Global Game Jam 2010: Programming
Posted on Jan. 16, 2018Join me as we look at what went right and what went (hilariously) wrong on the technical side
Like I mentioned in my experience on GGJ2010:
I've always wanted to be a game programmer. I will directly attribute my skills (and blind spots) on coding to my early attempts at making a game engine.
Too bad I've never made an entire game. Its always demos and proof of concepts for my engine. That changed when I joined the Global Game Jam on 2010.
This is the first time I made a …
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Global Game Jam 2010: Psychic Fighters
Posted on Jan. 16, 2018
Deception-based Fighting Game. Two Psychics slug it out!!
Game description
Psychic Fighters is a two player game of deception. The goal is to outsmart your opponent with feints. The game is played in turns, with one player being an attacker and the other player being the defender.
How to run
- To play, first download or clone the game from my Github repo.
- Download Python (preferably Python 3.4+). Either put the python executable in your path or include the path when running the shell commands
- Change directory to the game. If you …
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Global Game Jam 2010: My Experience
Posted on Jan. 16, 2018
I've always wanted to be a game programmer. I will directly attribute my skills (and blind spots) on coding to my early attempts at making a game engine.
Too bad I've never made an entire game. Its always demos and proof of concepts for my engine. That changed when I joined the Global Game Jam on 2010.
Global Game Jam (GGJ)
I was an admin for the Manila Chapter of IGDA (International Game Developers Association) during 2009 - 2011, and we were coming up of ways to promote the local game industry. One of the admins …
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Self improvement
Posted on Jan. 6, 20182018 goal
For 2018, I've decided to do more writing. Let's see how long this will last.
Self improvement
I am a big fan of always improving. Its satisfying to me to look back and say, I did not know this before, but now I know; and knowing is half the battle.
I relate to this motivational poster and want to do more of this.
In previous years, I used an excuse that I have too many things to do and not enough time. So on 2018, I'll also be experimenting with "a …
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