I wanted to make a fun game that would be easy to do in a short period of time so I could stay focused on work while having a break. One challenge was the addition of wall jumping. It was possible to do this with plugins, but I wanted to do it vanilla, so I had to make a wall jumping solution from scratch. The timer was also very difficult to implement, as I had to take into account the lag created by all of the triggers for the wall jumps and the size of the levels.
For honors chemistry, we had a list of ions we had to memorize. Many people, including myself, struggled with the long list. My app, Ion Quiz, is trying to be a fun way to memorize some of the more difficult ionic compounds. The sprites for the formulas could only be a certain size, so I solved it, which also saved time by not having to make every individual ion. I won honorable mention for this app.
For this year’s challenge, I created a way to encode messages using one-time pads. The video shows off how it’s done, though the app itself no longer works.
This app is intended as a fun way to deal with some of the frustrations of the current pandemic while practicing hand-eye coordination and on-the-fly thinking. The app’s target audience is kids and anyone looking for a little retro-style fun. I made the game with GBStudio to play on the web and on a GameBoy, and I created the music with Milkytracker. I won second place in my district for it. You can play the game now!
https://samstick.vrtisworks.com/c0v1d
For over three years, I created videos about all kinds of things: my comics, video games, and more. Check out my channel!
I made a game for a financial-awareness contest, but I didn’t win, so I put it up on DriveThruCards. It’s “pay what you want,” but I think you download it free. I hope you enjoy it!
As part of a library game-makers’ day, I designed a storytelling card game. It’s called “Knightvale News.” It’s finally finished and available for purchase at DriveThruCards. Head over there to find out more about it and get your own copy!
https://www.drivethrucards.com/product/320410/Knightvale-News-Card-Game
After 5 long years, Darkness Falls has been released! Explore a dystopian world with lots of things to do, and a mystery to solve… https://samstick.vrtisworks.com/darkness_falls/indexdf.html