What I did over the summer..

Thought I should let everyone know what I have been doing this summer, I have been working on a GML game in a group of three, the game is still in progress and I continue work in my free time.

http://murugames.blogspot.co.uk/

Weekly update #1

I have decided to show my gradual game development progress through this blog, every week I will create a new post showing what I have been up to and how I feel I have progressed.

This week I completed a one hour exercise where I was to complete a few simple tasks, in order to refresh my unity skills.

• import assets from asset store
• create a skybox for your level
• create a first person camera
• create additional “stand still” camera to follow the player
• switch between the cameras at the press of a button
• add a light
• create a crate fully textured and make sure is casting a shadow
• create a spawn point for the player
• create a teleporting point for the player that puts the player at the spawning point
• add a sound when the player teleports

This was a relatively easy task, below is a screenshot of the completed unity scene. All 3d models are created by myself, but all textures are either found online, or from the unity asset store.

Portal:

Crate:

So, blog.. Yeah.

Hey Mr Blog, it seems I have neglected you again.
Anyway, 1GAM is out the window, I simply don't have enough time.

Been working with Unity3d, basically making a temple run style game to try and get my skills up. I only started a few days ago and this is what I have so far..

 Video is very VERY early footage.

Mmmm.. Juicy!

Day one of working on my January game for 1GAM.
Working on a asteroids clone but juicing it out to the max! This is what I have so far..

One Game A month?

I have been considering it for a while, but I guess that this is my official announcement that I have joined 1GAM.

http://onegameamonth.com/

Here I will be attempting to release a fully polished game every month for the whole of 2013! Sounds hard right? Well maybe not. The game I currently have in Beta "Muru" only took me 2 weeks, okay it is pretty simple and straightforward, but twelve simple working games is better than one complex game that doesn't get released.

I need to build up a record, both for future employers and for my own practice and I think this is the best way to do it.

Wish me luck, I have a feeling I will need it.

Land AHoy!

Had some time today and was feeling creative, so I ended up making procedural generated islands.
Do they work? Yes.
Will I use them? No Idea.

Beta Game on Kongregate!

Hey guys, so I have decided to upload the beta of my current (crappy) game to kongregate, head over there and leave feedback. Would be much appreciated. :)
http://www.kongregate.com/games/stevis93/muru