Of course, the sensible thing would be to use an existing game engine, but after a certain point, there is some curiosity if learning and fighting yet another game engine is really quicker that just writing something from scratch.
It's been five years since we've had a Ty, the Tasmanian Tiger title, but it looks like Krome Studios is bringing the character back, albeit currently in Facebook form. Kotaku has given a (rather unflattering) report on the news that Krome have released an application on Facebook where fans are able to dress Ty up in a variety of gear.
The Ty license has seen much greater heights in popularity, and while Kotaku was eager to point out the low 155 fans for the Facebook page, the initial Ty, the…
Anyone remember all the hype for Google Wave? While Google had shown off it's many collaborative aspects for social implications (the sharing photos and conversations in real-time with your circle of friends), many developers saw its potential for software development. Unfortunately, we haven't heard much about its use in the game development space, but local Melbourne game developer, Endgame Studios, is definitely making use of the service.
Endgame have placed up a picture of their "wave"…
August 22nd Open Day at the Academy of Interactive Entertainment
Date : 2010-08-22
Time : 10am - 3pm
Location : All AIE Campuses
Event Type : Other
Details : The doors of AIE are open so come in, speak to our teachers, listen to talks about the game industry today and meet other potential AIE students.
The AIE will be opening its doors on Sunday, August 22nd from 10am-3pm.
If you've ever wondered how computer games are made or considered a career in Game Design more seriously come along and…
not ready for freeplay, but getting there
everybody hates crates
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRqG7zULa54
and the second character they find has masive jump height, fun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L21aR_Koyb8
achemedies boyancy and other leverage of newton physics :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7v5z4x5LsU
Freeplay have launched the details of the programs, speakers, and ticketing information for their 2010 Independent Games Festival which commences on the 14th of August. Head on over to the Freeplay website for all the details!
Also, a reminder for independent game developers, today's the last day to sign up your entry for the inaugural Freeplay awards, so if you have something to submit, you'd better hurry up!
The Freeplay Independent Games Festival today launched their 2010 program, speakers,…
To celebrate the launch (and amazing success!) of Fruit Ninja HD, Brisbane's Mana Bar is holding a Fruit Ninja HD competition! All the details are in the poster above, and the developers at Half Brick studios will be at the event to meet and greet folks turning up.
If you've got nothing planned on a quiet Wednesday next week, why not head on over to the Mana Bar!
Games development is renowned for being a widely male dominated industry, and ours is of no exception. While the issues and support for female games developers have been raised and provided over the years, narrow-mindedness still remains in the games industry which still has a 'boys club' mentality.
Glenn Watson has written a very open and brave blog entry outlining some of the good and bad experiences he has had to endure in the Australian games industry as a gay games developer. It's an…
Victoria University are accepting enrolments for their wide range of game development related short courses right now! For those wanting to delve into or level up on their 3D modelling, character design, Z Brush etc skills, then these courses are bound to be of interest to you.
The courses currently listed are:
* 3D Studio Max fundamentals
* 3D Studio Max for Game Making
* Game Design using Unreal Tournament
* iPhone 3D Application Design
* Z Brush Beginner
* Z Brush…
