Monthly Archives: September 2014
Ernest Adams workshop: Call of Beauty
Two weeks earlier (whoo, how time flies!) we had the Ernest Adams “Fundamental Principles of Game Design”-workshop, which served as an interesting first “proper”, structured group-project in the course. This post is a combined re-telling of events and reflections on the project, snuggled up in a heap of TEXT and BULLET LISTS. Enjoy!
The workshop began with a presentation about (amongst other things):
What is a game?
Types of fun in video games.
The components of gameplay.
Types of challenges.
Interweaving narrative and gameplay.
The most important take-aways from […]
Ernest Adams workshop: Call of Beauty
Two weeks earlier (whoo, how time flies!) we had the Ernest Adams “Fundamental Principles of Game Design”-workshop, which served as an interesting first “proper”, structured group-project in the course. This post is a combined re-telling of events and reflections on the project, snuggled up in a heap of TEXT and BULLET LISTS. Enjoy!
The workshop began with a presentation about (amongst other things):
What is a game?
Types of fun in video games.
The components of gameplay.
Types of challenges.
Interweaving narrative and gameplay.
The most important take-aways from […]
Week 4.
This week we were given the assignment to create a playable paperback game in 24 hours.
We were told to choose an already existing game and duplicate the player experience from that game. To do this we had to analyze what we liked about it, what was the games essence, and cut it out of the game and turn it applicable in a paperback prototype of that game. For example: one team chose tetris, which to them was a timed challenge […]
Week 4.
This week we were given the assignment to create a playable paperback game in 24 hours.
We were told to choose an already existing game and duplicate the player experience from that game. To do this we had to analyze what we liked about it, what was the games essence, and cut it out of the game and turn it applicable in a paperback prototype of that game. For example: one team chose tetris, which to them was a timed challenge […]
Week 4.
This week we were given the assignment to create a playable paperback game in 24 hours.
We were told to choose an already existing game and duplicate the player experience from that game. To do this we had to analyze what we liked about it, what was the games essence, and cut it out of the game and turn it applicable in a paperback prototype of that game. For example: one team chose tetris, which to them was a timed challenge […]
Week 4.
This week we were given the assignment to create a playable paperback game in 24 hours.
We were told to choose an already existing game and duplicate the player experience from that game. To do this we had to analyze what we liked about it, what was the games essence, and cut it out of the game and turn it applicable in a paperback prototype of that game. For example: one team chose tetris, which to them was a timed challenge […]
An Introduction to Introductory Programming with Java
I’m currently studying a course called Introductory Programming with Java (Swe: Inlednande Programming med Java) at Campus Gotland.
In the course, we work with an Interactive Development Environment called Greenfoot. The environment comes with functionality that can be used to develop simple top-down games like 2D-shooters or simple puzzle games.
So far this course has been going pretty smoothly for me, as the course is meant for people who are completely new to programming. And compared to what I’ve been thought […]
An Introduction to Introductory Programming with Java
I’m currently studying a course called Introductory Programming with Java (Swe: Inlednande Programming med Java) at Campus Gotland.
In the course, we work with an Interactive Development Environment called Greenfoot. The environment comes with functionality that can be used to develop simple top-down games like 2D-shooters or simple puzzle games.
So far this course has been going pretty smoothly for me, as the course is meant for people who are completely new to programming. And compared to what I’ve been thought […]
Wall sliding!
Today I was busy doing other stuff and therefore I did not have much time to program. But I managed to squeeze in some time and finish the last variable for the players basic movement, wall sliding. The player now slides down slower if he is touching a wall, in comparison to just falling faster with gravity. The sliding works by applying an small upwards force when the player is touching a wall and has a negative velocity value on Y-axis.
I […]
Wall sliding!
Today I was busy doing other stuff and therefore I did not have much time to program. But I managed to squeeze in some time and finish the last variable for the players basic movement, wall sliding. The player now slides down slower if he is touching a wall, in comparison to just falling faster with gravity. The sliding works by applying an small upwards force when the player is touching a wall and has a negative velocity value on Y-axis.
