Here’s a tip: Sending an unsolicited email to a game studio detailing the bugs you found in their released game is not a good way to get a job. I am assuming that was the reason for the email, because I can’t see any other logical purpose for it. The game is done. It is [...]
On a recent comment, rhiandmoi suggested that I make a post on the life cycle of a game. That’s a great idea, but it would take way more than a single post to sum it up! I thought I would start at the logical place to do so: The beginning. Games start with a GDD, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
(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 [...]
Go crazy? Don’t mind if I do! There was no blog on Monday because my internet was down. At home, anyway, and I make it a point not to blog from work because, well, they’re not paying me to blog. They’re paying me to move a heck of a lot of old assets from old [...]
Sometimes, the video game industry starts to wear on you. Sometimes, it gets tiresome. Sometimes, it gets to the point where if you have to do that same task one more goddamn time, you’re going to stab yourself in the face. When this happens, hobbies are what will save your sanity. I really recommend having [...]