game mod

Posted by Derek Yu Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:39:00 GMT


This caught my eye. It’s an old workshop (2007) led by Steph Thirion, who created the iPhone game Eliss. In the workshop, Steph gave students the source code for a simple Breakout game (made with Processing) and had them modify the code to create something new. Most of the students were graphic design majors and not game developers, but they managed to make some cool mods during the workshop.

Now, when you edit animated shapes into a music video, of course they look great, especially if Steph Thirion is the editor. Also, this isn’t really a new concept, considering mods, hacks, and open source have been around since the dawn of games. Still, it’s an interesting idea to create a game that’s made made specifically to be deconstructed and reconstructed like so…

The source is Marie Foulston, via Tigers Hungry.

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Eliss

Posted by Brandon "BMcC" McCartin Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:34:00 GMT


Here’s another grab from Brandon’s Blog—an iPhone game called Eliss, which has you splitting, merging, and moving colored planets to “keep up harmony in an odd universe.” Brandon does a lovely job of describing the experience, so I’ll just link you to that.

Up for this year’s IGF Mobile Design Innovation award, Eliss seems well deserving of it, with creative use of the iPhone’s hardware (particularly multi-touch) and super-slick style to boot. You can find it in the App Store here.

(Why, thanks again, Offworld!)

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