I’ve been with GeeksWithBlogs for a really long time and I love it here. However, I’ve finally been able to setup a basic blog on my website InsideGamer where I’d like to continue my postings. I am going to try to move some of the posts from here over there in the next couple days and I’ll probably keep this blog around although I’m not sure how much ......

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Spent a good portion of today working on creating the design document for my game. I use the design document created by Chris Taylor (just Google it if you want it). It’s a pretty good design template if a little high level for what I wanted it for. Only a few updates to the playground map since I spent a bunch of time trying to get my own animations ......

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I’ve realized I want to spend more time on development and reduce the time I spend on my YouTube channel (if you aren’t aware, I run a YouTube channel called PressToJoin). While I really like my channel and will continue to update it, my passion continues to lie in development, more specifically game development. Realizing this is my passion and I haven’t ......

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Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Getting Started with UDK by John P. Doran (http://www.johnpdoran.com) is a development book focused on creating a tower defense game using the Unreal Development Kit (UDK) first published in July 2013 by Packt Publishing (http://www.packtpub.com). A short time ago I reviewed Mastering UDK Game Development, ......

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Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Book Review: jQuery Game Development Essentials by Selim Arsever jQuery Game Development Essentials by Selim Arsever was first published in April 2013 by Packt Publishing and includes ten chapters for jQuery and JavaScript web developers who are interested in developing games with jQuery. Whether you are ......

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Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Mastering UDK Game Development by John P. Doran, published in March 2013 by Packt Publishing, features eight chapters focusing on presenting intermediate to advanced gameplay elements achievable using Epic Games’ Unreal Development Kit (UDK). For such a small book (273 pages) the scope the book tries to ......

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Overview When I was younger I barely knew anything of Dante's Inferno other than that some of my friends were required to read it for a literature class and it sounded like it had a cool name. I knew the epic poem described the nine circles of Hell and thought 'Boy, I bet that'd make a good game'. Then in 2010 Visceral Games came around and put out ......

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Here is what I am currently working on, a mod called Niln for the PC game The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion. Niln is designed to be a new settlement on the outskirts of the Imperial City featuring around 10 new buildings with new NPCs all featuring brand new voice overs. Included are about 5 seperate quest lines for the player to complete. Here are some screen ......

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Overview Shadows of the Damned is 'a survival horror' game developed by Japanese studio Grasshopper Manufacture, known for it's visionary founder Suda51 and the games Killer7 and No More Heroes. The cover art (US) touts the game as 'A Suda51 Trip' and as my first Suda51 experience, I was treated to a unique game with a few flaws. Design It's hard to ......

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Wow, it has been awhile, so let's do some catching up. In January 2011 I joined a local gym and have since been pretty dedicated to that and work leaving me little to no time for personal projects (although I've lost almost 40 lbs!). This includes both this blog, posting at Gamasutra, the Deep Fried Devcast, and anything else. Add to this my recent ......

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