Fortunately, the production of Pretend isn't over! If you continue following it's blog, you'll see that the team is still working on it to create a mobile game, and later, a 3D game in Unity.
SnowDog Derby - AiP Game Art's Winter Challenge
Another event, well, more like a challenge, that I've joined in is a Winter Challenge that's being hosted by AiP Game Art. This challenge is accepting all kinds of mediums, such as 3D modelers, concept artists, etc. I've decided to create a menu system using Flash, Action Script 3.0, and UDK. I'll be posting my progress for that project on my blog here, as well as on this thread in the AiP Game Art forums (it's a requirement for the challenge).
Speaking of which, here is a site map, or flow chart, for the menu system.
I've decided to call the game, SnowDog Derby. Here's the game concept for my "fake" game: the player creates a sleddog team and races at various, snowy locations against the clock. Depending on the race results, the player is awarded money which can be spent on new items, dogs, and accessories. During the race, the player must guide the team around, over, or through obstacles that may be in the way.
Modus Operandi - 7th Level Studios
Now this is a project I must not forget to talk about! My final quarter at the Art Institute has started this past week, and I'm enrolled in the Advanced Team Game Production class. This class runs a small studio that creates projects. The studio, coined as 7th Level Studios from last quarter, has started the pre-production phase of the newest project, Modus Operandi.
This team is divided into four teams: Design/Concept, Character, Environment, and Engine. I am the lead of the Engine team (yay!). My job is to worry about the player's experience while playing the game and to get the project to achieve that experience as a prototype version. Therefore, I am to worry about the processor and be that person to remind the artists of their limitations so that their submissions will successfully work with the engine.
The engine team's first priority is the gameplay's mechanics. I'd like to focus on getting a playable prototype working. The second priority is the menu system.
With all of these projects at play, I'm excited how the next three months will unfold. Let's not forget about that class that I've been taking at the Entertainment Technology Center. My next project there will be for the Wii. There aren't any details yet, but be sure to keep an eye out for them!
