Merge branch 'source' into lyon-36

Author: ozkriff

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 ## Game Updates
 
+### Flesh
+
+![flesh preview](flesh.gif)
+_3rd area_
+
+[Flesh] by [@im_oab] is a 2D-horizontal shmup game with hand-drawn animation and
+an organic/fleshy theme. It is implemented using [Tetra]. This month's updates
+include:
+
+- The game has BGM.
+- Support global leaderboard.
+- Integrate steam SDK using [steamworks] crate.
+- Add new enemy types for the 3rd area.
+- Add squeezing effect when the enemy gets hit.
+
+[Flesh]: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1660850/Flesh/
+[@im_oab]: https://twitter.com/im_oab
+[Tetra]: https://github.com/17cupsofcoffee/tetra
+[steamworks]: https://crates.io/crates/steamworks
+
+### [CyberGate][cybergate-yt]
+
+![hundreds of colliding colored balls in the air](entities.png)
+_The server and clients are able to smoothly handle
+over a thousand balls rained from above_
+
+CyberGate ([YouTube][cybergate-yt], [Discord][cybergate-dis]) by CyberSoul
+is a new multiplayer project that aims at procedurally generating distinct
+universes and gameplay experiences. CyberGate is the name of the main world
+where universes can be created and accessed by quantum portals.
+
+Recent updates:
+
+- Bandwidth became 16 times smaller by implementing entity prioritization
+  \+ other techniques.
+- Interpolation and Jitter prediction makes entities way smoother.
+- Automatic and Reliable Spawn and Despawn of entities.
+- Many other features and optimizations to do with rapier 3d physics,
+  wgpu renderer and quinn (quic) protocol.
+
+[Join the Discord server][cybergate-dis] to participate in tests.
+
+_Discussions: [/r/rust_gamedev](https://reddit.com/r/rust_gamedev/comments/vy7vms/multiplayer_stress_test_1_million_balls)_
+
+[cybergate-yt]: https://youtube.com/channel/UClrsOso3Xk2vBWqcsHC3Z4Q
+[cybergate-dis]: https://discord.gg/R7DkHqw7zJ
+
 ## Engine Updates
 
 ## Learning Material Updates
 
 ## Tooling Updates
 
+### [Blackjack]
+
+![Blackjack: A procedural bridge being edited in real-time](blackjack.gif)
+
+[Blackjack] by @setzer22 is a new procedural modeling application made in Rust,
+using rend3, wgpu, and egui. It follows the steps of applications like
+Houdini, or Blender's geometry nodes project and provides a node-based
+environment to compose procedural recipes to create 3d models.
+
+The focus for the past few months has been into evolving Blackjack from a proof
+of concept into a usable application. It's current status is not yet production
+ready, but it can now be used to build complex procedural models editable inside
+a game engine thanks to its new engine integration system.
+
+Some of the new features include:
+
+- A better data model for meshes, based on groups and channels.
+- Game engine integration with Godot, more engines coming soon.
+- Introduce Lua as an extension language.
+- Add *many* new nodes: Extrude along curve, Copy to points...
+- Add experimental support for L-Systems.
+- Reworked Look & Feel
+
+A talk about Blackjack's vision and a tour of its features was shared at the
+start of July in the [Rust gamedev meetup][blackjack-talk-yt]. Interested
+developers are encouraged to [check the project out on GitHub][Blackjack] and
+post on the Discussion boards!
+
+[Blackjack]: https://github.com/setzer22/blackjack
+[blackjack-talk-yt]: https://onrendering.com/data/papers/catmark/HalfedgeCatmullClark.pdf
+
 ## Library Updates
 
+### [hecs]
+
+[hecs] is a fast, lightweight, and unopinionated archetypal ECS library.
+
+[Version 0.8][hecs-changelog] marks a breaking change to most methods that
+previously took a generic type parameter `T: Component`, replacing them with
+methods taking type parameters which must be *references to* component types
+instead. This resolves a long-standing footgun where users accustomed to writing
+`&T` in queries might write `world.get::<&T>`, interpreted by rustc as
+referencing the valid component type `&'static T`, resulting in code that
+compiles but fails to access the intended component.
+
+[hecs]: https://github.com/Ralith/hecs
+[hecs-changelog]: https://github.com/Ralith/hecs/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#080
+
+### [bevy_mod_wanderlust]
+
+[bevy_mod_wanderlust]
+([GitHub](https://github.com/PROMETHIA-27/bevy_mod_wanderlust)) by
+[@PROMETHIA-27] is a character controller plugin for Bevy engine.
+
+Inspired by [this excellent video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdskE8PJy6Q),
+it is implemented on top of [Rapier physics](https://rapier.rs/) and highly
+customizable. Wanderlust includes a variety of settings to target many different
+character controller types, including 2D/3D platformers, spacecraft, and
+first/third person games.
+
+[bevy_mod_wanderlust]: https://crates.io/crates/bevy_mod_wanderlust
+
 ### [Lyon]
 
 ![Variable width stroke in action](lyon.png)