Jim Valavanis (Jval)

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Jim Valavanis, more commonly known as Jval, is a Greek game designer and programmer. A prolific developer, Valavanis's work with Doom is primarily in the realm of source ports, utilizing the Delphi and Pascal programming languages.

Contributions[edit]

In regards to Doom history, Valavanis has created numerous source ports and related programs:

Source ports[edit]

Other Doom related tools[edit]

  • ACCP: Port of ACC to Pascal, used to compile ACS scripts for DelphiDoom
  • DoomViewer: Doom, Heretic, Hexen & Strife map viewer
  • DelphiDoom Procedural Modeler: A tool for creating models for DelphiDoom
  • DelphiDoom Voxel Editor: A tool for creating voxels for DelphiDoom
  • DelphiDoom Terrain Generator: A tool for creating terrain
  • DoomRock: A procedural rock sprite & voxel generator for Doom games
  • DoomTree: A procedural tree sprite & voxel generator for Doom games
  • PBSP: A port of a node builder based on BSP v5.1 source code
  • PK3ENTRY: lump manager for PK3 files
  • Radge (Spelled R.A.D.G.E): [RA]ndom [D]oom [GE]nerator, a commandline tool for generating random levels for Doom based on SLIGE v.490
  • Sort and Threads test: a test application for sorting algorithms and multithreading functions. Sort tests are focusing in vissprite sorting efficiency of the Doom engine
  • WAD Painter: a tool that can create textures from WAD & PK3 file resources (Blend textures to create new textures)

Other developments[edit]

Aside working on Doom source ports and auxillary programs, Valavanis has created several other applications:

  • BrickTris: a Tetris clone for Microsoft Windows
  • Bricks Inventory: A tool to help you manage your bricks inventory, such as that from Lego
  • Columns: a portable puzzle game for Windows
  • DelphiQuake: A source port of the MS-DOS game Quake, developed in Delphi
  • Dragon: A game based on the DelphiDoom codebase
  • DukeViewer: Duke Nukem 3D map viewer
  • ENDEDIT: A B800 text screen editor. Such screens were usually displayed as an end screen when exiting DOS based games. Can edit ENDOOM screens
  • GFractal: A fractal generator
  • GLSpeed: A remake of the game Speed Haste with OpenGL rendering, utilizing the DelphiDoom 2.0.5.727 codebase
  • Greek lexarythms: Type a greek word or a number value and get the equivelant lexarythms
  • Hunter: A DirectDraw based first person shooter utilizing 3D models of the Doom monsters created in 2004
  • I3DViewer: Speed Haste model viewer (I3D models)
  • MD2 Viewer: model viewer for Quake II models
  • Mars3D: A remake of the game Mars 3D - The Ultimate Fighter, with OpenGL rendering, utilizing the DelphiDoom codebase
  • MAD2WAD: A program to convert .MAD files to WAD, used by Mars 3D, 3D Hero, and Tao games from Engine Technology
  • PTree: Procedural tree generator
  • Portal Adventure: Portal Adventure - The Hunt for Dr. Freak: A game based on the DelphiDoom codebase
  • QuakeViewer: Quake engine map viewer
  • RAD: A source port of the MS-DOS game Radix: Beyond the Void, utilizing a modified DelphiDoom source as its basis with OpenGL support (RadGL)
  • Reversi: a portable Othello clone for Windows
  • Simple Hex Viewer: A hex viewer of files for Windows
  • Texture Perspective: A tool for creating textures from real world photos
  • TombViewer: Tomb Raider level viewer
  • XGreed: A source port of the MS-DOS game In Pursuit of Greed, utilizing the Windows source of the Raven engine

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