#gamedev101

[thepinkfoxgamebox-blog]

Why I recommend Stencyl.

What is Stencyl?

Stencyl is a program that allows you to create games without knowing how to program. A lot of people who want to be a videogame developer or videogame designer tend to have issues learning programming launguages when in realality your focus should be mathmatical concepts. Stencyl is the perfect tool to learn how to do that while being able to see the results.You can download stencyl for free here. With the free version you can export to flash, but if you really enjoy it you can purchace stencyl to export to many others platforms including IOS and Android

What are its limitations?

Stencyl does indeed have limitations but for a beginner and even amuture game programmers will never run into this issue. Stencyl can not do 3d games, however it amazing at creating 2d games like:

Tower Defences

Top down shooters

Basic fighting games

Platformers

Puzzle games

Many more

It even has box2D physics engine installed for you. One limitation that you may want to note is that it is near impossible to rig stencyl up to work online. For that, you might want to dabble in C# with unity

[the-aggames-blog]

My first month in Uni

Hey my names is Arvids and this is first of many more to come game development blogs. So basically the first month is over and I feel happy with my choice. I have learned a lot of new stuff in a short period of time and it is only the beginning but I am in for the whole ride. In Game Dev 101 I polished a few basic skills I already had like keyboard shortcuts and searching in google, but then I learned a lot of new cool things like recording gameplay, making gifs and how to legally zip or unzip files instead of closing those annoying expiry notifications. But what I find the most important thing is that my lecturer made me start to think in a higher level and to look outside of the box for solutions to the problems I am going to encounter during the rest of my study. If that does not do the trick then there is always google who has your back!

Thanks for reading!

[eddyortega]

The Beast Project - Pointing and Bow Targeting

1) Point at stuff

2) Set aims on stuff

3) Murderate stuff

[eddyortega]

So I spent last week storyboarding some of the basic ways the Wanderer and Beast must collaborate when exploring their environment Beast Tug Preeetty self explanatory, I think it’d be a lot of fun to have certain objects or obstacles that are too heavy for the Wanderer to handle on his own. Enter the Beast Tug! It’s like... Link’s Power Glove...If Epona was helping him push blocks... or something

[eddyortega]

So I spent last week storyboarding some of the basic ways the Wanderer and Beast must collaborate when exploring their environment Threats This is one of those that I think will really make the Beast feel unique and alive.... The Beast can become threatened by things or creatures in his environment, the Wanderer must handle these threats in order for the Beast to carry on.

[eddyortega]

So I spent last week storyboarding some of the basic ways the Wanderer and Beast must collaborate when exploring their environment Track Scent This is one of my personal favorites, the Beast can track the scent of certain items and lead the Wanderer towards creatures, enemies, people...or piles of poop :P