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Warmup Sketches

Its been a long time since my last post, but now that we are back into concepting I have started begin my days with warmup life drawing sketches. Although it is not the same as having a real life model, it is really good practice that I should try and keep up. This is an awesome resource that I use http://artists.pixelovely.com/
Here are some sketches from this morning (hopefully I remember to do this more often and can eventually see […]

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Warmup Sketches

Its been a long time since my last post, but now that we are back into concepting I have started begin my days with warmup life drawing sketches. Although it is not the same as having a real life model, it is really good practice that I should try and keep up. This is an awesome resource that I use http://artists.pixelovely.com/
Here are some sketches from this morning (hopefully I remember to do this more often and can eventually see […]

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Program: Graphics

Synapse, Spark and GGC

GGC is closing in and I haven’t done a blog-post since the start of this project. Since then a lot of things have changed.
Synapse our first concept failed as an idea which resulted in us pivoting to the concept that is now called Spark. Spark is a dark themed platformer which is offering a challanging combat system against different monsters you meet across the map.
Today was an interesting day to say the least. They day started out with me working […]

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Synapse, Spark and GGC

GGC is closing in and I haven’t done a blog-post since the start of this project. Since then a lot of things have changed.
Synapse our first concept failed as an idea which resulted in us pivoting to the concept that is now called Spark. Spark is a dark themed platformer which is offering a challanging combat system against different monsters you meet across the map.
Today was an interesting day to say the least. They day started out with me working […]

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University Projects, Synapse week 5 and Spark Week 1

So, long week, did not have the time to actually write a blog post until now.
So what has happened here during this week. To start it off, we started week 5 trying to get something more and playable out of the game, we weren’t able to, I worked with the presentation and helping out on programming, but for no good, we were stuck with a dead product that almost no one in the team believed in.
So on tuesday on week […]

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University Projects, Synapse week 5 and Spark Week 1

So, long week, did not have the time to actually write a blog post until now.
So what has happened here during this week. To start it off, we started week 5 trying to get something more and playable out of the game, we weren’t able to, I worked with the presentation and helping out on programming, but for no good, we were stuck with a dead product that almost no one in the team believed in.
So on tuesday on week […]

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University Projects: Synapse Week 4.2

We had our meeting and decided to stick with what we had. So now we just need to get that working and then perfect that.
I’m relieved and feel pretty good after the weekend. We took the time off, no one was thinking about the game and everyone was doing pretty good.
Friday I had a meeting with Håkan, who told us to not worry about it and that we were pretty good on time. Also we were told we were going […]

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University Projects: Synapse Week 4.2

We had our meeting and decided to stick with what we had. So now we just need to get that working and then perfect that.
I’m relieved and feel pretty good after the weekend. We took the time off, no one was thinking about the game and everyone was doing pretty good.
Friday I had a meeting with Håkan, who told us to not worry about it and that we were pretty good on time. Also we were told we were going […]

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University Projects: Synapse Week 4

This week has been intriguing, I will post another post tomorrow aswell but I just have to write something about what is happening at the moment.
We had our alpha today and our programmer had stayed up all night to make it work, but 40 minutes or so before we were supposed to show the game, it all crashed. This led to us not actually having anything to show except a combination of old and new elements.
So we decided to have […]

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University Projects: Synapse Week 4

This week has been intriguing, I will post another post tomorrow aswell but I just have to write something about what is happening at the moment.
We had our alpha today and our programmer had stayed up all night to make it work, but 40 minutes or so before we were supposed to show the game, it all crashed. This led to us not actually having anything to show except a combination of old and new elements.
So we decided to have […]

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University Projects: Synapse Week 3

This week, I’ve upped the UI And Background to fit the artstyle better. I’ve also implemented and colourized 2 animations

I Cannot upload the animations due to limitations on wordpress and free users.

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University Projects: Synapse Week 3

This week, I’ve upped the UI And Background to fit the artstyle better. I’ve also implemented and colourized 2 animations

I Cannot upload the animations due to limitations on wordpress and free users.

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Desolation: The Old World

So I have now for a while been working with concept art and creative development for the game Desolation: The Old World. Since it has been a while since I posted anything here on my blog I’m drop this bomb of my compiled work on the game!
 
