Should we change our name…???

I am currently deciding whether or not I should change Mikesgames into a different, easier to remember name.

 

I have a few name concepts already:

-3D Pixel Games

-Broken Spacebar interactive

- Broken Pixel games

 

and I would love to know from you guys!

 

reply to use via a comment with name suggestions/ your favourite from the list!

 

-Mike.

Sunday Update #2

I know, before any comments to say what day it actually is, I know it is Monday. I couldn’t find room yesterday to post a blog entry

But I have that room today

 

OK, I am a extremely large fan of Christmas, and every year I spend about 800 hours on websites about Christmas. And so I decided to start a Christmas mini-game. It is called Xmas Eve, and will involve a few mini games aimed mainly at children aged 3 – 10.  We are about 60% complete, and we even have a publisher – http://www.emailsanta.com ! We will have it completed and ready to be published by the 25th of November, and we hope you all are interested in playing it

 

Here is some stuff for it (renders, videos,etc):

the logo -

A Youtube Video Showing the menu -

 

and much more which you can view here -

http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?t=199527&page=1

 

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I have started a Youtube Blender tutorial video series, in which I will show you how to make and texture a chair. The first Video is available here -

 

I hope you like this week’s updates.

With regards,

your pal Mike

Mikesgames Productions – Who’s who?

I made a quick video today, showing you all who’s who.

 

The internet somehow gave us several extra pounds in weight for some reason

 

I hope you like the video, here it is -

 

Comments welcome

 

PS – the competition form our last blog entry is still open

Sunday Update #1

Ok, To start with from now on, every Sunday, we will update you with as much as we possibly can

OK, first thing to tell you about would be our wonderful new piece of concept art which we will show you all: It is a axe, which most Pharaohs would have used back in the Ancient Egyptian times. The main character from Timensions is from Ancient Egypt, so it fits in fine

Here is the concept art:

It is quite cool, and worth showing (compared to the stick men in most of our concept works ). That is part 1 out of the way

 

Now onto part 2. An Animation update And that also means another video! It has been an entire 2 weeks since our last video update, and last time it was a simple walk sequence. We have sorted the animation out a bit, and added a few more, to make him more human. The video is available on Vimeo and YouTube.
Video -(Youtube) - 

(Vimeo) - http://vimeo.com/15715937

 

And now we move onto part 3. This time it’s a competition! yay!

We want you to come up with the name for our character!

Yes, one of you guys reading this gets to name our character for Timensions.

The prize for this competition is…

YOUR name in the credits!

To enter this competition, simply comment at the end of this blog post, using the following Guidelines:

Your name-

Character name idea -

, and wait for us (the team at Mikesgames) to decide upon a winner, who will be announced next Sunday

For inspiration, use this image of our character we released publically a while ago:

You have not got long.

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On a completely separate note:

http://www.tornadotwins.com/joinus

With Regards

Michael

alien ship concept!

Well, all aliens need a ship to travel to earth with.

and this is our alien’s ship. I will be posting some interior concept art quite soon

I hope you guys like the images; the model will be made soon.

Top View:

Bottom View:

Well, That’s the concept art for the ship.

I hope you like it, feel free to comment, or even donate towards the production of Timensions – http://www.indiegogo.com/Timensions-

Thanks,

Mike

Unity3 – IT’S FINALLY HERE!!!

Yeah,you read right. Unity3 is out now! I made this blog entry just to show you all the awesomeness of the new features

I am sure most readers of this blog are familiar with the Unity game engine, and how cool it is. Well now it is even cooler!

The new version of Unity comes with many cool new features, as seen in the videos below:

And many,many more, found at blogs.unity3d.com

I have just finished installing it myself, and before I finish this blog entry, I would like to say a very grateful and very loving thank you to the entire team at Unity Technologies.

with regards

Michael

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PS – did i forget to give you all a link – http://unity3d.com/unity/

Some Concept art for you all!

Well, here is some concept art that I am going to show you all.

