It's back!

[Redd]

*dusts off account*

Hey everyone!

You may/may not know/remember me. I realize I haven't been on the GMG as much as the SC Plaza back when it was still somewhat visited/active, so if there are different people around here, hi!

I see a lot has changed from the last time I've been here. What's new with you guys?

I'm done with my Computing course and moved on to Interactive Media, just finished the first of three years. It's been so busy that I haven't had a social or online life for months, so my activity may be a little off until I get used to people again.

[Gan]

Hey Redd, it's been a long time.

[Circuit]

Hey Redd!  I always wondered what happened to you.  Congratulations on finishing your computing course.  How are things in Malta?

[Redd]

Hey Redd, it's been a long time.

It feels like a million years!

Hey Redd!  I always wondered what happened to you.  Congratulations on finishing your computing course.  How are things in Malta?

Couldn't get used to being here over the plaza, so I decided to take a little break. Then one thing led to another and school took over my life.

Almost nothing has changed, with the exception of some serious weather we've been having.

[Charlo]

Any progress on Mount Gigan or whatever your RPG was called? 

[Redd]

Any progress on Mount Gigan or whatever your RPG was called?

Yeah, was porting the engine from Javascript to C# on Unity during some free time throughout the year. Some 3D assets are almost done, what's left is someone to help me with reference images so I can start work on the characters.

[WarHampster]

Hey Redd! What's studying interactive media like? I'm going down a similar route.

[Redd]

Hey Redd! What's studying interactive media like? I'm going down a similar route.

It's an adventure! The course was introduced at our school three years ago, the units change each year depending on the student output and we've gone through the toughest one yet. Mainly, it focuses on graphic design and web development, but we also got a chance to explore sound design and learn the basics of mobile gaming with Flash.

The course seems to vary depending on the school you attend. Some exchange students said they had it easy compared to us.

What's this similar route?

[Charlo]

Any progress on Mount Gigan or whatever your RPG was called?

Yeah, was porting the engine from Javascript to C# on Unity during some free time throughout the year. Some 3D assets are almost done, what's left is someone to help me with reference images so I can start work on the characters.

Wait, Unity?  So it's 3D now?  If I remember right the Javascript engine you had was pretty good, did you implement full object-orientation with it?

[Redd]

Wait, Unity?  So it's 3D now?  If I remember right the Javascript engine you had was pretty good, did you implement full object-orientation with it?

The Javascript engine ran fine until I tried to up the sprite and canvas size by a few pixels to make better graphics. I never even managed to accomplish true object-orientation, inheritance being the main issue here. Almost everything needed its own function and it became messy over time.

I don't necessarily need to go 3D with Unity, 2D is still an option. Once the code is finalized, I'll explore with different styles and use whichever I'll like best.

[Gan]

There are certain tricks you can do to simulate inheritance.
The ability to just add functions with myObject.myFunction = function() {} makes it really handy.

[x]

Can always use prototype:
ChildClassName.prototype = new ParentClass();

[Redd]

Believe it or not I find those methods incredibly messy...

[Gan]

I use them to make creatures in the chat box game. Truthfully, it is a little messy. But it gets the job done!

[WarHampster]

What's this similar route?

Probably going to major/ minor digital media and computer science. I want to walk the line between academic and independent game designer.