Not just any new version, but the first public release of the new Splat which we are calling Splat ECS. ECS stands for Entity Component System , a design the new Splat is based on. The new version is a completely different way of making games so there is a new Github repo, new name, and I designed a new logo for it as well.
Designed with Adobe Illustrator
Click the image to try the demo:
Game Experiment
Not really anything to do in this ‘game’ it’s just a practice thing I made about a feeling of being disconnected from someone you care about.
So this one might take some explaining… a few months back I had the idea to work on a small game as a sort of interactive birthday card for my dad, the idea for the game comes from a story he told me about a game him and some friends created when he was a kid. My dad grew up in Brooklyn in the 60’s and didn’t have much, he and his friend Mario would visit the junk yard and find random things to make stuff out of or play with, and one that always stuck out to me because of how ridiculous it sounded was HickoryStock. 
The game is played by trying to fling a high-heeled shoe filled with cement into a hole in a wall using an umbrella. If that wasn’t bad enough they suckered a kid at school into playing as the goalie… not sure how they convinced this kid…
So here is the game, the basic idea is get the shoe through the hole, but each time the hole moves randomly to make things a little more tough. On the title screen I included a character my dad used to draw and threw in lots of misspellings because my dad’s bad spelling is an inside-joke in our family.
I showed him the game on his birthday and he loved it. I am glad that even if nobody ever really plays it – I got some good practice making games, and had a chance to make something our family can laugh about.
Here is a video of the game in action:
Poor guy all dead and stuff…
But then he’s back, leaping though the air and scurrying across store shelves which are now laden with cool power-ups and also treacherous traps…
Watch out for roach motels, run through one of these and you will end up as a set of walking bones…
…and shortly after crumbled to a pile of dust. 
but don’t worry, you can try again right away!
Play the current version of the game here: http://scurrygame.com
So it has been a while since I have posted any news about the game that Eric and I are working on. Scurry is coming along great and I have lots to show.
We have added a title screen, complete with twitching antennae.
Here are a few shots of gameplay:
A lot of the work has been Eric getting everything setup to scale and fit any screen size properly, detect desktop or mobile browsers, and have working audio on many devices.
I on the other hand have been working on the artwork and animations, I am excited about how it is all turning out, and we have a roadmap for completing the game with two types of levels and 4 levels total. It will feel really good to finish off our first real game.
Play the current version of the game here: http://scurrygame.com
Hosted by LVL1 Game Dev Group and JSLou
Held Jan 24 5pm to Jan 26 5pm at LVL1 Hackerspace (directions)
Who: Anyone interested in making games! Specifically programmers, digital artists, and musicians.
Where: LVL1 Hackerspace, 814 E Broadway, Louisville, KY 40204
When: Friday, January 24th at 5pm to Sunday, January 26th at 5pm
Find out more, RSVP, and signup to participate here: http://louisvilleglobalgamejam.github.io/
Just a few screenshots, new stuff: Art, collect items to unlock door to next level, crawl, lift and push blocks.
Scurry is an HTML5 browser game where you play as a beetle who is running through a grocery store. Run as fast as you can, pull off daring jumps, avoid shoppers, roach motels and other treacherous obstacles! How far will you make it?
The project is a two-person team effort; Eric Lathrop is doing the code, and I am working the artwork.
We just met up at a coffee shop for our first session and got a lot done, I am very happy with how it is turning out so far.
Here is a shot of the game with some shelf art and grocery store props added:
As of now, Eric has about 12 hours in of Dev time, and I have spent around 6 hours doing the artwork
I have some videos below that show the progress taking Eric’s engine and adding in the art assets I have been creating. Eric is working on generating infinite levels using repeating and randomized artwork, resulting in a new experience for the player each time.
