04_23_12 - 05_04_12: Imagine Cup Update

Tactical Measure is done, packaged, and shipped to be judged by the Imagine Cup world committee.  This post will be a nice spot to place a few concepts, screens, and a video that I will be referencing in my postmortem for the project.

04_09_12 - 04_13_12

With the public group defense in a few weeks I'm putting the finish touches on my thesis paper.  My thesis paper looks at the MDA framework and how Erie went from a chase game with a simple core mechanic to a complex narrative driven experience.

Below are a few images that I'll be referencing in my paper with links along with a dozen or so from the last year in this blog.  Next week I'll post a link to my paper after it gets approved.

(The MDA Framework Table)

(Target art for mobile game, rendered in Maya)

(Erie level layout, UDK)

It's getting near the end of the semester and close to graduation.  But before all that, I get to finish up my part of the game that we're making for Microsoft's Imagine Cup competition.  While we didn't get into the final round of the US competition, we are in the finals qualifiers of the world competition.

From the last round we got some great feedback from the judges on our game.  What they liked and what they would like to see by the end of round 3.  I think if we nail those things and add a few top secret surprises we will have a pretty good chance of making it into the finals!  Oh and a fancy new background wouldn't hurt either.  The other day I rendered out this video that I made in Maya that will change to the speed to the music, color, contrast and whatever other cool things our awesome programmer want to make it do.

03_01_12 - 03_31_12

Figured I should make one post this month!  This month has been pretty crazy with my thesis paper and Microsoft's Imagine Cup Competition.  It was just announced the other day that we are in round 3 of the world competition for the Imagine Cup.

Video brake down:

Project Lead and Video made by Chris Diller

Programmer: Dan Priestly

3D Artist: Ryan Bown

Animator: Betina Tin

Sponsor: Marty Clayton

Play testers: Weber High School

Haptic controller:  Professor William Provancher

02_24_12 - 02_25_12

The last couple of days I've been sculpting a head in ZBrush.