Spriter Animation Tool

Lately I came across this already Kickstarter-funded project, called “Spriter”. It is an “easy to use animation tool”, especially suited for game-designers. The tools uses a modular method of animation – instead of each frame being a single complete image, the frame is constructed from many small, re-useable images (for example body parts). Each of these images that are used to construct the full frame can be scaled and rotated to further increase reuse of content.

The developers at Brash Monkey promise, that with Spriter you can create robustly animated game characters and effects with a workflow that’s “highly intuitive, visual, and efficient for not only time, but also for the final game’s file and memory usage”.

Let’s wait and see, if there will be also a version available for OSX at any later time.

Blog - Date published: April 15, 2012 | Comments Off

The German indie-games-scene try to get more indie – a part of the puzzle could be the Amaze Indie Connect 2012 in Berlin. The organizers want to become an international Indie Games Festival and meeting-place of the europäischen Indie Games Scene in Germany. There are talks, visions and for the first time a indie-gamedev price.

The project still ongoing crowdfunded at the startnext-platform. The money should go directly into the price-money for the games-devs – so feel free to support!

Blog - Date published: April 15, 2012 | Comments Off

The Revision Eastern Party 2012 is over. The Demosceners once again made it happen to fantastically re-invent themselves. Look at some of the contributions to the party – fresh and innovative styles ahead!

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Blog - Date published: April 9, 2012 | Comments Off

Enso made two lovely videoclips for the Chip-Bloppers Cheap Dinosaurs. The first video “Gnip Gnop” deals about let’s say computer graphics, while the second “Train Hop” is more about “physical presence”. Enjoy!

Blog - Date published: April 4, 2012 | Comments Off

Make Pixel Art Tool Editor

In case you missed the Make Pixel Art tool, listen up. It is one of the more interesting pixel-tools, that is somehow available for a variety of platforms. And it has a sort of innovative concept as well. Make Pixel Art is basically a pixel-editor with 3 editing-layers, a bunch of pixel-tools like draw pixels, lines, circles etc. There are more special tools, like “isometric drawing” or “lighten or darken colors“. But maybe the most interesting feature of Make Pixel Art is the embedded shop-concept. You can save, share, download and use your own creations or download and use some “pixel-packs” that other artist made for sharing. The UI of the tool gets you instantly in a blocky retro-mode. Well made. At the same time really Make Pixel Art is available at an affordable price (AppStore-Link). Just go for it!

PS: If you are in editing pixels, you will love to have a look at my own iPhone pixel-editor HiScore.

Blog - Date published: April 1, 2012 | Comments Off

Audio Visual Algebra Logo

Audio Visual Algebra is a new project from Paris Treantafeles. Together with Mary Ann Benedetto (outpt) they launched the label Audio Visual Algebra. The label will feature innovative works in audio/visuals. In addition, they launched the recording label, Audio Algebra which will focus on music releases. The first release from Drum and Space introduces strong alienated electrovibes.

If you appreciate this stuff, feel free to read this interview I made with Paris several years ago about his experimental VJ-Tools on GameBoy and GamePark.

Blog - Date published: February 16, 2012 | 1 Comment

I just found this game that looks like pure fun. Flush the Goldfish a remixing sort of game, with many diffrent playing mode and a reduced input-mechanic. The A button changes the behaviour of the player in every room, like jumping, crawling, avoiding etc. Each screen is simple, filled with colorful pixelstyle-graphics. The game has casual upfront music and soundeffects. There is a in-depth-review – well written – avaiable at 4 Color Rebellion.

Flush the Goldfish is available for Nintendo DSiWare made by Goodbye Galaxy Games. Go for it!

Blog, Games - Date published: February 14, 2012 | Comments Off

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