The latest Zimventure, Dungeon Rustlers, is a video game that I’ve been co-developing with my friend Derrick Schommer. We used Game Maker Studio 2 for the development platform. It has many useful features and one in particular we’ll talk about today: custom shaders. In Dungeon Rustlers, I wanted the player to still be able to […]
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Hard Lines
Walking into the office a few weeks ago I noticed an interesting intersection of lines and contrast. The camera hasn’t been making enough appearances outside of the backpack as of late – I’ll try to change that.
The Game-Dev Rustlers
Twenty years ago (!) I was hanging out in the college computer lab, reading a book about which assembly registers to twiddle to put the graphics card into direct mode. Crap. Another Blue Screen. Enter one lab monitor, Derrick Schommer (@everydaydrinker), asking me what I was doing to continually keep crashing Windows. Upon learning that I […]
Fall Golf In The Mountains
These pictures were taken at Mount Washington Resort during a practice round for the New Hampshire Golf Association mid-am fourball tournament. Having posted two under-par rounds there this year, it’s shaping up to be one of my “go-to” courses when I need to throw a good number on the scorecard!
Forest Explorer
Went out to scout some pre-peak foliage spots at Great Brook Farm State Park a couple of weeks ago. Picked up some random shots while hiking around.
Metallic Dew
Early fall is a great time for getting dewdrops on various surfaces. My car has a grey paint on it which looks very blue with a fast shutter speed (aka not much light) and a tight focal range. For this shot I bumped up the contrast in post to really accentuate the edges of the […]
Shader for dynamic sprite outlines in Game Maker Studio 2
While cooking up a new feature for our forthcoming title, Dungeon Rustlers, we thought it may be handy to denote some enemies as special. These “special enemies” drop extra loot but how could we render them differently for the user to easily tell they should be prioritized? Applying an outline, or stroke, to the sprite […]
It's a trap!
Noticed this creepy spider web on the doorstep. Somewhere in the depths of his trap, awaits a hunter.
Getting Into A Pickle
Let’s start this post with a fact: I love pickles. Dill pickles, to be precise. Sweet pickles, butter pickles, and any other variety just doesn’t cover the bar for my taste buds. Strangely enough, cucumbers aren’t exactly my favorite vegetable to consume by itself. When allowed to soak up a vinegary brine for a few […]
Harvey On Golf As Therapy
Mr. Penick probably isn’t far from the truth with this observation. Picture taken last year on the back of the 3rd green at the “Bay Course” at Willowbend Country Club.