Argh, I really don't want to seem a malcontent or ranter, but I can't resist the impulse to write this. Hehe. Okay, so maybe I am a malcontent. I'm now going to break the seemingly sacred rule of...

Author Trace Kern Date 08/16/2007 (12:13 pm) Comment 18 comments

Here are some excerpts from the ad-hoc design document for my latest hare-brained game project. Gameplay: The game is a mining and resource management sim. Concept and game goal is similar to ...

Author Trace Kern Date 05/09/2007 (12:12 am) Comment 2 comments

Shattered Prism: Lost Wastelands The world of Wasteland was once created by an advanced alien race to be a massive laboratory. An artificial world, with two moons and orbiting a single star, all contained within a pocket dimension. To collect their experiment 'samples' the aliens devised a system of autonomous 'gateways' which could be sent out into our corner of the galaxy. These gateways functioned only one way, and when they encountered a viable sample, the subject was pulled in and dropped on the surface of Wasteland. That was millions of years ago. Since then the aliens have left, but their legacy remains. The gateways continue to function, dilligently pulling in samples from throughout the galaxy and depositing them here. You are one such 'sample'. Wasteland is a dangerous place, a largly savage wilderness inhabited by the Outsiders and the Enclaves. The Enclaves faced their situation by banding together to form some semblance of civilization on this world. The Outsiders however, faced with the fact that none of us can return to our homes, have reverted to a savage state. Preferring to live in a 'survival of the fittest' mindset, they form into gangs and warlord nations scattered all over Wasteland. In addition to these sentient threats, there are many non-sentient creatures dropped here, and many of them would like nothing better than to have you as their next meal. Welcome to the Wasteland...

Author Trace Kern Date 07/05/2004 (7:33 pm) Comment 0 comments