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Journal of Suspense

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The Trouble With Inspiration

The Trouble With Inspiration

... is that I need it. Everyone at some point tries to tackle a project that's too big and ends up failing. We've all been there, right? So we think...

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Prototype 1 finished

Prototype 1 finished

Wow, I forgot how draining a full-time job can be. It's been surprisingly difficult to work on my game after I get home in the afternoon. Of course,...

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First version of game prototype - playable!

First version of game prototype - playable!

Of course when I say playable, I mean you can press keys and something happens on the screen: link. A and D to move, space to jump, click to throw a...

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Graduation means lots of new stuff!

Graduation means lots of new stuff!

As I said in my last journal post (5 months ago), I've been really focused on finishing school. That's my reason for not updating... ever. But that...

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new game and other happenings

new game and other happenings

Hard to believe it's been 6 months since my Frogwood project went the way of the dodo. Here's a little update on what's going on now.I've been...

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new spell

new spell

I took some time this morning to get started on a magic spell for Frogwood: Flame Wave. It doesn't actually do anything yet in the game, but it looks...

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life 1, me 0

life 1, me 0

In a previous journal entry I talked about the #1 killer of projects, lack of motivation. Today is the #2 killer, Real Life(TM).We're getting ready...

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It's nice to get ahead

It's nice to get ahead

As I mentioned before, I got ahead of my schedule last week. I thought about charging forward to the next task, but ended up choosing to convert my...

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monsters

monsters

Got monsters working this morning. Well, so far it's just monster. But you can shoot it to make it go away! Here's a video. This is my first time...

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Frogwood

Frogwood

First, an introduction to the game. Frogwood is a 2D action-platformer. Think of a cross between Mega Man and Abuse, but in a fantasy setting. Here's...

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Introductions

Introductions

Hello Gamedev, and welcome to my journal. Like many others, I've started this journal in hopes of gaining additional motivation to keep working on my...

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