Final Beta of Lears Apocalypse
A game based on the theme of King Lear from Shakespeares play.
The gaims aim is to embody the theme of Lear in the storm.
The Storm and the Fury
anon
Monday, December 13, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
xXx GAMES Brand Identity
Check out my imagery for organisation xXx GAMES
ANON
Noel kehoe dt584 Design Practice
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ANON
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Apocalypse Lear Character
Character Development of Lear through game
Apocalypse Lear Character
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
Getting Tooled Up
Course Finally Got Going - real software game project
Downloaded Game Maker - tomorrow for the tutorials
Bought IPhone 4 - reminds me of my first preamp purchase - another life
Setup OSX VMWare Slice On Win7
Installed Unity And XCode sweet
love that snow leopard
Tired of drawing very poor pictures with no teaching.
Got some motivation back. - new direction - games was what i signed up for
Kinect is coming soon loads of games on the download boil hopefully cracked xbox will work.
Playing the new Prof Layton - great - do it again but do it better they really have honed the product.
Playing red dead - random killing is great - nothing to beat a rifle shot in the nuts
playing gta on dsixl - games for adults - drugs and death and super sounds
I love the notion of games for adults - my des prtc proj
Hard hit the road today
anon noelie
Downloaded Game Maker - tomorrow for the tutorials
Bought IPhone 4 - reminds me of my first preamp purchase - another life
Setup OSX VMWare Slice On Win7
Installed Unity And XCode sweet
love that snow leopard
Tired of drawing very poor pictures with no teaching.
Got some motivation back. - new direction - games was what i signed up for
Kinect is coming soon loads of games on the download boil hopefully cracked xbox will work.
Playing the new Prof Layton - great - do it again but do it better they really have honed the product.
Playing red dead - random killing is great - nothing to beat a rifle shot in the nuts
playing gta on dsixl - games for adults - drugs and death and super sounds
I love the notion of games for adults - my des prtc proj
Hard hit the road today
anon noelie
Friday, October 29, 2010
Species The Boardgame
Check out the blog for our new BioTech Boardgame
http://speciestheboardgame.blogspot.com/
Come have a look
anon noelie
http://speciestheboardgame.blogspot.com/
Come have a look
anon noelie
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Ill Behaviour
Paula's Graphic design Book
Grid systems in graphic designs A Handbook for Graphic Artists Typographers and Exhibition Designers
Not a great copy but cheaper than 70 bucks
Noelie
Grid systems in graphic designs A Handbook for Graphic Artists Typographers and Exhibition Designers
Not a great copy but cheaper than 70 bucks
Noelie
Monday, October 18, 2010
Gaming in the fire
I had an enjoyable Ludology class playtesting.
Rudely interrupted by the fire alarm.
We playtested Opposites and I found it enjoyable. 4 of us played and played to a finish. It was the first time to have the full 4 players and it worked well. There was good conflict and play was good.
The 4 colour and the cycling through these worked well, the extra complexity added an extra dimension to the game. In the endgame i converted a large number of my counters to black (my picked colour) only to be cycled through to white at the last minute.
The new colour board worked well - the printed progression of colours was clear.
I would like to progress the game further. I have been searching for counters online, the painted money isn't the best and slightly bigger counters would be better. I think moving to an A3 print with bigger counters would be better.
Hugh was suggesting adding extra dimensions to the game, magic squares etc, but on further though i think the game has enough complexity and sometimes simplicity is better. Maybe if we get a chance to playtest on wednesday could try out options.
We then played Medieval game of conquest.
A great idea with a wonderfully designed set of instructions.
We only had a short time to play but it had great potential. With slight modifications it could work very well.
Puzzles
I am playing a lot of Professor Layton on the DSi - its interfereing with my soaps. I am getting better at the puzzles but still find them very challenging. The more i play the less frustrated at the game narrative i become. The glue to hold the puzzles together is important - i am looking forward to the new release this month.
Deadspace
I am playing a bit of deadspace, I find it so eerie - a really enjoyable play. The sluggish movement fits the style so well. I find myself so jarred by the attacks on the player and am stopped in my tracks everytime he is stabbed. The sound track is phenominal - the slow breathing is so atmospheric.
World of Warcraft - Gonna take the plunge later once i get the assignments done, "Stay away from the dark side Luke" - I think i need to take the plunge.
anon noelie
Rudely interrupted by the fire alarm.
