Games By Mitchell Bloch

Flag Wars: Capture the Flags

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:30:20 -0500

This is a 3D multiplayer online game. There is no single player mode at present and it might not work over WiFi until I get the packet size down.

Most required installation files are in the 'redist/' subfolder. However, if you have trouble installing drivers for an Xbox 360 controller, the recommended interface for playing the game, please visit Microsoft to obtain the manual driver installer.
It was made using the Zenipex Library.

The main goal is to capture as many flags as you can. You win the game by having the most amount of points when the time runs out or by capturing all of your opponents flags.

You start the game with a flag in your hand that you swing into other flags to convert them to your side. The flags start at level 1 loyalty which increases with time to level 10, which can be determined by observing the height of the flag on the pole. Flags with higher loyalty can defeat flags with lower loyalty more easily. Collisions between flags will damage both flags' loyalty but the higher loyalty flag will lose less loyalty compared to the lower one. The flag that is held by the avatar has an increased attack strength in that you can defeat flags more easily than an unheld flag could. If your flag's loyalty becomes too low you can drop it to pick up another flag that is under your control with higher loyalty. Avoid colliding with enemies to keep your avatar's speed up.

Perilous Seas

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:19:20 -0500

This was my arcade game for EECS 494, game development. It is a naval combat game in which you sail around the seven seas, firing cannonballs and sinking any ships which dare to stand in your way. You are supposed to play the game with a Hori Real Arcade Pro 3. If you have one, you rotate the stick to turn your ship.

Debugger

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 19:48:42 -0500

Made for 48-Hour Contest #4

Source Required for Runtime GPL Compliance)
(Version 2.0 runs Zenilib 0.2.6.1)

The code name was Robots vs The Bugs. This is the essence of the game. Two players control one robot each - specifically one humanoid lawn mower each. The object of each level of the game is to kill all of the bugs on the level by attacking them with your spinning blades. The original goal of the game, overall, was to save the robot princess. This goal might be added back in if we ever find a decent amount of time to work on this again.

Lucid Dreams - The Struggle to Awaken

Mon, 07 Nov 2005 01:10:34 -0500

This game placed fourth in the SDLK_*) for SDL_KEYDOWN events, otherwise it must be an integer greater than or equal to 0
WHICH must be an integer greater than or equal to 0 for SDL_JOYAXISMOTION and SDL_JOYBUTTONDOWN
VALUE is a floating point value.

Names must be unique across all types.

General:

new TYPE NAME
position TYPE NAME VALUE(x) VALUE(y) VALUE(z)
velocity TYPE NAME VALUE(i) VALUE(j) VALUE(k) (indicates thrust provided in the case of Rockets)

Bodies Only:

radius NAME VALUE (should NOT be set after mass)
mass NAME VALUE (should be set before radius)
orientation NAME VALUE(x) VALUE(y) VALUE(z) VALUE(theta)
orbit NAME(orbiter) NAME(orbitee) (limited to tweaking velocity to sqrt(GM/R))
pull NAME(pullee) NAME(puller)

Rockets Only:

add NAME(Rocket) NAME(Ship) (do not add a Rocket to more than one Ship... please)
control NAME(positive) NAME(negative) INPUT SUBID WHICH (either name is optional, but one must exist)

Special:

mineis name(ship to control or more correctly, viewpoint to use)
done

Zeni Maze

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500

Download d3dx9_30.dll here!

At present, this is best described as a demonstration of the game engine that I'm currently working on. In the future, this game could potentially allow one to explore a maze that could not, in reality, exist. For example, a maze could allow one to take four tight left turns and end up somewhere different than where one started.

Controls:
WASD for moving forward, backward, left, and right
F to toggle the flashlight on/off - Required to Achieve the Lighting Effect Seen Above

Also, note that various settings related to the rendering mode and quality can be changed in the zeniapp.ini file. Other settings can be changed at your own risk, in config/

Libraries Used:

September 13 Update: Zenipex Library Version 0.1.1.0 + CVS

Update on SourceForge.
Closer to being a game.

WolverineWare

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500

WolverineWare is the first true Wolverine Soft community project in a while. Development of this game will be done by programmers, artists, musicians, designers, beginners and experts alike. The idea behind the game is that it will be like WarioWare, Inc. (the GBA game) with a WolverineSoft/UofM theme. It will consist of a huge number of simple, short (as in, a few seconds long) "microgames" each developed by an individual or group of Wolverine Soft members.

Interested in joining the Wolverine Ware development team? Come to one of our development sessions on Wednesday nights. Email here. These slides also contain documentation for the utility classes included with the SDK.

Microgames

These are all of the microgames that have been conceived so far. Some are complete and fully functional in the game, others are in development, and others are still just ideas. If you would like to submit a new microgame concept send an email to Hayden so the status will be updated.

Microgame	Creator	Contact	Status
Discipline	Mohammad Dar	mdar	In Development
Swipe the MCard	Robert Tanniru	rtanniru	In Development
Smash the Demons	Robert Tanniru	rtanniru	Concept
Balance on the Bus	Robert Tanniru	rtanniru	Concept
Stay Awake	Andrew Pinson / Aaron Brown	pinsona / brownaa	Concept
Kick the Field Goal	Andrew Pinson	pinsona	Concept
Chug!	Andrew Pinson	pinsona	Concept
Get Money from MSA	Andrew Pinson	pinsona	Concept
Get Money from UMEC	Andrew Pinson	pinsona	Concept
Find the Class	Andrew Pinson	pinsona	Concept
Cross the Street	Andrew Pinson / Aaron Brown	pinsona / brownaa	Concept
Feed Puffball	Hayden Cacace, Andrew Pinson	hacacace, pinsona	Done
Chalk the Diag	Hayden Cacace	hacacace	Concept
Sheepherd Tribute	Hayden Cacace	hacacace	In Development
Air Hare Tribute	Hayden Cacace	hacacace	In Development
Catch the Bus	Hayden Cacace	hacacace	Concept
Sword Fight	Andrew Chi	sataiko	Concept
Break Wall	Andrew Chi	sataiko	Concept
Type U Mich	Andrew Chi	sataiko	Concept
Eat Pac-Man Style	Andrew Chi	sataiko	Concept
Car Dodge	Phil Smith	smithph	In Development
Shoot the Squirrel	Jeff Mlakar	jmlakar	Needs Music
Dodge Bird Crap	Jeff Mlakar / Hayden Cacace	jmlakar / hacacace	Concept
Roidrage	Alex Ni	alexni	Done
Inflate	Pete Knepley	knepleyp	Needs Music
Study	Pete Knepley	knepleyp	In Development
Find a Pierpont Parking Spot	Jeff Mlakar	jmlakar	Concept
Panda Hunt Express	Mitchell Keith Bloch	bazald	Concept

[2]: /projects/WolverineWare/Wolverine Ware SDK.zip