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JavaScript

JohnEvans — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:22:22 +0000

Today I looked into learning JavaScript. Basically it’s a weakly-typed declarative/functional language with a couple object-oriented features for good measure, much in the line of PHP or Perl. The interesting part, though, is the “HTML DOM”, a set of objects that allows JavaScript to access and manipulate the web page it’s a part of. I went into this project looking to learn automatic form validation, and I’ve figured that out. Even that much may allow me to add new features to my web-based games.

Speaking of web-based games, I had an idea for another little project for the TIGSource Commonplace Book Competition. I’m calling it “NecroFodder”. We’ll see if anything comes of it.

A review and a new project!

JohnEvans — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:21:23 +0000

First, Greg Costikyan (yes, that Greg Costikyan) has given Aching Dreams a favorable review. Not intense praise or accolades by any means, but for what the game is, I’m very pleased with what he said. And there’s an interesting conversation going on in the comments, too. Really, this is kind of an amazing feeling for me; obviously Cook did a lot of work on the project (more than just art), but I’m the one who had responsibility for programming, UI design, fixing bugs, not to mention building and “shipping” the finished product. So I feel rather…validated!

Also, I’ve started on an interactive fiction game called “The Duel” for TIGSource’s Commonplace Book Competition (horror-themed for the Halloween season!). Check it out and make suggestions!

Recent Project Work

JohnEvans — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:48:57 +0000

So, recently I completed writing a long…well, I guess you’d call it a short story, or maybe even a chapter of a novella. And now that that’s out of the way, I can get on with doing other cool stuff. (It had sort of been weighing on my mind for a while.)

I’m doing more PHP work on secret projects, and I’m also working in Inform on a project for the TIGSource Commonplace Book Competition. (I’m actually working in Inform 6; it’s more programmer-oriented than Inform 7, but hey, I’m a programmer! And it’s what I learned. Maybe someday I’ll learn 7.) I bet I’ll even be able to finish this one for Halloween.

Oh, yes, Halloween. I always want to have something…special happen for Halloween. We’ll see what I can *ahem* dig up.