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Tag: openstreetmaps

  • Map rendering with OSM and HTML5 canvas

    This week I’m trying to get as much code done on the borrowed scenery game as possible – today, fixing the map rendering. I decided to load map tiles from OpenStreetMaps directly rather than using OpenLayers. This is done quite simply, accessing the millions of pre-rendered png files with URLs in this form: a.tile.openstreetmaps.org/z/x/y.png Where…

  • Clay mushrooms

    More work on the Borrowed Scenery project and a first screenshot, experimenting with different visual styles. I’m trying modelling clay to get a 3D look on the fungi and using Theun Karelse’s mockup characters for player avatars. The floor is being built out of map tiles of Ghent pulled from OpenStreetMap, using the OpenLayers API…