2004
Posts: 833
I've been programming for the better part of 10 years or more. I pretty much taught my high school programming class. When people had problems, they came to ME, not the prof. Making a TAS or two certainly appeals to the aspect of me that enjoys programming and tinkering with machines -- in a way that's what we're doing. Being a programmer really helps with making the dual runs, advanced emulator assistance (one reason I made the Lua SNES9X is so that everybody can gain a little reach into this area) and all that.
Posted: 2/20/2008 9:23 PM
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LagDotCom
Joined: 3/7/2006
Posts: 720
Location: UK
DeHackEd wrote:
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Same for me, just about.
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