We playtested Opposites and I found it enjoyable. 4 of us played and played to a finish. It was the first time to have the full 4 players and it worked well. There was good conflict and play was good.
The 4 colour and the cycling through these worked well, the extra complexity added an extra dimension to the game. In the endgame i converted a large number of my counters to black (my picked colour) only to be cycled through to white at the last minute.
The new colour board worked well - the printed progression of colours was clear.
I would like to progress the game further. I have been searching for counters online, the painted money isn't the best and slightly bigger counters would be better. I think moving to an A3 print with bigger counters would be better.
Hugh was suggesting adding extra dimensions to the game, magic squares etc, but on further though i think the game has enough complexity and sometimes simplicity is better. Maybe if we get a chance to playtest on wednesday could try out options.
We then played Medieval game of conquest.
A great idea with a wonderfully designed set of instructions.
We only had a short time to play but it had great potential. With slight modifications it could work very well.
Puzzles
I am playing a lot of Professor Layton on the DSi - its interfereing with my soaps. I am getting better at the puzzles but still find them very challenging. The more i play the less frustrated at the game narrative i become. The glue to hold the puzzles together is important - i am looking forward to the new release this month.
Deadspace
I am playing a bit of deadspace, I find it so eerie - a really enjoyable play. The sluggish movement fits the style so well. I find myself so jarred by the attacks on the player and am stopped in my tracks everytime he is stabbed. The sound track is phenominal - the slow breathing is so atmospheric.
World of Warcraft - Gonna take the plunge later once i get the assignments done, "Stay away from the dark side Luke" - I think i need to take the plunge.
anon noelie
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Opposites V2 Colour
Version 2 of 4 Player Territorial Acquisition game with 4 colours and progression from black to white to red to blue.
All Set for Playtesting Monday.
Anon.
All Set for Playtesting Monday.
Anon.
Opposites V2 Colour
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Thursday, October 14, 2010
My Sad Chindogu
My Chindogu Failed.
Everyday use according to Paula.
I could use an open spanner everyday!!!
But hey what the hell I was trying to learn Illustrator.
I am learning and loving it.
My images and illustrations look remedial compared to others in the class.
But I am lovin it - On On and On as the HHH put it
anon noelie
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
History of the Bicycle Screen Tools
Kraftwerk and Freddie Mercury Backing tracks to Final Cut Sequences
Netsky and Adobe Premiere
I Like my bike!
anon
Netsky and Adobe Premiere
I Like my bike!
anon
Monday, October 11, 2010
In at the deep end
In at the deep end
So many games - such little time - time management?
Busy installing and setting up my gaming machines - loving it.
Got a candy yellow Dsi xl with Braintraining, ordered an R4i card waiting on that.
I tried an emulator on the pc for Professor Layton testing seemed to work fine. The story is really anoying much better if they had a puzzle only version.
Found an xbox arcade to crack - €50 with no controller picking up today, bit scared to do the firmware but can't wait to play red dead redemption. Found a cake of dual layers will pick up today as well.
Currently copying Dead Space - can't wait to be scared. Loved the footage and postmortem in class today.
Playing Mirrors edge - I find the controls tricky but love the style and interaction. Love the life on the rooftop.
Started playing Civ V - the intro movie is awesome I was questioning whether it was an actor, it won't be long till all game play is that good.
Loving Psychonauts, wonderful graphics and the style is awesome. I found the gameplay enjoyable and enjoy the easy play.
Started playing creaky old memory The game i have to review for next week - stylish view , not so sure of the gameplay bit tricky to get going. Will try prezi for my review.
Started playing Minecraft - don't know what to do - I think i need a tutorial!
Playtesting In Ludology Class
Had a good time at playtesting today
Started with Festivus, a great rock festival territorial acquisition game. The board and accessories were great and with some modification played quite well.
Then played my Go variant Opposites. Played an enjoyable game and decided to progress this game to next week with some modifications. The mods are to add 2 new colours red and blue (fire and water) and to cycle through the colours instead of the simple black and white switching.
Had a great time playing the Mario Kart board game from last years class. I was really impressed with the quality of production and once we got to grips with the rules it played well. I hope my game can come near to its standard.
