Its been many months since I last updated this blog. A lot has happened since my last post. For one thing, Section 8 is officially out on store shelves becoming my first "shipped game"! I have my copy here next to me signed by everyone at TimeGate. I also sent a few copies to some friends but I had to buy those, they only gave us each one free copy.
I haven't been working on my iPhone projects much, mostly because I've been too busy. But I will fix that soon. I'm trying to decide which one to work on first but I will definitely do something soon. I will plan out the schedule and follow it this time.
Something hit me this weekend, when I was getting ready to go to work on Saturday I had a revelation. I have to change the way I am. I can't just be passive about everything and be afraid to say what I'm thinking. Its going to take a while to get there but I will get there. I am tired of living my life one day at a time without thinking about the long-term plan for the future.
Of course, any plan is going to have setbacks but at least I will have a plan. Though I don't know what that plan is yet, I'm still working on it :)
All in all, life is good.
When I have a plan I will let you know :P
-Me
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
History is made... sort of
Current mood:ELATED
Download Ball's Plight:
This is really a great moment. This is my very first officially published game. Even if it is free, thats ok. Now my next goal should be trying to get one more in before Section 8 even comes out :P That would be awesome.
Now I'm just plain tired.. I should go to sleep.
Good night!
-Me
Download Ball's Plight:
This is really a great moment. This is my very first officially published game. Even if it is free, thats ok. Now my next goal should be trying to get one more in before Section 8 even comes out :P That would be awesome.
Now I'm just plain tired.. I should go to sleep.
Good night!
-Me
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Time flies
Current mood:relaxed
To pick up where I left off.. Slumdog Millionaire was really awesome! At its core, its a love story about a man triumphs over his circumstances to be with the woman he loves. A lot of it was in Hindi which was no problem for me :P but they did a good job with subtitles.. it was like Heroes where they placed them where it was easiest to read in the frame and not always at the bottom in tiny text. I highly recommend it to anyone, and make sure you watch the credit sequence ;)
This weekend I didn't really go anywhere, I just stayed at home and watched Sliders and Wanted. Wanted was alright, an entertaining movie with some serious flaws but nothing I couldn't get over. I also worked on my iPhone game quite a bit, I implemented suggestions made by my friends. I think its getting closer to being done, I just need to come up with a brief "How to play" screen. I want to keep it all on one screen, which shouldn't be that hard since its a simple game. And of course, I need to put in my obligatory cheat code.. something that usually involves calling me the ruler of the universe :P
By the way, the Section 8 media coverage has begun! A new trailer is out and can be seen at http://www.joinsection8.com and there are a lot of previews out too (which are linked from the official website as well).
Quick link to trailer at IGN:
http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/746148/section-8/videos/s8_trailer_012009.html
Also their preview:
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/946/946467p1.html
Anyway, I should get back to work.. lunch break is nearly over.
Bye
-Me
To pick up where I left off.. Slumdog Millionaire was really awesome! At its core, its a love story about a man triumphs over his circumstances to be with the woman he loves. A lot of it was in Hindi which was no problem for me :P but they did a good job with subtitles.. it was like Heroes where they placed them where it was easiest to read in the frame and not always at the bottom in tiny text. I highly recommend it to anyone, and make sure you watch the credit sequence ;)
This weekend I didn't really go anywhere, I just stayed at home and watched Sliders and Wanted. Wanted was alright, an entertaining movie with some serious flaws but nothing I couldn't get over. I also worked on my iPhone game quite a bit, I implemented suggestions made by my friends. I think its getting closer to being done, I just need to come up with a brief "How to play" screen. I want to keep it all on one screen, which shouldn't be that hard since its a simple game. And of course, I need to put in my obligatory cheat code.. something that usually involves calling me the ruler of the universe :P
By the way, the Section 8 media coverage has begun! A new trailer is out and can be seen at http://www.joinsection8.com and there are a lot of previews out too (which are linked from the official website as well).
Quick link to trailer at IGN:
http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/746148/section-8/videos/s8_trailer_012009.html
Also their preview:
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/946/946467p1.html
Anyway, I should get back to work.. lunch break is nearly over.
