Crossing the Canyon of Souls takes nerves of steel… and a good guide. Ravines crisscross the landscape creating a natural maze that is as likely to end in a rockfall as a navigable passage, and at every step there is the wind… Unlike most of my battle maps, this is not created in a 25×25…
Which deity may once have blessed this structure is unclear. The weight of ages wears upon its stone and timbers and the forest, caring not for gods and their worship, seeks to reclaim this once sacred space for its own. Like all of my battle maps, this is created in a 25×25 square grid, the…
These towers are a common sight to travelers across the kingdom, positioned as they are along the king’s highways. Serving as guard posts and stop overs for messengers on the crown’s business and places to confine outlaws until troops can be sent to gather them, they assure farmers and merchants alike that the king is…
Gulls swoop and sea birds charge forth into the surf. The sun is warm and almost lulls you into forgetting what may lay beneath the waves. Like all of my battle maps, this is created in a 25×25 square grid, the same as a default map for roll20 to make integrating these into that platform…
The birds chirp in the trees and the sun slants through the tree branches as you make your way along the quiet forest path. Ahead you hear the lazy burble of a slow moving stream. Like all of my battle maps, this is created in a 25×25 square grid, the same as a default map…
In the previous post I have documented my plans and process for getting to this point. Now I need some testers to give feedback. Please check out the game below and then fill out the form. Your help is appreciated. http://www.exhaliastudios.com/Games/Butterfly/
Game Purpose: Allow students to learn about cost/reward in foraging for butterflies. Planned Features: Butterfly flies is able to change directions and come to rest. ✓ Wing flap rate changes to give the appearance of randomness Wing flap rate changes based on behavior. ✓ Butterfly can come to rest on objects and will slow wing…
I am continuing to further my game design experience. This time with with Udemy. I am so grateful to be living in a time with such easy access to education. This was a pretty simple pong style game. I gave it my own twist, since I also wanted to try my hand at sprite animation.
Last month I completed my first Udacity Teamworks Challenge. It was a fantastic experience. I worked with people from around the world, and we produced a fun little app. The Team: Team Crunch Pedram Haghzaban- Network Engineer, Purchase Coordinator in Houston, Texas, USA Julie Stubbs- Distance Learning Specialist, Burlington, North Carolina, USA Alina Kadlubsky- Art Director,…
This month I am taking on a Udacity Teamworks project. The theme for this project is “change.” During the brainstorming sessions, I kept going back to the idea of perspective sculptures, which have always fascinated me. I decided to try experimenting with the medium. I don’t know if we will end up using it in…