These renovations will take a long time, so all projects are canceled until I am more organized... and more experienced.
Also, here is a good website from an experienced game developer that I have been reading recently:
http://www.sloperama.com/index.html
There are about 71 articles on game development and business on that site, so far they have been helpful to me.
Friday, November 27, 2009
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Renovations
The way my workspace and methodology is set up at the moment is inadequate for me to successfully complete any projects with the quality that I have in mind. So before I continue with any of my projects I will be doing renovations. I will report back when I have made significant progress from this point.
Also, I will not be posting as often about my own career, to save myself the embarrassment of visibly moving back and forth in my thinking. If I find good articles that would help those who are breaking in to the industry, however, I will post them here.
Also, I will not be posting as often about my own career, to save myself the embarrassment of visibly moving back and forth in my thinking. If I find good articles that would help those who are breaking in to the industry, however, I will post them here.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Working with sub-standard materials...
I will say one word: Planning.... I will say it again: Planning...
Know it, follow it.
Why am I pushing this so fervently? Because a lack of it has pushed me into a corner, and behind schedule*.
Nearly completing my "oh-so-versatile" engine has brought to light a far more efficient design possibility. Far too deep in my project to back up, I have no choice but to press on with, what I consider to be, an obsolete design. I have enough of my engine working to create the game that I was planning, so I will press on.
Now, to the game. As I said before, it is basically a sliding puzzle involving a penguin. There will be a few variations to make the game more...eccentric... but the basics will be the same, use WASD or the arrow keys to move in one direction. If you move, you will continue moving until you hit an obstacle. Some obstacles will hurt you, others are more superficial.(rocks)
Well, I'm signing off... an undead horde is attacking my house and I haven't had much time to fight it off...until now...later!**
* I'm always behind schedule, but this is different. Good thing I am not working for someone. o.O
**Because when the undead apocalypse comes, I will be too busy updating my blog to save myself.
Know it, follow it.
Why am I pushing this so fervently? Because a lack of it has pushed me into a corner, and behind schedule*.
Nearly completing my "oh-so-versatile" engine has brought to light a far more efficient design possibility. Far too deep in my project to back up, I have no choice but to press on with, what I consider to be, an obsolete design. I have enough of my engine working to create the game that I was planning, so I will press on.
Now, to the game. As I said before, it is basically a sliding puzzle involving a penguin. There will be a few variations to make the game more...eccentric... but the basics will be the same, use WASD or the arrow keys to move in one direction. If you move, you will continue moving until you hit an obstacle. Some obstacles will hurt you, others are more superficial.(rocks)
Well, I'm signing off... an undead horde is attacking my house and I haven't had much time to fight it off...until now...later!**
* I'm always behind schedule, but this is different. Good thing I am not working for someone. o.O
**Because when the undead apocalypse comes, I will be too busy updating my blog to save myself.
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