I felt like writing this journal for a while and I figured I'd do that before not being on vacation anymore. So... yeah, I finished a bunch of stuff lately and I managed to have currently no deadline to meet, something that I've really been looking forward to. Of course, like everything once you've actually achieved it, it's frustratingly not as magical as anticipated. Still magical though.

Anyway, the main point of this post is to share with you those things that I've been doing lately and I'm proud of.

1- 5th Dimension [link]
Third time I mention it, but programming this game was my main occupation for the last year and half (if not two years) and it's volunteer work. You know, the kind of deal where you get paid once profits come in. The kind you should actually avoid like pest when the project isn't a small one with a realistic deadline. I actually thought it was realistic but nobody in the team had any clue that this would take over one year longer than expected. The end product is quite nice for a zero-budget game, though it turns out it's going to need some boost. The important part is that volunteering is over and the situation can only get better from here. Graphics of the game are the work of: and

2- FLEX: training to be champions [link]
A small game contract I made for sumajin, a design company based in Singapore. I made everything in this, from game design to the music.
This is my first freelancer job that was fun to do AND gave a satisfying paycheck in the end. It was about time -_-

3- MERURE 2
I participated to the second MERURE, a comic collective that's the brilliant iniative of and I think the web site isn't ready for visitors yet so... no link. However I can tell you that the content of this book will be truly awesome. I'm personnaly very happy with my pages

4- I'VE PLAYED PORTAL
I actually sat down on my sofa without stress to enjoy a super awesome game. Niiiice. My only regret is that I've played half of the game while sleepy =/

5- I'VE PLAYED SPELUNKY !!!!!!!!!!
AND YOU SHOULD TOO [link]
And while fetching that link I just learned the game is coming to XBLA in 2010 . Weeeeeeeee


And regarding what I am doing now...
I'm trying to get advantage of that break time by learning how to make "real" games (i.e. not based on flash or java). I had already started investigating this matter and I'm trying again but with a different engine. Goes pretty well yet, slowly but surely. More to come about this and related projects.

And I should really continue to upload animals on my super blog [link]
If anyone checks that regularly, well I apologize for the weeks of silence. The animals that were already done are all uploaded now, so there's brand new stuff coming soon.

Also, I'd really need a website D: