Just stumbled across a game that will make Doom3 and HalfLife2 look like they were made in the 80s. Its called Project Offset and it is a peice of beautiful. You can get their sneak peak via bittorrent here.
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gaming technology ] I’ve been spending all of my recent time on projects. I never understood why I had no free time, but I always just assumed it was school. Now its become apparent: 5 big projects + job = 0 free time. Then of course I stack classes on top of that…
At any rate, the projects I’m currently working on are pretty interesting:
Bion: Inspired by Wilhelm Reich III’s theory of Orgone energy, it merges art and technology. The display is made up of a cloud of small robots that communicate with each other and observers through flashes and beeps. There is also a software counterpart which will sit on your desk and provide similar interaction. I’m working on the desktop version.
EColi3D: The interworkings of a cell, even that of the simple Escherichia coli are so complex that it is difficult for students and researchers to visualize. The goal of this project is a tiered approach to creating an accurate modelling of not only the components that make up the E. coli cell, but the actual prcesses that they go through.
SIOX: The Game Developers Association @ The University of Oklahoma is working on a 2D platform game. As president of the association I’ve been acting as producer, lead programmer, and assistant designer.
Shivar: A low magic fantasy setting based around political intrigue. Many aspects of this setting make it a somewhat unique gaming experience; more realistic combat, when there is more threat there is more reason to avoid it; little to no healing; wider variety of religious view points; new magic system. This is a OGL D20 gaming system being put together by me and a few friends.
You might say thats only 4 projects, but much of my time is going into creating my new Blog www.saintonfire.com. Blogger has been holding me back too much and the call of the Tagged world has been pulling on me for some time.
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gaming personal school technology writing ] All I can say is WOW. If I had read the announcement anywhere other than gamasutra I would have taken it for satire, but they are now holding the first ever Sex in Video Games Conference. Now dont take me for a perv, but I think the fact that they have such a conference is an awesome idea. I dont actually own any Hentai games, nor do I anticipate buying any, but the idea of people being comfortable enough with their sexuality to have a legitimate conference about the state and direction of this industry makes me… I dont want to say happy but perhaps relieved would be a suitable discriptor.
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It appears that Winter-een-mas is going to be a couple weeks early this year. Or at least it will be for me. Just got a hand full of new games, and then this weekend will be the infamous Undercon 2006: Revenge of the Quah.
Now some cynicism to ease your soul:
Winners never quit and quitters never win, but those who dont quit and dont win are idiots.
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