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Offline ToddMcF2002

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« on: April 18, 2007, 02:39:24 pm »
Thanks.  I appreciate the encouragement.  I read the whole Karga thread and it was amazing to watch your project transform from the raw basics to the end result - very inspiring.

I'm very curious what peoples backgrounds are here.  I'm a developer in the financial industry with about 2 years of C++, 6 of Java and 8-10 with VB.  I mostly do Java middle tier services now.  I have no gaming development experience but I've played tons of RPG's.  I think Temple of Elemental Evil was the pinnacle of turn based combat gaming and there is a great void today for that kind of gameplay. 

That's my story and why I'm here anyway... 

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« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2007, 03:27:35 pm »
thx todd ;)

well, indeed this subject deserves an individual topic but here is what i'm: i'm educated in industrial eng. have experience in 2-3 years VB and delphi, and 6 years in java. other than karga, my most significant experience was being a developer in a huge telecom server family. at the moment i work as a freelancer spending my last pieces of hope for finding funds for karga..

except a tiny ai game i had no game experience either. as i player, i'm a carmack fan and a fanatic quaker and think quake3 is still the best in fps category ;)

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« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2007, 09:57:04 pm »
well... as everybody i m newbie to game development. In fact I don t particularly do a game. I use jpct in my phd project to give 3D representations to pedagogical agents  (i.e. virtual teachers) designed with the JADE API... I have 2-3 years part time experience in C/C++, and 6/7 years in java. Very interested in everything that is related to softwares agents. I also was a game addict (no time for that currently :( ), mostly to civilization (freeciv), UFO, warcraft 2, syndicate...
That s it... ;)

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« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2007, 05:22:28 pm »
And i...i just live here... ;) I've started with Java in 1999 (what you can still "experience" in some ugly parts of jPCT, because the first "version" of it dates back to that days), i have a degree in computer science, i'm working as a website/middletier jsp/java-developer for a german yellow pages publishing house, i'm a collector of insane amounts of computer hardware and i'm a passionate gamer since the early days (C64->Amiga->PC). I've written several stupid games for the C64 (all gone) and some for the Amiga (http://amiga.emucamp.com/quelle.htm, http://amiga.emucamp.com/traders.htm) and i always did 3d related stuff. Currently, i'm busy working on jPCT 1.14 which will hopefully bring a nice additional feature for the OpenGL renderer. Just not today...today is our gaming day.

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« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2007, 07:09:09 pm »
Well, I am a gammer since ATARI was the best technology. I learned java almost alone my programming style is messy I guess becausse I am messy in real life: I am 23 yo, live in Ecuador and really liked 3d. I used to model on 3d studio max as a hobby. Well, I thought on a project about 2 years ago but I necer could finish it for time and many other problems. I know C++ (few), java (some) and basic .net (a bit). Now I work developing mobile applications.

Nowadays I just enter to the jpct forums to see if I can help to somebody but I ak afraid I have not used it in many time so I cant remember anything.
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« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2007, 09:40:48 pm »
I'm a last year student of computer science and informations. Have 4 more exams to do and dissertation, which will most likely be the warehouse visualisation i did with jpct  ;D.
In highschool (computer technician) were my first steps of learning programing in Pascal an later I learned on my own to do some things in Delphi. In university i got some basics of Java, the language which i still like and use the most. In second year at university i found my self a part time job as developer, where I learned most of my today konwledge of Java and PL/SQL. I used to play a lot of games as a kid on nintendo ad later on PS and PS2, and of course PC. But now I do not any more. I get bored after few minutes. Todays games really doesn't have hart or maybe I lost the hart for them.

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« Reply #6 on: May 03, 2007, 04:05:10 pm »
I am simply a dreamer. Even though I have a bachelors in Computer Science, I prefer to be 3d modelling and animating moreso than programming. I have no prior experience to game development. Sadly, I spend most of my days either at work making webpages (I actually do more than that, but that pretty much sums the job description all up) or playing mmorpgs. I am still in the process of re-lighting my passion for game development, but for now, I enjoy reading all the posts in this forum.

