Torque School Instructor

Greetings all!

In no way am I under the delusion that I have some kind of following for my recent tutorials and documentation, but I felt it necessary to explain why there have been no follow-ups. I was approached by Dave Young of Dream Games, Inc. to be an instructor for Torque School. This is an amazing opportunity that I could not pass up. TS will be the vehicle I've desired for reaching a larger portion of the community. As much as I love programming, I enjoy helping others a lot more. I will still make every effort to support the community and supply resources and documentation, but I will now use Torque School as my main median of instruction.

For details on Torque School, head to the website and be sure to read Dave's .plan. As for my participation, I am teaching the Introduction to Torque Game Engine (TGE101) and Comprehensive GUI Certification (GUI101). Two other classes I have planned are Custom Tool Creation Using Torque Tech and Special FX systems.

The TGE101 and GUI101 classes are very informative and helpful for both veterans and newcomers to Torque Tech. I came up with the Tool Creation class while working on my afxWeapon Creator Tool and AFX Effect Creator. This class will show you how to strip down and optimize Torque, and build a game content creation tool from scratch. The Special FX class will probably be the most fun to take (and teach). In great detail, I'll be covering the FX systems for TGE (precipitation, particles, lighting, AFX) and how to effectively use them in a mission.

As for the other courses not taught by me, I'll be sending my Zombie Shortbus team mates through a few, and probably take one or two myself =)

Hmm...time for the obligatory .plan image...

I went on a gambling cruise on 7/7/07. I went on the ship with $200. After playing about 15 quarters in a slot machine, I won around $240 dollars. Having doubled my money, I decided to tuck away the cash and just dump the remaining $40 into another slot machine. After all, no one wants to walk around with $40 in quarters. . .well, apparently I am very lucky when it comes to gambling, because I managed to hit the jackpot on a different machine, winning about $2500. I finally got my XB360, HD TV, and let my girlfriend go on a shopping spree. Don't believe me? =)






It's been a good past few weeks =)