Stephen Moreton-Howell
Interests: Software/physics/philosophy/ML. BSc Physics, with more recent MSc in AI. Looking at ways to use it in .NET MAUI based phone/tablet projects. 4 published so far - 2 educational, 2 games. Neural Networks educational next.
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- genuary.art/prompts#jan20 #genuary #genuary2026 #genuary20 - "One line. An artwork that is made of a single line only."
- genuary.art/prompts#jan12 #genuary #genuary2026 #genuary20 - "One line. An artwork that is made of a single line only." Didn't Picasso do stuff like that sometimes? This one is 1705992 pixels long. At 300 dpi that would be about 158 yards.
- genuary.art #genuary #genuary2026 #genuary18 - "Unexpected path. Draw a route that changes direction based on one very simple rule." The simple rule: "Follow the letters in Winnie-the-Pooh". With this being a somewhat different style and age to Shakespeare, will there be a noticeable difference? No.
- #genuary #genuary2026 #genuary18 - "Unexpected path. Draw a route that changes direction based on one very simple rule." My simple rule: "Follow the letters in Macbeth". As you can see, with this letter-wheel Macbeth drifts left and down like Hamlet did. Probably pretty much what you were expecting.
- #genuary18 - "Unexpected path. Draw a route that changes direction based on one very simple rule." The simple rule: "Follow the letters in Hamlet". As you can see, with this letter-wheel Hamlet drifts left and gently down. Make of that what you will. Other texts later. #ComputerArt #genuary
- Reposted by Stephen Moreton-Howell🚀 @mauiday.net is back! 🇬🇧 📅 Feb 6, 2026 📍 NewDay office, London A full day of .NET MAUI, cross-platform app dev, real-world insights, and great community vibes! You don't want to miss this! 🔗 mauiday.net
- I'm building a library of presets for the new #Wavicle app. This one demonstrates the metal grill in the door of a microwave oven blocking microwaves from escaping (long) while allowing light waves through (short). #Physics #TeachPhysics #ITeachPhysics #PhysicsFun #PhysicsLovers #STEM #DotNetMAUI
- #DotNetMAUI apps: Wordy Blob, on Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d... iOS: apps.apple.com/gb/app/wordy... Maxwell's Demon on Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d... iOS: apps.apple.com/gb/app/maxwe... Plate Tectonics Viewer on Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d... Coming soon: Wavicle!
- Reposted by Stephen Moreton-HowellThe Falstad Ripple tank is: a) a classic b) has a bunch of secret levels? And by secret levels, I mean an absurdly long list of presets I've never fully explored. Like this biconvex lens. (A LENS in a ripple tank?!? Amazing!) What's your favorite secret level? ⚛️ 🎢 falstad.com/ripple/
- In a #DotNetMAUI app, why use the OS's built in keyboard when you can make your own? Fun to design, easy to draw onto an ICanvas and, once that little bit of effort is out of the way, infinitely configurable and unique. Don't follow the crowd. #ReinventTheWheel!
- Reposted by Stephen Moreton-HowellThe Lascells Ripple Tank, the King of the Waves, like you've never seen it before 👑🌊🤩 What colour would you try? ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 Food colouring in a Ripple Tank: let's get colourful youtu.be/OaN0VYnJDtw?... via @YouTube #ITeachPhysics #ITeachScience #Physics #ChatPhysics #Physics #SciTeachUK
- ...and it's easy to show that removing one source and adding a reflecting barrier also creates an interference pattern, this time between the source and its reflection. The cross-section view can be used to examine this. #Physics #TeachPhysics #ITeachPhysics #PhysicsFun #PhysicsLovers #STEM
- In my #TeachPhysics app written using #DotNetMAUI, you can easily add 2 sources of circular ripples and show how spacing of interference fringes changes with the spacing of the sources. Wide sources = narrow fringe spacing. Close sources = wide fringe spacing... #Physics #Education #PhysicsGames
- #TeachPhysics app written using #DotNetMAUI now has a help section explaining the controls. I'm hoping to get it released by Christmas. Still needs a bit of work. #Physics #Education #PhysicsGames #IndieGames
- #PhysicsEducation app written using #DotNetMAUI now has working circular and straight dippers with variable amplitude and wavelength. Objects can be added and removed. Just need to fix the title bar and do load/save of ripple tank state so some standard wave phenomena can be shown. #PhysicsGames