This character was supposed to be a sort of merchant that would appear from any odd dark corner and trade with the player. 
Here is a concept art of the enemy faction called “the Gnaarg”This […]

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Desolation: The Old World

So I have now for a while been working with concept art and creative development for the game Desolation: The Old World. Since it has been a while since I posted anything here on my blog I’m drop this bomb of my compiled work on the game!
 
This character was supposed to be a sort of merchant that would appear from any odd dark corner and trade with the player. 
Here is a concept art of the enemy faction called “the Gnaarg”This […]

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Big Game Project – First Post

I’m working on a game called Synapse. Synapse is an educational game for museums mainly and eventually it could be useful in classrooms. With fun animations, memory and simple precision puzzles it should learn anyone some basic information about the brain and how it works differently in different people depending on different diagnoses.
We’re a team of 7 working on this project, where we have one programmer and the rest are graphical artists. The structure of the team migh seem a […]

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Big Game Project – First Post

I’m working on a game called Synapse. Synapse is an educational game for museums mainly and eventually it could be useful in classrooms. With fun animations, memory and simple precision puzzles it should learn anyone some basic information about the brain and how it works differently in different people depending on different diagnoses.
We’re a team of 7 working on this project, where we have one programmer and the rest are graphical artists. The structure of the team migh seem a […]

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University Project: Synapse Week 2

This week we have been working with finishing off the Placeholder UI and Animation Backgrounds since we are using static backgrounds for our animations.
Overall it has been bumpy, to say the least, Programmers been sick and/or late most of the week aswell as the lead designer and primary animator has been late or sick at times.
So, 2D work I’ve done recently has been training, mostly Perspective, facial construction and Line work. Nothing that spectacular.
Next week I’m going to stream all […]

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University Project: Synapse Week 2

This week we have been working with finishing off the Placeholder UI and Animation Backgrounds since we are using static backgrounds for our animations.
Overall it has been bumpy, to say the least, Programmers been sick and/or late most of the week aswell as the lead designer and primary animator has been late or sick at times.
So, 2D work I’ve done recently has been training, mostly Perspective, facial construction and Line work. Nothing that spectacular.
Next week I’m going to stream all […]

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Program: Graphics

Time for focusing on AI

After a meeting with the course supervisors today I have decided to refocus my report for this project. I came to the conclusion that my previous focus was too abstract. Instead i will be focusing on the work i do with the AI for the game. More specifically the Behavior Trees included in the Unreal Engine. My report will analyze this system and suggest how it could be applied the the project and finally assuming the project is successful how […]

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Time for focusing on AI

After a meeting with the course supervisors today I have decided to refocus my report for this project. I came to the conclusion that my previous focus was too abstract. Instead i will be focusing on the work i do with the AI for the game. More specifically the Behavior Trees included in the Unreal Engine. My report will analyze this system and suggest how it could be applied the the project and finally assuming the project is successful how […]

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University Projects: Synapse

So, New game project!
Project is called Synapse and is a serious game, the game should teach the player about how the brain works and what different parts does. The game is 2D and heavily based upon using comedic animations.
Overall the game has been moving forward, we have had some misfortune as our lead designer was sick most of last week.
I’ve been working with the project plan, SCRUMing and making a base background for our animations. The project plan was smooth […]

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University Projects: Synapse

So, New game project!
Project is called Synapse and is a serious game, the game should teach the player about how the brain works and what different parts does. The game is 2D and heavily based upon using comedic animations.
Overall the game has been moving forward, we have had some misfortune as our lead designer was sick most of last week.
I’ve been working with the project plan, SCRUMing and making a base background for our animations. The project plan was smooth […]

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Program: Graphics

Less productive

Not as good day today. I spent the morning setting up the basics for the game’s Harakat mode where the player slows down time and enters a state preparing for a large Area of Effect attack. A full description will be posted when the details have been fixed.
For today I set up the basic triggers for activating the mode. First disabling the player’s movements as the character is to be stationary during the process. Luckily this does not disable input […]

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Less productive

Not as good day today. I spent the morning setting up the basics for the game’s Harakat mode where the player slows down time and enters a state preparing for a large Area of Effect attack. A full description will be posted when the details have been fixed.
For today I set up the basic triggers for activating the mode. First disabling the player’s movements as the character is to be stationary during the process. Luckily this does not disable input […]

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Program: Programming