Bye
-Me
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Interesting day...
Current mood:tired
Well, today has been interesting. I made the decision that I would try to get out more during the weekend. So tonight around 6:30 I left to get some dinner before going to see Slumdog Millionaire at 7:15. First I tried P.F. Chang's but there was an hour long wait! Then I went to Cheesecake Factory, the wait wasn't too bad so I thought I could make it. But by the time I finished eating it was 7:25 :( I decided I would try to make it to the other theater which had a 7:50 showing.. it was only 10 minutes away so I thought I could make that at least.. right?
Wrong! I got there on time but there were about 100 people in line.. and there were 2 lines that big! This is when I realized why I don't go to see movies at night anymore. I found the automated kiosks and the line was not as bad for those. By the time it was my turn it was 8:05 or so. I clicked Slumdog Millionaire.. and the 7:50 showing was no longer available! I went all the way out there for nothing!
Well at least it was an interesting day :P On the way back I thought I'd grab a cheesecake slice from Cheesecake Factory but on my way there I changed my mind and went to Panera for a Frozen Mocha. I love those things :)
Now I am waiting for the 10:05pm showing at the theater thats right here. I won't be late this time! I'll leave at 9:30 to make sure I don't miss it!
By the way, I got Windows 7 Beta installed on my Mac Pro. I'm using it right now to make this post. On the surface it looks just like Vista (except the new Apple-esque taskbar), but its definitely "snappier".
Anyway, I'll post a review of Slumdog Millionaire once I see it. I can't wait!
-Me
Well, today has been interesting. I made the decision that I would try to get out more during the weekend. So tonight around 6:30 I left to get some dinner before going to see Slumdog Millionaire at 7:15. First I tried P.F. Chang's but there was an hour long wait! Then I went to Cheesecake Factory, the wait wasn't too bad so I thought I could make it. But by the time I finished eating it was 7:25 :( I decided I would try to make it to the other theater which had a 7:50 showing.. it was only 10 minutes away so I thought I could make that at least.. right?
Wrong! I got there on time but there were about 100 people in line.. and there were 2 lines that big! This is when I realized why I don't go to see movies at night anymore. I found the automated kiosks and the line was not as bad for those. By the time it was my turn it was 8:05 or so. I clicked Slumdog Millionaire.. and the 7:50 showing was no longer available! I went all the way out there for nothing!
Well at least it was an interesting day :P On the way back I thought I'd grab a cheesecake slice from Cheesecake Factory but on my way there I changed my mind and went to Panera for a Frozen Mocha. I love those things :)
Now I am waiting for the 10:05pm showing at the theater thats right here. I won't be late this time! I'll leave at 9:30 to make sure I don't miss it!
By the way, I got Windows 7 Beta installed on my Mac Pro. I'm using it right now to make this post. On the surface it looks just like Vista (except the new Apple-esque taskbar), but its definitely "snappier".
Anyway, I'll post a review of Slumdog Millionaire once I see it. I can't wait!
-Me
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Year-end Review 2008
Current mood: great
I haven't done one of these since 2006, but here it is again! Its year-end review time! :)
Some months were skipped because I was especiallybusy lazy last year. But heres what was there. You know the drill, the first sentence from the first post of every month is posted below.
February:
I am now at the airport on my way to San Francisco, CA to attend GDC (Game Developer's Conference).
http://priyesh.blogspot.com/2008/02/gdc.html
March:
I've been pretty busy lately, but I'm still around.
http://priyesh.blogspot.com/2008/03/still-alive.html
May:
I have come to another point in my journey where I can see the tracks changing.
http://priyesh.blogspot.com/2008/05/how-youse-doin.html
June:
Its already June! Time flies when you're having fun.
http://priyesh.blogspot.com/2008/06/recap.html
July:
The long weekend is going really well so far, yesterday I cooked some more Seero (cream-of-wheat pudding) which I burned.. but its ok it was still good.
http://priyesh.blogspot.com/2008/07/this-was-triumph.html
August:
So the reason I haven't updated in a few days is because on Thursday afternoon, I bought an Xbox360 :)
http://priyesh.blogspot.com/2008/08/wii60-again.html
September:
Ike just passed through here last night (Hurricane Ike that is).
http://priyesh.blogspot.com/2008/09/i-am-alive.html
October:
I made major updates to my website.
http://priyesh.blogspot.com/2008/10/still-alive.html
November:
I finally got my laptop fixed this week.
http://priyesh.blogspot.com/2008/11/i-3-mak.html
So thats that, January and December were both skipped but other than that I tried to post at least once a month. I'm going to try and post more often but who knows if I'll actually do it.
