Hey hey! it's that time again.
What I've done:
Global Game Jam 2016 & Friends:
Went to the global game jam in Brighton.
It. Was. Awesome.
The group I was with, 123Squid (Jules, Joel and Michael) created a game called Dances with the Elder Gods. Lots and lots of fun, you should download it, grab 3 other friends and play it. It's free!. The word was ritual and you have to figure out what the ritual/pattern is before everyone else. Or face the wrath of the Elder God.
I also helped out with Brituals (even got a hot chocolate and brownies as thanks) and Notify.
Take a look at what everyone made here: http://globalgamejam.org/2016/jam-sites/global-game-jam-16-brighton-uk/games
Lunch crunches and Fan Art
I've been working during my lunch time at Plugin on some more fan art for Critical Role. I really want the episodes to come out faster to Youtube because the internet is full of spoilers. This is my progress so far. I had put the 3D printing on hold at the moment because of the contract I've had but now I have time to play catch up.
Here's the current stage of Trinket and Vex. Still aiming for the Disney Infinity Style so there won't be too much detail to anything really. Lots of smooth shapes and vague detail.
TEFL Course
The TEFL course is under way. Nothing much to talk about there.
Taj Packs
Not really worked on this just a bit here and there, nothing much to show at the moment. But now I have time. Sort of
Plugin Media
Plugin Media has taken up most of the time this month. It's been an amazing time and I have amazing friends. I got to join a few of them in the game making GGJ challenge. Lots of fun and they really are lovely.
Keep an eye out for the game I helped create!
D&D Campaign
Oh man being a DM is hard and there are so many holes in my plot (haha). We're having fun though and no-one has complained so far. The troupe has met the Ambassador and made a few 'friends' and a bunch of enemies... that they killed or maimed.
What I'm going to do
Hospital Trips
I have a trip to the hospital soon and we'll see how my week goes. All in all I think I'm fine. So as long as the tests go well I'll have time to visit family and then it's heads down, tails up for the rest of the week.
Pom
I'm not talking about people in the UK. I'm talking about the Pomodoro Technique.
- Decide on the task to be done
- Set the pomodoro timer to n minutes (traditionally n = 25)
- Work on the task until the timer rings. If a distraction pops into your head, write it down, but immediately get back on task.
- After the timer rings, put a checkmark on a piece of paper
- If you have fewer than four checkmarks, take a short break (3–5 minutes), then go to step 1
- Else (i.e. after four pomodoros) take a longer break (15–30 minutes), reset your checkmark count to zero, then go to step 1
So yea, we'll see how it goes. I should get more work done if I keep changing what I'm thinking on.
Taj Packs
Taj Packs will probably be on the backburner this month but I might have something to show as I chip at it for like an hour a day.
Invisibit
I've not done anything on this last month but now I have a new contract to help out and I have a list of animations to be done by me and my group.
Studio Blimp
A friend of mine from Studio Blimp is trying to get a game out there and so I've offered my rigging expertise. I've done one character so we'll see how many more they need. It looks like an awesome game and it's something I'll definitely talk about when we have screenshots
Freelance Stuff
I have that contract to fulfill. I'll be working on it throughout the month.
Difficulties
Nothing to speak of at the moment
Yay! I suppose I should play some games at some point.
So yea, next time. :)