Finished Project #2:

A Mock Paint Program

Now, this project is by no means an Adobe Photoshop but I can use this for making the tiles and sprites(characters) that would be found on some game surfaces... well, on old systems like SNES and such. I may someday delve into the world of 3D animation and all that but let me take it one step at a time, please!

You can see the screen shot of my new program right here:


I just threw something together merely for the fact I can show that I use a grid to draw the tile up in the upper right corner. You can use the left and right arrows to switch between the individual RGB values and use up and down to alter that value. I also have it set up so you can get a color at a pixel in the grid, or you can fill the grid and tile with selected color.

It's a little cumbersome but it is just another small victory in my quest for becoming a freelance game programmer!

So it may be a while before I post anything of great accomplishment for a little while...

Until Then:
Cheers

Now for Something Completely Different

As we all know, I lack the habit of blogging regularly. Maybe that will all change now as I am seeking to change the world... or not.

I have recently been flirting with python-- an object-oriented programming language--(whatever that means...) and I hope to start programming video games again as a hobby. For those of you who know me, you may not have ever known that I could program games... well, back in the day I was familiar with QBasic and made the start of an RPG which I called "Bloodshed". I spent months drawing sprites and backgrounds and writing program which made those sprites and backgrounds move and do stuff that only sprites can do... which... they can't do anything unless you tell them.

Abbreviated history aside, I have returned today for the sole purpose of sharing with the world my new creation...

--a random bingo card generator!--

"Why?" you may ask? I ask you, "Why not?"

Bingo is a great way to pass time in boring staff meetings, church services... anything that you have to sit through in which technical jargon and cliche phrases run rampant. This is no regular bingo where numbers are used. This bingo, as you should have guessed, is the kind with words on a grid.

Though it may seem that my intent for making was purely for my entertainment (and the entertainment of others) it is actually a useful tool for paying attention to what is actually being said. Kind of like the days in McMillan's classes where I would keep track of how many times he would say "In any case" in any given class, the game actually helped me get higher grades because I had to actively hear what was being said.

All that being said, be on the lookout for my next post which will (hopefully) provide a screenshot of my new product and if any are interested, you can send me a list of words that can be generated onto a 5 x 5 grid.

Until then:
Cheers

Sween