December 2010
3 posts
An iPad game made in 24 hours
The challenge: build a game in 24 hours. About a week ago, two internet-friends of mine, Tom Pritchard and Frazer Grant decided they would challenge themselves to build a game in 24 hours: Tom built a simple platformer, and Frazer built the core of a side-scrolling shmup, which he wrote about on his blog. They both tweeted their progress as they were going, using the #24hourgame hashtag, and...
Dec 29th
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80 word review: One Chance
What would you do if you knew the world was about to end? Would you shirk all your other responsibilities to remain at home with your wife and daughter?  Or would you drive yourself deeper into your work, trying desperately to find a cure for the plague that will end all life?  What if the plague is, in fact, all your fault?  And what if you actually could prevent the end?  You can; but you have...
Dec 13th
Tableau II
There in the corner, the fence had been forced open, the pole bent down and the chicken wire twisted where someone had attempted to get through. It did make it easier to climb over. The fuel storage tank rang brightly as he rapped his knuckles on it. Empty. Well, he’d have to look for petrol farther down the road. The wall behind the tank caught his eye. There on the cinderblocks, the same...
Dec 1st