hexGEAR Studios

My Sketches
In the past i used to do a lot of sketching as it was the best means at the time for me to convey my thoughts and ideas. Before i start creating any game i take out time to put pen to paper and getting down all my ideas and concepts.

Here are some of the sketches i made in my free time. Some are really old (and bad) and i'm kind of embarassed putting them up here but on the other i keep them around as reference to show myself how much i've improoved over the years

Programming Tutorials
I'm not much of a computer programmer but what i know of i will gladly share. I've used a variety of programming languages during my time up on till now, started with Dark Basic, then moved through to Visual Basic, Java, SML, Pearl, Prolog, HTML etc and now i'm finally at C++. Below are some tutorials that i think others might find useful.

Dark Basic/Functions - Bet you find some of these useful.
Dark Basic/Animations - Brief look at handling animations using Dark Basic.
Dark Basic/Enemy AI - Giving your enemies brains to match their polygon count.
Dark Basic/Basic Path Finding - Don't you just hate it when they go through walls?
Dark Basic/Line of Sight - Tell when one point can see another.

C++/Ray Tracing Intersection - How to tell when a ray intersects a triangle.

Sojourn Game Concept
The idea popped into my head after reading the history of Capoeira. I could imagine the makings of a great game (or movie). The game would be broken down into episodes just like an anime series, problem was the more story- focussed a game is the more linear the gameplay.

The Storyline
Sojourn has an epic action-adventure story spanning the lifetime of a man called Sojourn, kidnapped at a young age and forced into slavery in a foreign land. There he comes to terms with his present dilemma and plots with his fellow slaves to ultimately escape and return to their native land. Along the way he makes a lot of friends and enemies, as well as falls in love. Along with the other slaves he pionners the Capoeira martial art; a vital tool for their escape.

Read the storyline here

Concept Art
While brain-storming on the game i put some thoughts down on paper and came up with some characters. Check them out below.

updated 13.10.06

	Sojourn Game Concept The idea popped into my head after reading the history of Capoeira. I could imagine the makings of a great game (or movie). The game would be broken down into episodes just like an anime series, problem was the more story- focussed a game is the more linear the gameplay.
The Storyline Sojourn has an epic action-adventure story spanning the lifetime of a man called Sojourn, kidnapped at a young age and forced into slavery in a foreign land. There he comes to terms with his present dilemma and plots with his fellow slaves to ultimately escape and return to their native land. Along the way he makes a lot of friends and enemies, as well as falls in love. Along with the other slaves he pionners the Capoeira martial art; a vital tool for their escape. Read the storyline here
Concept Art While brain-storming on the game i put some thoughts down on paper and came up with some characters. Check them out below.