Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Slow start, but can guarantee a strong finsih

Its Wednesday again which means its time for yet another weekly blog!
I'll Admit I haven't made much progress so far so I don't have all that new information to actually share with you guys. This past week has been very busy and very rewarding as well.
Last Thursday I took a shuttle up to Phoenix to process for the air force. The drive was pleasant enough and it was my first trip to Phoenix as well. We received free meal vouchers as well as rooms while we stayed. After we got there we had a couple hours to do whatever at the Hilton before we had top be in our rooms at 10:00 p.m. . This is expected as our wakeup call the following morning was 4:15 and we had to be dressed and checked out by 4:20. I made sure to set my alarm early. Didn't want to take a chance, plus I was pretty nervous.

The process itself took almost 13 hours and was the longest day of my life it seemed. Everything from physical examination to visual and biometrics. It was a fun experience all and all. I made a lot of cool people and best of all, I swore in and made it through the process. I am now a member of the united states air force and have taken the oath to serve our country. That's all for this week guys!

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Making Progress!!

Hey everyone! Its Wednesday again so its time for some updated content!
So far I have made an account and started using project spark to make my own video games creation.
The software gives you a from scratch world to basically create anything you desire. Just use sculpting and molding tools to create land or structures, then sculpt and  design what you choose.
So far I messed around with all the tools just to get a grasp on how they work, and I'll admit it is a bit more difficult then you would think. That being said after messing around with the creation tools for a short amount of time I was making my own paths, rivers, and walkways. I made a landscape and stone path that can be taken different ways to lead to a plateau. This is about as far as I have gotten but hey its a start! Ill be posting some pictures later to show off what I have done so far and hope to make a lot more progress by next week!


That's all this week, and thanks for viewing my blog!


-Ethan

My proposal

Ethan Blevins


Mrs. Newman


Senior English, Period. 4


Date: 2/3/16



Video Game Designer in the making







Imagine playing a  game that pulls you in for countless hours and before you know it, its the next day and you just played your first all night session. The first of many of course if you are playing a truly amazing gaming experience. The type of game you think all day about playing at school and get chills from the loading screen before it starts up. No matter what is going on in the world around you, playing that game, that rich environment and experience makes everything worrying you go away. Video games are an escape for many and great ways to relax after a hard days work for many adults. Gaming is such a big part of my life and has been for as long as I can remember. Since I was a kid, and I have decided to make this my passion and hopefully make a career of it one day. Designing games that is.


I am currently using a software called project spark to create some basic game level environments and designs. It's only been a week and I have already spent a couple hours carefully making platforms and an environment for my level. My first level that is, consists of a small level so far that is going to be objective based and not to complex but more features and complex design can and will be implemented in later on. I can't wait to make my first finished level so other gamers in project spark can view, play and rate all my gaming levels in designs helping me in the process along the way. My final product will be a collaboration of various levels and objectives and hopefully have a nice playable game of my own design by the end of the year to present. Also I might make a manual and game guide with steps on how to beat my game just in case anyone finds it to difficult.