I will say a little about each image.

Image 1:

This is the concept art for the Aliens, the main enemies in Timensions. They are the guys who brought the Dinosaurs back, and they are the guys who want to kill all humans. he is just a normal soldier. That is why he is only equipped with this:

This is the weapon the alien soldiers will have. It is similar to a human pistol, but it has multiple modes, each mode has different ammo ( such as lasers,bullets,fire,etc). Each Alien Soldier will have one of these weapons, and you will have the ability to take it from them once you have killed them.

So, that is all. I hope you like the look of the weapon and the enemy, COMMENT BELOW and tell me what you think of them.

regards

Michael

Unity 3D Game Development by Example Beginner’s Guide

A new Unity book has been released!

Overview of Unity 3D Game Development by Example Beginner’s Guide

Beginner game developers are wonderfully optimistic, passionate, and ambitious. But that ambition is often dangerous! Too often, budding indie developers and hobbyists bite off more than they can chew. Some of the most popular games in recent memory – Doodle Jump, Paper Toss, and Canabalt, to name a few – have been fun, simple games that have delighted players and delivered big profits to their creators. This is the perfect climate for new game developers to succeed by creating simple games with Unity 3D, starting today.

This book starts you off on the right foot, emphasizing small, simple game ideas and playable projects that you can actually finish. The complexity of the games increases gradually as we progress through the chapters. The chosen examples help you learn a wide variety of game development techniques. With this understanding of Unity 3D and bite-sized bits of programming, you can make your own mark on the game industry by finishing fun, simple games.

This book shows you how to build crucial game elements that you can reuse and re-skin in many different games, using the phenomenal (and free!) Unity 3D game engine. It initiates you into indie game culture by teaching you how to make your own small, simple games using Unity3D and some gentle, easy-to-understand code. It will help you turn a rudimentary keep-up game into a madcap race through hospital hallways to rush a still-beating heart to the transplant ward, program a complete 2D game using Unity’s User Interface controls, put a dramatic love story spin on a simple catch game, and turn that around into a classic space shooter with spectacular explosions and “pew” sounds! By the time you’re finished, you’ll have learned to develop a number of important pieces to create your own games that focus in on that small, singular piece of joy that makes games fun.

This book shoots straight for the heart of fun, simple game design and keeps shooting until you have all the pieces you need to assemble your own great games.

• Build fun games using the free Unity 3D game engine even if you’ve never coded before
• Learn how to “skin” projects to make totally different games from the same file – more games, less effort!
• Deploy your games to the Internet so that your friends and family can play them
• Packed with ideas, inspiration, and advice for your own game design and development
• Stay engaged with fresh, fun writing that keeps you awake as you learn

Link to the book – https://www.packtpub.com/unity-3d-game-development-by-example-beginners-guide/book

There is another Unity book out already -

Unity Game Development Essentials

Comments are welcome

Michael

Unity Prefabs – Just for *FUN*

Unity Prefabs is an amazing site. We are using their 3rd person Overview camera for Timensions.  Their prefabs are always top quality, and easy as pie to incorporate into a game.

And now they are selling clothes and accessories?

Yup, I’m not lying. They decided “us game developers need to come out of our bunkers and show the world our true face”. So they teamed up with Miktek Studios and made the coolest clothes you will EVER find!  Here is their wonderful collection:

For code-monkeys:

For art-school drop-outs:

For those that *already* made $10 on the App Store:

Done that, got the T-shirt…

For if you’re really pushing it (…) Yeah. It’s that cool:

Click on the link below to see the rest of this amazing collection. I sooo want that bag

Link to the shop – THE SHOP!!!

This epic collection includes coffee-mugs, clocks and… (drum roll) …even woman’s shirts!

Yes, this does not have anything to do with Mikesgames Productions, but it is awesome.

regards

Michael

Character walk cycle video!

The guy who is animating our character for us ( view his work here) emailed me this video of our character walking. I hope you like it:

let us know what you think by commenting!