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02/24/24 Update #4
My mobile game project is slowly making progress. I recently achieved some major wins with user input functionality working for mobile devices and game state transitions. Most of the art is still placeholder, and the first-time opening cinematic scene is empty. The title screen is just black with two buttons to either start or resume the game, no sound effects or music. The list goes on… With a ton of work remaining, I estimate that I'm currently around 10-15% complete.
However, I'm facing a difficult decisions. I am unemployed, actively searching for, and applying for positions in the tech industry. (This is important, as not doing so could lead to potential consequences with the state.) My apartment lease is ending soon, and I'm planning to renew it for a short term of 6-7 months. After that I may make a pilgrimage and move to a new area. Maybe Phoenix or Austin. We’ll see.
It’s getting to that point where winning is necessary. I do my best work when my back is against the wall anyway. Based on my budget and planning, I’ll need to complete the game by the end of May. My unemployment benefits will end shortly after and I’ll begin to burn through my savings. I could end up being broke and homeless If I'm not careful.
Up Next:
My mobile game project is slowly making progress. I recently achieved some major wins with user input functionality working for mobile devices and game state transitions. Most of the art is still placeholder, and the first-time opening cinematic scene is empty. The title screen is just black with two buttons to either start or resume the game, no sound effects or music. The list goes on… With a ton of work remaining, I estimate that I'm currently around 10-15% complete.
However, I'm facing a difficult decisions. I am unemployed, actively searching for, and applying for positions in the tech industry. (This is important, as not doing so could lead to potential consequences with the state.) My apartment lease is ending soon, and I'm planning to renew it for a short term of 6-7 months. After that I may make a pilgrimage and move to a new area. Maybe Phoenix or Austin. We’ll see.
It’s getting to that point where winning is necessary. I do my best work when my back is against the wall anyway. Based on my budget and planning, I’ll need to complete the game by the end of May. My unemployment benefits will end shortly after and I’ll begin to burn through my savings. I could end up being broke and homeless If I'm not careful.
Up Next:
- More art: This includes backgrounds, time-of-day variations, and general art and animation for other game objects.
- Game logic and event system programming: The main game loop and triggers need to be programmed.
- Sound and music integration: Start incorporating sound effects from a sound library and explore music licensing options from the asset library I have access to. I wrote the audio manager code already. Just have to plug stuff in and hook events and sound file references.
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