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Monday, April 13, 2009

ZX Spectrum Pixel Shader

A while back people started remaking old computer games but with modern snazzed up graphics. what i wanted to see though was new modern games but with old resolution graphics. Particularly the colour clash from the zx spectrum. So i started programming stuff. One problem i had was redrawing the screen and still getting a decent frame rate. I got my brother to write a dll but still only got up to 21 frames a second.

I concluded i would need to learn to write pixel shaders so the graphics card could handle redrawing the screen. Meanwhile the obsolete technology show happened at the Here gallery. I didn't have time to solve the problems i had and wanted to make a game in a couple of weeks that would run on a low spec pc so it could be included in the show. I used the system i had for drawing speccy style graphics to render video that would play in the background with sprites over the top.
Does anyone have any links to the other artist work that was in the obsolete technology show ? Please add to the comments so i can link to it.

The game monster target was supposed to be a sort of bowling game but a bit like burnout. And rampage or some other kaiju godzilla type game. You pick up monsters with a ufo and drop them on a city aiming as near to the centre for a pinball style score. Eventually i taught myself to program pixel shaders this next video is a prototype of the same sort of thing but its now all in 3d. You can move freely and pick up monsters with a ufo catcher claw thinggie and throw them dynamically at buildings.

Friday, April 10, 2009

Video Tennis

more old stuffs

Here is a game you control with your mind.Make sure your mind is connected to your hand. and your hand to the computer mouse. Click and drag the bat of your choice. Both bats are controlled by the computer until you click one.they're easier to grab when they stop. You can control both bats by switching between them so you can play yourself, the computer or even play with two people. You have to share the mouse though. The drawing is based on the box of a prinztronic tournament three electronic tv game. Which illustrates what it would be like if they played video tennis at Abigail's party.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Forgotten Inventions. number 1. The Regency Pasty Mallet

many useful inventions have been lost to us over the years. if the earth is attacked by giant pasties yet again will we know how to deal with them? no, we wont. look out for the deliberate mistake.

did you spot it? that's right asymmetric hair wasn't popular until four years after the regency period ended.
this is an old one. with no sound. i was gearing up to produce 30 seconds a week. and working out how i was going to do it.

Sunday, April 5, 2009

updates soon

there will be more upates here soon. ive just finished making comics for here to have at the Bristol Artists Book Event at the arnolfini. also theres some older stuff im going to post here and new stuff too.