Ezra^3 - let's make things happen. » Creating Digital Games http://ezraezraezra.com lets make things happen. Sun, 17 Sep 2017 12:19:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 BangBang http://ezraezraezra.com/?p=1360 http://ezraezraezra.com/?p=1360#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 04:06:35 +0000 ezraezra http://ezraezraezra.com/?p=1360 BangBang: Telepresence shoot-em-up game
Name: BangBang
Platform: Web
Author: Ezra Velazquez
Release: May 3rd, 2011
Technology: AJAX, CSS, CSS3, HTML, HTML5, JavaScript, JSON, jQuery, PHP, OpenTok
Version: 1.0

About BangBang: Click to read about my Personal Statement

]]> http://ezraezraezra.com/?feed=rss2&p=1360 0 CDG Notes http://ezraezraezra.com/?p=1299 http://ezraezraezra.com/?p=1299#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 03:28:35 +0000 ezraezra http://ezraezraezra.com/?p=1299 The Case Against ‘Art Games’ – Charles J Pratt

  • Games “should be created primarily by the mechanics of the game rathern than decorations.
  • Cannot have meaning without a visual element to trigger what it signifies.
  • Many different interpretations of “The Marriage” the first art-game.
  • “The Marriage” relies on the representational layer as it does on pure mechanics.
  • Name changes the interpretations and mechanics of the game.
  • Art-games shouldn’t use content like other games, because other games can be considered Art-games.
  • What seperates art-games is the subject matter, but then we have to deal with games that have non-traditional themes.
  • Games where never “art” until art-games where created?
  • Some folks say its just a name, the genre doesn’t follow mainstream.
  • Art-game creators should learn a little bit more about how to make games.

The Video-Game Programmer Saving Our 21st-Century Souls – Jason Fagone

  • Video games lack legitimacy, and being able to connect on a personal level.
  • Middle-age-men want to make games that are not murder simulators.
  • Video games lack “a basic grammer of emotion”.
  • Art games are “procedural rhetoric”, ie, don’t ask why, just accept it.
  • Jason Rohrer is a legitamite auteur of games. He lives the lifestyle.

Fear and Gaming: Being and Nothingness and “Minecraft” – Jonathan Gourlay

  • In Minecraft, “existence really does precede essence”.
  • If you loose something you really love, it will haunt you.

Game: Every Day the Same Dream

  • Reaction: Depressing
  • Notes: Great minimalist feel, good color scheme

Game: Passage

  • Reaction: Depressing
  • Notes: Retro-arcade style feel

Game: Minecraft

  • Reaction: Worried
  • Notes: Massive headache playing this game. You’re free to do everything, but not sure exactly what to do.
]]> http://ezraezraezra.com/?feed=rss2&p=1299 0 Porting To Eclipse http://ezraezraezra.com/?p=1272 http://ezraezraezra.com/?p=1272#comments Sat, 19 Feb 2011 19:40:17 +0000 ezraezra http://ezraezraezra.com/?p=1272 Assignment 4: Port Processing game to Eclipse

Response: Web | Mac | Linux | Win

Thoughts on assignment:

Overall the porting from Processing to Eclipse seemed straight forward. It was great to see and realize how Processing tries to hide all the tidbits and nuances of programming that developers have come to terms with. Processing was designed as a “gateway” programming language to ease beginners and artists into the realm of programming, so it’s understandable why it’s trying to cover what developers deal with. I have to admit, it has tripped me up once or twice. I learned how to program in Java, so when you assume it has to work one way, Processing tell you it works another. But that’s the beauty of programming languages: they all have their quirks.

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Assignment 3: Finish Processing Game

Response: SpeedTouch

** Click to play, right-click to download source **

SpeedTouch is a game that involves only mouse input, a circle, and rectangles. The object of the game is to make the circle touch all rectangles in numeric order. To make the game a tad more interesting, there is a timer to show the user how fast they where able to touch all rectangles.

This updated version of the game contains the following updates:

  • Code comments
  • Classes & objects
  • Color scheme
  • Helper methods
  • Bigger font size
]]> http://ezraezraezra.com/?feed=rss2&p=1269 0 Processing Game http://ezraezraezra.com/?p=1262 http://ezraezraezra.com/?p=1262#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 21:21:57 +0000 ezraezra http://ezraezraezra.com/?p=1262 Assignment 1: Make a Processing game involving only mouse input, circle, and rectangle. Keep it small and simple (Due Class 4)

Response: SpeedTouch

** Click to play, right-click to download source **

SpeedTouch is a game that involves only mouse input, a circle, and rectangles. The object of the game is to make the circle touch all rectangles in numeric order. To make the game a tad more interesting, there is a timer to show the user how fast they where able to touch all rectangles.

-Make a Processing game involving only mouse input, circle and, rectangle., Keep it small and simple (Due Class 4)

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