In other news, I finally got a real bed a few weeks ago when my parents and brother were visiting. Needed help getting it up to my apartment :P Its nice to sleep on a real mattress. My Mac Pro is also fully functional now thanks to a new hard drive. Hopefully it stays that way! I also started my first role-playing game with some friends.. no not a video game. The kind with a Game Master and dice rolling.. its a sci-fi "Sliders" like theme where we are going to different dimensions. My friend Christian is the GM (Game Master) and he came up with a pretty good story to bring us all together. My character is Ramesh Shah, one of the freedom fighters in Bhagat Singh's crew from 1946. Can't wait to see how this turns out.. we play every Tuesday night.
So far 2009 is shaping up to be a good year :P
I haven't done one of these since 2006, but here it is again! Its year-end review time! :)
Some months were skipped because I was especially
February:
I am now at the airport on my way to San Francisco, CA to attend GDC (Game Developer's Conference).
http://priyesh.blogspot.com/2008/02/gdc.html
March:
I've been pretty busy lately, but I'm still around.
http://priyesh.blogspot.com/2008/03/still-alive.html
May:
I have come to another point in my journey where I can see the tracks changing.
http://priyesh.blogspot.com/2008/05/how-youse-doin.html
June:
Its already June! Time flies when you're having fun.
http://priyesh.blogspot.com/2008/06/recap.html
July:
The long weekend is going really well so far, yesterday I cooked some more Seero (cream-of-wheat pudding) which I burned.. but its ok it was still good.
http://priyesh.blogspot.com/2008/07/this-was-triumph.html
August:
So the reason I haven't updated in a few days is because on Thursday afternoon, I bought an Xbox360 :)
http://priyesh.blogspot.com/2008/08/wii60-again.html
September:
Ike just passed through here last night (Hurricane Ike that is).
http://priyesh.blogspot.com/2008/09/i-am-alive.html
October:
I made major updates to my website.
http://priyesh.blogspot.com/2008/10/still-alive.html
November:
I finally got my laptop fixed this week.
http://priyesh.blogspot.com/2008/11/i-3-mak.html
So thats that, January and December were both skipped but other than that I tried to post at least once a month. I'm going to try and post more often but who knows if I'll actually do it.
In other news, I finally got a real bed a few weeks ago when my parents and brother were visiting. Needed help getting it up to my apartment :P Its nice to sleep on a real mattress. My Mac Pro is also fully functional now thanks to a new hard drive. Hopefully it stays that way! I also started my first role-playing game with some friends.. no not a video game. The kind with a Game Master and dice rolling.. its a sci-fi "Sliders" like theme where we are going to different dimensions. My friend Christian is the GM (Game Master) and he came up with a pretty good story to bring us all together. My character is Ramesh Shah, one of the freedom fighters in Bhagat Singh's crew from 1946. Can't wait to see how this turns out.. we play every Tuesday night.
So far 2009 is shaping up to be a good year :P
Friday, November 28, 2008
I <3 Mak
I finally got my laptop fixed this week. So now I at least have that to use while I continue testing my Mac Pro. I did a fresh install of Mac OS X and it still died after a few days of use. This time I won't even update it or even USE it. I'll just turn it on and leave it for a few hours every day. If the partition still dies I know its a hardware problem for sure. Wonder how much a replacement hard drive would cost.. I really dont want to have to do that but I think I will :\
Anyway, my trip to NC went great last week. It was fun to see everyone again and Kunal got me an early birthday present: Mortal Kombat v.s. DC Universe for Xbox 360! Its a really fun game once you get past the campyness :P
As for Thanksgiving, I just made some chilli paneer :P yes I know, its not a thanksgiving-y thing to make but who cares?! It tasted GREAT! I didn't buy much today from the Black Friday sales. I just ordered two games from Amazon: Personal Trainer Cooking for DS and Wario Land Shake It for Wii. I hope theres some good recipes in there for me to try, its like a virtual cookbook. And Wario Land is a hardcore platformer with some nice motion control twists.
