My Favorite Sketches

A quick post today. I don’t draw by hand quite as much as I used to, but I am going to try and get back in the habit. Anyway, here are some of my favorite sketches. Scanned and cleaned up in photoshop. Click for larger view and more information.

Lego Video Game Suggestions: Part Two

In last weeks post, I wrote the ideas that I think would make good Lego video games, but were unlikely to happen. This week, I will list the video games that are much more likely to actually be made. (In no particular order)

Super Heroes – Charlotte DeVries

Charlotte DeVries is a red-headed college student who is essentially a human heat pump. By moving heat around, (Or more accurately, transferring the energy of the heat from one area to another,) she can create many different effects. For instance, by taking heat from one source, (say, the ambient heat of the air) and concentrating it into a smaller space, she can burn objects. Or she can freeze objects by taking the heat from them. In addition, she can also rapidly heat one section of air, and cool another adjacent to it, and create a blast of wind. She continues to learn various applications of her powers as she uses them.

Charlotte grew up in a small town in Montana. She received several scholarships and currently attends Duque University, hoping to become a teacher, but when she gained her powers, she began taking classes involving thermodynamics as well. Charlotte is very artistic, and occasionally paints or composes music for the piano, which she can play very well.

Charlotte, however, is very flighty, and has a hard time focusing on nearly anything but her projects. Her family expects that she has ADHD, although she has never been tested for it. She is easily entertained, and will laugh at nearly anything, but can undergo sudden mood swings without warning. As such, she has been through several boyfriends, who couldn’t put up with someone so temperamental. However, her current boyfriend, Michael, seems to be a good match for her.

Luckily for Charlotte, her Advanced Mental State that kicks in while she uses her powers makes her capable of razor-sharp focus, and she becomes much more serious. When a character uses their powers frequently, the Advanced Mental State begins to rub off on them to a certain degree, and Charlotte gradually grows more emotionally stable as the series progresses.

Animoids – Jim Daiken

Jim Daiken is a character from the Animoids project. A brilliant geneticist, Jim never wanted to become a Animoid, but is still a member of Corps. Jim primarily oversees the process in which other members are given the morphing capability. He is a very good friend of Henry’s, and has an excellent sense of humor.

Jim is a wise-cracker, constantly making jokes about nearly everyone and everything he comes in contact with. His closest friends are generally those who are good at bantering back and forth with him. Jim’s conversations with these people are usually filled with in-jokes and pop-culture references.

Jim can be serious, however, and this shows in his work. While Henry was in his coma, Jim worked nearly round the clock for weeks until they understood what was happening, and Henry had stabilized. Jim tries to know each new Animoid member personally, and is often a member of the support team for the Animoid’s missions.

Other Game Ideas

In my last post, about Psyche, a game I am creating with Power Game Factory, I mentioned I had a few other ideas as well. So here are the games I am going to try and make eventually:

Gettin’ My Game On

First Off, I’d like to apologize for the lack of posts, (not that this site has a lot of visitors or anything,) but I have been busy lately. Recently, though, I purchased Power Game Factory, which is designed for creating side-scrolling shooter games. I am learning how to use it, and already have ideas for several games. The first, which I am currently working on, is named “Psyche,” and you play a telekinetic escapee. (Yes, it sounds somewhat similar to the movie Push, but I was planning this game before I heard of the movie.)

Animoids – Henry McCullough

Dr. Henry McCullough is a young scientist, accidentally infected with experimental compound CR-37 (Sarax). The compound, a chemically enhanced virus, was intended to act as a bridge between sets of DNA, allowing the body to convert foreign tissue, such as skin grafts or organ transplants, into their own DNA, eliminating the possibility of rejection. However, a simple accident caused Henry, one of the researchers, to accidently inject the Sarax, mixed with chameleon DNA, into his own bloodstream.

Super Heroes – Duque

Duque (pronounced duke), is a fictional city in Colorado, where the story mostly takes place. It is a fairly large population, with a population of around 30,000, making it about the same as Dover, Maryland. Duque is a fairly pleasant town. It is home to a college, a major airport, and major hubs for most large shipping companies.

The city has a distinct commercial center. The buildings get shorter progressively as they lead to the extensive suburbs surrounding the main center. The highway leads directly through the city. You can see some of the buildings in this uncompleted Sketchup model:

 

The unfinished model for the city

Legend of Lithra

The Sword of Lithra is a fantasy tale, co-written by me and my brother. It is a separate blog, and new segments will be released on a regular basis in a short time. Posts may be a bit scarce here for a while, because before regular story posting can be done, the framework, or the lands, races, etc, have to be laid down so that there is a consistent base to build the story on. I am currently doing most of the work in this regard, and the Tome of Nadra that can be seen in the sidebar is being constructed by me. So if you feel the urge to see some of my work, head on over and give it a shot!

Super Heroes – Walter Richardson

Walter Richardson is the first to discover his new ability, namely, telekinesis. Walter is 42 years old, and eventually becomes the essential leader of the group. Walter is an indomitable man, and a leader in the community even before he discovered his powers. He was well known for his insightful, assertive, and quick decisions and reasoning skills. His common sense and experience are highly valued, and he is a popular schoolteacher for his less famous fun-loving side. Whether fate had anything to do with it or not, Walter, perhaps, is the closest to deserving the enormous responsibility that has come upon them, although he would not think so.