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.  

Major Updates

Shower Thoughts Development is happy to make the following announcements:

• Dream Sequence will most likely not be worked on any further other than for private entertainment
• Dream Sequence co-creator Brian Intile has joined Shower Thoughts Development
• The flash version of Magnemaze is being discontinued due to lack of interest
• Work on the Android version of Magnemaze has been started
• The new and reinvented Magnemaze will feature several new components never seen before
• Currently, the "look" of Magnemaze is being entirely redesigned and it is awesome  
• Shower Thoughts Development has designed a prototype logo
• See our new poll on the right sidebar to vote on your favorite engine

Interesting Dilemma

So the plan for quite some time has been to release a flash version of Magnemaze and then develop it for Android.  It seems there is a growing demand by people interested in the game to get it on their phone sooner.  Because of this, we are considering using Unity to develop the game for Android rather than waiting until after the flash version is completed.

Announcements!

Announcement 1: Over this past weekend, a co-founder of Shower Thoughts Development along with a guest teammate entered the Games++ 2014 game jam. After a 10 hour competition but only around 6 logistic hours of work, the two person team produced the first functional version of "Dream Sequence". Although it is not official yet, the team has been considering continuing progress on the game under the name of Shower Thoughts! If both team members agree to continue, or even if they both at least agree to pass the game on to Shower Thoughts, then we will be taking control of the game. Starting with a handful of bug fixes, then graphic enhancements, and eventually more tiers of levels (the game operates like a flow chart map, very cool!).

 Announcement 2: Shower Thoughts Development would like to host a live youtube game jam! The way it would work is a day would be set aside where in the morning we would start streaming our team live on youtube. We would then use a random word generator to get a suggestion and make a game based on that suggestion. The cool part would be the ability to see not only the verbal and physical creative process but also how the games can be developed. This is interesting because you can see what steps we create the game in, how we handle bugs, etc. Perhaps the best part of this experience would be the ability to play the game for free after the game jam! Shower Thoughts promotes the idea of a gamejam because not only does it build very skills such as teamwork, creativity, organization, time management, etc. but it also produces unique types of games. Some of the most fun games to play are the ones who have ridiculous glitches or fundamental flaws. No matter what, it's fun to participate in.

• Participation: to participate, simply register beforehand (registration will be available on this site), watch our stream during the suggestion announcement, and then host your own live stream for others to watch!

Update: 2/10/2014

Sorry we haven't posted in a while. Just as an official update, progress on the actionscript 3 Magnemaze has begun moving forward again. The team has been temporarily reduced to only two team members, although it is searching for more help. Shower Thoughts is also considering picking up a private game and taking over. Which would make our total project count at 3. So that's the official update, more to come.