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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description>The developer Blog for MECHANICAInteractive Indie games studio, a subsidiary of Geoffrey Inc.
stay tuned for news and updates on upcoming and current games.</description><title>MECHANICAInteractive</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @mechanicainteractive)</generator><link>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>games survey</title><description>&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEtKdXFDeGxSaHJaeExoVkRzdngyTnc6MQ"&gt;games survey&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;If you would take this survey I would love you forever :I&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/32864337837</link><guid>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/32864337837</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:48:35 -0400</pubDate><category>games</category><category>games survey</category><category>video games</category><category>games development</category><category>game</category><category>college</category><category>market</category><category>research</category><category>market research</category><category>xbox</category><category>xbox 360</category><category>playstation</category><category>nintendo</category><category>multiplayer games</category></item><item><title>on game maker</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;I had decided due to the limited features that I would not just use the drag and drop feature which is most favoured on the software, instead I would put in coding, this allowed me to add other features that would have been unavailable had I just used drag and drop, for example the shooting feature, instead of being simply shooting forwards, using the mouse the player can direct where the character shoots.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/26061685667</link><guid>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/26061685667</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 04:44:33 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>E-portfolio</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.wix.com/georginamoldon/geewhizz"&gt;E-portfolio&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/25571285927</link><guid>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/25571285927</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 08:36:15 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>arthurkirklandpubngo:

look at my pretty crate.. yeah.. never...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4h6vyTocZ1qlrmlmo1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4h6vyTocZ1qlrmlmo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://arthurkirklandpubngo.tumblr.com/post/23605776039/look-at-my-pretty-crate-yeah-never-mind" target="_blank"&gt;arthurkirklandpubngo&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;look at my pretty crate.. yeah.. never mind…&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;recently as part of unit 70 on the course, we have been working with 3ds max, this was a practice run before we go onto our final pieces, 5 items from within the college, an enviroment of our design, an object of our own design and a creature or person of our own design. These, later next year will be implimented into a full game along with the rest of the classes.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/23612118532</link><guid>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/23612118532</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 11:52:00 -0400</pubDate><category>3ds max</category></item><item><title>5 metres and further: reference</title><description>&lt;a href="http://arthurkirklandpubngo.tumblr.com/post/23227495210/reference"&gt;5 metres and further: reference&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://arthurkirklandpubngo.tumblr.com/post/23227495210/reference" target="_blank"&gt;arthurkirklandpubngo&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;2d game group level- Geoffrey Inc- Infernal rift&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;2d game single level- Geoffrey Inc- Infernal rift&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;2d game other work- Geoffrey Inc- Infernal rift&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Drawing environment- laboratory&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Drawing object- science kit and serum&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Drawing character- karl&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Story- summary, character descriptions…&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/23227922426</link><guid>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/23227922426</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 09:48:13 -0400</pubDate><category>reference</category></item><item><title>arthurkirklandpubngo:

so my character in my game can finally...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ef7ygp5h1qlrmlmo1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://arthurkirklandpubngo.tumblr.com/post/22255065020/so-my-character-in-my-game-can-finally-shoot-o" target="_blank"&gt;arthurkirklandpubngo&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;so my character in my game can finally shoot *O*… sorta… ish &gt;_&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I HATE GAME MAKER!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/22255079481</link><guid>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/22255079481</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 10:07:44 -0400</pubDate><category>game</category></item><item><title>arthurkirklandpubngo:

