Facebook Page

obj_char now has its own Facebook page to help spread public support! Like us at https://www.facebook.com/objchar!!

Survey Update

For those who may have already viewed and/or filled out the survey, thank you. For those who have not, we encourage you to please give any feedback you can so we can make obj_char an awesome experience for everybody. On that note, we have added an option to the survey where those who are interested can give us their email address (it will be kept totally private within Shower Thoughts) so they can receive email updates from us on our progress. Similarly, feel free to sign up using the new left sidebar feature!

Don't Forget to Fill Out the Survey!

While Shower Thoughts continues to clean up the demo so we can release an update as soon as possible, we'd like to remind everyone to please fill out the survey which can be accessed here or on the obj_char page. All feedback is greatly appreciated!

OBJ_CHAR DEMO AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD

Click on the obj_char tab at the top of this page and click the download link!

Reminders!

While Shower Thoughts is hard at work trying to make our beta demo of obj_char an awesome playing experience for everyone, there are two major dates approaching you're going to want to keep in mind:

• Sunday April 27, 2014
• obj_char screenshots and info will be posted to the obj_char page on this blog
• a debugged version of the aforementioned exclusive beta demo of obj_char will be AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON THIS BLOG
• Saturday May 3, 2014
• obj_char will be present and available for exclusive play testing at the Stevens C2GS epic lan in BC122

As always, don't forget to show your support by following and retweeting us on Twitter @Shower_Dev.  Check frequently for the exciting news regarding the new and entirely redone Magnemaze to come!

Interested in how to support? Have useful feedback?

With the upcoming April 27th demo fast approaching, it's time for Shower Thoughts to start spreading the word so that as many people as possible can catch a glimpse of the future of obj_char in this remastered demo. If you've seen it at a previous showcase, you'll definitely be impressed by what we've changed just since Tuesday's build. With tighter turn controls, a ton of bug fixes, a new set of more intuitive demo levels, and demo music, the first publicly downloadable demo is going to be just a small taste of what obj_char will someday be. So, let's address the title:

• How to support:
• follow us on Twitter @Shower_Dev
• retweet and favorite us
• check this blog regularly
• gossip about us on the internet
• tell your friends to do the same
• give us feedback
• How to give feedback:
• if you click on the title of any post, you can leave a comment for us to see and respond to
• fill out our sidebar polls
• leave a comment with your email requesting our email for more personalized contact

Upcoming Projects

Shower Thoughts Development has decided that we will be continuing work on our new puzzle platformer "obj_char" (to be released first for Windows) simultaneously with our mobile physics puzzle game "Magnemaze" to be featured on Android. Furthermore, updates will be regularly provided on the Twitter handle @Shower_Dev. Lastly, Shower Thoughts has set April 27th as the tentative date for the first public release of an early beta demo for "obj_char", which will immediately follow the public play test the night before.

Live GameJam, Final Entry.

Well, obj_char won the game jam. It was a lot of fun to make this demo and we're very excited to be continuing work on the project. But for now, we're gonna fix one minor bug and then take the night off. We'll be posting the demo soon so check back for more details!

Live GameJam, Entry 9!

https://twitter.com/Shower_Dev/status/454697458803937280 Not much else to say, we're close.

Live GameJam, Entry 8!

The demo for the game is very very close to done. Some polishing is still occurring, some last minute touches and some numerical tweeks, but otherwise we can see the home stretch of this week long jam and it's looking awesome!

Live GameJam, Entry 7!

In the home stretch! We setup a new Twitter feed to share Shower Thoughts news, such as the showcase we're doing Sunday! Follow @Shower_Dev on Twitter

Live GameJam, Entry 6!

We have chosen a name!

Live GameJam, Entry 5!

Most of the basic Mechanics of the game seem to be up and running. A minor bug is currently being dealt with. The next steps are to start developing some playable and coherent levels as well as NAME THE GAME! Who would have guessed that of everything to cause problems picking a name would be one of them?

Live GameJam, Entry 4!

Much progress! Much Physics! Much headaches! Much Awesome! Play Tests to come.

Live GameJam, Entry 3!

Basic graphics up and running, basic physics up and running.  Currently considering adding basic textures.  Progress progress progress.

Live GameJam, Entry 2!

So after struggling to create a world for a game based on the theme "fear", we have finally created our basis.  When a beta hero character becomes self aware and realizes the world around him is being updated to the next version, he's afraid he's going to be next to be replaced.  To prevent this, the player must maneuver their way through the game and destroy the world of the game so that the developers have to worry about fixing their original game before they can consider replacing their beta hero.

Live From the Game Jam, Entry 1

Hello!  Shower Thoughts is very excited to represented in SGDC's 2014 Spring GameWeek!  Over the next week, competitors will be working tirelessly to create games totally from scratch based on the recently unveiled theme: fear.  Feel free to follow the team's progress here!  If all is going well, the game may even be downloadable for live play tests throughout the week! Ready, set, code!

Magnemaze Takes the Lead!

Shower Thoughts Development has been working diligently on the new Android version of Magnemaze.  Currently, it is the primary project of Shower Thoughts and all other projects have been suspended indefinitely.  While you will have to wait to play it in order to see the amazing new reconstruction, we promise that, for those who played the original build, you will be blown away by tons of new graphics, mechanics, and features.