Squirveillance, and why people are not finishing our game

In a team of four, we created Squirveillance over a period of 30 days. We worked in our spare time, with different members being available at different times.

To start on a positive note, we have A LOT to be proud of.

We can all certainly claim that we finished making a game (which is never a given during a jam).

Wireframes without diagonals in Unity

I needed some simple wireframes rendered in my project. If you search around, you’ll find a few free and paid implementations, most of them shader-based. A critical feature for me was being able to render quads where possible, to achieve that retro grid-like effect.

An expanding text box with maximum width and text wrap using Unity UI

I know it sounds simple, but it took me a while to figure out. Perhaps this will help you avoid a headache.

Working on ‘Broken Seal’ for Global Game Jam 2022

I joined a team of five to work remotely on a game for the 48h Global Game Jam. How did it go and what was the experience like?

Trying out the Godot engine

Recently I had an opportunity to join the Stop Waiting For Godot jam – aptly named as a final push to motivate anyone interested in the open-source Godot game engine to give it a go.

Lavé – a ‘Lost and Found’ game (Global Game Jam 2021)

Download from GGJ page

View source on GitHub

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Images from the submitted game.

Development on Global Game Jam 2021

This is a loose collection of thoughts collected shortly after participating in this year’s Global Game Jam. Due to the volume of upcoming coursework (including an assignment for building a polished game prototype), this will not be a substantial reflective write-up.

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Screenshots from the team’s Miro board.

Game-Off viking concept art

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First game jam reflections

Let me start off by saying that, at this point in my life, I have not ever finished any serious attempt at making a video game. There have been attempts – creative exercises – here and there, at home and at uni. Since then, a whole lot of life happened, and it has become clear to me that I needed to give those old passions a nudge. To create the right conditions for growth, I needed to tap into my creative energy through a short novel project, with a quick turnaround and limited time for analysis.