2nd Assignment – Am I done yet?

Progress continues on Assignment No#2…

Keyboard 3D Model – Mostly Done

Cheap test attempt at compositing – Done.

HDRI Map created – TBC

I suppose the next stage will be to refine the keyboard a bit more and try manually tweaking the lighting in case the HDRI Map can’t be made (or fails).

2nd Assignment – Progress Report

For my 2nd uni assignment, I needed to model an existing item and composite it into a photo of the original item. Couldn’t think of anything interesting, so I chose to model a keyboard (and if time allows, a mouse & monitor)

And here’s what I’ve got so far…

Starting to make ‘some’ progress on the model, now I just need to find out how HDRI works…

1st Assignment down, 3 to go

Managed to complete my first uni assignment for my MSc degree.

Now just need to work on the remaining 3 for January >_>

[Cypher]: Burst – 1st Day of progress

It’s been difficult to stop procrastinating and start working on this project but I was able to somehow focus enough today to get some work done. I haven’t really done much yet since I’ve just re-started this project for the Ludum Dare October challenge, but I’ve begun by changing the camera perspective and adding a new camera follow script, then editing the code for the onyx’s animation and controls to better suit the 2D mode. Now I just need to refine this a bit and make some levels….

Ludum Dare October Challenge – [Cypher] : Burst

I’ve finally decided that I will enter the Ludum Dare October Challenge with the aim to make and complete a game and earn $1. That will probably end up being much harder than it sounds I believe…

So, for my entry, I plan to finally finish my pet project of about a year and a half, [Cypher] , and make a finished game of it. Here’s what work I’ve done on [Cypher] up to now:

For this challenge, I’ll be re-working my initial game design into a 2.5D (3D Models, 2D gameplay/perspective) action-platformer. I’m hoping this will enable me to design better levels for the game and actually be able to make an adequate number of different levels for the final release.

Eurogamer Expo – The UK’s best gaming exhibition?

Here in the UK, there aren’t really many opportunities to attend full-on gaming exhibitions like E3,PAX, TGS or even Gamescom. Any gaming presence in an exhibition environment would usually be piggybacking off another convention, such as London/Manchester MCM expo, Hyper japan or London Film & Comic Con, and very few exhibitions or conventions dedicated entirely to gaming. The Eurogamer Expo started a few years ago and has gotten considerably larger each year. This year, it took place at Earl’s Court, a venue almost double the size of the previous Eurogamer Expo. After attending a few of the previous events, and visiting the Eurogamer Expo this weekend. I think that it may be the UK’s best gaming convention so far.

Minecraft

I guess I’m probably a bit late on this, but I’ve finally gotten into Minecraft, the insanely popular construction/sandbox game which has sold over 3 million copies even though its still in beta! Somehow I managed to avoid it for the past year or so, but now the surprisingly addictive game has lured me in and I doubt I’ll be leaving anytime soon.