Still Alive

Man I hate these “it’s been a while since I posted” entries. Too bloody right it has, so get back to posting, don’t just tell me what I already know!

But this is such a post. After we released TNM, my creativity has quietly been on the rise as we’ve been gearing up for a new game. Took a while to arrive at a concept we like and decide what tech to use (we’re using Jim’s engine XR3D aka. The Jimgine, which is sort of proprietary in the sense that he’s on the team now), but now we’re on track to put together a tech demo followed by a gameplay prototype, and then we’ll be able to reveal what we’re up to. Hint: It’s probably not what you’re expecting.

I turned in what is set to be my last paper for Copenhagen University today, “User-created content – An analysis of user-created content in computer games” (it’s not my best work, but I’m pretty confident it’ll pass), leaving me with just a single oral exam left before I’m officially a Bachelor of the Arts (lamest superhero name ever), and then it’s off to the post-graduate programme, if they’ll have me.

I’m really happy to be designing a new game again, though it’s harder this time because we have economic concerns and we’re trying to keep everybody excited about the project without compromising the integrity of the design. It’s an interesting challenge. I love the way we’re headed right now, and I’m having tons of fun playing around with Jim’s early game editor. It’ll be really great to start prototyping and fleshing out the gameplay.

Real news is more likely to surface over at the OTP blog before it appears here. We’re looking into having it redesigned over the summer break too, because we don’t fancy using somebody else’s theme. So keep an eye on that