Long time no post...

Sorry for the lack of posts lately. Been busy with some other stuff. Here's an update:

I've begun learning php/mysql/css and am writing my own blog software. Sorry, blogger, you're going to be replaced. But not for a while, cause writing an entire blog/cms by hand from scratch in a language you barely know is hard work!!! :P

The Buffy computer game has kind of fallen by the wayside, but I promise I won't abandon it.

Speaking of Buffy, I just found out that I've been cast in a recurring role in Season 2 of Buffy Between the Lines, an online "radio" drama that takes place between seasons of the Buffy tv show (RIP). I'll let you all know when the next season starts, so you can listen and tell me how beautiful my voice is :P

I can't say any more, but when I find out any more non-confidential info about the show, you can bet I'll post it here. (But you might lose that bet. And then I would laugh and use your gambled money to buy something expensive...like a pony.)

Also, I've finished my first real website, a jewelry shop called Crystal Originals run by my brother's friend. Check it out and buy some jewelry. Or, if you're interested in a site of your own, I charge low rates (or if your site is simple, no rates!) :) Just leave a comment here, or email me at magicdanw-at-yahoo-dot-com.

Relaxed Day

Today has been pretty chill. Not too much going on in school, and not too much homework. I've still got to do some physics, but that's usually fun, so no worries there.

I finally ironed out the (I hope) last bug in my Buffy game engine. This means that I'll be able to start working on the actual game again. Wish me luck! :)

Also, in programming class, me and Maxant have started writing the Caspertron 2000 to replace our friend with a virtual copy. We hope to make it even better than the original! :P

I have also decided to start expanding this site to include more than a blog. I don't know when I'll have time to do this, and it may take a while if I decide to learn PHP and make a real Content Management System, so be patient. If this does happen, the blog will be moved to blog.mohawkondisplay.com, but don't worry about that, because I'll have a link to it on my front page when that happens. Some of the things I'll be adding to the site include my computer programming projects and an easier way to access my pieces of writing.

In my life...

SADD sleepover was this weekend. I went, for the first time in highschool. It was...interesting. Unfortunately, because of the large group, I think my social anxiety got the better of me, and I spent a lot of the time just walking through the halls or sitting around, listening to other people talk. I hope I didn't creep them out, or make them uncomfortable. Fortunately, I was too tired to be nervous, so I was pretty much numb most of the night. If that makes sense.

Good news on the blog front. My domain name is set up now, for real. Mohawkondisplay.com works now.

Less than good news on the Buffy computer game front. I've got some rather large memory leaks that I need to identify and patch, and I don't know how long that will take to do. :(

I'm really not looking forward to getting out of this chair...

Sleepy Days

This will be a short update. Today, I was really really tired, and I couldn't get out of bed until about 1:30 pm. So, no school. I don't think anything too important happened, and I caught up on some sleep, so that was good.

After I was awake, I made some vast improvements to the Buffy game engine. Basically, I rewrote the save/load game functions so that instead of barely working and requiring large amounts of effort for me every time I write a new puzzle, now it just works. Period. No more effort needed on my part, no matter how complex my puzzles get. And now the player can save in the middle of puzzles (if he/she so chooses) just in case there's one that's really long or difficult. So this is a very good thing :D

I'm gonna go watch some Earth 2 with my family, and then it's time for more sleep! Yay! :D

Slayer Games

Ok. Here's a bit of an update on the Buffy computer game. A tentative tile for the game is "Slayer Games." I've written a basic game engine (it will probably be expanded as needed based on the game's particulars.) I've done some work on the plot, and it looks like it will be taking place during Season Five of the TV show. Also, in addition to playing as Buffy, Willow, Giles, and Xander, you'll also get to play as Tara. If anyone has seen the show and would like to help with the plot, let me know! :)

Buffy the Computer Game

So, lately I have been thinking about taking up a new computer programming project. I plan on making a (unofficial) Buffy the Vampire Slayer computer game. It will be a combination of point-and-click-adventure, puzzles, and various mini-games. Also, throughout the game you will get to switch between playing as Buffy, Willow, Xander, and Giles.

I won't reveal any more about the game yet. It's only in the early stages of planning/development, but if anyone is interested in helping and has anything to contribute, please let me know. At this point, I am mostly interested in people to help me flesh out the plot (so you should know about the TV series) or experience in game programming, but eventually I will also need help with graphics and animation as well as voice acting (sadly, I doubt the original cast would be interested in acting for a low-grade game and not getting paid.) Let me know if you have any suggestions, would like to contribute to the game, or just wanna say hi! :)

Buffy Library Public Service Announcement

For a school project I had to do community service and then make a public service announcement promoting it. I helped out at several public library events, and made a video in which Giles (the librarian from the TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer) does a public service announcement about the library.



Note: I don't own the video clips taken from Buffy the TV show.