Category Archives: Windows

UnUrbanTech Q&A with Gerrell Jones

By Shahed C on August 14, 2014

Updated: Aug 19, 2014

After publishing the Q&A below, Gerrell now has Soft Kitty on the Windows Store, with more to come!

Original Post: Aug 14, 2014

Today’s Q&A is with Gerrell Jones of UnUrbanTech, a game developer working on Construct 2 and Unity games. He’s also raising funds for his family through an online fundraiser, as they’re going through some difficult times.

1. I understand that your family has fallen on some hard times. Can you share a few words about your situation?

Yes. An electrical fire has brought our home to complete rubble. Although it is troubling times, we will never waver to continue to smile everyday and enjoy life. We are thankful for just having not accidents with our family members. We are a recently homeless family of eight that is.

The eastern Pennsylvania shelter system would separate us if we utilize them, not to mention the long waiting list before we are even placed. So we have converted our hotel room into a game development studio. We love playing and creating games as a family and this keeps our mind off of the distractions. So we decided to pool our creative talents together, as a family and build something from our situation, while keeping our heads up.

NOTE: Find out how you can help, here: http://www.gofundme.com/t6oi0

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Dangling Concepts Q & A – Air Soccer Fever, Tank Arena & More!

By Shahed C on August 12, 2014

Today’s developer Q&A is with Imran Shafiq of Dangling Concepts.


1. How many people were on your team to make Air Soccer Fever and Tank Arena? Was it all you?
I currently work alone. This is a part time endeavor for me right now. But I sure would love to make it a full time thing 🙂

2. Will you contract out any of the work for future projects to part-time or temp workers?
I do contract out for music and art work. But I am definitely looking to collaborate with a team and find the right part-time/temp workers.

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Ninja Bee Q & A for Nutjitsu on Xbox One, and more!

By Shahed C on August 6, 2014

It’s been a while since I’ve published a developer Q&A, so I’ve decided to reach out to developers who are publishing their games on Microsoft platforms.

First up: we have Brent Fox of NinjaBee (a division of Wahoo Studios), developer of Nutjitsu, the second ID@Xbox game released on Xbox One.

1. How many people were on your team to make Nutjitsu?

The core team was made up of a programmer, designer and an artist. We also had a Project manager working on Nutjitsu (who was also working on other projects at the same time). We had a handful of other people help out when they had time. In the end a larger group all contributed.

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Gallant Glider on Windows 8.1, Windows Phone 8.1 and Web

By Shahed C on July 27, 2014


If you’ve been following my blog, you may have seen my recent posts on Construct 2 tutorials:

Following my own examples, I completed my own flappy bird clone and published it as Gallant Glider.

Download or play online now!

As you can see, Construct 2 lets you easily publish an HTML5/JavaScript game, accessible from any modern browser platform and multiple online stores.

Enjoy!
Shahed

My Experience (So Far!) With Kinect for Windows v2

By Shahed C on July 20, 2014

UPDATE, after July 2014 updates:  This blog post was originally published using the alpha version of the Kinect v2 SDK. If you have the updated July 2014 SDK, make sure you start with the updated version of the reference project, written by Tom Kerkhove.

DOWNLOAD SOURCE CODE: https://wakeupandcode.com/public_downloads/SpeechBubblesForKinect.zip

ORIGINAL POST, before July 2014 updates:

When Microsoft released the alpha version of Kinect for Windows v2 via their preview program, I was one of the first to grab the dev kit. I blogged about it in late 2013, after getting it set up with my laptop. As of July 2014, Microsoft has just released the final version of the unit, now available for purchase.

Unlike the previous version of Kinect, the new version now includes the ability to create Windows Store apps. Check out the following MSDN blog post for more information:

If you’re interested in purchasing one for yourself, read on to find out what it has in store for you!

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