Before I continue… Look! Knitting! Now that that is out of the way… On a previous post, Robert asked: So, I have a question pertaining to 3-D modeling. For the purposes of my portfolio, I’m wondering how high-res my pieces should be? I frequently find myself creating models that are shaped very well, but they [...]
Since I am not annoyed at any aspects of video gaming right at the moment (and annoyance is the source of my powers!) I will instead be sharing with you some of my yarn-related pursuits today. I recently purchased a drop spindle and some fiber, and over the course of a few days I managed [...]
Wow, busy weekend! Our fridge stopped working Friday morning, so by Sunday afternoon the Apartment Repair Guy had provided us with a bright shiny new fridge. It is bigger and better than the old fridge in every way. I also bought a drop spindle and some roving and taught myself to spin my own yarn, [...]
Nothing quite like realizing it’s almost 10:00pm and you haven’t blogged yet to get your ass into gear. Right. So. Blogging. I’ve been playing Brutal Legend lately, and it’s been a blast. I’m only maybe four hours into it, but it’s been really fun so far. (Except for the driving. I have never been good [...]
Guess how I spent my Saturday? Removing Windows Police Pro from my computer. I hope that whoever wrote that program gets a flea infestation in their underwear. I honestly don’t really know what to post about today. Other than the virus, I had a pretty great weekend. I’m not annoyed about a particular facet of [...]
(Quick post tonight, it’s freezing in my apartment so I’m not going to stay at the computer very long.) Re: Minigames. Minigames can be great. They can break up a lot of the same gameplay and add interest and re-playability to a title. However, when you want to add a minigame, consider whether the minigame [...]
After Saturday’s post, I thought some more about multiplayer, and I think I’ve figured out precisely what irks me about some people’s demands for it. The issue is not that they want multiplayer in general, it’s the way they say it. Let’s take a look at a couple of statements, here: “I really enjoyed BlahdeBlah, [...]
There is an attitude I encounter occasionally from gamers regarding multiplayer in games. Specifically, that multiplayer should be standard-issue in every game, and if a game does not have multiplayer, that is a strike against it. I could not disagree more. Multiplayer is a great thing, first of all. It allows a constantly changing game [...]
Now that the game is out, I can remove the password protection from my Professional Work page! Check it out and enjoy! There’s a lot more that I have yet to update, so I intend to take care of that over the next couple of months. I’m taking the day off from blogging. I just [...]
Tomorrow, October 6, 2009, the game I’ve been working on for the last two-ish years will be available in stores. Saw will ship. People will buy it, and play it, and hopefully like it. This is my first shipped title. It’s not the first title I’ve worked on, but the previous title didn’t ship. (That [...]