Here I am, again!

Greetings! Is anybody here?
A lot of time passed, a lot of things in my life have changed, but I'm still interesting in Python programming. I'm working right now as game developer using Unity3D (C#), but I already tired of it. I dream about big interesting project where I could use Python. I think it is the most beauty language I've ever seen (after Belorussian, of course:).
And let me show you "Life"!
Just put it in Blender's text editor and run. It will build "3D-history" of life evolution and put every generation on console.


import bpy

GENS = 20   #number of generations
XMAX = 10  #X-length
YMAX = 10  #Y-length

current = [[0 for y in range(YMAX)] for x in range(XMAX)]

#Start with glider
current[0][2] = 1
current[1][2] = 1
current[2][2] = 1
current[2][1] = 1
current[1][0] = 1

next_cell = lambda x, max: 0 if x == (max - 1) else x + 1

def put_cube(x, y, z):
    bpy.ops.mesh.primitive_cube_add(location = (x * 2, y * 2, z * 2))

def count_neibouhrs(field, x, y):
    return field[x-1][y-1]+\
            field[x-1][y]+\
            field[x][y-1]+\
            field[next_cell(x, XMAX)][next_cell(y, YMAX)]+\
            field[x][next_cell(y, YMAX)]+\
            field[next_cell(x, XMAX)][y]+\
            field[x-1][next_cell(y, YMAX)]+\
            field[next_cell(x, XMAX)][y-1]

def is_alive(field, x, y):
    return (count_neibouhrs(field, x, y)==3 or (count_neibouhrs(field, x, y)==2 and field[x][y])) and 1 or 0

def draw(field, generation):
   [[put_cube(x, y, generation) for y in range(YMAX) if field[x][y]] for x in range(XMAX)]
   
for i in range(0, GENS):
    draw(current, i)
    print("Generation #" + str(i))
    for line in current:
        print(line)
    future = [[is_alive(current, x, y) for y in range(YMAX)] for x in range(XMAX)]
    current = future

I'm still alive, yep!

Just came from CG conference near Minsk. Listened much, told and spoke a lot. Drunk beer. Was cool.
For the conference I've prepared some Blender scenes where Python was very useful. Also I've updated 'rolling cubes' scene - refactored and cleaned up a little bit, added a possibility to 'freeze' cubes in certain areas with objects in special group 'logoPlace'
Here is .blend - http://www.pasteall.org/blend/8957
And video with update.

Blender comes stable!

http://www.blender.org/
I can hope , python API will be stable, so we can keep work going!

I'm still alive

Thanx Blendernation for posting post about this project! I had to say sorry for freezing work last days. Updates are going to come in few days.
Now I need to rearrange all things up in my head to make this tool not "script only for one job" but really useful multifunctional add-on. Maybe, some Mushroomer's features will be added

Current .blend file

.blend

Static cubes for logo placing implemented

Well, development still in progress.

First

This is first post in my special blog what is fully focused on creation some nice VFX with Blender 2.56.
Let's watch original effect: watch on Vimeo
Very nice, isn't it? So I decided to create tool for Blender for easy recreating this.
What I have now:

 

("Компьютерная газета" - it's a title of computer related newspaper where I'm working as freelance writer)

As you can see - it's just compositing image with colorkey. But I think putting images right on the geometry can increase wow-factor a little:)

So...

Link for downloading .blend file (old version - with compouse and without uv-feature)
Already done: adding geometry, assign materials and creating simple animation.
But! Almost everything not implement properly - its just temporary solution.
Nice GUI with size control, freezing zone for putting logo, and some other should be implemented...
Blenderartists forum is down for now, and I don't know where get some support.
The most important thing for me now - set materials for faces individually. Any help would be appreciated.
And sorry if my English too bad:)