1min's Blog

This is an apology post. An apology for not posting when I promised to post every other day in my recent post . So here's an update to what I've been working on this week. It's pretty difficult to stay on track of these blog posts when I have a full-time job and can only dedicate a few hours each day in the evenings to code. So please forgive me for preferring to code a little bit more rather than blog about what I've been developing. So now I will promise to update weekly on the status of this project. And since it's still not ready for release just yet, I will start the changelog version at 0.01. Here's the latest changelog for dotaplays (v0.01): Submission now works Can submit either the entire GFYCAT link or just the unique identifier of the gfycat URL Detects NSFW content using the GFYCAT "nsfw" flag Detects empty strings However, there is simply no way for me to know whether or not a submitted GFY is related to Dota or not, unless I wan...

Hurray for increased motivation (even if it's temporary). Added colorblind mode (toggle by going to the about section) Each color is now associated with a shape Red - triangle Yellow - hexagon Blue - square Green - star All corners, all enemy balls, the inventory, and the player now have a shape that appears in the center when color blind mode is enabled Fixed the way selecting a menu option interacts with the player Previously, the player would "reset" and be centered on the screen to avoid infinite loops that jump between states of the game Now, when the player leaves the corner, they will reset to black--thus allowing them to select another menu option (even the same one) Fixed player rotation (now player ball cannot be rotated--was obvious with colorblind mode enabled) Changed about text to be more helpful instead of melodramatic Help text changes depending on whether or not the player is on a desktop or mobile On a side note, play the game...

It's been almost two weeks since I completed my 30 day challenge  so I figured I'd post about what I've been doing since then. It's not a surprise to me that I haven't been doing much. The feeling of completing 4orner was amazing and it was a great achievement on my part to be able to stick it through and make something from nothing. But that motivation and energy seems to be very fickle. Maybe now that I am not publicly working on some project, it's pretty hard to stay focused and on track. But I want to change that. So I've decided to get back on the horse and start blogging about what I am working on. No need for secrecy--especially if by publicizing I can fuel my motivation. Not sure if I want to do something as intense as a 30 day challenge, but I will promise to post at least once every other day to start with. Let's see how far that gets me before I have to post another apology about my unstable motivation, haha. On a side note, the project...

Now that my #30daydeveloper challenge is over, what's next for me? I am not quite sure but I am incredibly overjoyed at the response my game has gotten so far. It's amazing to hear how my little game has made a positive and inspirational impact on total strangers across the internet. What a world we live in. I strongly believe that a great game developer is one who listens to the community and continuously strives for that perfection--no matter how far away that may be. So it is my duty to keep updating 4orner as feedback is received. Today's changelog is titled - More Multipliers Added several new multiplier effects "Two-by-two" - get alternating colors in pairs (red, red, blue, blue, green, green, etc.) "Three-by-three" - same as above but in threes "Four-by-four" - same as above but in fours "Half-by-half" - evenly divided half inventory (five of one color, five of another) Half inventory now reduces the total multipli...

Below is what I wrote for this Reddit post. Introduction Hello, my name is Wonmin (1min) Lee and a long time lurker, first time poster at /r/gamedev . For the past thirty days I have been working on a game called 4orner. Here are some quick and dirty facts about me: I work a full time job I took two computer science classes in college (web and Java) and since then have self-learned everything I challenged myself to work on my game every day starting January 5th for thirty consecutive days Each day I challenged myself to be a “non-zero” day (shout out to /r/NonZeroDay ) I am extremely proud of the final result and excited for what this means for my future The purpose of this post is to document my findings and epiphanies from my thirty day challenge of making 4orner. It is my hope that my experiences can help motivate you to achieve your goals—whatever they may be. (And also motivate myself for any future projects). My post will be broken down into the following categorie...

Hello! If this is your first time reading about my thirty day developer challenge, click here to go to the first  post ! I am done! The final product in it's finished glory Implemented PhoneGap, 4orner is now available as a standalone Android app No iPhone version because I didn't have enough time or an iPhone to test with Changed the font size to be dynamic based on window size Changed player size to be dynamic based on window size Still takes ten hits to die / lose i.e. it's marginally harder to grow bigger if the screen is larger Changed ball sizes to be dynamic based on window size Fixed ball body size bug not being accurate leading to incorrect collisions On a side note, look out for a complete review of my thirty day challenge tomorrow!

Hello! If this is your first time reading about my thirty day developer challenge, click here to go to the first  post ! Today I decided to finish up how the game plays on mobile browsers. Perhaps tomorrow as my last day I can learn PhoneGap and create a standalone application. About 4orner, which you should know all about if you've been reading my blog posts, right? Changed the hole sizes to 35% of either the window width or height (whichever is smaller) Removed remaining legacy code from old features (flick to move) Streamlined code to run faster a bit Added about page describing the project Removed settings page--wasn't sure what I would put under settings anyway Added support for multi-touch on mobile devices--two finger tap stops time On a side note, just one more day left! I can do this!

Hello! If this is your first time reading about my thirty day developer challenge, click here to go to the first  post ! Only two days left. I can almost taste the finish line (two idioms mixed here). Today, I implemented levels. Every hundred points, the level goes up by one. With each level, enemies move faster. Every two levels, enemies spawn quicker. And finally, every ten levels, enemies spawn in greater numbers at a time. The highest level I managed to get to myself was thirty-one with a final score of 3190. Do you think you can beat my high score? If you're finding the beginning too slow or boring, here's a tip: since enemies move relatively slowly in the beginning, it's really easy to collect the highest combination of balls to maximize your score with a single submit (alternating, full inventory, and two color). Doing this brings you up to level seven or so immediately, drastically increasing the pace of the game. The game gets harder with every level every ...