http://thescaperoute.wordpress.com From playing games to making them, and the winding paths we're learning to take. Sat, 27 Nov 2010 18:08:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://1.gravatar.com/blavatar/7b1067b344c75e8a09827c8de25c0b08?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://thescaperoute.wordpress.com gamedesign,gameart,arttechnology,games,videogames,Left4Dead,TeamFortress2,SourceEngine,modding,gametheory,ClevelandInstituteofArt,gamingeducation,studentgamedesign,gamedevelopment,videogamesGames & Hobbies/Video GamesArts/DesignArts/Visual ArtsEducation/Educational TechnologyTechnologyakuhar@student.cia.eduAndrew KuharAndrew Kuharnogamedesign,gameart,arttechnology,games,videogames,Left4Dead,TeamFortress2,SourceEngine,modding,gametheory,ClevelandInstituteofArt,gamingeducation,studentgamedesign,gamedevelopment,videogamesThe Modcast: Students of game design.Welcome to The Modcast, where collaborative students of game design & art from the Cleveland Institute of Art gather and cover topics pertaining to their process and projects. Between topics on modding practices, aesthetics and design of a particular game, student game projects, game design education and guests from modding communities, The Modcast offers insightful discussion on the initial steps available towards game development. The usual cast can be found as authors of The Escape Route blog at: http://thescaperoute.wordpress.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheEscapeRoute/~3/AG3odwl0aBs/ http://thescaperoute.wordpress.com/2010/03/12/the-modcast-episode-5-chromawaves-education/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:27:56 +0000 akuhar@student.cia.edu (Andrew Kuhar) http://thescaperoute.wordpress.com/?p=482 How two college professors from Cleveland, Ohio have gone about making Game Design educational for students, bringing young artists and programmers together for their first time each year. In part 2 of this mini-series, we explore a perspective of student game development that seldom is. - Direct Download - - iTunes Link - (Click to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thescaperoute.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7238106&#038;post=482&#038;subd=thescaperoute&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEscapeRoute/~4/AG3odwl0aBs" height="1" width="1"/> http://thescaperoute.wordpress.com/2010/03/12/the-modcast-episode-5-chromawaves-education/feed/ 0 Andrew ModcastE5_Pt2_2 noHow two college professors from Cleveland, Ohio have gone about making Game Design educational for students, bringing young artists and programmers together for their first time each year. In part 2 of this mini-series, we explore a perspective of studentAndrew KuharHow two college professors from Cleveland, Ohio have gone about making Game Design educational for students, bringing young artists and programmers together for their first time each year. In part 2 of this mini-series, we explore a perspective of student game development that seldom is. - Direct Download - - iTunes Link - (Click to [...]gamedesign,gameart,arttechnology,games,videogames,Left4Dead,TeamFortress2,SourceEngine,modding,gametheory,ClevelandInstituteofArt,gamingeducation,studentgamedesign,gamedevelopment,videogameshttp://thescaperoute.wordpress.com/2010/03/12/the-modcast-episode-5-chromawaves-education/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheEscapeRoute/~3/Ugqgfa85rDk/ http://thescaperoute.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/the-modcast-episode-5-chromawaves-choices/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:46:08 +0000 akuhar@student.cia.edu (Andrew Kuhar) http://thescaperoute.wordpress.com/?p=456 How some college students went about making difficult yet necessary choices to develop an ambient color-mixing game for the iPhone and iPod Touch: ChromaWaves. In part 1 of this mini-series, we exhaust the decision making process to getting there. - Direct Download - &#8211; iTunes Link - (Click to stream, right-click to save) _____________________________ Show [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thescaperoute.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7238106&#038;post=456&#038;subd=thescaperoute&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEscapeRoute/~4/Ugqgfa85rDk" height="1" width="1"/> http://thescaperoute.