Closing Remarks: Part 1.
The first half of my reflection on Office Mayhem and Champlain College.
The week of too many hours.
The work train has no brakes.
Back in the swing of things.
Six more weeks of mayhem. I wouldn’t want anything else.
PAX is over, time to relax a little.
Quite literally the eye of the storm – with PAX behind us and graduation before us.
Action: A C++11 interpolation framework
Easing, tweening, interpolating. Whatever you know it as – it holds a special place in my heart.
Office Mayhem is going to PAX!
Stay calm. On a different note, so much has been added this past week.
A Quiet Week in No Man’s Land
Bug fixes galore, but it’s the calm before the storm.
Designing a Protocol-Oriented, Event-Driven Entity-Component System*
Super long (but descriptive) title, with way too many dashes and buzz words. *In Swift!
Hang on, I need to answer the phone.
I just hate when I’m interrupted.
Iteration.
Just need to keep trucking along.
Sometimes the best tutorial is no tutorial.
Players just sometimes need to be given space to teach themselves.
Graduation: T-14 weeks
Winter break is over and my final semester at Champlain has begun!
Empire: Influence Maps are Slow.
Sometimes the best strategy is to be open to new strategies.
Office Mayhem: The Midpoint Check-In
Time to reflect on the last four months, and look ahead to the next six. It’s been a long journey, but a surprisingly smooth one.
Empire: Time to Conquer
The land has been surveyed, cities found, and enemies identified. It is now time to claim reign of the land and declare victory!
Did we move forward?
Capstone presentations are over, and all that is left is demo night. Will Office Mayhem move forward?
One Final Push.
‘Wooooaaaahhhh we’re nine-tenths of the way there!’
A Little Bit of Relaxation
Taking a small breather from the programming-side of Capstone. Time to look at Office Mayhem as a marketable game.
Empire: The Need to Explore
Empire: the final project for AI. The first step is to explore the map, but what’s the most efficient way to do this?
3… 2… 1…
The end is really, really near. We’re in a good spot, but is it good enough? Only time will tell.
The Need for Player Feedback
Time to address some reoccurring feedback on Office Mayhem. We’re getting to it, I promise.
Gin Rummy: The Conclusion
The epic conclusion to Gin Rummy! Have the hurdles been cleared?
Gin Rummy: Right Before the Finish Line
The end of the Gin Rummy competition is near, but is all calm on the water? Sadly, no, but it doesn’t just affect me.
A Quick Foray into Unity Editor Extensions
I am by no means an expert, but it’s a good tutorial, I swear!
Office Mayhem: A + B = C
Or more concisely, how to create a modular system that allows for emergent gameplay.
Gin Rummy
Buh bye Minesweeper, hello Gin Rummy! Quick note: Gin Rummy is different from Rummy 500. I didn’t know that.
Dive! Dive! Dive!
Spoiler: Office Mayhem is moving onto phase 2! Three more to go!
The Beginning of the End.
Capstone has begun! Here’s a quick recap of the last three weeks.
Minesweeper: The Final Act
In the epic conclusion to Minesweeper, we finally find out just how well I did.
Minesweeper Update
The Minesweeper challenge is underway, and I’m making good headway!
How to solve Minesweeper. (Hint: you can’t).
It’s time to create a Minesweeper agent. Apparently, Minesweeper is at the cutting edge of mathematics.
WWDC16, and the rest of summer.
This summer was a whirlwind. Travelled west, travelled north, I’ve been everywhere.
75% Complete.
Quite simply, I don’t want college to end. I’m excited to take the next step, but this next year will be special, and definitely will be cherished.
Universal SpriteKit UI
Apple’s mobile devices are split into two aspect ratios, but there are ways to create a singular UI using the viewport to your advantage.
The Many Uses of SKConstraints
At WWDC 2014, SpriteKit introduced SKConstraints: a really nifty feature that is akin to LookAt constraints in SceneKit.
SpriteKit + Playgrounds
Playgrounds are a great way to experiment with small prototypes and mechanics. Best part? SpriteKit can be accessed within them.
Introducing TinEngine.
Over my (short) Swift and SpriteKit excursion, I’ve compiled a list of extensions and functions that have made my life a little easier.
Better object initialization and setup in SpriteKit.
Closures can be used to reduce class’ init() function calls by moving variable initialization just a bit further up.
Never run with scissors.
One of the cooler AI algorithms I have stumbled across lately. And really versatile.
The Move to 3D!
This semester has two 3D-oriented classes – and both are super exciting.
Another winter break, another reflection.
And now for my ‘quarterly’ review…
Raycast Obstacle Avoidance
One of the cooler AI algorithms I have stumbled across lately. And really versatile.
DASHockey at GMGF!
Over Halloween I exhibited DASHockey at the Green Mountain Games Festival, and it was an absolute blast.
Boom! Back already!
Flocking is a mesmerizing AI algorithm. If only I can find a screensaver that utilizes it…
Man does time fly.
Time for another little look-back on life.
Time for a new project.
This, to date, is the coolest looking game I’ve created. But it’s time to move forward.
School is Back in Session
The first (of probably many) life check-ins.
Introducing Orbit!
The newest creation, with a focus on simplicity and challenge.
Design Insight
A little look into how I go about designing games, with a little example at the end.
Under way…
…and let my time capsule begin.