Orange Ox Games

Bench and pot models

Tamara — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:44:39 +0000

These models are for my gnome picture I drew a while ago.

I am using Blender for this project as I have been interested to try this free software.

University is my life

Tamara — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 15:54:11 +0000

Things have been going well for me lately. Earlier this year, I got accepted into the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), which was very exciting. My chosen course is a Bachelor of Science in Game Development. Sounds awesome, doesn’t it?

I never imagined that I would become so busy. A full time university course seems to take up more time than a full time job. The first semester has passed, and I’m currently on a break before the next semester begins. My intention is to be productive during the break, but it is hard to keep up motivation at times, especially when one owns a copy of Skyrim.

I’m very interested in developing games and applications for Android. The phone I was using until last week was six years old, so it was definitely time to upgrade. My new phone is a Samsung Galaxy Note, and it is fantastic! I awe at it regularly.

Also, a thank you to Liam O’Reilly for giving me a second monitor. I praise your picking skills. The dual monitors have increased productivity, and using them feels totally sweet.

Under construction

Tamara — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:52:15 +0000

My portfolio website is currently not online. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Bonsai with gnomes

Tamara — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:31:20 +0000

I’ve drawn a peaceful scene of gnomes living happily near a bonsai tree. I aim to make this scene in 3D soon. Hopefully I will find the time.

Here is a bigger drawing of a gnome:

Ready for Unity3D

Tamara — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:41:14 +0000

About 10 years ago, I won The Lion King Soundtrack from a cereal box competition. It is about that time of the decade again for me to get lucky in another competition. Earlier this month, I entered a competition on LinkedIn, held by Packt Publishing for the chance to win their new e-book/book; Unity 3.x Game Development Essentials with C# and Javascript. Good news, I have won an e-book copy!

Information about the book is provided on Packt’s website (www.packtpub.com), including a sample chapter. I look forward to learning the essentials of Unity3D, and I will provide a review of the book in the near future.

Personalised pen

Tamara — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 08:03:49 +0000

I ordered a pen printed via Vista Print. The pen looks good for its cheap price, and it writes smoothly!

Last night’s IGDA Sydney Bits & Pieces

Tamara — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:30:30 +0000

October’s IGDA Sydney Bits & Pieces event took place yesterday at the Arthouse Hotel, Pitt Street. Epona Schweer from AIE Sydney, hosted the event. It was great to see a variety of games during the development stage. Developers were making games for Nintendo Wii, PC and Android smart phones. I played some of the games that were set up around the room, and shared my opinions and feedback. The developers were friendly and happy to chat with me.

I personally found the event to be a great inspiration. The game developers whom I spoke with, were using Unity3D with C#, and UDK was also mentioned. I previously become interested in the programming side of game, as I learnt a bit of ActionScript 3.0. Recently, I have been considering to enrol in a game programming course. Last night’s event has further motivated me towards doing such a course.

Full room at the Arthouse:

Hardware set-up:

Cool picture on the wall:

Archives?

Tamara — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 23:47:34 +0000

Where is my previous blog content, do you ask? I had lost some information due to an error I made. I may return the information manually in the future, but I will more likely be concentrating on new posts and … Continue reading →