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At 6/17/11 05:02 PM, 4urentertainment wrote:

At 6/17/11 03:53 PM, tenentenen wrote: things

I'm not sure about the last example. I think all games should convey the plot, atmosphere or the message of the book in some way or another. Even if it doesn't follow a plot, the player should have a good idea of what the book is about.

I think the winning game should convey the same feelings the book did, or at least as close as possible to it.

Fair enough, I suppose.
Don't worry. We're NOT doing a Harry potter gem swap game. HeHe.

This is our progress for gamejam 5,

art by me as a captainpower :D
programmer by fortunacus
and voice act by banglaboy96

I'm tired... Hoooaahm...........

left info..

Our game is based on Harry Potter, Twilight Saga, and Jaws. The characters is still based on their original ability. Back to work...

Wow, you've actually done something. My team has had the absolute worst sync issues, all that's I've done is start on a point and click engine that probably won't even get used.

We have some things done.
IT's just that we have 135 items to hard-code in, as well as draw the icon for....No Big Deal....

At 6/17/11 04:31 AM, idiot-monarch wrote: Should've been posted on the front page somehow, though.

Yeah, from now on I'll try to announce everything as a FP post. I just didn't see the point in making announcements and then making a separate conversation thread.

At 6/17/11 05:42 PM, captainpower wrote: This is our progress for gamejam 5,

art by me as a captainpower :D
programmer by fortunacus
and voice act by banglaboy96

I'm tired... Hoooaahm...........

Oh wow.

SURPRISE ENTRY TIME!

Turns out I have more time this weekend than I thought!

Team: Des&Grent
Artist: Destructin
Programming: Grent

Based on the James Bond stories by Ian Fleming.

I am seriously looking forward to all the games. I really hope everyone really interprets the books they chose and portray that in the game.

And I *really* hope the judging is based on how well a story incorporated the book, the general experience with the game and how fun it was, rather than portal popularity.

Based on the James Bond stories by Ian Fleming.

Haha, that can end up very generic.

At 6/17/11 07:42 PM, 4urentertainment wrote: And I *really* hope the judging is based on how well a story incorporated the book, the general experience with the game and how fun it was, rather than portal popularity.

I don't. :|
I hope it's based on how good the game was.

At 6/17/11 07:43 PM, MintPaw wrote:

Based on the James Bond stories by Ian Fleming.

Haha, that can end up very generic.

It might feel generic, but actually what most people consider the "spy feel" was largely the result of the James Bond books and movies. That being said, we're making an effort to stand out. Plus, Bond from the books is significantly different from Bond in the movies, so it should be a different experience from what you might expect.

At 6/17/11 10:01 AM, 4urentertainment wrote: Book: Slaughterhouse-Five

Oh man, Des and I considered this briefly. I'm glad someone else decided to do it! Seriously, I can't wait to see how you manage this, since Slaughterhouse 5 is one of my favorites!

At 6/17/11 07:55 PM, Grent wrote: It might feel generic, but actually what most people consider the "spy feel" was largely the result of the James Bond books and movies. That being said, we're making an effort to stand out...

Very cool! You should make at least one women-swaying mini-game.

At 6/17/11 08:07 PM, AustinBreed wrote: Very cool! You should make at least one women-swaying mini-game.

He means if you don't then he won't let you place.

At 6/17/11 08:28 PM, MikeyS9607 wrote: does the bible count?

Also, are comic books fair game?
I could totally see someone doing a game about Tintin.

At 6/17/11 08:45 PM, Wallross wrote:

At 6/17/11 08:28 PM, MikeyS9607 wrote: does the bible count?

Also, are comic books fair game?
I could totally see someone doing a game about Tintin.

IMO, the Bible should count because Austin said "fiction or nonfiction," so no matter what you believe it fits in the category (also it is the best selling book of all time). As far as comic books, I'd wait for Austin to say something, but I'm of the opinion that if it's a "graphic novel" (i.e. a complete story and longer than a standard comic book) it should be passable, like Watchmen. Again, though, I'd wait for Austin's input.

If it's a book and it has a Wikipedia article, you're good to go. You might not score many originality points with a Rorschach stealth game, however.

Team TacoMuncherz

Programmer:
MikeyS9607

Artist:
Legodude2000 (me)

Musician:
Midimachine

Respect points to anyone who can guess the novel.

At 6/17/11 10:32 PM, AustinBreed wrote: Respect points to anyone who can guess the novel.

The Stranger
by Albert Camus
Page 20
Chapter 6

"They looked harmless enough"

RESPECT ME!

At 6/17/11 10:32 PM, AustinBreed wrote: Respect points to anyone who can guess the novel.

Albert Camus!
The Stranger!

RESPECT FOR ME!

At 6/17/11 10:37 PM, MintPaw wrote:

At 6/17/11 10:32 PM, AustinBreed wrote: Respect points to anyone who can guess the novel.

The Stranger
by Albert Camus
Page 20
Chapter 6

"They looked harmless enough"

RESPECT ME!

Google is an amazing thing, isn't it?

At 6/17/11 10:39 PM, Wallross wrote:

At 6/17/11 10:37 PM, MintPaw wrote:

At 6/17/11 10:32 PM, AustinBreed wrote: Respect points to anyone who can guess the novel.

The Stranger
by Albert Camus
Page 20
Chapter 6

"They looked harmless enough"

RESPECT ME!

Google is an amazing thing, isn't it?

Hey, there were no rules.

At 6/17/11 06:43 PM, AustinBreed wrote: Oh wow.

:3 Austin Complimented our game :3 yay!
Great work CaptainPower!

At 6/17/11 11:08 PM, BanglaBoy96 wrote:

At 6/17/11 06:43 PM, AustinBreed wrote: Oh wow.

3 Austin Complimented our game :3 yay!

He was probably like "Oh wow, wtf is this crap."

2 days left of game jam?

team ugly penguin not started yet?

HELL WE CAN DO THIS!

TEAM UGLY PENGUIN - BOOK, 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA FTW

Team Honey Badger:
IndigenousDigitalist
mkmaster101
impervioushedgehog36

Book: The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

Me and WaterHorse are doing Rick Cook's Wizard's Bane.
Unfortunately, my understanding of Forth is not good enough to implement it in ActionScript, so I'm making a weird RPN crossbreed.

At 6/18/11 02:27 AM, HiddenSpartan wrote: Me and WaterHorse are doing Rick Cook's Wizard's Bane.
Unfortunately, my understanding of Forth is not good enough to implement it in ActionScript, so I'm making a weird RPN crossbreed.

RPN? Reverse Polish notation?
I didn't know that was a good alternative for ActionScript. I'll have to try it some time.