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<\/p>\n Was into the idea of this Charity Jam right from the moment I first heard of it. Maybe its the awesome theme, maybe its the fact that its for charity (which already doubled the initial funding goal) – Just noticed McFunkypants has increased the funding goal because of this, good move <\/p>\n
Either way, I’ve gone ahead and started my day by donating, every bit helps, so I suggest anyone who is able to donate.. To donate<\/strong>!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Now for the game jam side of things. I like the idea of the template, but wanted to use the BGE (Blenders Game Engine) for this LD (as I do for most Ludum Dares), so yesterday I thought Id come up with my own 3D template, you can see the end result below.<\/p>\n Turn table of 3D Funkytron<\/p><\/div>\n *Edit* Removed gif, was unoptimized and bugging out my browser,\u00a0click the pic above to see it^<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This version was more of a ‘proof of concept’ for myself, as I wasnt sure how well the screen projection would work (if at all). So yes, that game you see on the screen you *can play*. Its effectively a 3D game, looking like a 2D game, projected onto the flat 2D screen of a 3D Funkytron in a 3D game world <- this is the kind of thing I think up when I say to myself “lets keep this miniLD nice and simple!” \u00a0 \u00a0 -_-‘<\/p>\n Everything worked as I wanted though, VideoTexture (the BGE module responsible for projecting that realtime display onto the Funkytron screen) works wonders. \u00a0Then, to further complicate everything<\/em><\/strong>, I decided it would be a good idea to use the Burster plugin with this game. For those who dont know BGE too well, or havent heard of Burster, its effectively a web plugin which lets you use run your BGE games in-browser. It complicates things because Burster has a bunch of restrictions, mainly on what python functions\/modules you can use. A bunch of them are blocked for security reasons.<\/p>\n Thankfully, it works, so you can play this template version right now! Controls for the game, along with instructions and links to download burster are all on this page –\u00a0http:\/\/www.delta-edge.com.au\/GameTest\/game_test.html<\/a><\/p>\n Feedback<\/strong> on if this works for you would be great! Also just basic feedback on how annoying\/easy it is to download\/install Burster and get the plugin running would also be handy. Thinking of using this plugin for future Ludum Dares depending on how it goes for this one.<\/p>\n The only downside to Burster is no Mac support, but 32\/64bit Linux & Windows are both supported.<\/p>\n Also, as with any Ludum Dare, I’ll be providing the source code\/files for the project, starting with the template (would be great to see others using this!)<\/p>\n Template download:\u00a0http:\/\/www.mediafire.com\/?qkfr3ijlfoqwkqz<\/a>\u00a0(Youll need Blender 2.64a to open the .blend file and edit the game) – This game is using the Blender Game Engine (BGE)<\/p>\n Download template^<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n Template scene setup<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n So thats all for now. The LD starts in <1min, so I have a game to make! I’ve got a friends going-away party happening tonight, so Ill really only have the next few hours and the final 24 hours to work on a game, most of today Ill be afk. And Ill post about what type of game Im planning later as well!<\/p>\n \n Tags: 2012<\/a>, 3D<\/a>, ADEdge<\/a>, BGE<\/a>, blender<\/a>, Charity<\/a>, Charity Game Jam<\/a>, Funkytron<\/a>, MiniLD<\/a><\/p>","time":"November 23rd, 2012 5:59 pm","title":"Ludum Dare mini (Charity) weekend \u2013 Im in!"}![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.pictureshack.us\/images\/23281_funkytron_turntable.gif\")
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