I […]
Board Game Analysis: Betrayal at House on the Hill
Betrayal at House on the Hill is a very narrative-based board game for 3-6 players of ages 12 and older. The scenario is that the players are a group of explorers, exploring an old haunted house. Whilst exploring the house one player suddenly turns into a traitor, sometimes gaining control of monsters, and the game turns from exploring to a fight for survival between the traitor and the rest of the players. The fight between the players can however […]
Board Game Analysis: Betrayal at House on the Hill
Betrayal at House on the Hill is a very narrative-based board game for 3-6 players of ages 12 and older. The scenario is that the players are a group of explorers, exploring an old haunted house. Whilst exploring the house one player suddenly turns into a traitor, sometimes gaining control of monsters, and the game turns from exploring to a fight for survival between the traitor and the rest of the players. The fight between the players can however […]
Board Game Analysis: Betrayal at House on the Hill
Betrayal at House on the Hill is a very narrative-based board game for 3-6 players of ages 12 and older. The scenario is that the players are a group of explorers, exploring an old haunted house. Whilst exploring the house one player suddenly turns into a traitor, sometimes gaining control of monsters, and the game turns from exploring to a fight for survival between the traitor and the rest of the players. The fight between the players can however […]
Board Game Analysis: Betrayal at House on the Hill
Betrayal at House on the Hill is a very narrative-based board game for 3-6 players of ages 12 and older. The scenario is that the players are a group of explorers, exploring an old haunted house. Whilst exploring the house one player suddenly turns into a traitor, sometimes gaining control of monsters, and the game turns from exploring to a fight for survival between the traitor and the rest of the players. The fight between the players can however […]
3D Class- Blog Report Assignment 2 (part 1)
I’m still trying to catch up with the blog posts for the 3D course and I’m on the posts for the 3rd week. I will try and finish the other posts as soon as possible.
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This week our class went to Fornsalen which is a museum in Visby. First we got a guided tour of the museum, and then every student had to choose one of the exhibition’s objects to model for the 2nd assignment of the course. I […]
3D Class- Blog Report Assignment 2 (part 1)
I’m still trying to catch up with the blog posts for the 3D course and I’m on the posts for the 3rd week. I will try and finish the other posts as soon as possible.
– – –
This week our class went to Fornsalen which is a museum in Visby. First we got a guided tour of the museum, and then every student had to choose one of the exhibition’s objects to model for the 2nd assignment of the course. I […]
Textures
The light is a bit strong. I haven’t figure out how to turn it down in yet…
I finally finished the texture for my post apocalyptic crate! I pretty much have not changed my original design at all, since my first sketch. I did remove the fallout shelter symbol on the box, since it did not really make any sense and was just a cheap way of saying “hey, this is post apocalyptic and stuff”. I kept going with the beaten-up […]
Textures
The light is a bit strong. I haven’t figure out how to turn it down in yet…
I finally finished the texture for my post apocalyptic crate! I pretty much have not changed my original design at all, since my first sketch. I did remove the fallout shelter symbol on the box, since it did not really make any sense and was just a cheap way of saying “hey, this is post apocalyptic and stuff”. I kept going with the beaten-up […]
Textures
The light is a bit strong. I haven’t figure out how to turn it down in yet…
I finally finished the texture for my post apocalyptic crate! I pretty much have not changed my original design at all, since my first sketch. I did remove the fallout shelter symbol on the box, since it did not really make any sense and was just a cheap way of saying “hey, this is post apocalyptic and stuff”. I kept going with the beaten-up […]
Textures
The light is a bit strong. I haven’t figure out how to turn it down in yet…
I finally finished the texture for my post apocalyptic crate! I pretty much have not changed my original design at all, since my first sketch. I did remove the fallout shelter symbol on the box, since it did not really make any sense and was just a cheap way of saying “hey, this is post apocalyptic and stuff”. I kept going with the beaten-up […]
3D Class- Blog Report Assignment 2 (part 1)
I’m still trying to catch up with the blog posts for the 3D course and I’m on the posts for the 3rd week. I will try and finish the other posts as soon as possible.
– – –
This week our class went to Fornsalen which is a museum in Visby. First we got a guided tour of the museum, and then every student had to choose one of the exhibition’s objects to model for the 2nd assignment of the course. I […]
3D Class- Blog Report Assignment 2 (part 1)
I’m still trying to catch up with the blog posts for the 3D course and I’m on the posts for the 3rd week. I will try and finish the other posts as soon as possible.
– – –
This week our class went to Fornsalen which is a museum in Visby. First we got a guided tour of the museum, and then every student had to choose one of the exhibition’s objects to model for the 2nd assignment of the course. I […]
3D Computer Graphics: Theory and Application I, Post 4
This is my fourth post in relation to course 5SD045, within it are the results of the courses fourth week’s practical assignments, detailed for our benefit during lectures held on 2014-09-24 and 2014-09-25.
The first assignment this post covers is that which aforementioned lectures were primarily focused on; to apply UV projections to a game-ready 3d asset – and to then use those UV projections to apply a diffuse map to the asset. In less obfuscated terms; to unwrap and texture […]
3D Computer Graphics: Theory and Application I, Post 4
This is my fourth post in relation to course 5SD045, within it are the results of the courses fourth week’s practical assignments, detailed for our benefit during lectures held on 2014-09-24 and 2014-09-25.
The first assignment this post covers is that which aforementioned lectures were primarily focused on; to apply UV projections to a game-ready 3d asset – and to then use those UV projections to apply a diffuse map to the asset. In less obfuscated terms; to unwrap and texture […]