12-16-08

made icons and finished bpa story board.

12-15-08

got more sounds for IRes. I now have 80 and I still need more.

12-14-08

got audio clips for IRes

Undoing the Machine Metaphor

Central to the machine metaphor are the concepts of prediction, control, and measurement. The focus of the machine metaphor is on external behavior and observable outcomes. In other words, we try to "fix" the environment, to control in according to our desires. When we do so we inevitably treat the world around us as if something is wrong with it, and in imposing our will upon it, we treat it like an object.

Nov_25

I read an article today that discussed how the video game industry is becoming a serious career Field. In America there are currently over 200 schools that offer classes related to video game development. Some of which include New York University, the Art Institute of Seattle and Marist College. As this new frontier of interactive media becomes more and more popular, more people such as art and movie directors are taking part in the development of these games as a new way of telling a story that moves the target audience.
In more recent years games have been made to higher standards. This includes better visual engines to produce better graphics to promote more realism, as well as background music to add more to the emotions portrayed in the cinematic. But it's not only the visual effects that have improved the themes and story of this interactive media have evolved to the point that many games are thought to have story line equal to those in movies. It is because of this that cause these seemingly simple media form to be increasingly popular and causes the gaming industry to make a hefty profit and to make their games better and more user friendly to their target audience.

Nov_24

Designed photo-game card

Nov_20

Worked on photography game.
-picture perfect
^cheesy :)

Nov_13

Finished coloring my first soldier and i am now begining to animate him.

Nov.12

Added more to character. Such as legs.

nov.11

Added more detail to cammo.

Ahhhhhh. :(

I'm working on making my characters into flash due to the fact that my photoshoped ones come out looking like walking checkerboards. p.s. this post was suppost to be turned in last thurs 11/6/08

Oct_21

Day_XIII

All sections of unit one have been aquired and uploaded. Preparations for unit two will comense asap.

Oct. 15 2008

Day_VII

I have separated multiple parts from the original image and I am now applying animations

Oct. 14 2008

Day_VI:
It's been four days and I've finished applying color to one of my menues. I am now begining to disect the menu into peices so that I may animate them seperately in flash/after effects. Hopefully this process will go by much quicker.

Oct. 7

Day_I

Adjusting menus, in photoshop, in order to form a more wanted graphic output.