Maybe now that I have my laptop I can do at least some work on my game. I can't code it but I can fix up some graphics and screens. And maybe do some design work.
Anyway, thats it for now. I will try to work on my recipes section for my website too, I'm sure you guys miss them right? :P hah
-Me
Anyway, my trip to NC went great last week. It was fun to see everyone again and Kunal got me an early birthday present: Mortal Kombat v.s. DC Universe for Xbox 360! Its a really fun game once you get past the campyness :P
As for Thanksgiving, I just made some chilli paneer :P yes I know, its not a thanksgiving-y thing to make but who cares?! It tasted GREAT! I didn't buy much today from the Black Friday sales. I just ordered two games from Amazon: Personal Trainer Cooking for DS and Wario Land Shake It for Wii. I hope theres some good recipes in there for me to try, its like a virtual cookbook. And Wario Land is a hardcore platformer with some nice motion control twists.
Maybe now that I have my laptop I can do at least some work on my game. I can't code it but I can fix up some graphics and screens. And maybe do some design work.
Anyway, thats it for now. I will try to work on my recipes section for my website too, I'm sure you guys miss them right? :P hah
-Me
Friday, October 24, 2008
Still Alive
Current mood: triumphant... and hungry
I made major updates to my website. Added an "About Me" section and a Recipes section. The Recipes is under construction though, I have been neglecting it lately. I've got the photos on my camera, all I have to do is upload them and write some javascript. But I want to make it sorta fancy with PHP and MySQL. I'll probably make a temporary javascript solution until I can do the fancy stuff.
I've been working on my game too, "iP'Zong". But I can't call it that anymore, I am trying to come up with a new name. Its coming along quite well and I think I know exactly what I want it to be like when I release it. I can do a pro version later if I get a certain amount of downloads.
And my trip to NC is now confirmed. November 18th - 23rd is when I will be flying over there. And my parents and brother are coming here December 31st to January 6th. Can't wait!
Gaming-wise, I've been playing Dead Space and I am slowly working on my 3rd play-through of Mass Effect. I've been using Wii Fit regularly only missing a few days a month. And this weekend I am splurging on Guitar Hero: World Tour. I originally really wanted to get the Wii version since it has all the same features and I wanted to support them. But it seems everyone else is getting it for Xbox 360 :\ If thats the case then I have no choice in the matter.
Anyway, I think I'm gonna go have lunch now.
Bye,
-Me
I made major updates to my website. Added an "About Me" section and a Recipes section. The Recipes is under construction though, I have been neglecting it lately. I've got the photos on my camera, all I have to do is upload them and write some javascript. But I want to make it sorta fancy with PHP and MySQL. I'll probably make a temporary javascript solution until I can do the fancy stuff.
I've been working on my game too, "iP'Zong". But I can't call it that anymore, I am trying to come up with a new name. Its coming along quite well and I think I know exactly what I want it to be like when I release it. I can do a pro version later if I get a certain amount of downloads.
And my trip to NC is now confirmed. November 18th - 23rd is when I will be flying over there. And my parents and brother are coming here December 31st to January 6th. Can't wait!
Gaming-wise, I've been playing Dead Space and I am slowly working on my 3rd play-through of Mass Effect. I've been using Wii Fit regularly only missing a few days a month. And this weekend I am splurging on Guitar Hero: World Tour. I originally really wanted to get the Wii version since it has all the same features and I wanted to support them. But it seems everyone else is getting it for Xbox 360 :\ If thats the case then I have no choice in the matter.
Anyway, I think I'm gonna go have lunch now.
Bye,
-Me
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