Decisions, Decisions
by Vinh Tran · 05/31/2006 (10:06 am) · 1 comments
I've had plenty of ideas since purchasing the TGE but I've really never been fully motivated to work on a project for very long. 90% of the time this is because I get interrupted by something else and my attention is forever diverted. However, I've decided to work on a PC Version of Guitar Hero using TGE 1.4. I've also decided to journal development just for something to look back on.
Some background on myself
I'm a software engineer for a company in Fort Worth, TX. I've got aspirations for game design and development. I'm familiar with the software development process including some of the more often overlooked aspects of schedules and staff management. My 5 years experience in the workforce has given me a pretty clear understanding of how to work a project from start to finish from many different angles.
Inspiration
I'm not claiming this to be anything new or different from the PS2 original, at least not at first. At its most basic level I want to recreate the gameplay and allow the user to import any mp3 and song file to play.
At first I thought about creating an editor for the songfiles, but then I met Anton over at http://antonstruyk.com/freetar/ and found out he was already working on an editor.
Using his editor as a starting point, I have begun to develop my game.
Starting
I am using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Express and TGE 1.4 with the instructions in the TDK on how to get the two working together. I plan to always post links to any resources I use during this project.
Some background on myself
I'm a software engineer for a company in Fort Worth, TX. I've got aspirations for game design and development. I'm familiar with the software development process including some of the more often overlooked aspects of schedules and staff management. My 5 years experience in the workforce has given me a pretty clear understanding of how to work a project from start to finish from many different angles.
Inspiration
I'm not claiming this to be anything new or different from the PS2 original, at least not at first. At its most basic level I want to recreate the gameplay and allow the user to import any mp3 and song file to play.
At first I thought about creating an editor for the songfiles, but then I met Anton over at http://antonstruyk.com/freetar/ and found out he was already working on an editor.
Using his editor as a starting point, I have begun to develop my game.
Starting
I am using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Express and TGE 1.4 with the instructions in the TDK on how to get the two working together. I plan to always post links to any resources I use during this project.
About the author
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