Puzzle Creation
I came up with my 10 puzzles - harder than I thought and took longer than I thought to test and document.
Scared by the hard puzzles Hugh sent out - I feel stupid trying them don't know if i have any correct.
anon
So many games - such little time - time management?
Busy installing and setting up my gaming machines - loving it.
Got a candy yellow Dsi xl with Braintraining, ordered an R4i card waiting on that.
I tried an emulator on the pc for Professor Layton testing seemed to work fine. The story is really anoying much better if they had a puzzle only version.
Found an xbox arcade to crack - €50 with no controller picking up today, bit scared to do the firmware but can't wait to play red dead redemption. Found a cake of dual layers will pick up today as well.
Currently copying Dead Space - can't wait to be scared. Loved the footage and postmortem in class today.
Playing Mirrors edge - I find the controls tricky but love the style and interaction. Love the life on the rooftop.
Started playing Civ V - the intro movie is awesome I was questioning whether it was an actor, it won't be long till all game play is that good.
Loving Psychonauts, wonderful graphics and the style is awesome. I found the gameplay enjoyable and enjoy the easy play.
Started playing creaky old memory The game i have to review for next week - stylish view , not so sure of the gameplay bit tricky to get going. Will try prezi for my review.
Started playing Minecraft - don't know what to do - I think i need a tutorial!
Playtesting In Ludology Class
Had a good time at playtesting today
Started with Festivus, a great rock festival territorial acquisition game. The board and accessories were great and with some modification played quite well.
Then played my Go variant Opposites. Played an enjoyable game and decided to progress this game to next week with some modifications. The mods are to add 2 new colours red and blue (fire and water) and to cycle through the colours instead of the simple black and white switching.
Had a great time playing the Mario Kart board game from last years class. I was really impressed with the quality of production and once we got to grips with the rules it played well. I hope my game can come near to its standard.
Puzzle Creation
I came up with my 10 puzzles - harder than I thought and took longer than I thought to test and document.
Scared by the hard puzzles Hugh sent out - I feel stupid trying them don't know if i have any correct.
anon
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Opposites A Game of 2 Colours
A simple game with territorial acquisition
Opposites A Game of 2 Colours
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Monday, October 4, 2010
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Paula Scher Design Resources
Quote - "Be Culturally Liberate Because If You Don't Have Any Understanding Of The World You Live In And The Culture You Live In, You're Not Going To Express Anything To Anybody Else." - Paula Scher
UCLA Design Classes Material
classes.design.ucla.edu
Paula Scher Gets Serious
Brand America - Paula discusses rebranding America
Paula-Scher-on-Brand-America
Identity Design - A letter from Paula
Identity Design
Paula On Paula
designthinkers.com
UCLA Design Classes Material
classes.design.ucla.edu
Paula Scher Gets Serious
Brand America - Paula discusses rebranding America
Paula-Scher-on-Brand-America
Identity Design - A letter from Paula
Identity Design
Paula On Paula
designthinkers.com
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Paula Scher A Giant
Presentation On Paula Scher a Veritable Icon of Design
Paula Scher A Giant
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Friday, October 1, 2010
Ludology Microtalk 1
First Version of Ludology Microtalk. 5 areas of my life to create 5 games. 20 slides 16 secs per slide.
Ludology Microtalk 1
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Chris Crawford The Dragon Speech
A wonderful heartfelt presentation from one of the kings.
I really empathise with him. When I started in software development one man teams did analysis, design, implementation, testing and documentation. A team of 3 was a very large scale project. Things have progressed now to a production line with very little scope for creativity or innovation. He definitely had issues with the modern large scale, commercial, goal driven product lifecyle, which apparantly Chris had problems fitting in with.
Speech Part1
Speech Part 2
Speech Part 3
Speech Part 4
Speech Part 5
Long live the king!
I really empathise with him. When I started in software development one man teams did analysis, design, implementation, testing and documentation. A team of 3 was a very large scale project. Things have progressed now to a production line with very little scope for creativity or innovation. He definitely had issues with the modern large scale, commercial, goal driven product lifecyle, which apparantly Chris had problems fitting in with.
Speech Part1
Speech Part 2
Speech Part 3
Speech Part 4
Speech Part 5
Long live the king!
