Director-3d

New Casual Games Book

Contributed by Allen Partridge on Saturday February 24, 2007 04:23PM
from the dept.

Submission by Al Partridge

My new book, Creating Casual Games for Profit and Fun is in bookstores now.

http://www.amazon.com/Creating-Casual-Games-Profit-Fun/dp/1584505192/

The book provides an introduction to common development practices, an overview of the industry and examples (code included) of some of the most common games. It includes some great interviews with industry insiders on both the development and business ends of the industry.

Review - Podz

Contributed by Allen Partridge on Saturday February 4, 2006 10:21PM
from the dept.

Submission by Ryan Boring

Review Podz

Produced and Developed by: Kenny Kilfara and Allen Partridge
Art by: Walter Stephens
URL: http://insight.director-3d.com/studio/podz/

Overview
At first glance Podz may look like a game that is simplistic, having only a little bit of depth to it. After playing it for the first time, you will see that this is not true and realize that the game is very complex and can be addicting. Whether you are an avid gamer trying to master the game or a less experienced player just trying to waste some time, this game has the potential to capture your attention.

("Also filed under"):
Games

Review - Castle Attack 2

Contributed by Allen Partridge on Saturday February 4, 2006 10:11PM
from the dept.

Submission by Scott Klein

Castle Attack 2 Review
Developer: Firefly Studios
Team: Team Unknown
Tech: Macromedia Shockwave
URL: http://www.2kgames.com/stronghold2/minigame/

Overview

In anticipation of the release of Stronghold 2, Firefly Studios offers this tease to whet the appetites of medieval gamers. Castle Attack 2 is a fairly simple, yet entertaining game and will definitely provide a few rounds of entertainment. Creative sounds and impressive 3-D graphics make this a pleasure to watch as well as play. The only drawback to Firefly’s sampler is the repetitive natures of the game levels, however, drown a few of your invaders in hot oil, or hit them with flaming logs, and you simply won’t care.

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Games

OpenAL Xtra: Free Director Xtra for 3D Audio

Contributed by Allen Partridge on Tuesday August 30, 2005 06:49PM
from the dept.

Submission by HolySamosa

Announcing OpenAL Xtra!

OpenAL Xtra is a free, open source scripting Xtra for Macromedia Director that extends Lingo with the basic functions of OpenAL, a cross-platform 3D audio API. With the OpenAL Xtra, a Director developer can arrange sounds around a virtual listener in a simulated, three-dimensional space.

SourceForge Project: http://sourceforge.net/projects/openalxtra/

This release of OpenAL Xtra is a major update of code that was originally released back in 2002. If you've used the old version, you will find that the improvements are numerous.

The present release only supports Windows, but hopefully a MacOS version will soon follow.

Developers are need for:

* Mac port
* better Director tutorials and cool demos.

If you are interested in contributing, please send email to: holysamosa@users.sourceforge.net.

Creating Bitmaps with Alpha Channels for Your Director Projects


Contributed by Allen Partridge on Tuesday August 30, 2005 06:47PM from the dept. Submission by Karl Sigiscar Macromedia Developer Center Article Creating Bitmaps with Alpha Channels for Your Director Projects http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/director/articles/director_alpha.html Add alpha channels for transparent Flash applications, Director bitmap sprites, and Shockwave 3D overlays.

New Shockwave Game Developer's Contest

Contributed by Allen Partridge on Monday March 7, 2005 12:39PM
from the dept.

Submission by Jonathan Greechan

Jumpstart your path to success on a brand new Vespa by entering
"The Casual Game Evolution Challenge" presented by Game Trust and Shockwave.com

FIVE FINALISTS will win a Game Plan license offer, with guaranteed distribution to millions of casual game players worldwide! You'll even get an exclusive premiere on Shockwave.com!

ONE GRAND PRIZE WINNER will win a specially modified, high-end Vespa to ride with their new "Game Plan" license in style!

ELIGIBILITY is open to any and all game developers. "The Casual Game Evolution Challenge" seeks to identify the best single-player Shockwave games and game concepts for online, tournament, and download play. The market for casual games is evolving, so hop on for the ride with Game Trust on a new tricked-out Vespa!

RESISTER TODAY by simply downloading and filling out the entry form and official rules , and either submit it at the Game Developer's Conference (GDC) Booth #141 or email it to games(at)gametrust(dot)com no later than March 18th, 2005. The specially modified Vespa will be on display for all to see at the GDC in San Francisco between March 7th and March 11th. The finalists will be announced on March 21st, 2005, and the Grand Prize will be awarded to one developer on March 28th, 2005.

"The winner will be world recognized when all is said and done," says Adeo Ressi, Founder and CEO of Game Trust.

Any Shockwave game concept with a storyboard and preliminary game graphics can be submitted, as well as new completed games. Games will be evaluated by Game Trust and Shockwave.com based on their potential for commercial success, innovative storyline, and "fun factor."

Any inquiries about the contest can be sent to games(at)gametrust(dot)com.

See www.gametrust.com for more information.

Nice new demos from Taumel

Contributed by Allen Partridge on Tuesday March 23, 2004 09:39PM
from the dept.

Submission by Allen Partridge

Taumel has featured several new demos - including several nice examples of math driven mesh deformation in 3D and a fairly slick little flight sim, complete with exploding asteroids, through Saturn's rings. You'll find it at Taumel's site

Be sure to space bar through all of the stripe gum samples, they're a blast if you're into mesh deformation.

The real gas here however is the koerperformel (supershapes) demo. Taumel introduced the work on dir3D today stating only that it was a distraction in the persuit of something else. Space bar to scroll through the shapes, you might want to drop your browser size down before you launch.

("Also filed under"):
Director

Game Code Download

Contributed by Allen Partridge on Monday March 22, 2004 02:28AM
from the dept.

Submission by Michael Kelly

Download original game code from my 3-D games: first person shooter Toy Troopers and Havok Physics driven Moon Explorer; includes countdown clock and exhaust particle effects (courtesy candomultimedia ), parent scripts for bullets, guns and targets (special thanks to Thomas Higgins), bullet placement, trajectory solution (thanks to Allen Partridge's Real Time Interactive 3-D Games), Havok Physics vehicle substitution, terrain and collision solutions among others.

URL: onestopdesktop.com
Click through to the games section.

director forum


Contributed by Allen Partridge on Friday March 19, 2004 03:41AM from the dept. Submission by Allen Partridge Looking for that rare chance to brush up on a little German and get some great tips for d3d? Here's a new addition that's got quite a bit of activity. director forum .de . You'll find that the bulk of the posts are in English.