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The Monsters of NGC

Last week I had the pleasure of going to the Nordic Game conference (NGC) and I had a great time.

I have been going to NGC for almost 5 years running and every time I have fun, so that it was a great experience did not surprise.

However, most of what you end up doing at these conferences is listening to talks or networking. So, when I was not networking (which was most of what I did while there) I was fidgeting with my notebook while listening to a talk.

I drew these monster for each talk that I attended, for what reason I cannot say. This was something to do while the talk was going on and honestly, it was pretty fun while I was doing it.

So I hope you enjoy these moster that were roaming around my head as I was roaming around NGC.

May 22, 2017May 22, 2017 by Sylvester A. Hansen Categories: artTags: art, character, character design, design, drawing, Game, gaming, graphic design, guns, illustration, monster, monsters, nordic, nordic game, nordic game conference Leave a comment

Made it to popular

so, a couple of days ago I uploaded the game that I made during the Nordic game jam called “I am Anna” to Newgrounds.com

While I know that this game is not my finest work (it was created during a game-jam), it did somehow end up on their popular games list, which I am kind of proud of.

Situations like this is why I love newgrounds as much as I do, not because they incentivise me to create games through good reviews (though I would be lying if I said that that sort of thing doesn’t help), but because they have such an awesome approach to community.

I have uploaded allot of games to newgrounds and because they make sure that people see the content that is added to the site, you end up with allot of views and some really awesome reviews.

May 8, 2017 by Sylvester A. Hansen Categories: UncategorizedTags: design, gam, gamdesign, Game, game design, game developer, game indie, game jam, gamedesign, gamedev, gaming, gome, graphic, graphic design, guns, writing Leave a comment

need a pick me up?

So, I have reached the middle part of development, the part where I have s much development in front of me as I have left behind.

This is the part where the project is more or less in tatters and social engagement or just life have caused me to have less time fixing the mess that I have made.

At times like these you really only have you conviction and your commitment to the project to keep you going and that can lead to a feeling of general malaise.

I have something that eases the unease at times like these; a small tool which temporarily makes me feel a bit better. it is my emo playlist.

These are songs that help me feel better and let me know that it’s going to be ok, even if the whole project seems a bit hopeless.

These are some of the tracks:

May 4, 2017 by Sylvester A. Hansen Categories: The chain brokeTags: debelopment, design, dev, development, drawing, emo, emotional, gam, gamdesign, Game, game design, game developer, game indie, gamedesign, gamedev, gaming, gome, graphic design, guns, hope, lose hope, podcasts, video games, videogames, writing Leave a comment

the sound of silence

SO I haven’t been updating for a little while, I know.

This is not because I have been slacking off, it is simply because I have been somewhat busy going to and recuperating from a game jam situation.

Last weekend I went to “Nordic game Jam” which is one of the worlds largest game jams held in one single location. The idea at the jam is that you show up, you find a group, you make a game in 48 hours and then you enter it into a competition, to see how well you did.

suffice it to say, I did make a game and it did not win or even place in the top.

still, I had allot of fun and once I check out whether or not my game is worth anything, I will share it.

April 27, 2017April 27, 2017 by Sylvester A. Hansen Categories: UncategorizedTags: fun, gam, gamdesign, Game, game design, game developer, game indie, gamedesign, gamedev, gaming, graphic, graphic design, indie, indie developer, indie development, indie game, indie game design, indiedev, indiegame Leave a comment

Holo

I have been working on creating a mechanic that will hold the attention of my guards for a couple of seconds while Re80 sneaks by and have been having a hell of a time with it.

As it turns out, there are very few things that a robot sill stop for and even fewer of those make sense within the context of my game.

I considered an EMP mine, which would shut them down temporarily, but that seemed needlessly aggressive and I wanted to keep the game non violent.

I considered a screen at which you could hack the robots, but that came with the implication that Re80 had been able to do this the whole time, so why didn’t she start with that.

I considered a tesla coil, which would keep the robots insnared by its tendrils of electricity, but somehow, enslaving a race of robots seems like an off thing for a former slave/prisoner to do.

So in the end I decided that creating a hologram of herself to distract the robots probably was the most sensible thing to do in this situation. However, I still enjoyed the time I spent trying to figure out the problem of what stops a robot dead in its tracks.

April 16, 2017April 16, 2017 by Sylvester A. Hansen Categories: The chain brokeTags: blender3D, broken chain, broken chains, chain, chains, character, debelopment, design, dev, development, fun, game design, game developer, gamedesign, gamedev, graphic design, logo design, the, The chain broke, tools, uncomfortable, unity3D, video games, videogame, videogames Leave a comment

The challenge of simplicity

When I started The chain broke, I did so, knowing that I wanted to make something simple and easy to work with. Little did I know that simplicity is one of the most difficult thing to attain.

This is the problem with projects that are done well, they make everything seem effortless. I looked at projects like “Lara croft: go” or “Grow home” and thought, how hard can it be to get that style…

very hard as it turns out.

This mini rant on the complexities of simplicity comes on the back of a week where I have been doing nothing but trying to build a cantina for the game and failing miserably.

All of this griping should however not reflect on my want to finish the game. I am in this until the bitter end, sometimes it is just nice to vent.

April 8, 2017 by Sylvester A. Hansen Categories: The chain brokeTags: amazing, chains, design, development, drawing, fun, Game, gamedev, gaming, graphic design, indie, indie developer, indie development, indie game, indie game design, indiedev, indiegame, sci fi, science fiction, things, video games, videogames, work, working from home, worldbuilding, writing Leave a comment

working out the logo

I am working on the design for the logo of “the chain broke” and along with that an overall view of the UI and graphic design of the project.

As the game is somewhat minimalistic in its look, I wanted to create something that spoke to the simplicity of the game. This is the reason that I kept to the simple image of the chain and a sans serif.

All the same, I ended up with a couple of designs and now it’s up to me to figure out which of these makes sense for my project

March 26, 2017March 26, 2017 by Sylvester A. Hansen Categories: The chain brokeTags: broke, chain, design, dev, drawing, game developer, gamedev, graphic, graphic design, iconography, indie, indie developer, indie development, indiedev, logo, logo design, logodesign, the, The chain broke Leave a comment