Illusionary Domain

Hi, I'm Tim. I'm a game designer, composer and artist. I like mythical creatures, video games, and cute things. My current project is Typhoon Unit, a Touhou-inspired scrolling shooter.

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Dan Shredder Dev Journal: The End?

Dan Shredder Dev Journal: The End?

That about covers what happened the last couple weeks.  We’ve realeased the current build on Itch.io, to sort of test the waters for if we want to continue to move forward.  I’d definitely love to, but it really depends who else is willing to keep going on it.  We’ll see what happens.  Kickstarter might be an option. Regardless, it’s been a fun ride, and I’m really happy that I got to make a game…

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Dan Shredder Dev Journal: Going to Gamefest, Part 2

Dan Shredder Dev Journal: Going to Gamefest, Part 2

The four of us were all very hungry after packing up.  We decided to find somewhere to get pizza in town.  After asking somebody’s phone, we decided to go to I Love Pizza of Troy.  The prices were reasonable and the slices were nice and big.  I got a couple of slices of the chicken bacon ranch pizza.  It was pretty good. When we got back, we took some time to explore the campus a little bit.  Key…

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Dan Shredder Dev Journal: Going to Gamefest, Part 1

Dan Shredder Dev Journal: Going to Gamefest, Part 1

Saturday was the next big event.  Spencer, Kyle and myself, along with Sean from the Prisidium dev team, piled into a car with our equipment, and headed to RPI to show off our game at GameFest, and hopefully win some cash.  Nobody from the Ripples team could make it, so Spencer volunteered to rep for them as well. Kyle showed up a little late, but nothing too bad.  We also had trouble finding…

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Dan Shredder Dev Journal: The Big Night

Dan Shredder Dev Journal: The Big Night

Our game was the second one to be shown at the senior show.  I once again was able to witness the magic that is Jacob’s on stage presence as he introduced all of us individually.  He forgot how to pronounce my last name, but everyone does, so it was fine. I couldn’t stop smiling the entire time.  I was just so proud of the work we’d put into our game, and that work really paid off.  Our trailer…

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Dan Shredder Dev Journal: Setting Up for Senior Show

Dan Shredder Dev Journal: Setting Up for Senior Show

I volunteered to be part of the set-up crew for the Senior Show gallery.  I figured that I had to do something to help, so I might as well be there to set it up. I showed up earlier than the time I was told, and didn’t see anyone, although I later found out that they’d already started carrying down equipment from Foster Hall.  When I found them, I helped carry more stuff down.  Computers are…

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I remember last year I posted a Fia character concept that I’d been working on for new years day.  I finished this piece a week ago, but I figured it was appropriate to post this one on new years as well.  Man, what a difference a year makes.

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Winter Break Journal: A Change of Perspective

Hey all!  I’m on winter break, so that means I have a lot of time to work on Typhoon Unit again!  The team is really excited to get back into it, and we’re gonna get a lot done in the next few weeks.

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New dev journal!  Super excited to be working on Typhoon Unit again!

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Post-Mortem: Dan Shredder in Hellzone (First Semester)

Post-Mortem: Dan Shredder in Hellzone (First Semester)

So we made it through to next semester.  Excellent.  Probably should have mentioned that in an earlier post, but oh well.  I guess now’s a good time to take a look back and see how we did. (more…)

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Motivational poster! yaYA!

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Senior Capstone Dev Journal FINAL: Without Fear

Senior Capstone Dev Journal FINAL: Without Fear

Today is the day of the mid-year show.  I’m going to head over to prepare in about an hour, but I figured I’d do one last post to share my thoughts before the show. It’s been a strange journey developing Dan Shredder in Hellzone.  It’s funny to think that the game just started as something we didn’t think would actually work.  A guitar controller and a dance pad?  For a rail shooter?  A lot of…

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Poses for side-scrolling view sprites.  :D

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Senior Capstone Dev Journal #10: Wow! It's a Video Game!

Senior Capstone Dev Journal #10: Wow! It’s a Video Game!

There’s a point in every project where what you have transitions from feeling like a prototype to feeling like a game.  I think that Dan Shredder is finally starting to reach that point.  We finally have a short level built, and the bulk of major gameplay features are implemented.  The doubt has been removed from my mind.  Dan Shredder is going to be an awesome game, not just a cool idea. (more…)

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When you realize that these two music both have a part that has the exactly same chord progression.

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Senior Capstone Dev Journal #9: Testing 1 2 3-

Senior Capstone Dev Journal #9: Testing 1 2 3-

Sometimes it helps to take a step back and get some perspective.  It’s easy to get lost in your own work when you’re only focusing on what you need to get done. (more…)

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Extra Life 2015

Hey all!

I'm participating in Extra Life again this year, although I won't be able to livestream this time around. Still, it would be wonderful if you could donate to this worthy cause. Let's help some sick kids, guys.

http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.participant&participantID=185545

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Senior Capstone Dev Journal #8: October's End

Senior Capstone Dev Journal #8: October’s End

Another month gone.  The mid-year show is right around the corner, and we’re doing just fine.  I have to say, I’m continuing to surprise myself at how much I’ve grown throughout this entire process.  Throughout the past month, I’ve been putting a lot more thought into how I design gameplay elements than I ever would have at the start of the project.  I’m feeling much more confident in my own…

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Senior Capstone Dev Journal #7: Sleep is for the Weekend

Senior Capstone Dev Journal #7: Sleep is for the Weekend

We have about 3-4 weeks left before teams are cut.  This means that we really need to push our game to a point where we can confidently move forward with it.  The fact that we’ve just finished implementing stuff from the initial prototype this week is a little concerning, but we’ve been pushing as hard as we can, and in some respects we’re very far along. (more…)

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