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/the-modcast-episode-5-chromawaves-choices/feed/ 1 Andrew ModcastE5_Pt1 noHow some college students went about making difficult yet necessary choices to develop an ambient color-mixing game for the iPhone and iPod Touch: ChromaWaves. In part 1 of this mini-series, we exhaust the decision making process to getting there. - DirecAndrew KuharHow some college students went about making difficult yet necessary choices to develop an ambient color-mixing game for the iPhone and iPod Touch: ChromaWaves. In part 1 of this mini-series, we exhaust the decision making process to getting there. - Direct Download - &#8211; iTunes Link - (Click to stream, right-click to save) _____________________________ Show [...]gamedesign,gameart,arttechnology,games,videogames,Left4Dead,TeamFortress2,SourceEngine,modding,gametheory,ClevelandInstituteofArt,gamingeducation,studentgamedesign,gamedevelopment,videogameshttp://thescaperoute.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/the-modcast-episode-5-chromawaves-choices/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheEscapeRoute/~3/iuwA7973_Ug/ http://thescaperoute.wordpress.com/2009/12/31/the-modcast-episode-4-designs-of-the-year/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:18:57 +0000 akuhar@student.cia.edu (Andrew Kuhar) http://thescaperoute.wordpress.com/?p=421 Each year there are our favorite games, and then there are our favorite parts of them. Design decisions that stand out in the crowd of each year&#8217;s videogame scene are rarely awarded, but often followed in the future. Listen in as we take refuge from the winter to discuss our favorite Game Designs of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thescaperoute.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7238106&#038;post=421&#038;subd=thescaperoute&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEscapeRoute/~4/iuwA7973_Ug" height="1" width="1"/> http://thescaperoute.wordpress.com/2009/12/31/the-modcast-episode-4-designs-of-the-year/feed/ 0 Andrew ModcastIcon_E4 noEach year there are our favorite games, and then there are our favorite parts of them. Design decisions that stand out in the crowd of each year&#8217;s videogame scene are rarely awarded, but often followed in the future. Listen in as we take refuge fromAndrew KuharEach year there are our favorite games, and then there are our favorite parts of them. Design decisions that stand out in the crowd of each year&#8217;s videogame scene are rarely awarded, but often followed in the future. Listen in as we take refuge from the winter to discuss our favorite Game Designs of the [...]gamedesign,gameart,arttechnology,games,videogames,Left4Dead,TeamFortress2,SourceEngine,modding,gametheory,ClevelandInstituteofArt,gamingeducation,studentgamedesign,gamedevelopment,videogameshttp://thescaperoute.wordpress.com/2009/12/31/the-modcast-episode-4-designs-of-the-year/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheEscapeRoute/~3/wQS9GqGs5O0/ http://thescaperoute.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/the-modcast-episode-3-things-change/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:50:41 +0000 akuhar@student.cia.edu (Andrew Kuhar) http://thescaperoute.wordpress.com/?p=335 The harvest season rolls in with episode three as a hearty discussion on dramatic change in games through level design and environments. We celebrate what marks 2 years of Team Fortress 2 while TF2 map author Sean “Heyo” Cutino talks with us about his seasonal community map, all before we delve into the depths of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thescaperoute.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7238106&#038;post=335&#038;subd=thescaperoute&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEscapeRoute/~4/wQS9GqGs5O0" height="1" width="1"/> http://thescaperoute.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/the-modcast-episode-3-things-change/feed/ 0 Andrew modcast_e3 noThe harvest season rolls in with episode three as a hearty discussion on dramatic change in games through level design and environments. We celebrate what marks 2 years of Team Fortress 2 while TF2 map author Sean “Heyo” Cutino talks with us about his seaAndrew KuharThe harvest season rolls in with episode three as a hearty discussion on dramatic change in games through level design and environments. We celebrate what marks 2 years of Team Fortress 2 while TF2 map author Sean “Heyo” Cutino talks with us about his seasonal community map, all before we delve into the depths of [...]gamedesign,gameart,arttechnology,games,videogames,Left4Dead,TeamFortress2,SourceEngine,modding,gametheory,ClevelandInstituteofArt,gamingeducation,studentgamedesign,gamedevelopment,videogameshttp://thescaperoute.