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A narrative review, written for the annual GDC Game Narrative Review Competition. In this award winning essay, I provide introspective as to how Brothers manages to convey a sense of character and feeling of loss, not through spoken word, but by utilizing clever gameplay mechanics and even the player's method of input.
A narrative review, written for the annual GDC Game Narrative Review Competition. In this award winning essay, I dive into the facets of storytelling through use of mechanics, as well as the excellent utilization of medium, that made Undertale a worldwide phenomenon!
Glide, hop, gallop, and slither your way across the Gauntlet of Enlightenment in Samsara - a 2D side scrolling platformer! Play an imperfectly incarnated Buddhist monk with the power to transform into various animals from the Chinese Zodiac. Conquer the modular gauntlet, or add on to it with your own custom creations!
In Clinic Ninja you play, naturally, as Clinic Ninja! Join them in this educational text based adventure as they learn the benefits of meaningful use standards. Experience the day to day happenings of work at the clinic, and get to know the ins and outs of being a ninja. Can you become a black belt of meaningful use?
Make your final stand against the onslaught of colorful invaders in this 2D top down shooter! Use a variety of weapons to combat the deadly horde: The tried and true pistol, the pray and spray machine gun, the apocalypses favorite shotgun, and of course a laser cannon.
A catastrophic event has sent the world into a spiraling decent of chaos. For every effect, however, there is a cause. You exist in one moment, frozen in time. Use the final thoughts of those at the heart of it all to track down the source of the calamity, and erase their very existence from history itself.
The SparkEngine is a feature rich platforming engine created for GameMaker 7. It was designed for beginners, and is known for its single line character controller. It handles movement, gravity, wall jumping, double jumping, collisions, physics, animation, audio, scaling, camera control, motion blur, and more!
Hey Unity Community! The first part of my general purpose toolset, SparkTools, is getting close to release. It’s a custom build tool which allows you to easily manage multiple builds, including automated folder and file organization, which is all fully customizable. Simply select the platforms you wish to build for, and add them to your …
What’s new in Novelation Hey everyone! Just wanted to give you an update on how Novelation is coming. Due to feedback the Novelation UI was completely reworked, and the system is far more flexible than it used to be! Gone are the days of restrictive naming conventions and the busy work of setting up a …
Continue reading “Novelation Scripting Language – First Draft”
Hello everyone! I proudly present to you Samsara, a game that I am currently leading the charge on. We just put up our Kickstarter and Steam Greenlight page, so give them a like, toss any spare change our way, and most of all share them around. You will be helping a team of young dreamers …
Hello everyone! I would like to present to you Novelation, a visual novel toolkit made for Unity 5. It is in development right now, and I need your help to build it! Why Unity? Novelation takes full advantage of Unity’s rich feature set. It can be exported to 21 platforms, has a suit of …
Continue reading “Announcing Novelation – A Visual Novel Tool for Unity”
Skistad studios has received an update! Skistad Studios will now not only host small games I make, but act as both a portfolio and resume for me. It will also contain updates on what I am doing, from personal products to professional works. When I make a larger personal project you will be able to …
A narrative review, written for the annual GDC Game Narrative Review Competition. In this award winning essay, I provide introspective as to how Brothers manages to convey a sense of character and feeling of loss, not through spoken word, but by utilizing clever gameplay mechanics and even the player's method of input.
A narrative review, written for the annual GDC Game Narrative Review Competition. In this award winning essay, I dive into the facets of storytelling through use of mechanics, as well as the excellent utilization of medium, that made Undertale a worldwide phenomenon!
Glide, hop, gallop, and slither your way across the Gauntlet of Enlightenment in Samsara - a 2D side scrolling platformer! Play an imperfectly incarnated Buddhist monk with the power to transform into various animals from the Chinese Zodiac. Conquer the modular gauntlet, or add on to it with your own custom creations!
In Clinic Ninja you play, naturally, as Clinic Ninja! Join them in this educational text based adventure as they learn the benefits of meaningful use standards. Experience the day to day happenings of work at the clinic, and get to know the ins and outs of being a ninja. Can you become a black belt of meaningful use?
Make your final stand against the onslaught of colorful invaders in this 2D top down shooter! Use a variety of weapons to combat the deadly horde: The tried and true pistol, the pray and spray machine gun, the apocalypses favorite shotgun, and of course a laser cannon.
A catastrophic event has sent the world into a spiraling decent of chaos. For every effect, however, there is a cause. You exist in one moment, frozen in time. Use the final thoughts of those at the heart of it all to track down the source of the calamity, and erase their very existence from history itself.
The SparkEngine is a feature rich platforming engine created for GameMaker 7. It was designed for beginners, and is known for its single line character controller. It handles movement, gravity, wall jumping, double jumping, collisions, physics, animation, audio, scaling, camera control, motion blur, and more!
