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[RobSegal]

Screenshot of my entry...



Not much too look at right now.  I haven't had my artists create anything for me yet.    It'll be a mix of elements from Space Invaders and Arkanoid.  That's the short of it anyway.  Just wanted to announce I'm workin' on something.

[fish]

isnt that a bit too hi-rez?

[Guert]

I'd also just like to say that my game is coming along well, I hope I finish it in time. It's running smoothly in full-screen as well as with a 360 controller. I hope to finish it this week so I can show it a bit before sending it
 

[fish]

great!
no need to wait at the last moment.
you can send it in at any time and then maybe send a final one on november 1st.

ive seen a few very very interesting things floating around but i only got to try 1 so far. cant wait.

[RobSegal]

isnt that a bit too hi-rez?

Currently it is the max (256x256).  Likely that will change before it is completed.

[Derek]

You might be confused about what resolution is... it's the dimension in pixels of the screen.  This is 256 x 256:



Your screenshot is 640 x 480.

[Ivan]

So who's going to this from the states side?

[RobSegal]

You might be confused about what resolution is... it's the dimension in pixels of the screen. 

Your screenshot is 640 x 480.

That's a roger Derek.  My screenshot is indeed 640x480.  The game however is indeed 256x256. Perhaps it looks a bit smoother overall because I scaled it down from a screenshot of   a 256x256 window on a 1280x1024 desktop and hence edges appear smoother.

[Ivan]

fish,

how big are the monitors going to be at the event?

have you thought of using projectors?

[fish]

oh its all projectors, alright.

[Ivan]

AWESOME!!1

[bigpants]

Fish, I have some final questions & clarifications:

• All games will be full screen with a black background.
  No windows taskbar. No windows desktop. Just the game.
  Correct?
  
  
• What was the outcome of projectors and pixel sizes?
  Believe it or not, I'm still unclear what you desire.
  
  If the projector outputs 1280 x 1024,
  and I make a game that has a 256 x 256 resolution,
  should the game be 256 x 256 pixels,
  or should the game be 1024 x 1024 pixels (each dot 4 x 4)?
  
  Both achieve big pixels. Both are "low rez".
  However, projected the 1024 x 1024 version will look much better than 256 x 256.
  Since projectors can't natively handle 256 x 256,
  you'll wind up projecting a large, ugly gray border
  (since projectors can't handle pure black).
  
  
• What time does the second half, non-MIGS Gamma start?
  
  

Thanks for the clarifications!
I've got a great 2x2 MMORPG en route.

[fish]

Fish, I have some final questions & clarifications:

• All games will be full screen with a black background.
  No windows taskbar. No windows desktop. Just the game.
  Correct?
  
  thats the ideal, yes. blown up and letterboxed.
  
  
• What was the outcome of projectors and pixel sizes?
  Believe it or not, I'm still unclear what you desire.
  
  If the projector outputs 1280 x 1024,
  and I make a game that has a 256 x 256 resolution,
  should the game be 256 x 256 pixels,
  or should the game be 1024 x 1024 pixels (each dot 4 x 4)?
  
  yup. that's it. each dot becoming 4x4 or 8x8 is great.
  
  Both achieve big pixels. Both are "low rez".
  However, projected the 1024 x 1024 version will look much better than 256 x 256.
  Since projectors can't natively handle 256 x 256,
  you'll wind up projecting a large, ugly gray border
  (since projectors can't handle pure black).
  
  we'll just have to live with the non-pure black.
  
  
• What time does the second half, non-MIGS Gamma start?
  
  last year the 2nd half started at 9.
  but as a creator, you're invited (and encouraged) to show up early in case something breaks.
  
  

Thanks for the clarifications!
I've got a great 2x2 MMORPG en route.

[bigpants]

THANKS SO MUCH!!!
All my questions are answered!!!

I've got a game idea that trades on a resolution gimmick.
Hopefully it makes all your trouble worthwhile.

[RobSegal]

So anyone freakin' out?  The deadline steadily approaches.

[fish]

the deadline doubles as a my birthday.
so im looking forward to it.
we're going karaokéing!

[Guert]

I'm waiting from some feedback from a couple of testers but mine is almost finished. A couple of things to tweak and I'll be done... Unless there is something awfuly wrong with the game Then I will freak out. :D

[abeegame]

My game is finished and I'm still testing it at the moment so I'm not in a hurry ;-)

[PHeMoX]

So anyone freakin' out?  The deadline steadily approaches.

Lol, yes.. I am freakin' out here. 

I'd love to make it before the deadline, but my game idea has changed a lot since I first started and it became a whole lot bigger than I first thought. It's questionable whether it's still realistic to enter Gamma 256 with it.

Apart from that, it's not suited well for '5 minutes of gameplay', so either I have to change the whole idea and make a much smaller game or I should bail this time...

[Guert]

So, anybody here is going to attend?
I know Fish will, and in theory I will too... Who else from the boards will be there?