Eep!

School Results are out tomorrow!!
Eeep...

But in other news, the first draft of The Bloodening (see previous post's comments) is out and about and looking good! I have tested it on my brothers and the average time for realisation to the fact that the game is just a black screen is about 5 or so minutes... not too shabby!
I am also now putting the finishing touches on the game's trailer, which is looking pretty nifty even if I do say so myself (which I do).
The development of the trailer is, however, making it harder to explain the game to people without sounding like a) a complete nerd and b) crazy.
Not that it bothers me all that much - and it especially won't when the profits start rolling in : )
But for this game to be complete I think it needs one more thing - it would be fantastic if anybody out there can think up a suspenseful (yet horrendously vague) blurb to The Bloodening... something that will make the non-existent storyline spring to non-existent life.

I'm going to leave you now with a Christmas email a friend sent to me recently - I'm sure you've all seen it before, but I absolutely loved it.
Very 2005.
Till then - Feliz Navidad! (gawd...)
C.

Merry... day

Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the Northern Hemisphere's winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all.

I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2006, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make Australia great. Not to imply that Australia is necessarily greater than any other country. And without regard to the race, creed, colour, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishee.

By accepting these greetings you are accepting these terms. This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for herself or himself or others, and is void where prohibited by law and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher. This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher.

The Cheapest-to-make RPG Ever!

Sophie and I were talking this over yesterday while watching my brother play a game in which the area was "misty" - ie. everything was grey and quiet.
Thinking about this, if you could devise a game with the minimal amount of visuals, such as colour, shapes etc, and the minimal amount of sound it would significantly decrease the production costs of the game itself...
And from this springs our idea:
The game is played from the perspective of the main character - who is blind, deaf and mute.
Hence all you'd need is a black screen and absolutely no sound! And no visuals + no sound = pretty much no developmental costs!
Marketing, however, might be a problem...

Nah, we'll stick a character from Halo on the front. That'll fool em.

Ok - I'm off to explore this idea in greater depth.
Cheerio and Patent Pending!

Lookout Roadusers!

Well, I got my 'L's yesterday.
Selina and I went down to the licensing centre, did the little test and picked up a pair of brand-spanking-new L plates. Sure this ended taking up the good part of an hour and a half, mostly because:
1. Selina forgot her identification and
2. We kept missing our turn because the ticket numbers either moved to fast or we were busy watching The Bold and the Beautiful or Entertainment Tonight without the sound (and, in my opinion, the only thing better than watching these shows without sound is watching them without a picture either)

All in all it was fun (compared to doing nothing, which is what I've been doing quite efficiently since school ended) - the chairs were comfy, the "aqua pura" water was cold (albeit *not* free... damn them) and there was an entertaining number of people who had either forgotten their paperwork or who had just failed a test...

And just one more thing about the L plates, I promise.
It really really really worries me that people fail that test. 30 questions of rote learning, 30 questions that, if you do the majority of the practice tests, you can know off by heart. I swear I went in there, looked at the first few lines and then just pressed the button I remembered pressing aaaallll those other times!

Anywho,
in other news - has anybody else noticed that David Tennant is in *everything* at the moment?
I turn on the TV and there he is! ABC last night - Blackpool starring David Tennant. Went to see Harry Potter and who was in it? David Tennant! Casanova, Dr Who, The Bill, Foyle's War, 9 1/2 Months and I could go on... If actors were like shares, you'd be making one hell of a profit today!

Well that's me done for the day.
Cheerio,
C.