This week we saw where we were going with the dungeon:
The screenshot shows a completed dungeon, made from the modular parts that we are currently building.
We finished off the two pillar designs, shaping one straight-sided and the other rounded and we worked on a wall section. For the wall section, we used a mirror modifier to make it two sided while only having to work on a single side.
Our file from today can be found here.
This week we started Blender in earnest and created our first model, a wooden barrel with metal rings. The file is available here. You need to be a member of the Creators’ Teams group to download it, so let me know next week if you aren’t yet a member and I can get you added.
For those catching-up, Blender can be downloaded through the Windows App Store or from https://www.blender.org/download/.
You can review Blender basics using these videos:
This week we looked some game designs from our ninjas. We ended with four:
A vote was held and the winner was Monster POV!
We’ve asked ninjas this week to find some visual references for the look-and-feel of the game (given that it’ll be low-poly) and also to consider some lore or story that would enhance the game and inform the creation process.
We downloaded and installed the latest Blender from here: https://www.blender.org/download/
We looked at some of the most basic Blender commands. I handed out copies of the Blender Infographic which can also be found here: https://www.giudansky.com/illustration/infographics/blender-map
Next week we will look at building some environmental building blocks using Blender. To suit our selected game, these will be dungeon elements.
Hi folks, we kicked off our Creators group for 2023/2024 today. The slides from today’s session can be found here:
CoderDojo Athenry – Creators – Session 1.pptx
For next week, please try to use one of these files:
to document your game idea. Remember that we don’t need a timeline, just the game concept. These files are just templates, so feel free to add anything you thinks is important and to ignore or delete anything you don’t think is important.
You will need to be connected to Microsoft Teams to download these files. Once you’re successfully connected to Teams, remember to say “Hello” in the 2023 Say Hello channel.
Also try to have Blender installed before next weeks session. This will avoid problems with passwords/IT locks/etc. Blender can be downloaded here.
See you next week!
CoderDojo Athenry 