Due to my lack of dedication to regular blog postings, I find myself here on the keyboard, in front of the screen, reminiscing on times past. Even if those times were just a semester ago. Keep in mind this was not written in the heat and excitement of game production and learning, but months after the fact, and within the warm(er) confines of the dorm room.
A month before submitting my Interactive Entertainment application to USC, I panicked, realizing that I sought to apply to an undergraduate program focused on games, and yet, I had little experience making them. I ordered an actionscript 3.0 book from O’reilly, with the hopes of churning out a swf or two in a couple of weeks, but, alas, that endeavor fell flat.
I was, however, fortunate enough to be accepted to the program, and here I’d like to review the works that I’ve done in CTIN-483, Introduction to Game Development. My class was taught by none other than the Jeremy Gibson, and I have much to thank him for, including his fun nature and marvelous instruction.
Make sure to click each image to interact with it!
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This was our first assignment in the class, to create a short animation utilizing Flash’s various tweening tools, and it’s new armature system. It was originally set to music (that’s a link to a more ambitious animation).
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A Simple Kaleidoscope
Click to interact. (number keys change the object!)
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This third piece was a couple of weeks working on building the essentials of a shooter.
Arrow keys to move, Spacebar to shoot.
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Interpolation
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Jeremy showed us his flashtools engine, and this was an exercise in reskinning his platformer. A followup assignment required us to create a playable level. However, that isn’t going to be uploaded due to file size constraints. My level had manga panels as the stage, similar to Jump Super Stars.
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Then to finish off the semester we remade a classic game, and then expanded upon that, again using Jeremy’s flashtools, to create our own documentary game. Here is a link to the latter, hosted on David Hollin’s page.
Documentary Game: Days Of College
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And if you haven’t played Pokemon, here’s a sneak peak.
Classic Game: Pokemon Red