http://www.daretobedigital.com/home/apply/

This link is to an international competition open only to students. General jist is that you and a team of 4 others, in the 10 weeks of Mid-June to late-August have to make a computer game to demonstration status, not complete. Just something to show.

I'm heavily considering entering for my Final year at Uni (2 years from now).

I know it's a bit early, but I want it soaked in prayer for then, if God wants me to enter, who to be in my team, the game ideas etc.

I won't be using the Hunters or Legacy of Numach. Whatever you enter with becomes the property of Dare to be Digital until your team can get it published or something. I'd rather not risk my big ideas with it.

So can I count on the members here to pray for me about it?

I know that's a bit of a silly question, but I'm asking for long-term prayer on this.

sure, no prayer is to small or not important enough
I will be praying,
Madd

a bit silly....God LOVES a bit silly, in fact...he created a bit silly and he thrives on it ;D . you've got my prayers for sure.

><sarah><

Of course I'll pray for you! This is a big opportunity for you. I know it might sound silly to most, but I totally understand it.

I didn't mean it was a silly thing to ask :P What I meant to convey is that I'm asking for long-term prayer on this. Preferably until I enter and finish. :P

Thank you for your prayers. I really appreciate it.

I didn't mean it was a silly thing to ask :P What I meant to convey is that I'm asking for long-term prayer on this. Preferably until I enter and finish. :P
I know that. I asked for people's long-term prayer for my novel... still sounds silly to me. :P

you already know i'm praying for ya. :)

I do, and its much appreciated.

GRRAAAAAVEDIG.


It's been two years now. I officially entered this competition with a team.

Our application go through and we got to the interview.

Interview was yesterday....


We were phoned mid-afternoon to tell us we'd got through.


So hardcore W00T! I'll be spending my summer developing a computer game!

*throws humongous party streamers and jumps around the garden*

praises to the Lord God!!! you know it was because of Him don't ya Scott ;)

Absolutely.

I have had so much difficulty this past month. So many obstacles in the way... but EVERY single time the obstacle was defeated before I got anywhere near it! That is God

Wow!! Thats awesome! I hope you get some sort of reward. :) If it turns out good, even it doesn't, I wanna see it.

thats really great!! so awesome!

I hope you get some sort of reward.

You get £1700 ($3400) for taking part.
The best game gets £5000 ($10,000) for the team.
Then there's individual stuff like best programmer, most commercially viable, netting around £1500 ($3000)

Sweetness, so you get cash no matter what? I'm guessing that you have to qualify to get the cash, though. :P I still want to see it sometime. Any screenshots? Or at least type of gameplay?

Sweetness, so you get cash no matter what? I'm guessing that you have to qualify to get the cash, though. :P I still want to see it sometime. Any screenshots? Or at least type of gameplay?

We already qualified.

and ROFL, screenshots!? Competition hasn't even started yet!

I know that you qualified. But I want screenshots AFTER you start. :P Thats why I also asked game play style, if you have any idea.

I know that you qualified. But I want screenshots AFTER you start. :P Thats why I also asked game play style, if you have any idea.

A Pirate version of Micro Machines. Lots of naval warfare...

Oh and you're in a bathtub.

Hmm...Sounds like that pic you made? Lol. And whats Micro Machines?

Check out Google (http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=micro%20machines&btnG=Google+Search&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi) for the answer to that question. *shakes head* You must not be a child of the '80s. Or you lived in a log cabin for the first years of your life, sequestered away from the world at large.

Scott, Godspeed to ya. It couldn't happen to a better Irishman. :)

Aye, I'm a child of 1412. Err...Lol. When I was a kid, I didn't even know what a computer was, much less know that video games existed, and I knew nothing of rock, and other stuff. The only technology I knew was cars, construction vehicles, lights, and the TV. :P *checks Google* So its an old video game?

It's not even that old, it started in the 80s and the most recent game is either XBox or XBox 360

Really? Tells you what I know about xbox...Lol.

