We are getting killed here, sweating my ass off! So much to be done. Now we have our project, communication and an analyze assignment.
I first got to complete the communication, then ill jump right in to analyzing. Our assignment involve playing Bioshock infinite, build up and character stuff. It should be 3000 words document(i need to get more info on that one). Wish me luck!
And the picture of the day!
A tribute to ma homeboi Oscar! Haha
Doing our deeds.
So we all have our tasks, being the lead artist for this project im prepearing some character illustrations. So ive done some sketches that im going to upload here for you to see.
I need to come up with some mythical creatures, dwarfs, trolls etc.. starting with some basic art and then try to do some miniatures to fit in the game screen. I am not sure if we will be needing go do some animations for this project but it maybe fun to do. On monday i will finally get the long awaited laptop from school (ailienware) with some software that we should be able to use for this project. I think ill need to start to go through some photoshop tutorials for this 🙂
And by the way, if you dont feel that this blog amuses you and you are the one that loves to laugh at other peoples pain. Ill share this one with you guys:
Yesterday i went shopping for some snacks, on the way home i was riding my bicycle. So i wanted to get home fast so i started to peddle like crazy when suddenly my shopping bag hit the front wheel and i made a full flip. First i saw the ground, still in mid air, me being upsidedown i saw my bicycle standing straight up on the front wheel. I landed on my left elbow and hit my left ankle aswell. Crushed by the defeat given by nature, i rised like man, i didnt shed a single tear. I cleaned the place up, took what was left of my bag and went home.
I hope you enjoyed that, now have a good next week.
We started our 5 week long assignment today!
So we got our groups ready, as you read in my previous post i told you about this space shooter game. We got our randomized words to create our game from and started to share our ideas.
Words to play with: Train+Hammer
I dont know how much of this idea we can share but, maybe ill give some teasers ;).
Anyway, we had to put titles on everyone so that we could assign everyone a task. I became the “Lead artdesigner”, so ill need to start scetching some characters and objects. This will be a perfect opportunity to practice my drawing skills.
So far we discussed the layout, but are still open to new inputs, but at first we want to keep it simple. We went through the core of the game, and we are pretty agreed on how it should play out.
So far so good. We will meet up tomorrow to reflect upon the work. Ill try to get me some materials to work on.
If you as a non player are intrested to help us giving us your opinion about the game ill appreciate that. But it would be nore relevant later on when we have put up our one page designs. (Presentation)
We got a short assignment during our lecture yesterday, we had to choose a digital game and put it down on paper. That could be anything from a card game to a board game.
So we went off with our groups to try to setup a game in about 2 hours.
We are pretty new to this, so we didnt know how to set our schedule. But the game of our choice was “Left 4 dead” and we decided on board game.
It was a fun task but a lot of time whent by only arguing about setups and objects, then we had another time stealer and that was playing the game and trying to find a balance.
But we did analyze the game core, and i think we did manage to maintain that message pretty good.
We tried a game from another group, it was an creative idea and i enjoy playing it. But it was a hard choice of a game, and it had a lot of information and stuff to keep in mind. But as we tried it i started to get the hang of it. But i think it would be more fun for the ones who are more experienced in that area of gameplay.
So this is a short input from a story i wrote, please enjoy!
Her emotions boils up! The desire to bring this man down to his knees and make him pleede for his life was unbearable. She shouted out;
– If you consider yourself man enough to face me, i may let you leave with your dignity and head intact!
His face made a grin as he turned around.
– I will cut you up like a pig, you whore!
The pub was silenced by this dispute, only a man and a woman could be seen in the lantern lights.
He unsheathes his sword and makes himself ready, but she just stands there with a satisfied smile.
– DRAW YOUR SWORD! He yells.
– No need to worry, I only need one swing, she replies calmly.
Out of frustration he makes his first move. He moves towards her with a quick spurt and a confident swing aiming for her throat. She tilts her head backwards, he misses and trips, falling on his side right in front of her.
– I guess you won’t be leaving this place with your dignity, stand up! she says.
He gets himself up and start to swing furiously but not landing a single hit. He breathes heavily, sweat dripping down from his face and gliding down his leathered armor.
-I think it’s about time i put an end to this, she says while placing her hand on the hilt of her sword.
She looks at him. A smile that tells him that the moment belongs to her, her beautiful face shaded perfectly by the light. Who would not place his heart out for only a moment of her embrace?
But he, feeling betrayed by her appearance, he swings with his full might aiming for her chest. She ducks as his sword whistles over her head, then she draws her sword as she ascend for her turn. The sword leaves her sheath silently, slicing through the air in a vast speed, and making a quick return back into its sheath.
His eyes are in shock. His sword hits the wooden floor as his hand reaches for his throat. Blood flushes from between his fingers, he can’t utter any words, only coughs and struggles for air.
He staggers backwards against a table and his heavy body breaks it as he hits the floor. Slowly the man looses all sound but his eyes frozen in shock.
The crowd starts to whisper to each other as Emily walks up to the pub keeper. She gives him a small pouch of gold;
– This should cover my bill and the damage done here.
She puts her cloak on. Drags the body out where she puts it on her wagon and leaves the dark night.
So our big assignment will starting soon, its a big one, we have to create a space shooter game.
Space Shooter:
Doesn’t mean that you are in space.. shooting..
The game has a space (area of play) where you have an object (a ship) that shoots other objects (ex. monsters) in that space. Think of pacman spitting bullets… in that maze… oh a new idea? Brilliant!
Anyways, my thoughts about this class are good but im a bit nervous. This is something new to us, and there is a lot of independent work to be done. And.. not knowing shit about building a game, scares me. And on top of that I have a hard time concentrating in class, so i miss a lot from the lectures we attend to.
Ill try to put up a “to do-list” and see if i can work that out. Ill have to keep this blog updated at all times, so ill try to post as often as i can.
And to practice even more i may put up som pictures or even make a game review. Maybe share my written stories.
If you as a reader have the time, feel free to spellcheck me. I would love that 😀
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