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« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2007, 04:41:10 am »
I am a self taught:) I find it is easier to do it on your own terms.

I am 17, and had my first computer in 1997, so that would make me about 8 years old at the time.
I have experience in assembly language, and os development. I was part of a project with the aim of creating a 100% ASM Operating System.
I had to stop concentrating on this after my browser-based game, FutureRP, began getting a userbase.

I have made a 2d isometric mmorpg, which I modified to be iso/3d, then finally fully 3d a few months ago:).

The 3D mmorpg is not far from completion, but I have chosen to return to the browser based game to upgrade it. 3 more weeks, then I'm done (I hope:)).
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http://futurerp.net - Text Based MMORPG
http://beta.rpwar.com - 3D Isometric MMORPG

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« Reply #8 on: May 16, 2007, 01:27:30 pm »
I live in Mexico City. 23 Years old and about to get a degree in computer science. Working with Java for around 4 years now. Ive done some TLC/TK and shell dev back in the days (Can't remember a thing now). Last job I had was to develop a real time app for the police here in mexico. Ive done some modeling (amateur) and I'm trying to get my math to work and get a nice game going in 3D. Sadly im not a good modeler and I have like 23298 game projects unfinished...
I play all kinds of games but probably my fav is FPS and my favourite game of all time is Duke Nukem 3d!! Or maybe it is X-COM UFO Defense. I can't choose between those 2! UFO is the best turn based strategy game ever and duke nukem just rocks. I'd like to be able to transfer some of my ideas into a game soon!


I also have a thing for CO OP games and I think the world needs more CO OP games.


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« Reply #9 on: May 16, 2007, 01:39:27 pm »
I also have a thing for CO OP games and I think the world needs more CO OP games.
Exactly!!!

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« Reply #10 on: May 31, 2007, 01:04:42 pm »
HI friends
      I am Indian citizen. I have done my Masters In Computers. I am working on Java from 2 years. But gaming world has caught interest. As profession gaming is new to me but could do lot more then what i thought, Due to simplicity of JPCT and Heats of to forum members specially EgonOlsen for solving all doubts. I have a desire to do lot in same using JPCT.


Best of Luck To JPCT....

San14
« Last Edit: May 31, 2007, 01:08:20 pm by san14 »
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« Reply #11 on: June 01, 2007, 05:55:44 pm »
Hi Guys

I am a bit different. I have nothing to do with game programming. Strange you might think?

I studied Computer Science in the 90s and Design in the early 00s. Since then I have be developing products that the consumer can change before purchase. Like mass customisation on speed. I have just launched applets based on JPCT ( http://fluidforms.at ). I have a few bugs at the moment like a memory leak but I'll get to the bottom of them soon.

I've been coding Java for about 5 years on and off. Before JPCT I was using http://www.processing.org but wanted a better 3D renderer.

Im looking forward to see what I can get out of JPCT with a bit more experience with it.




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« Reply #12 on: June 01, 2007, 10:23:23 pm »
I've had quite good results with Processing and 2D. Kinda hard to customize at first but you get really nice stuff once you know your way in.

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« Reply #13 on: June 21, 2007, 07:26:42 pm »
Egon, do you have any interest instead of collecting hardware.
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« Reply #14 on: July 05, 2007, 10:54:01 pm »
hi all,
Living in the North East of the UK, i am currently getting to grips with c# as my day job and also trying to finish off my 4th (and probably last) mobile phone game for my part time biz Plastic Cow Games.

I've been programming as a hobby for over 20 years now from the early spectrum days, onto the Amiga(which i miss loads), the PC and mobile phones.
Having seen what jpct is capable of doing i'm looking forward to starting (although probably not finishing) a few projects :)