I hate gamemaker… with a passion :I
I...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m33d5mqyWp1qlrmlmo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://arthurkirklandpubngo.tumblr.com/post/21849171077/i-hate-gamemaker-with-a-passion-i-i-might" target="_blank"&gt;arthurkirklandpubngo&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I hate gamemaker… with a passion :I&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I might actually cry right now.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;some of the code for the game “Infernal Rift”&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/22196577255</link><guid>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/22196577255</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 11:51:00 -0400</pubDate><category>college</category><category>coding</category><category>college work</category><category>game maker</category><category>yoyo games</category><category>I hate you</category></item><item><title>character animation run and pause</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="32" src="http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/116/c/c/character_run_and_pause_1_0_by_geoffreyinc-d4xmbsb.gif" width="32"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;will continue and add a background&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/22126565214</link><guid>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/22126565214</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:02:05 -0400</pubDate><category>gif</category><category>college</category><category>college work</category></item><item><title>stop 1</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31d72GlJZ1rrs0mao1_100.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;stop 1&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/22053930479</link><guid>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/22053930479</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:06:30 -0400</pubDate><category>sprite</category><category>game</category><category>college</category><category>college work</category></item><item><title>stand strip 1</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31d6eFVfc1rrs0mao1_400.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;stand strip 1&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/21982814532</link><guid>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/21982814532</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:05:44 -0400</pubDate><category>strip</category><category>game</category><category>college</category><category>college work</category><category>sprite</category></item><item><title>run strip 1</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31d5ooWDK1rrs0mao1_250.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;run strip 1&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/21916251602</link><guid>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/21916251602</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:08:24 -0400</pubDate><category>strip</category><category>sprites</category><category>college</category><category>game</category></item><item><title>jump 1</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31d53WnAl1rrs0mao1_100.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;jump 1&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/21851904564</link><guid>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/21851904564</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:03:02 -0400</pubDate><category>strip</category><category>game</category><category>college</category></item><item><title>grab strip 1</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31d4eFI5Z1rrs0mao1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;grab strip 1&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/21845083421</link><guid>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/21845083421</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:27:42 -0400</pubDate><category>sprites</category><category>college</category><category>strip</category></item><item><title>crouch strip 1</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31d3sbACs1rrs0mao1_250.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;crouch strip 1&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/21786410004</link><guid>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/21786410004</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:04:11 -0400</pubDate><category>sprites</category><category>college</category><category>game</category></item><item><title>screenshotting.</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31czutCQo1rrs0mao1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;screenshotting.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/21779959457</link><guid>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/21779959457</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:50:18 -0400</pubDate><category>screenshot</category><category>photoshop</category><category>gif</category></item><item><title>and here is what I’m working with.</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31atoupPw1rrs0mao1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;and here is what I’m working with.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/21778724386</link><guid>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/21778724386</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:03:48 -0400</pubDate><category>gif</category><category>photoshop</category><category>college work</category><category>college</category></item><item><title>more gif making with a different set of sprites, just hanging...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m312odRbNa1rrs0mao1_100.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;more gif making with a different set of sprites, just hanging around.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I will attempt to resize it to 64x64 sort of size instead of the current 32x32&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/21775011784</link><guid>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/21775011784</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:08:32 -0400</pubDate><category>work</category><category>gif</category><category>dave</category></item><item><title>so today I started playing around with Adobe Photoshop Cs5 to...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2q9mxJcE01rrs0mao1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2q9mxJcE01rrs0mao2_100.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;so today I started playing around with Adobe Photoshop Cs5 to create an animation for the loading screen of our game.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="56" src="http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/110/b/4/dave_running_1_by_moldy999-d4wylwk.gif" width="50"/&gt;&lt;img height="56" src="http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/110/b/4/dave_running_1_by_moldy999-d4wylwk.gif" width="50"/&gt;&lt;img height="56" src="http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/110/b/4/dave_running_1_by_moldy999-d4wylwk.gif" width="50"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://creativetechs.com/tipsblog/build-animated-gifs-in-photoshop/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;a href="http://creativetechs.com/tipsblog/build-animated-gifs-in-photoshop/" target="_blank"&gt;http://creativetechs.com/tipsblog/build-animated-gifs-in-photoshop/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is you want to try it yourself this is a very good tutorial.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;(click each image to see them properly)&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/21378850335</link><guid>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/21378850335</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:14:28 -0400</pubDate><category>dave</category><category>gif</category><category>college</category></item><item><title>The singular images used for the animation.
(click each image to...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qa1tFoy11rrs0mao1_100.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qa1tFoy11rrs0mao2_100.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qa1tFoy11rrs0mao3_100.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qa1tFoy11rrs0mao4_100.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qa1tFoy11rrs0mao5_100.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qa1tFoy11rrs0mao6_100.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qa1tFoy11rrs0mao7_100.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qa1tFoy11rrs0mao8_100.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qa1tFoy11rrs0mao9_100.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qa1tFoy11rrs0mao10_100.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;The singular images used for the animation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(click each image to see them properly)&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/21378848498</link><guid>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/21378848498</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:14:23 -0400</pubDate><category>animation</category><category>college</category></item><item><title>with only 8 weeks to go after the holidays time is running out...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1ndewrq5e1rrs0mao1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; so many tasks so little time&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1ndewrq5e1rrs0mao2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; setting up the burn chart&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;p&gt;with only 8 weeks to go after the holidays time is running out to get all of the tasks done, with luck and probably much stressing, I will get it all done.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/20114303008</link><guid>http://mechanicainteractive.tumblr.com/post/20114303008</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:59:20 -0400</pubDate><category>work</category><category>college</category></item></channel></rss>
