“Imitating paper on a computer screen is like tearing the wings off a 747 and using it as a bus on the highway.” -Ted Nelson There’s a pervading notion in videogame design courses, lectures, books, conference workshops, and online discussion forums that the best way to understand and plan videogame design is through a deep… Read more »
Archive for April 2009
Considering iPhone Development?
Apr 27, 2009It’s cheaper, easier, and faster than you may think. Development hardware for consoles traditionally costs tens of thousands of dollars each. In the case of the cheapest development hardware, which costs only a couple grand per unit, the console manufacturer still demands that you have rented office space, a business plan, and a working proof… Read more »
Make Compromises to Finish
Apr 27, 2009I Know Many Partial Indie Game Developers …I say partial, because whether they’re a student making a hobby project, a specialist professional at a corporate giant with their own game on the side, or an expert in another field exploring game making as a hobby, they haven’t finished what they started. Unfortunately, the outside world… Read more »
Free Software for Image, Audio, Code, 3D Models
Apr 27, 2009Free Software For image creation and manipulation: http://gimp.org GNU Image Manipulation Program For sound effect creation and editing: http://audacity.sourceforge.net Audacity For 3D modelling: http://www.blender.org/ Blender Programming compiler for ActionScript3, used in programming web games: http://opensource.adobe.com/wiki/display/flexsdk/ Includes mxmlc, an AS3 compiler (Free tutorial for mxmlc install and set up) Programming compiler for C++, used in programming… Read more »
What Videogames Are Made Of
Apr 27, 2009Videogames Have 2 “Materials” Videogames are composed of 2 general things: data (images, sounds, songs, levels) and code (computer instructions). Images and sounds are made with image and audio editing programs. Levels are also usually made in something like an image editor – but instead of placing shapes, the software is used to place walls,… Read more »