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jnathan wrote a new blog post Vertical Shooter Tutorials in the group User Interface: 9 years, 10 months ago

http://www.flashgametuts.com/tutorials/as3/how-to-make-a-vertical-shooter-in-as3-part-1/
jnathan wrote a new blog post Blood and Rainbows vs. Jetpack Joyride in the group User Interface: 9 years, 10 months ago

Jetpack Joyride is a mobile game, and one that our group is taking inspiration from for Blood and Rainbows. The primary point of comparison between the two is the way the character moves and where is he […]
jnathan wrote a new post, The Holiday Rush, on the site The Writing Game 9 years, 10 months ago

There is no larger month than November for the release of new, blockbuster video games. This is the mont when publishers push their big name franchises for the Christmas shopping rush. With games […]
jnathan wrote a new post, Final Movie, on the site A Gamer Girl's World 9 years, 10 months ago

Well The moment has come, we are DONE with Gamer Girls – Women in the Video Game Industry! Big thanks to everyone who helped us along the way, especially to our interviewees! Enjoy.
jnathan wrote a new blog post UI… The Good The Bad and The Ugly in the group User Interface: 9 years, 10 months ago

To start this off…
http://www.cracked.com/article_19776_6-disasters-caused-by-poorly-designed-user-interfaces.html
After playing video games for the majority of my life I have seen my share of fantastic, as […]
jnathan wrote a new blog post UID Game Description in the group User Interface: 9 years, 10 months ago

My game is a post-apocalyptic point and click adventure, where the goal is to survive (or don’t) the harsh and deadly world. The game picks up with your character waking up in the middle of an old science lab […]
jnathan wrote a new blog post Defense of the Ancients VS League of Legends in the group History of Games: 10 years, 1 month ago

I feel like I'm seeing double.
I know I am stepping into dangerous territory, but I am goingto compare Defense of the Ancients (DotA), the online mod for Warcraft III, and League of Legends (LoL), the game […]
jnathan wrote a new blog post PC & Consoles in the group History of Games: 10 years, 2 months ago

As long as video games have been available for both home computers as well as home consoles there has been the great PC vs Console debate. Fanboys march to either side of the argument, defending their chosen […]
jnathan wrote a new blog post PB&J in the group History of Games: 10 years, 2 months ago

HOW TO MAKE A FANTASTIC PB&J

WARNING
Peanut butter contains peanuts. Please consult your doctor and make sure you are not allergic before you attempt this recipe. Peanut allergies are serious and should not […]
jnathan commented on the post, PB & J sandwich. , on the site History of Games 10 years, 2 months ago

WITCHES OH NOOOOOOOOOOO
jnathan wrote a new blog post Zork and Pac Man in the group History of Games: 10 years, 2 months ago

Well I am determined to use Zork in my comparison piece, but the unfortunate aspect of that is it has almost nothing in common with any of the other early games mentioned in our course.

As you can see, it […]
jnathan wrote a new blog post A&D Rules V2 in the group History of Games: 10 years, 2 months ago

Angels & Demons

BEGINNING OF GAME
– Each player is given 1 special “Keep” Card
– Each player rolls 12 sided dice, highest roll goes first, move clockwise from there

GOAL
– Control the map and its […]
jnathan wrote a new blog post Modern vs Early in the group History of Games: 10 years, 2 months ago

Modern games obviously share many similarities with their early and even ancient cousins and counterparts. The fact that so many of them still exist in some form or another, or that once we read the rules for a […]
jnathan wrote a new blog post 52 Card Deck vs Italian Deck in the group History of Games: 10 years, 2 months ago

The standard 52 card deck that we all know and love is French in origin and consists of 4 suits: hearts, spades, clubs, and diamonds. Each suit has a 2-10 card, an ace, and the royal family which are Jack, […]
jnathan wrote a new blog post Our Game (Angels & Demons – working title) in the group History of Games: 10 years, 2 months ago

Game concept by Billy Saenz and James Nathan
Our game is a 2-6 player (although we have not decided on the exact amount) competitive board game where the ultimate goal is to gather X amount of resources faster […]
jnathan wrote a new blog post Chess & Tafl in the group History of Games: 10 years, 3 months ago

Chess and Tafl are both board games dating back hundreds of years. They share many similarities to each other, but at the same time are vastly different games. While chess obviously has lasted longer as a […]
jnathan wrote a new blog post What is a game?? in the group History of Games: 10 years, 3 months ago

The word game has an incredibly large variety of definitions, as we learned today. While I think many of them do have elements of what a game is, they are not a perfect definition to me. For me a game is a means […]
jnathan commented on the post, Survey for Apostrophe Magazine! Please help!, on the site SAE Expression Students 10 years, 8 months ago

To those of you who posted along the lines of, if you are comfortable in your own skin than this shouldn’t bother you, you are either delusional, ignorant, or both. Saying that a person should “practice keeping […]
jnathan commented on the post, Survey for Apostrophe Magazine! Please help!, on the site SAE Expression Students 10 years, 8 months ago

As a guy who is dating a fellow Ex’pression student these questions are ridiculous and extremely offensive, even to me as a male. For a school that is already male dominated I don’t see why any female would […]
jnathan wrote a new post, GAMER GIRLS Teaser – James Nathan, on the site A Gamer Girl's World 10 years, 8 months ago
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