Problems with Technology

These days technology is a major part of our lives. However our reliance on technology can sometimes hinder us.

If our printer goes out when we need to print off an important document, what can you do? Or if you need to finish a project on your computer, and it gets a virus what can you do?

These are just a few of the many problems due to relying on technology. Technology is great but society really needs to move away from being heavily dependent on technology.

Planning The Game

Today we finished planning our game. I ended up with several jobs:Project manager, Interaction designer, Visual designer, Content developer/web writer, and Programmer.

I am looking forward to creating this game, and I hope people will play it and have fun. I also hope anyone who reads this is going to play our game.

Here is a picture of the team:





That's all for now. Later.

Paper Prototype Video

Today The EliteShuffle finished the paper prototype for the game we are going to create. I recorded the video, Jamie talked about each screen, Aaron moved the pages for each screen, and David moved the characters around. Jesse was absent so he's not in the video.

Here is the video:

That's all for now. Later.

Imagine A Game

In the last two days, Jamie, Aaron, and myself have formed a team called The Elite Shuffle. We have decided to create a game about gambling and the problems caused by it.

The game will be called The Gamble of a Lifetime and will feature four different games: Blackjack, Texas Hold 'Em, Slots, and Roulette. The basis of the game is that the casino you were in has been taken over and you need a certain amount of money before they let you leave.

As of today David and Jesse have joined The Elite Shuffle as well.

That's all for now. Later.

Mini Game Project

I finished making my mini game. The mini game is simple to play: move the rabbit up or down so that it collides with the carrot to score a point. There were some problems I ran into while working on it, and everyone else in class had these problems. Seems that the coding was bad.

That's all for now. Later.

The Movie Clip

Today we made a small movie clip. The clip simply moves a character over. I made my character look like Meta Knight. I figured outwhat to do to get the clip to work, so I helped a few people get theirs to work.

Oh and speaking of movies, I added a video of Open Your Heart (a song from Sonic Adventure) in clips from the Mega Man Star Froce anime. It's near the bottom of the page above the playlist.

Three New Blogs

As of today I have added three blogs I hope will help with the creation of my game.

One of the blogs talks about a engine used to create platformers. Another speaks of creating 3D shooters using flash. The other one is the developer's notes from their creation of a flash game.

With the help of these blogs and others like them, as well as our own experiences in class we should be able to make a awesome game.

That's all for now, but one more thing: I found Guitar Hero III with guitar controller for 360 for $20 and bought it! (-_-)-b