Going to try to assemble a game in 30 minutes ^_^

scorelessmusicscorelessmusic Member Posts: 565
edited November -1 in Introductions
I've just been invited to speak at Geekcamp.SG 2010 on rapid application development using GameSalad and I think I'm going to try to challenge myself to build a fully working game from scratch to showcase all the various aspects of GameSalad.

Wish me fast fingers and no GS crashes!

I'll post the project file as sample code once I've done it. I'm going to be modeling the game after something that has been rather popular recently so this isn't going to be something I'd dream of publishing on the App Store. It will be strictly for educational purposes. ^_^

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  • LordTarantorLordTarantor Member, PRO Posts: 890
    15 minutes to go...
  • UtopianGamesUtopianGames Member Posts: 5,692
    Amazing!!! and then release for 99c and see it makes ya millions :) hey stranger things have happened.

    Darren.
  • scorelessmusicscorelessmusic Member Posts: 565
    whoops, didn't realize that the post could have double meaning.

    Geekcamp is on 4th sept. not in 30 minutes time. what I meant was that I will have 30 minutes to assemble a game from scratch and to educate people on GameSalad as I do it. ^_^

    I doubt I can publish though, since the concept will be an obvious ripoff and I did make some 'old-school' references that maybe only a geek would appreciate but which could still get me into trouble if I tried to make money out of it. I know I won't have the guts to publish, but maybe someone with less worry for legalities might 'pirate' my code and do something with it. *cough cough*
  • design219design219 Member Posts: 2,273
    Will you create graphics ahead of time?

    Sounds like a great demonstration. Is this camp in Singapore? What else do they do there?

    What would be cool is if you could set up a distribution certificate for an adhoc version ahead of time and then offer to pass it out after the demo to participants with iPhones.

    _______________

    Nesen Probe http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nesen-probe/id377766693?mt=8
    Tickle Stones http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tickle-stones/id363484260?mt=8
    Food Fight! (free) http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/food-fight/id352646643?mt=8
  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
    *checks watch*

    You're 19 minutes over already!

    QS :D

    Dr. Sam Beckett never returned home...
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    Web: https://quantumsheep.itch.io

  • scorelessmusicscorelessmusic Member Posts: 565
    Yes, there's really no way I can do this if I don't prepare the game plan and assets ahead of time. Which is why I heavily emphasize the "assembling" part. Really, the only thing that can be demonstrated in such a short time is the putting together portion using GameSalad.

    The main point of the talk is that once you have a concrete idea (this time stolen from another) and have done your design sketches (my quick assembly notes / instructions to self) and prepared your assets (graphics / audio), the actual act of assembling it rapidly is achievable with GS.

    I would record the entire thing as a screencast if I think it would be stable enough ^_^

    (LOL... I think I probably should attempt a dry run at least once. Maybe I'll screencast that, not the live version, just to see if the MacBook Pro can actually handle it)
  • scorelessmusicscorelessmusic Member Posts: 565
    Yup, the camp is in Singapore. Here's the website:

    http://geekcamp.pbworks.com/

    A distro after the demo sounds like a cool idea! I'll work on that. Also, it'll be for the iPad but that shouldn't be a problem since Singaporeans have been lapping up the devices as fast as they can be shipped here, I believe. ^_^

    And maybe I should target the iPhone instead of the iPad. That might require less CPU overhead for the demo and still achieve the intended feel of rapid assembly. Good thoughts!
  • chosenonestudioschosenonestudios Member Posts: 1,714
    Sounds cool, cant wait to see what you come up with!
  • synthesissynthesis Member Posts: 1,693
    Do an iMirror app. :P
    That may only take about 3 minutes.
  • chosenonestudioschosenonestudios Member Posts: 1,714
    synthesis said:
    Do an iMirror app. :P
    That may only take about 3 minutes.

    +1
  • scorelessmusicscorelessmusic Member Posts: 565
    LOL... I was aiming for something a bit more... inspiring. But the good news is...

    In the preparation for this presentation, I have come up with yet another *wild idea*! I hope to complete this new wild idea soon so that it will help me eventually in my presentation.

    I love GameSalad for being a kit that I can use to rapidly create apps that help me rapidly create apps.
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