I was recently browsing the unity forums and discovered another post of someone wanting to build their own RPGs. They naively ask the question, “How do I make a game?” Like someone could answer in another sentence or two with the steps. It started me thinking about the framework I am toiling on and just how much further I need to go to reach some kind of critical mass. I seem to be drawn down… Continue reading
I have been working for a very long time on the basics of a framework within Unity to support RPGs. It really only covers the bare essentials and isn’t too specific right now. It is mostly the nuts and bolts of stuff needed to get anything else done. Think of it as building the operating system needed to actually write an application and you will get an idea of what I am talking about. Anyway,… Continue reading
I have always adored interactive fiction (IF), at least in its fantasy form. The vast MUDs of days before computer graphics always intrigued me. One that caught my eye was Avalon. I think it is always the sense of unending possibility that I love the most. Your imagination always fills in the blanks, and there is always so much to explore. The rich descriptions of places and things provide so much more for the mind… Continue reading
When I was in college, or should I say in a previous life, since it seems so long ago, I remember playing games with great intro movies. I always commented to my friends, hovered around the monitor, how one day not too far away, the actual game will look as good as those scenes. Of course, by standards today, those scenes looked like a student animation project done at the last minute with poor art… Continue reading
So you want to fulfill that nagging desire you have had since childhood? You know, the one you have had ever since you opened that box, pouring over those manuals, and inspecting every detail of packaging art. I’m talking about that game that changed you inside. The one that sent your imagination soaring, turned you into a hero, and hooked you forever to the gaming experience. Yes, that one, you remember now. It sucked away… Continue reading
