Had a great time at the Global Game Jam this past weekend. We made a video game in less than 48 hours! This is just a quick gameplay mock-up. You can download and play the full game here https://globalgamejam.org/2019/games/hannahs-home.

A big shout out to my amazing team, I was super impressed with everyone's talent, drive, and collaborative spirit!

Credits:
Team IDK:)

Programmers: Michael Boal, Emmaline Kelly, Kevin Annen

Artists: Randy Field, Madeline Urback , Gerry Tucker, Brianne Almalvez

Animation: Neko Pilarcik-Tellez

Designers: Matthew Lopez, Maxwell Brady

Sound Design: Maxwell Brady, Gerry Tucker

Sound designs taken from freesounds.org, edited from original content from the following users: qubodup, mattj99, movingplaid, cydon, leszek-szary, motion-s, mmaruska, madamvicious, shadydave, honorhunter, inspectorj, sirkoto51, kfatehi, deathscyp, greenvwbeetle, hullum, vsokorelos, and breviceps

Intro Animation for our 2018 Game Jam game, "Fright Knight". Brett Bravery has slain the vile Lady Antagotha, and saved the kingdom. Too bad you’re Lady Antagotha. Now, get your revenge by haunting him in his own castle. Transmit your message from beyond the grave and SCARE HIM TO DEATH.

​Full Game: https://globalgamejam.org/2018/games/fright-knight

Credits: Caitlin (writing, editing, sound)
Jason (lead programmer)
Jen (project manager, artist)
Joel (music, sound)
Jordan (artist)
Mandy (programmer)
Neko (animator, artist)

Those who know me know that I tend to like to make my Birthday by doing tons and tons of work, usually Flo Valley related. Well, this year I got a two-in-one Birthday treat: taking my students to the Global Game Jam at UMSL! My students split up across a couple teams and I joined my friends, Caitlin Moriarty and Jen Patton on another team. We spent the weekend attempting to build a working video game prototype.

Spending the whole weekend hanging out and doing something creative was a lot of fun, it's been waaaay too long since I've done something like that. We didn't get it finished but I did get a chance to do character designs and animation for a nice little trailer to the game. Big thanks to Caitlin for writing the script and Jan for PM-ing, background art, and editing the  trailer.

The trailer

Game play mock-up. Basically, it's a simple avoidance game where you jump from one Cosmic Wave to another trying to avoid the Space Jellies. If they hit you they glom on to the ship slowing it down until, eventually it gets completely stuck.