Today's the day. In 30 mins I ship off to Queens University to start the 9 week Games Development :)

SWEET!! Keep me updated, ok? I hope it turns out well!

That's really exciting.

guys please keep praying hard about Scott and this competition...he really does need support :)

So far this competition has been hell. Nothing has went right. Kicked when I'm down.

That's a bummer! I'll continue praying for you.

To put it into a serious perspective, I'll say this:

My passion for games design is dead.

That REALLY is a bummer! What happened?

What happened?


Everything. Murphy's Law kicked in full force.

Everything that could go wrong has gone wrong and in worse degree that we could imagine.

That sounds really, really bad. I'll keep praying for you.

Whoa!! Don't give up, man. Like Colonel Jack O'Neil from Stargate said, "If at first you don't succeed...try, try, try, try, try again." :P

"If at first you don't succeed...try, try, try, try, try again"

And eventually I'm gonna get tired of it all. Quit my job just to kiss a girl, draw faces with ketchup and play golf through a wormhole :)

Heheh, I didn't know he drew faces with ketchup...But the wormhole thing was great. How about this: get tired and give up AFTER you're done. :P

If not game design, what is it you plan on doing then?

No idea. I have no backup plan.

These past two days have been significantly better. We're getting along better now, working together and accomplishing more.

Well, see, maybe things are going to pick up and this was just a rough spot. I'll keep praying for you.

Most things start with rough spots. Learning to get along is a key factor, and once you accomplish that, things won't be so bad.

Watch this... now. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3mxUvoYMcw)

That was so neat. You guys are doing some pretty nifty stuff there! :D

I should say: I'm a member of Artificial Entertainment, the first team on the video. I'm not the OTHER Scott.

I recognized you from your profile pic on Panheads and the one on your Myspace. But I was all, "Whoa, there's another Scott!" when the second team came out.

Edit: I'm also impressed that you can snap your fingers and disappear Scott. I can't even snap my fingers very well. ;)

very cool Scott, thanks for posting the link so we can kind of see you in action...kinda. ;)

I can't hear the sound! ARGH! I'll have to watch again when I get my computer hooked up.

I have been praying for you and the team, Scott. I'm praying for divine inspiration and for you to have a renewed passion for what you do.

Made a big accomplishment for me today.

Camera control!

Allow me to explain.

Cameras are the necessity and death of 3D games. How many games do you walk near a wall, turn around and find the camera INSIDE the wall. Too often. It sucks.

Our game had a few places that could happen. Namely the bath edge. Position the boat near the baths edge and rotate. You'll find the camera outside the bath, very bad.


So we've been spending a lot of time trying to detect this collision and reposition the camera to stop.

At 10am'ish this morning, I got it working. You hit the bath and the camera slides higher and looks lower. So it hits a near 2nd person view.

To many that's not a big thing. To me it's a huge accomplishment.

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Edit: We just finished filming the second (technically third cause we missed the first) video blog. We plan to up the Ante every single week. So this time will be even funnier than the last! I'll post a link when it's live.

That is so cool! I don't know if I could ever be that in-depth in working with computers. That is really awesome.

Sweetness! Both on the video and the accomplishment! :D

*sits on handy carpet square for more updates, video or textual*

Next video update (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAyA3KvSe8Q)

Skynes, I know what you mean by the camera control stuff. That is quite the accomplishment. I've played many high-end games that the camera sometimes either goes through a wall or through your character's head.

I love your videos! You guys are so funny! :)

Skynes, I know what you mean by the camera control stuff. That is quite the accomplishment. I've played many high-end games that the camera sometimes either goes through a wall or through your character's head.

The new video shows the camera in action.

Did the new accomplishment help to renew your desire for this project?

Did the new accomplishment help to renew your desire for this project?

I'm enduring it and looking forward to the more fun bits of the Project, namely shooting the face off things with power ups...