The David Collins Collection

Comics, drawings, and other stuff by a video game buff who hopes he has something to offer that others don't.

MY PROJECTS:

Clarion PC game

Mar 23 '12

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Mar 18 '12
Feels good to have the free time to do some drawing.
Gotta go back to class tomorrow though. Sad face.

Feels good to have the free time to do some drawing.

Gotta go back to class tomorrow though. Sad face.

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Mar 18 '12
What have I done?!

What have I done?!

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Mar 16 '12
For one or two dollars, maybe. Maybe.
Not fifteen. Never fifteen. No. Not even remotely. Not even close.
Yet, I have paid fifteen entire United States dollars to walk and fly down a pretty hallway for an hour in a video game.
Five strangers joined me along the way at different points. This was of no consequence and affected nothing.
What I’ve been hearing is that this game is considered art. That it evokes emotion. That it is “an experience”.
I happen to agree.
In the museum of “gulling people into thinking that your product is worth more than it is”, Journey is truly a masterpiece. And the emotion of exasperation flooded my veins throughout my “experience” with it.
My lack of better judgement has led me into an unsatisfactory purchase. I hope to learn from my mistake and apologize to the video game community and industry for financially supporting such a title.

For one or two dollars, maybe. Maybe.

Not fifteen. Never fifteen. No. Not even remotely. Not even close.

Yet, I have paid fifteen entire United States dollars to walk and fly down a pretty hallway for an hour in a video game.

Five strangers joined me along the way at different points. This was of no consequence and affected nothing.

What I’ve been hearing is that this game is considered art. That it evokes emotion. That it is “an experience”.

I happen to agree.

In the museum of “gulling people into thinking that your product is worth more than it is”, Journey is truly a masterpiece. And the emotion of exasperation flooded my veins throughout my “experience” with it.

My lack of better judgement has led me into an unsatisfactory purchase. I hope to learn from my mistake and apologize to the video game community and industry for financially supporting such a title.

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Mar 3 '12
I am now 20% owner of the newly-founded game development company Perpetuo Studios LLC.
This isn’t our official final logo, we have a few candidates floating around to decide on before we trademark it. Tell me what you think!
I’m looking into Android (Java) game development. If that doesn’t work out, we’ll go right into making Clarion (C++ on PC) before summer at the tax office studio. Still, a nice little phone game would be a fantastic fundraiser, quick to make too, that is if I can figure it out in a reasonable amount of time.

I am now 20% owner of the newly-founded game development company Perpetuo Studios LLC.

This isn’t our official final logo, we have a few candidates floating around to decide on before we trademark it. Tell me what you think!

I’m looking into Android (Java) game development. If that doesn’t work out, we’ll go right into making Clarion (C++ on PC) before summer at the tax office studio. Still, a nice little phone game would be a fantastic fundraiser, quick to make too, that is if I can figure it out in a reasonable amount of time.

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Feb 11 '12
It’s finished! The first project for my Game and Simulation Programming class.
I was the leader of a team of two other programmers and six artists.
It’s not much, but it’s 100% complete.
Ironic that my first finished game would be made in C++.
You can download it here: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?dck23s8fm32187e

It’s finished! The first project for my Game and Simulation Programming class.

I was the leader of a team of two other programmers and six artists.

It’s not much, but it’s 100% complete.

Ironic that my first finished game would be made in C++.

You can download it here: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?dck23s8fm32187e

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Feb 4 '12

Involuntary Hiatus

I’ve been having multiple problems with my computer in the last months. Mostly power-related issues. This made me reluctant to do too much work at once for fear of losing it.

My PC finally gave up and refused to power on a few days ago, and I haven’t been able to do any work like I wanted. At least the machines at the college work, so I have that for my class projects.

Until I can save up some money for a new rig, I must do everything on other people’s computers via my external, which has my life’s work backed up. I also extracted the hard drive from my dead PC for later use. Hopefully, I can find some kind of device that will let me get the files out of that. Most of my art/cartoons are NOT backed up to my external.

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Jan 12 '12
Dark Souls. If it were a PC game, this is pretty much how it’d play out.
But since I have the PS3 version, and I am too far away from the TV to smash my head into it, I have to settle for trying to twist my controller in half.
And so… that is why I am excited for the Wii U.

Dark Souls. If it were a PC game, this is pretty much how it’d play out.

But since I have the PS3 version, and I am too far away from the TV to smash my head into it, I have to settle for trying to twist my controller in half.

And so… that is why I am excited for the Wii U.

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Jan 12 '12
Just messing around.
Not sure what to name it… maybe…
Groovelad and Phat Dawg in Funkland 64: Curse of the Technicolor Beatbox

Just messing around.

Not sure what to name it… maybe…

Groovelad and Phat Dawg in Funkland 64: Curse of the Technicolor Beatbox

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Jan 11 '12
I am sorry, my beloved external hard drive.
But this is a burden you will have to bear.

I am sorry, my beloved external hard drive.

But this is a burden you will have to bear.

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