https://asukawang.com Asuka Wang's blog en-US Tue, 10 Mar 2026 04:05:41 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/the-first-hundred-daysNote on the first hundred days of parenthood. Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/the-first-hundred-days https://asukawang.com/blog/site-patch-notes-listIntroducing List: the snapshot of my thoughts on various topics. Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/site-patch-notes-list https://asukawang.com/blog/project-fiddlesticks-devlog-2I refactored the combat loop mechanic, an essential component in my indie game Project Fiddlesticks. Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/project-fiddlesticks-devlog-2 https://asukawang.com/blog/books-read-in-2025To justify my hobby of book buying, I started reading more books in 2025. Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/books-read-in-2025 https://asukawang.com/blog/do-lumiere-citizen-dream-of-painted-sheepClair Obscur: Expedition 33 has the best narrative and soundtrack of the year. Months after seeing both endings, I still often recall those beautiful moments, and I can't stop wondering. Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/do-lumiere-citizen-dream-of-painted-sheep https://asukawang.com/blog/site-patch-notes-2025-rewriteThe site has a new face as well as a new body, as it now has a long overdue frontpage and a code base rewritten from scratch. Sat, 04 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/site-patch-notes-2025-rewrite https://asukawang.com/blog/the-smooth-journey-outshines-the-highlightsI did not anticipate to play Metaphor: ReFantazio, yet despite each of its components overshadowed by other games, it may be my favorite game of the year. Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/the-smooth-journey-outshines-the-highlights https://asukawang.com/blog/memorial-of-the-first-stepI made a tribute long overdue to my first game development project. Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/memorial-of-the-first-step https://asukawang.com/blog/bitter-masterpieceI appreciate GOTY winner Elden Ring's great design and polished gameplay, but I still have a mixed feeling after. Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/bitter-masterpiece https://asukawang.com/blog/project-fiddlesticks-devlog-1In Project Fiddlestcks, my latest indie game project, I implemented a vision algorithm, trying to capture the classic Rogue experience. Sun, 13 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/project-fiddlesticks-devlog-1 https://asukawang.com/blog/observation-on-programming-with-aiI reckoned getting familiar with AI coding tools is necessary, tried some, and to my surprise, I turned out to be quite optimistic. Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/observation-on-programming-with-ai https://asukawang.com/blog/blogging-and-digital-gardeningI talk to myself about why bother writing at somewhere nobody comes. Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/blogging-and-digital-gardening https://asukawang.com/blog/a-redemption-three-years-laterCD PROJEKT RED made a promise about Night City, which they broke. Three years later they had another attempt, and to me, it was their redemption. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/a-redemption-three-years-later https://asukawang.com/blog/s14-recapI did not play a lot of league during 2024, but I had a few unforgettable moments nonetheless. Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/s14-recap https://asukawang.com/blog/thoughts-on-building-a-game-with-xstateAfter hearing about XState's good reputation for years, I used it to build the prototype for my game. These are my thoughts. Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/thoughts-on-building-a-game-with-xstate https://asukawang.com/blog/under-the-hood-diablo-ii-item-generationA system design research turned into a reconciliation with a game I didn't know I was so in love with, so I wrote a research note to express my appreciation. Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/under-the-hood-diablo-ii-item-generation https://asukawang.com/blog/site-patch-notes-2024-redesignThe 2024 redesign is finally here! I went on a journey of learning editorial design, and did an overhaul to this site's design, both functionality-wise and visual-wise. Sun, 18 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/site-patch-notes-2024-redesign https://asukawang.com/blog/a-peek-of-the-worldI went to Copenhagen and London for my honeymoon, the first trip to Europe in my life. Some memories keep staying on my mind and I have many thoughts about them. Sun, 16 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/a-peek-of-the-world https://asukawang.com/blog/godot-essentialsThe biggest lessons I learned in my first Godot project. Sun, 21 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/godot-essentials https://asukawang.com/blog/4-years-reflectionAnother two years of life as a full-time developer has passed. Many things changed and many lessons learned. It's a perfect timing to look back and reflect. Mon, 08 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/4-years-reflection https://asukawang.com/blog/improving-greatnessTears of the Kingdom is built on the foundation of one of the most impactful game in last decade. Yet Nintendo did not settle, but managed to present a more polished world. Sun, 17 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/improving-greatness https://asukawang.com/blog/s13-recapAfter a three years gap, I'm back to league. Tue, 23 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/s13-recap https://asukawang.com/blog/refactor-blog-2023-markdown-based-contentEmbracing a different approach toward my own data, I made a change to the content hosting method of my blog. Mon, 19 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/refactor-blog-2023-markdown-based-content https://asukawang.com/blog/nextjs-app-font-not-loaded-on-remote-machine-issueDebugging note of a source loading issue that never reproduces on the dev machine. Mon, 05 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/nextjs-app-font-not-loaded-on-remote-machine-issue https://asukawang.com/blog/first-game-jam-postmortemI attended a game jam for the first time in my life. It was the best decision I made as an indie game developer in many years. Tue, 23 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/first-game-jam-postmortem https://asukawang.com/blog/god-of-war-ragnarokAs a successor of a game with solid gameplay and extraordinary narrative, God of War Ragnarök made attempts to be something better on many aspects. Some of them were great, some others were not. Sat, 19 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/god-of-war-ragnarok https://asukawang.com/blog/dark-soulsThough once a cult classic, the soul-like has become a mainstream genre. I beat its early entry to see its secrets and the reputation of unmerciful difficulty. Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/dark-souls https://asukawang.com/blog/2-years-reflectionTwo years has passed since I started working as a front-end developer, the profession I dreamed and chased for. Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/2-years-reflection https://asukawang.com/blog/ghost-of-tsushimaThe island of Tsushima in Kamakura period created by Sucker Punch was authentic and full of surprises, and they made sure the immersion works well. Fri, 07 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/ghost-of-tsushima https://asukawang.com/blog/god-of-war-2018Like the developers, Kratos entered a new stage of his life, and the lessons he learned are beautifully written and shown in a masterpiece of narrative. Thu, 06 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/god-of-war-2018 https://asukawang.com/blog/hadesI gave the acclaimed hack and slash roguelike a try, and it became one of the best game I've ever played. Wed, 05 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/hades https://asukawang.com/blog/moriyasumadoka我見證了一段圓滿偶像生涯的結束，也有幸經驗了我所知最圓滿的偶像宅的退隱。 Tue, 08 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/moriyasumadoka https://asukawang.com/blog/refactor-blog-3-headless-cmsIn the final step of the annual blog refactoring, I introduced the usage of headless CMS. Sun, 28 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/refactor-blog-3-headless-cms https://asukawang.com/blog/refactor-blog-2-ssrAfter the Webpack setup for this site, I also implemented server-side-rendering from scratch. Fri, 26 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/refactor-blog-2-ssr https://asukawang.com/blog/immortal"Immortal" 有數種含義，我藉由一則 league 的軼聞對其中一種含義得到更多理解。 Fri, 12 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/immortal https://asukawang.com/blog/refactor-blog-1-webpackIn this year's annual blog refactoring, I withdrew from using boilerplate build tools and configured Webpack myself. Tue, 09 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/refactor-blog-1-webpack https://asukawang.com/blog/full-screen-scrollResearch notes of implementing full-screen scroll animation. Thu, 11 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/full-screen-scroll https://asukawang.com/blog/s10-recapSeason 10 was the most eventful league season for me, as I witnessed the rise and fall of a successful team as part of it. Fri, 08 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/s10-recap https://asukawang.com/blog/unity-dev-memo-2關於 Unity3D 內 raycast 的研究筆記。 