Month: September 2010

My plan is to spend some quality time with ZBrush this week to get solid texturing on my character. One problem remains: I don’t have the newest version. Thank goodness for buy-and-download options. Otherwise not much to report on the modeling project, but I didn’t want to leave you hanging. Running D&D tomorrow as well.

I got permission to post this, so, this is just to say that IADT Detroit, where I work, is looking for a full-time game faculty member.  This is to replace my old job, since I’m now Department Chair, and I need someone to teach all those game classes. View the job posting here. Also if…

Are ‘easy mode’ video games putting our entire planet at risk? Video games have had occasionally had easy modes for less-skilled players since the dawn of home console systems. However, a totally scientific study of “just guessing” has shown that the amount of easy games, or even easy modes in what have traditionally been core…

Now that I’m back and have essayed to death, I’ll post that my 3D model is moving along.  I had a setback, which is typical with a project such as this.  Specifically, I had put the skeleton in the model and gotten it “skinned” for animation, but that particular file has somehow gotten corrupted and won’t…

I took this picture at PAX, at the Metroid: Other M booth.  These are models of Samus’s “Zero Suit” and her military uniform as she wears in the game “Other M.”  My initial observation was that they are pretty, but, much too small to be Samus Aran. Samus Aran is a large, tall woman, who…

Been a hectic week around here, so I just now am getting around to posting a PAX report.  Just my personal experiences… Photo-heavy. Click through for the write-up and pictures. Things I saw: Warren Spector’s keynote. Was very excited to hear him speak.  Funnily enough the people behind me in line were just in line…