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+Title: Switching scenes
+Date: 2024-09-06 00:00
+Category: News
+Slug: ht-scenes
+Lang: en
+
+# August
+
+<video controls width="700">
+    <source src="../../images/2024_scenes.mp4" type="video/mp4"/>
+</video>
+
+In August I implemented scene switching, which allowed me to do the following:
+
+* pressing "Start the game" button in the splash screen takes the player to a level with three floors
+* selecting a door takes the player to another floor
+* selecting a TV set focuses the player on the TV set with a remote control
+* switching TV channels results in different images being shown
+
+Thus, scenes are good both for focusing on items and moving the player around.
+
+# September
+
+I plan to implement replay of short sounds in September.
+
+# Philosophy
+
+I stumbled upon an interesting ["Time after tax"][tax] post. The author briefly
+tells how after spending time on mandatory day to day
+activities (sleep, work, commute, wash, etc.) he is only left with
+3 hours of free time. The author calls this "Time after tax".
+
+That concept explains where I take time for "Tail and Shadow" project.
+For example, I managed to spend 27 hours for the project in August, that's
+about 1 hour a day. Of course, one would spend 27 hours on a full-time job 
+in 3-4 days, but a job won't let you make your dream come true.
+
+Do you use "time after tax"?
+
+[scenes]: ../../images/2024_scenes.mp4
+[tax]: https://www.konstantinschubert.com/2019/03/30/time-after-taxes.html