- Reposted by Stephen Moreton-Howell#Physicseducation is vital to many developments both within and beyond the world of physics, but the field is facing a major issue: not enough students are enjoying and learning physics. How can we solve this "future of physics" problem? Explore one researcher's solution: ow.ly/BLXx50XhcKJ
- More work on the next #DotNetMAUI app - an educational #physics game. Dippers, barriers and cross-sections can be moved around the ripple tank to create and observe various wave phenomena. Buttons at the bottom will be used to add objects. #DotNet #PhysicsGames #PhysicsEducation #IndieDev #GameDev
- Here's work on the next #DotNetMAUI app - an educational physics game. Check out those classic twin-slit interference fringes naturally emerging from the simulation. #DotNet #PhysicsGames #IndieDev #GameDev
- ...and here's a reminder of the Android version: play.google.com/store/apps/d... #DotNet #PhysicsGames #FreeGames #PhysicsFun #Mauiay #IndieDev #GameDev
- Finally! Cross-platform development using #DotNetMaui. My "Maxwell's Demon" game now available on both Android and iOS. Only platform-specific code: to enable screen-swiping gesture. #DotNet #PhysicsGames #FreeGames #PhysicsFun #MauiDay #IndieDev #GameDev iOS: apps.apple.com/gb/app/maxwe...
- Slight discrepancy between the #DotNetMAUI build on Android and iOS: When stroke size is set to 0, ICanvas.DrawPath() draws thin lines on Android but doesn't draw anything on iOS. On iOS you have to set stroke size to 1.0f or leave it as the default value. No biggie.
- I take it back. Having installed #VisualStudio2022 v17.14.13, the SSH connection to my #MacMini now works, and #WordyBlob has now been successfully built on it and is running in an iPhone 16 emulator just fine. Well done #Microsoft. But I reserve the right to get grumpy again at the next problem.
- Very disappointing that "Pair To Mac" from Visual Studio, to build my #DotNetMAUI apps for iOS doesn't seem to work. After a year of working with .NET MAUI successfully targeting Android I may have to drop it. There's no point having a cross-platform system that can only target one platform!
- Reposted by Stephen Moreton-Howell.NET MAUI offers superior performance, native UI, and a unified project structure, making it an excellent choice over React Native for modern app development. Explore why developers are choosing .NET MAUI for enhanced app experiences. #DotNetMAUI #AppDevelopment
- Reposted by Stephen Moreton-Howell🥁🥁🥁 Coming Soon — a brand new cryptic crossword magazine we’re calling Unch. Interested? Sign up for email updates at unchcrosswords.com to find out more. And we’d love it if you could repost this to your own followers 👍
- .NET MAUI is a great environment for cross-platform app development for anyone who is used to the MSVS/C# ecosystem. I used to use en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmala... and C++, but it was discontinued. I hope .NET MAUI continues! #dotnetmaui #appdev #visualstudio #windowsdev #xaml #csharp #dotnet
- My new Android mobile game, "Wordy Blob" has been updated on Google Play Store. The letter selection has been improved so that (hopefully) it's less likely to keep repeating the same letters. play.google.com/store/apps/d... #mobilegame #wordplay #wordgame #freegames #dotnetmaui #indiedev #gamedev
- I think it's interesting that the country in which my #DotNetMAUI based #PlateTectonics simulation has been installed the most is the Philippines. I can't think of any obvious reason for that. play.google.com/store/apps/d...
- There is also an update to my Android mobile game "Maxwell's Demon" available on the Google Play Store. Free to play. No ads. play.google.com/store/apps/d... #freegames #dotnetmaui #indiedev #gamedev #physicsgames
- My new Android mobile game, "Wordy Blob" has now been published on Google Play Store. Free to play. No ads. Warning: To anyone who likes Scrabble-esque word games it can be very addictive. play.google.com/store/apps/d... #mobilegame #wordplay #wordgame #freegames #dotnetmaui #indiedev #gamedev
- My next app developed using fantastic cross-platform system #DotNetMAUI, will be Wordy Blob. Building a diverse portfolio of apps, from Geology (Plate Tectonics Simulator), to games (Maxwell's Demon and Wordy Blob) and on to physics education (Wavicle). #indiedev #gamedev #MAUIUIJuly
