tag:www.3dvia.com,2007:mediaA9C1CC9FB18395A7commentsatom 3DVIA http://www.3dvia.com/ 2009-02-05T04:06:10+01:00 tag:www.3dvia.com,2007:8C14B08294A6B88A <div class="thumbnail-photo"> <img src="http://www.3dvia.com/3dsearch/Content/F86CDDEEC0D2E4F6_C1.jpg?DefaultImage=user_photo_default.gif"/> </div> <p>I love the character and the gameplay seems very well polished, can we get more details on the game? team size, time and game engine? :)</p> 2009-02-05T04:06:10+01:00 tag:www.3dvia.com,2007:0D9931031527390B <div class="thumbnail-photo"> <img src="http://www.3dvia.com/3dsearch/Content/F46F59EAFCCEE0F2_C1.jpg?DefaultImage=user_photo_default.gif"/> </div> <p>Well it was a team of 5 people, 2 artists (Myself for 3D and a 2D artist) and 3 programmers, the official word is that you get 10 weeks to make the prototype which is a bit of a lie, in reality its closer to 9. We used a game engine called Instinct: http://www.instinct-tech.com/ We used instinct due to the fact that our lead programmer already had experience with it, apart from that however nobody on our team had any real experience making a game, us artists were completely ignorant to the whole game making process :) it was my first experience with a game engine... scary. The competition is an opportunity for university students to experience working in a professional game development environment, it begins with a basic idea submission, from the 100s of submissions a handful are chosen to move on to the "pitching" stage. There a team presents their idea to 3 industry professionals (I cant begin to describe how scary that is) the pitch must show that your game meets the 3 key requirements, I believe they are: -innovation -use of technology -commercial potential If chosen the team gets the opportunity of turning the brief into a prototype game. We had lots of mentors from game companies visiting offering advice and opinions, and on top of that the 3 winners of the competition have a chance of winning a BAFTA (British Academy Television Awards) If you want my opinion this game deserves to win the big prize: http://www.daretobedigital.com/team-information/team.php?idTeam=246 I cant tell you how much I appreciated taking part (even though we didnt win :( ) Getting to talk to some pretty experienced individuals within the games industry and having one to one time with them as they help you along, its pretty awesome. I cant wait for July when the next Dare to be Digital competition begins and see what new crazy idea are created.</p> 2009-02-05T05:33:44+01:00 tag:www.3dvia.com,2007:20DF0416283A0C1E <div class="thumbnail-photo"> <img src="http://www.3dvia.com/3dsearch/Content/528CF5485A6C7E50_C1.jpg?DefaultImage=user_photo_default.gif"/> </div> <p>congrats for the longest comment on 3dvia :)</p> 2009-07-10T12:00:11+02:00