craig phares design » Games http://craigphares.com/blog design according to craig phares Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:38:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Flash Papervision3D Quake MD2 Model Viewer http://craigphares.com/blog/2011/02/flash-papervision3d-quake-md2-model-viewer/ http://craigphares.com/blog/2011/02/flash-papervision3d-quake-md2-model-viewer/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 01:51:42 +0000 Craig Phares http://craigphares.com/blog/?p=770 Quake Model Viewer I’ve recently been working in Papervision3D with some MD2 avatars. Since the MD2 format was originally designed for Quake II, I figured there were no better models to use than the actual game models. I’ll be releasing the code in a thorough tutorial on how to accomplish this, but in the meantime, you can see the Quake Model Viewer in action.

I’ve tied in the original sounds to the avatar actions, and the two player avatars have separate weapon models that work seamlessly within the viewer. I plan on rolling in some further improvements before releasing the full tutorial.

Check out the Quake Model Viewer

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The Schoolyard

The Schoolyard is up and running! Check out the Beta version of my very first Facebook game! Contact me if you’re interested in becoming a beta tester, and receive 5 Extra Credits and one exclusive item.

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The Schoolyard

My very first Facebook game, The Schoolyard, is launching next week, Tuesday the 28th! Send me a message if you’re interested in becoming a beta tester. All volunteers receive 5 Extra Credits and one exclusive item only available to beta testers!

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Laukosargas Svarog has created the island of Svarga in Second Life. This is a fully-functional ecosystem, with rain, plants, and animals – all relying on each other for survival. If Laukosargas was to turn off the clouds, “the whole system would die in about six hours.” Laukosargas is a veteran game programmer, and has worked on Black & White, a classic “god game”. New World Notes has a great article on this.

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]]> http://craigphares.com/blog/2006/03/flow/feed/ 0 A Brief History of Handheld Video Games http://craigphares.com/blog/2006/03/a-brief-history-of-handheld-video-games/ http://craigphares.com/blog/2006/03/a-brief-history-of-handheld-video-games/#comments Sat, 04 Mar 2006 00:20:00 +0000 Craig Phares http://craigphares.com/blog/?p=204 Engadget has just posted A Brief History of Handheld Video Games, starting with Mattel’s primitive but addicting Football and leading up to the PlayStation Portable and beyond. Within lies a crucial lesson in quality content versus cutting-edge technology.

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