Archive for January, 2006
So Basically, I’ve got to pull something out of my arse by Wednesday and its not looking too good. Although I have made progress, the relatively short development time does mean I’ve had to cut the long jump from the prototype. I got the user input working near perfect and the hundred metres is just metres away from working (fingers crossed). If all goes well, I’ll get some basic networking in but nothing near what I originally imagined and nothing nearly close to an actual multiplayer game.
To be honest, this unit isn’t fun anymore, fact! It’s not that we have to learn a new API (Gapidraw) or design and prototype a game, that’s fun. It’s the fact that we have to do all that in the space of two weeks and, get this, also have it networked. THE PAIN! Below is a not so up to date screenshot but am too busy at the moment to get a screenshot of the new version. (I really shouldn’t be writing this post either)
So far mobile game development hasn’t been at all that bad. We’ve each been given a PDA to play with and using C++ and Gapidraw we have to produce a prototype game with network capability within the next three weeks. I decided to work on a Track and Field style game called Fat Shatner’s Olympic Touch. I am working towards finishing at least two events, the100 meters and the long jump. You can see the progress so far in the screenshot below.
Currently the background and character are animated. The character currently has two animation cycles, running and idle. The character is controlled by moving the styles back and forth across the screen, so far, so good.
I have to give a short presentation on Monday detailing the plans for Fat Shatner. Hopefully if the prototype works well, I’ll continue its development by adding more and more events and may even attempt to sell it on websites like Handango.
In other, more personal news, I’ve purchased Football Manager 2006 which I feel may ruin my life. Hopefully this illness won’t last too long but friends and family are still concerned.
I’ll keep you informed on Fat Shatner’s Olympic Touch, Later.
Both Christmas and New Years came and went without real incidents and so now back in Lincoln it’s time to go to work. RenderWare unit has finally come to a close and I’ll soon be updating the portfolio part of the website with the result. The next unit started this morning which is Mobile Game Development and will continue for the next four weeks.
In other news The Hidden has started up again and so I’ve been given my tasks for this version. My job at the moment comprises of updating the character and weapon selection menus, overhauling OverRun with some new features which will hopefully fix the gameplay and generally fixing of any other problems. I am working towards doing Hidden stuff at the weekends and the mobile gaming during the week although will have to see if this will be the case.
Below is the concepts for both the character and weapon selection menus…
I’ll post up some WIP screenshots in a later post along with the Micro Racer game made using RenderWare but for now, thats your lot.