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Imperfect information, Terminal Conditions and Conflict
Ludology Minigame exercise 29/9/2010
I found this weeks minigame exercise very interesting. I came up with a 5 card rummy style game with a dice roll to obtain a score on each round. A very simple game with imperfect information (players did not know the other players hands). The rules were simple and it was easy to play but it was quite dull. Using cards and dice together was interesting but my game added nothing more than a twist on an old variant.
A far more enjoyable game to play was elevens, this was more interesting due to conflict. The ability to snipe a card from another player and possibly obtain their good cards was a welcome twist. This game also used a dice to better effect than a simple score - a meaningful branch in the game with choice based on the dice.
We then play tested another groups game. This was a simple linear path with different coloured squares with some squares causing a player to get a card with a play modifying behavior. Conflict arose again in this with the ability to make a player miss a turn or force the player to retreat back the play surface.
The conflict in both these games made them enjoyable and the tension created between players added to the overall experience.
Do we need to win? One thing I noticed with some of the games was the unendedness of them. We are supposed to finish the game in 8 minutes but some of the games from this week might never reach an ending. Does a game need to end? In some games there is no terminal condition, experience goes up, the character gets more abilities, the world gets more complex - do they ever need to end?
anon
I found this weeks minigame exercise very interesting. I came up with a 5 card rummy style game with a dice roll to obtain a score on each round. A very simple game with imperfect information (players did not know the other players hands). The rules were simple and it was easy to play but it was quite dull. Using cards and dice together was interesting but my game added nothing more than a twist on an old variant.
A far more enjoyable game to play was elevens, this was more interesting due to conflict. The ability to snipe a card from another player and possibly obtain their good cards was a welcome twist. This game also used a dice to better effect than a simple score - a meaningful branch in the game with choice based on the dice.
We then play tested another groups game. This was a simple linear path with different coloured squares with some squares causing a player to get a card with a play modifying behavior. Conflict arose again in this with the ability to make a player miss a turn or force the player to retreat back the play surface.
The conflict in both these games made them enjoyable and the tension created between players added to the overall experience.
Do we need to win? One thing I noticed with some of the games was the unendedness of them. We are supposed to finish the game in 8 minutes but some of the games from this week might never reach an ending. Does a game need to end? In some games there is no terminal condition, experience goes up, the character gets more abilities, the world gets more complex - do they ever need to end?
anon
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
the consequences of games
just watched the last episode of this is england on 4od
a veritable work of art
thinking of the real life consequences of games
flirting escalates to rape and murder
is hardcore gambling any less dangerous?
just words for thought
a veritable work of art
thinking of the real life consequences of games
flirting escalates to rape and murder
is hardcore gambling any less dangerous?
just words for thought
Designing for Queens - Words and Images
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Designing for Queens
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Interaction Design ch9 notes and memory cues
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Monday, September 27, 2010
The game the player the world Jesper Juul
Notes on The game the player the world Jesper Juul
Thegameplayerworld jesperjuul
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Why we play games xeodesign
My notes on the Document Why we play games by XEO Design
Whyweplaygames xeodesign
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Friday, September 24, 2010
Modern Media Awards
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Modern Media Awards
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010
first ludology class
really enjoyed the first ludology and gameplay class
was a bit out of my depth
got going in the end
created a game and rules for a triangular 3 pie game trivial pursuits style
setup startup conditions and rules to play
played the game and took 8 mins to finish play cycle
my partner in crime came up with a groovy straw construction game
i didn't really understand it - it was really thinking out of the box
it made me realise how static my thought can be
swapped games with another group and played their battleships style game
as the game progressed and the rules and gameplay revealed itself it became richer
implicit or undescribed play can be far richer
The second time defining the rules for the game to give to the other group
was not as clear as the first time - ambiguity had crept in after play
my first real post - I need to get better
was a bit out of my depth
got going in the end
created a game and rules for a triangular 3 pie game trivial pursuits style
setup startup conditions and rules to play
played the game and took 8 mins to finish play cycle
my partner in crime came up with a groovy straw construction game
i didn't really understand it - it was really thinking out of the box
it made me realise how static my thought can be
swapped games with another group and played their battleships style game
as the game progressed and the rules and gameplay revealed itself it became richer
implicit or undescribed play can be far richer
The second time defining the rules for the game to give to the other group
was not as clear as the first time - ambiguity had crept in after play
my first real post - I need to get better
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