In the past past few weeks I really have not done much with the ImpactJS demo I have been working on. There are some minor updates to the collision layers, collision boxes, and graphics, but not much functionality has been added. I’m currently working on developing a Game Design Document (GDD) for an original game so I don’t see much more time being spent on this demo/test. Most of the updates I made have been summarized in this thread. I didn’t get a chance to upload the most recent version last time so here it is. Keep in mind that there are lots of bugs, and Ramona is the least buggy character to play with.

Click here to PLAY!

Moving on…

Over the past two months I have felt an enormous amount of excitement for HTML5 game development and the idea that some of today’s most popular computer games will one day be run in the browser using the tools that built the web.  I constantly run into professionals that are ready for true multi-platform development.  There is so much to look forward to for “web development”.  Will web developers still be “web developers” when the term encompasses so much more?  Sounds fun to me!

1st Bday #inBend

At this very moment last year I was visiting my brother and his family in Atlanta.  I was over joyed to be with my family, but the timing was just a little off.  Actually, Jenna and Nate would say it was right on time, and it is hard to beat a bday with the number “11”x2 in it!  Fortu”Nate”ley, I was able to spend this year with the fam as we celebrated Marlo’s first Birthday!  There is nothing like a first bday, and Marlo’s was no exception.  Friends and family showed up from all over with an appetite for Nate’s superb

brunch, and maybe a few beers!  Marlo kept us all entertained because she is pretty much the cutest thing you have ever seen on this earth.  Can’t wait until birthday number two!  It’s just bday number 18 I’m worried about… I guess Nate will have had plenty of target practice with the shotgun by then!

The Cos

If you have the opportunity to take your family to see Bill Cosby while he is still touring I would highly suggest it.  We had a chance to see Bill last Sunday at the Hooker Creek Event Center in Redmond, OR.  I  expected Bill’s performance to be similar to what we have come to expect from him, but maybe a little slower.  He is after all, much older than his days of bouncing Rudy and Bud around on one knee.  It was Bill’s perception and values that gave me hope for breaking the stereotypical african-american family portrayed in the media.  I stereotype that even today is often placed on TV because of the ratings dramatic character development often brings.  Anyway, I expected him to be humorous, but not “as” humorous.  In reality, it may have just been the fact that this was somebody I looked upon as a role model when I was younger. I’m just happy I finally was able to experience him LIVE in Bend, Oregon.  That… plus the fact that it was in Bend, Oregon… a place where even a black man can relate.  One thing is for sure… we all know how to laugh… and that’s exactly what we did.