UWF Game Development

02/21/2017

01/20/2017

Jan.13/2017

Hello everyone, Just a quick post about all of the topics discussed during today's meeting. -Meeting Times: Friday 4:00Pm Thursday 5:00pm -Jabbernauts: Animate Models Obstacles and maps Preview for “Reverse Career Fair” -Events: Blizzard Bash: January 26th at 5:00 or 6:00pm; Banners,models,posters and fliers Reverse Career Fair: February 8th at 5:00pm, Employees from local businesses, formal/semi formal,resume. SOLD Conference: January 18th at 5:00pm, Workshop for club reps -Advertisement: Posters, fliers(before Blizzard Bash) and Table in the commons once a month. -Patreon (see legality for club use) -CNC cut of Jungol before Blizzard Bash -Arcade cabinet, upgrade to plywood

09/14/2016

PRESS START was a fantastic success!

First and foremost, a big thanks to everyone who was involved including the other clubs who were collaborating with us to get this done. VGA (Video Game Alliance) was there to man our SGA funded Food Table and to create what was essentially a chill pad for the participants to clear their head and unwind at. M.A.S.S also participated, bringing in a few members who were able to help out here and there.

The theme for PRESS START was "MONSTER". It was randomly selected from a pool of themes we created for the event. We had 4 teams of people working on games; Team onE (pronounced Onee-san), Team Gold, Team Tenebris and The Number Seven.

Team onE composed of Andrea Martinez, William Howtoon Tennis and the homie Alexis Ulloa Nunez. The game they came up with was titled "Zombie Harambe". This was a 3D Top-Down Shooter with an arcade vibe. You're playing as a boy and a gorilla who are fighting to survive an endless hoard of zombies to see how big of a high score you can get for taking them down. It was made in the Unity engine with pre-made assets.

Team Gold had Megan Gossett, Adrion and Jesse. Initially, it was only the former two and they came up with the game "Mechomine". This is a 2D Action Side-Scroller game where you play as a scientist in his laboratory. His studies have gone awry and he has to keep his experiments in check. It was intended to have a feature where you can transform between human and monster modes to overcome whatever the lab throws at you. It was also made in Game Maker using character sprites, sound effects and even music that Megan made.

Team Tenebris was formed between Josh Lyle and Tyler Kess. While they were first a duo, our member Johnny stepped in to make them a 3-man team. They came up with their game "Tenebris Exitus" which is a 2D Side-Scroller Thriller game. You're a shrouded figure traveling through a dark forest (and I mean pitch black) with nothing but a lantern to show you the way. Over time, your field of vision shrinks and you have to replenish the lantern before you're left completely in the dark. It was made in Unity by Tyler with assets made by Tyler.

The Number Seven was something of a wildcard team composing of Nate and two friends he brought with him (Krafty and ). Their game was titled "The Monster 7" and was a 2D RPG where you play as the number 0 in a small town full of other monsters who look like numbers. The game was a murder mystery in which you had to figure out who killed 9 by talking to everyone else around you. Done with Game Maker engine, it combined their own original character sprites with. They used Tiled to make their background designs.

All 4 of the teams worked valiantly and efficiently. In the end, we held an anonymous vote among all the participants AND the club members. Team Tenebris' "Tenebris Exitus" won the competition!

PRESS START was a huge success and we hope this can become an annual event! So once again, thank you to everyone who participated both inside the club and out. Thank you to VGA and to MASS.

Mechomine Download Link
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3PpN2YfAZr4N25tTGlxZXdHWVE

Tenebris Exitus Download Link
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3PpN2YfAZr4Q29wUVp2TWRMNXc

The Monster 7 Download Link
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3PpN2YfAZr4c0dBNHBGd21jMWc

Zombie Harambe Download Link
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3PpN2YfAZr4M1hyR3Bmel9yT28

VGA Official page
https://www.facebook.com/uwf.vga/?fref=ts

08/30/2016

Argopalooza was a SMASH hit! Thanks to everyone who stopped by and I'd like to give a shout-out to VGA who showed us their support at this event!

08/27/2016

Heads up;
We will also be at ARGOPALOOZA on the campus' Cannon Greens from 7:00-9:00PM to rep the club.

Setup starts at 4:30 and ends at 5:30.

08/27/2016

PRESS START

UWF's Game Development Club will be hosting UWF's first game jam, Press Start!

A game jam is a competitive video game making competition with the goal of bringing a team together and designing, developing, and demonstrating a video game within a short amount of time. In this case, those who sign up will form teams and present a video game of there own making within 24 hours.

No experience is required and any UWF student can join. You can sign up with friends or come by yourself and find teammates at the event.

Pizza, drinks, and snacks will be supplied for the whole event for all participants.

If you want to sign up, please complete the forms here: https://goo.gl/forms/3yAAPzylolA2ouaF2

If you have any questions, please consult our FAQ: http://uwfgdc.blogspot.com/2016/08/press-start.html

If you have any questions, please contact us at: [email protected]

Please fill out the form with complete and accurate answers. Please also remember that the event does not require you to attend it for all 24 hours of game development time but it is recommended that you do. The first 30 people to complete the forum will be admitted, everyone after that will be adde...

08/27/2016

Hello Hello!
Secretary of Offense and Vice President David Perdue reporting for some steamy duty.

There have not been a lot of updates lately, no, but we have been working our tails off over the break and it has paid off last night. ARGOS NIGHT OUT was a success.

The Arcade Cabinet I made was refurbished and pimped out in some sweet Destroyster paint to show off the Gemini Labs Boss Rush game. Although we had a very rough time with technical difficulties setting up the game, in the end we DID have it playable during the event for at least a good 3 hours of the event! People checked it out and the responses are largely positive!

Next thing on our list is PRESS START but, in the meantime, have a look at the Destroyster Arcade.

Over and Out!

03/23/2016

These are sketches of the characters we have come up with so far for our 3D Brawler game!

02/27/2016

02/27/2016

02/27/2016