Project Penguin

Here is a video of my Imagine Cup game.
It has been very good to work on, and I have enjoyed working with Craig (the artist) and the other guys loads, even if we don't make it to the next round I have gained so much from the process. I am glad I have had a chance to take part.

To find out more about Microsoft's Imagine Cup. Go here >> www.imaginecup.com

CGP 2008-2009

So there goes one of the best academic years of my life.

That's a whole year of uni gone and it only seems like I have been here a little while. It went very fast and i enjoyed every minute of it.
Last night we went out and when to Mosh, who should we meet there but our lecturers!
So we rocked and moshed out with the coolest lectures in the world, it was the perfect end to the year.

So what can i tell you about the first year of the course education wise?

First of all ill go about telling you what you need to get through the 1st year.
In terms of prior education you could do with having programmed a bit before but if you are willing to put in the effort then it is possible without.
You need to either know maths to a A level standard or have the brain to learn up to that standard very fast.
The other things you need are dedication and above all, a love for programming.

The modules we had this year on the most part were relevant and very interesting. While i think The computing environment was a waste of my time, the rest of the module were very well taught.

The university itself is a very nice place to be...inside the building of course. Looks horrible from the outside but that's slowly changing because they are cladding the building in solar panels.
The atrium is a nice place to be in as its lively and full of event, market stalls and places to eat. The SU bar is good for a drink in the day although i wouldn't advise going there for the night events after freshers week because it will just be you and the tumbleweed.

Im looking forward to next year, im sure ill be blogging about what i am up to over summer too. Will be fun.

I will be posting some of my work up here over the next few days, need to reprogram some controls stuff so you guys can play with your keyboards then ill post.

Boom Bounce

Here is a quick video showing my game design game.

Hope you like it :-)

Game Design Update

So I have been getting my Game Design ready for the deadline this week and i have been lucky enough to been given permission from my friend Carlito Jay from Aftershock Promotions to use some of his music in my game "Boom Bounce".

If you like trance, dance or anything like that then check out Aftershock Promotions.

I am hoping to have 3 levels of my game uploaded here by next weekend so check back soon. Also since this blog is about giving you, the reader, information on games making then i will also package up all my design documentation so you can see how the game was planned and then created.

Caster

Caster is a fast paced 3rd person run and shoot game.

The main element of the game that draws you in is the fast paced action coupled with the awesome trance music soundtrack. If you have a spare fiver then this game will give you about an hour or twos worth of entertainment.

Fun storyline (although not deep), was disappointed that it was so short but i expect i will pick it up in a few months time and complete it again.

Caster Mod Test Small from Wedge on Vimeo.

Twitter

So i got a twitter account to link to my blog to spread it to the masses :)

Coming soon:
Review of first year
more on the imagine cup
more indie game reviews!