Well, it’s not an official entry, since it’s way too late. You can see what I was trying to achieve here and here. Essentially, I was attempting to entertain myself in the boring parts of a plane flight from Rome to Melbourne, via Hong Kong, by making my Ludum Dare entry. Various problems, mainly to [...]

Here’s a new game I’ve been developing on-and-off for a few months now. I’ve become pretty busy at “The Day Job” recently, and due to commuting time I haven’t found time to add all the features I’d like. I thought rather than sit on this game for many more months, I’d just release it as [...]

I made a Towlr. It’s a puzzle. It comes to you without instruction and without explanation. Discover their secret for a delicious reward. It is possible. You may become frustrated. You may even have a minor hissy fit. This is quite normal.

(Thanks to Mike Kasprzak of Sykhronics Entertainment for hosting this monstrosity. Respect to the [...]

Here’s the timelapse from my recent Ludum Dare 48 hour game development compo session.
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LD48 #13 : pansapiens timelapse
One screenshot every 5 mins, taken with the script (screenshot.sh):

#!/bin/sh
OUTDIR=/home/perry/timelapse
DISPLAY=:0.0
import -window root -display $DISPLAY $OUTDIR/$(date +%F_%R.%S).png >/dev/null 2>/dev/null

using the cronjob:

0,5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55 * * * * /home/perry/timelapse/screenshot.sh

And converted to a video by running the script (timelapse_convert.sh):

#!/bin/sh
# convert pngs to [...]

So, here’s my LD48 #13 entry. It’s a very simple little Frogger clone, “ported” to a bunch of platforms by the power of Java + Processing + Mobile Processing.
Bad Ass Frog Escapes from LA
The Hollywood-script-worthy Backstory
The year is 2010. You are the last Frog in LA. Your name is Kurt Russell, but you are no [...]