Blog

The Toothpaste & Bubblegum official blog. Articles about programming and other stuff we ran into. Feel free to comment (and correct us).

JNI Object management in cocos2d-x

29 Mar 2015 - by Ruud Arentsen

How to manage objects between C++ and Java using JNI (Java Native Interface) in cocos2d-x.

Cocos2d-x glClearColor

24 Apr 2016 - by Ruud Arentsen

How to set the openGL clear color for projects using cocos2d-x 3.8 or greater

Queued data for Bluetooth LE devices on Android

02 Oct 2016 - by Ruud Arentsen

How to send a lot of consecutive data to a Bluetooth Low Energy device on Android.

Laser tag guns and the police

08 Jul 2015 - by Ruud Arentsen

Police! Hands up! That's what happened to us during a test.

C++ virtual destructor

12 Apr 2015 - by Ruud Arentsen

When dealing with inheritance in C++, make sure you add virtual destructors. This post describes the issue, which could prevent memory leaks.

Our 3D printed laser tag gun

03 Apr 2015 - by Ruud Arentsen

Some photo's of a 3D printed gun for our next project

Arduino int size

28 Mar 2015 - by Ruud Arentsen

When using integers in Arduino projects, you have got to be aware of the size, which is 16 bit. This post will explain the issue with some example code.