Video games aren’t like what they used to be. Many games these days are astronomically expensive, some running for $60 or more. Even if you can afford the game you want, you’ll need to make a lot of space on your computer or upgrade your storage, as it’s not uncommon for a modern game to…
I’ve learned a lot from making me and my team’s project, Pioned, this semester. The project involved the creative practice of game design, the process we used to develop a fun, yet simple and accessible game. The process of game design also involved a creative collaboration component. One thing I’ve learned from such collaboration is…
OpenGL OpenGL is an open-source, programmable graphics pipeline used for game making, art and design, visualization, and more. Initially released in the early 90s, OpenGL is one of the most used and most standardized software packages in the world. OpenGL is extremely powerful because it allows developers to program software to run directly on the…
Team Ambiguous Chris Hurt, Jack Cogdill, Parker Irving We’re presenting two ideas for our class project, both of which share some common characteristics. We want to make a video game that is both easily accessible and fun for anyone. Thus, we’ve decided to make the game web-based using web technologies like JavaScript and HTML5. Also,…
Both of my ideas use the “liveness” theme and focus on computer science education. 1. Competitive Programming Web App This application will teach people the fundamentals of programming, including function calls, parameters, and variable usage. Multiple users will connect to a “room,” and will be shown an environment containing an avatar and several objects and…
Chris Hurt is a senior studying computer science at Virginia Tech. He’s interested in human-computer interaction, a field that strives to make the relationship between people and computers more interpersonal. In his spare time, Chris enjoys playing video games and watching thriller/mystery TV series. He has experience in web development and game design with frameworks…