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/the-modcast-episode-3-things-change/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheEscapeRoute/~3/m4WzKu6szlE/ http://thescaperoute.wordpress.com/2009/08/22/the-modcast-episode-2-from-england-with-questions/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:45:52 +0000 akuhar@student.cia.edu (Andrew Kuhar) http://thescaperoute.wordpress.com/?p=257 Matthew hosts the second Modcast from England (from the past!) as we discuss under the roof of Difficulty in Games. Introducing a new question &#38; answer format, hear the anecdotes and insights of genre defining challenges, a cameo from the founder of TF2Maps.net, spontaneously combusting controllers, and much more in this marathon episode. To close, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thescaperoute.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7238106&#038;post=257&#038;subd=thescaperoute&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEscapeRoute/~4/m4WzKu6szlE" height="1" width="1"/> http://thescaperoute.wordpress.com/2009/08/22/the-modcast-episode-2-from-england-with-questions/feed/ 1 Andrew ModcastIcon_E2_Blog noMatthew hosts the second Modcast from England (from the past!) as we discuss under the roof of Difficulty in Games. Introducing a new question &#38; answer format, hear the anecdotes and insights of genre defining challenges, a cameo from the founder of TAndrew KuharMatthew hosts the second Modcast from England (from the past!) as we discuss under the roof of Difficulty in Games. Introducing a new question &#38; answer format, hear the anecdotes and insights of genre defining challenges, a cameo from the founder of TF2Maps.net, spontaneously combusting controllers, and much more in this marathon episode. To close, [...]gamedesign,gameart,arttechnology,games,videogames,Left4Dead,TeamFortress2,SourceEngine,modding,gametheory,ClevelandInstituteofArt,gamingeducation,studentgamedesign,gamedevelopment,videogameshttp://thescaperoute.wordpress.com/2009/08/22/the-modcast-episode-2-from-england-with-questions/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheEscapeRoute/~3/b87BwHvr-eE/ http://thescaperoute.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/the-modcast-episode-1-introductions-imagination/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:19:46 +0000 akuhar@student.cia.edu (Andrew Kuhar) http://thescaperoute.wordpress.com/?p=158 Today we introduce ourselves as we discuss our first gaming experiences, tragic yet beloved franchises, the state of imagination, and the seeds of mod-making as we&#8217;ve matured with them &#8211; wrapped up with previews into our Left4Dead campaign project. So join us for the digital ice-breaking as we try to make sense of the games [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thescaperoute.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7238106&#038;post=158&#038;subd=thescaperoute&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEscapeRoute/~4/b87BwHvr-eE" height="1" width="1"/> http://thescaperoute.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/the-modcast-episode-1-introductions-imagination/feed/ 0 Andrew ModcastIcon340_E1_Blog noToday we introduce ourselves as we discuss our first gaming experiences, tragic yet beloved franchises, the state of imagination, and the seeds of mod-making as we&#8217;ve matured with them &#8211; wrapped up with previews into our Left4Dead campaign proAndrew KuharToday we introduce ourselves as we discuss our first gaming experiences, tragic yet beloved franchises, the state of imagination, and the seeds of mod-making as we&#8217;ve matured with them &#8211; wrapped up with previews into our Left4Dead campaign project. So join us for the digital ice-breaking as we try to make sense of the games [...]gamedesign,gameart,arttechnology,games,videogames,Left4Dead,TeamFortress2,SourceEngine,modding,gametheory,ClevelandInstituteofArt,gamingeducation,studentgamedesign,gamedevelopment,videogameshttp://thescaperoute.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/the-modcast-episode-1-introductions-imagination/ Andrew KuharnonadultThe Modcast: Students of game design.