Sun, 04 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/unity-dev-memo-2 https://asukawang.com/blog/celeste「如何面對失敗」是人生重要的課題之一，而 Celeste 以極為優秀的敘事結合遊戲玩法做出了漂亮的回答。 Sun, 31 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/celeste https://asukawang.com/blog/a-taste-of-competitive-gamingThanks to Clash, I got to have a taste of playing organized League of Legends, and it felt amazing. Wed, 13 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/a-taste-of-competitive-gaming https://asukawang.com/blog/use-npm-package-commands-in-fish-shell Mon, 20 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/use-npm-package-commands-in-fish-shell https://asukawang.com/blog/frostpunkFrostpunk 是另一個以道德窘境逼迫玩家做出選擇為主體的作品，但當情況不再危急，道德也就不受挑戰了。 Tue, 14 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/frostpunk https://asukawang.com/blog/red-dead-redemption-2RDR2 細火慢燉地讓玩家見證兩名牛仔的人生起伏，鮮有激情，更多無奈與身不由己。 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/red-dead-redemption-2 https://asukawang.com/blog/unity-dev-memo-1關於 Unity3D 物體移動，腳本執行順序以及 Hitbox 的筆記。 Sun, 08 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/unity-dev-memo-1 https://asukawang.com/blog/s9-recap第一次現場觀看 MSI 以及 LCS，又換路換到 AD，第九季確實是立下許多里程碑的一個賽季。 Tue, 18 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/s9-recap https://asukawang.com/blog/deploying-react-app-on-gae Thu, 19 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/deploying-react-app-on-gae https://asukawang.com/blog/city-of-stars去了一趟夢想之都，不為了追夢，但仍然得到許多反思。 Thu, 12 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/city-of-stars https://asukawang.com/blog/things-i-learned-after-building-5-react-apps Thu, 08 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/things-i-learned-after-building-5-react-apps https://asukawang.com/blog/download-progress-tool-in-terminal-using-nodejs Fri, 07 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/download-progress-tool-in-terminal-using-nodejs https://asukawang.com/blog/a-rather-easy-way-to-implement-quicksort-in-jsMy attempt to implement quicksort. Thu, 23 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/a-rather-easy-way-to-implement-quicksort-in-js https://asukawang.com/blog/devotion還願說了一個好故事，並藉由優秀的遊戲製作來凸顯其優勢。 Mon, 04 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/devotion https://asukawang.com/blog/zelda-botw荒野之息是史上最優秀的開放世界遊戲，但荒野並不是我最喜愛的遊戲元素之一。 Sun, 16 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/zelda-botw https://asukawang.com/blog/hkt-theaters對 HKT48 至今四個劇場的感想。 Sun, 30 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/hkt-theaters https://asukawang.com/blog/so-fedc我逼著自己參加了遠超我當時程度的前端技術研討會，結果得到了遠超講題內容的收穫。 Tue, 17 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/so-fedc https://asukawang.com/blog/dev-diary-aura我嘗試了自己設計並實裝靈氣系統。它也許不顯眼，但絕不簡單。 Mon, 28 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/dev-diary-aura https://asukawang.com/blog/day-of-destiny在歷經五年十個月以及一百一十四場公演之後，我迎來了偶像宅生涯的巔峰。 Sun, 17 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/day-of-destiny https://asukawang.com/blog/the-stoneTaliyah 是我近來最喜愛的角色之一，而一切冥冥之中早已注定。 Mon, 01 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/the-stone https://asukawang.com/blog/spring-finalsTSM第五度奪下NA LCS冠軍，我對他們抱持著高度期待。 Mon, 24 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/spring-finals https://asukawang.com/blog/farewell-battle-net當我重新審視自己與剛畫下休止符的 Battle.Net 走過的足跡，才發現自己見證並參與了歷史。 Mon, 27 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/farewell-battle-net https://asukawang.com/blog/sotsugyo人生中充滿悲歡離合，而我不禁讚嘆日文如何描述離別，以及其中的美麗。 Tue, 17 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/sotsugyo https://asukawang.com/blog/ghibli我進行了一次遲來的吉卜力補習，認識了許多我喜歡以及不喜歡的作品。 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/ghibli https://asukawang.com/blog/whisper-of-the-heart我做了一個夢，夢裡我回到了學生時代，還抱著寫作的夢想。 Tue, 27 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/whisper-of-the-heart https://asukawang.com/blog/this-city-raised-madoka一時興起，去了一趟長崎，那個把まどか養育成人的城市。 Mon, 21 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/this-city-raised-madoka https://asukawang.com/blog/road-to-plat歷時六年，在漂泊到第三個伺服器之後，我終於達成了曾一度放棄過的目標。 Sun, 06 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://asukawang.com/blog/road-to-plat