Jack Menhorn

Kickstarter - Nubuwo Debut Bundle: adventures in videogame audio

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:20:00 -0500

Kickstarter - Nubuwo Debut Bundle: adventures in videogame audio

Kyoto got a blog post on IndieGames.com

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:47:10 -0500

I am pleased by this.

“Though little more than a tech demo at this stage, there’s no denying the fact that Kyoto is already kinda lovely in a moody sort of way.”

http://indiegames.com/2012/02/demo_kyoto_illogic_tree.html

Creative Coding Podcast #20 is out!

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:37:14 -0500

I edited together this episode featuring Val Head!

http://creativecodingpodcast.com/?p=183

Game Audio Podcast #15 is out!

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:13:11 -0500

I edited this episode, go check it out: http://www.gameaudiopodcast.com/?p=345

Kyoto- Interactive Scene

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:41:47 -0500

Kyoto - Vertlet Physics Test from Eddie on Vimeo.

“Kyoto” is a small game that is under construction.

This video shows a prototype of the physics system. It uses simple Verlet integration that constrains the nodes by length as well as angle. The branches at the end of the tree has less constraint than the root of the tree.

Interaction between the mouse and the tree is done by doing a collision detection with the verlet system and then applying a force that is proportional to the relative mouse position.

illogictree.com/games/kyoto

Hack Slash Loot is out!

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:48:10 -0500

http://www.hackslashloot.com/

I did the tunes.

Here is a cool review in Rock Paper Shotgun!

Here's a cool thing I helped slightly on:

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:31:01 -0500

I think some stuff is going to be added. Right now its my tune and cool graphics from Eddie Lee.

http://illogictree.com/games/magical-mystery/

New funktronic 3000 video!

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:09:00 -0500

Go and download this yourself here.

Amazon Kindle Needs To Be More Like Dark Souls

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:52:00 -0500

Now how could an eBook application possibly borrow anything from an action/RPG game? Let’s back up and I will explain what makes Dark Souls an unique experience:

While Dark Souls is mostly a single-player game, it is possible for players to write orange messages on the ground that other players connected to the internettings can see. These messages can be created from a set of pre-determined words to help a player out such as “Tough enemy ahead” or “Use ranged attack”. These sorts of hints can make all the difference given the crushing difficulty and death penalties inherent in Dark Souls.

Some messages can be a bit vague

I think Kindle could really use something like this. Already Kindle lets you know if other people think a passage is particularly important:

And Amazon Kindle also allows for you to write yourself notes into the text:

So why not allow your notes to be seen by other people? Now this feature could be used for evil; “Snape kills Dumbledore” on page one of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone comes to mind. But I really think notes in books would be useful in non-fiction anyway, so there’s one restriction. The message function could also become abused in political books regarding current events or (the now standard) politician memoir, so those would also be restricted.

In Dark Souls you can also give other players intentionally false or misleading information, which in some cases adds to the already high tension of Dark Souls. However in Dark Souls players also have the ability to vote up or down a message. In the case of Kindle you would be able to vote up or down a message depending on how useful/factual you think the note is. It would be possible to get fancy and Amazon could apply algorithms on user accounts to restrict their number of messages if a specific user keeps producing down-voted notes, and likewise increase the cap on users whom have a track record of beneficial notes. (A good user “levels up” as it were).

It’s been a while since we had a pretty picture.

Another aspect of Dark Souls’s message system is after a period of time, a message expires. So even very useful information will have an expiration date. I can only assume one of the reasons is to keep new players contributing to the message system and to keep the floor of the levels from being flooded with orange! Now this system wouldn’t necessarily have to be adopted by Kindle but perhaps if a message does not receive a certain number of votes based on how many users have purchased the book then it will expire.

I hope Amazon or another eBook format jumps on this or a similar idea. Harnessing the time and expertise of the readership to improve the experience of using and reading a textbook or how-to manual or even a cookbook by slightly improving on existing functionality seems like a no-brainer. I will leave you with one more thought on Dark Souls before I leave:

In Dark Souls, bonfires are your save points which also increase your health. At the bonfire you may also use up an item in order to increase the health of you and anyone else who uses that bonfire for a time. The action you perform is to Kindle the Fire.

My first time recording engine sounds

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:47:34 -0500

I think they came out alright.

I’m working on sounds for this music creation app. Go...

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 10:27:09 -0500

I’m working on sounds for this music creation app. Go download it yourself and let us know what you think!

inMomentum is now out on Steam!

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:00:06 -0400

inMomentum on Steam

I did the sound design for this Unreal 3 Engine title. Super psyched!

The Haunted: Hell's Reach now on Steam!

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:15:00 -0400

Music and most the of the sound design by me!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/43190/

I am really glad to see this released. I have been working on it since 2007!

The Haunted comes out tomorrow. Go grab it on Steam!

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:04:00 -0400

The Haunted comes out tomorrow. Go grab it on Steam!

Audiomazing Vertical Stem layering w/ UDK Kismet #gameaudio

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:50:09 -0400

Audiomazing Vertical Stem layering w/ UDK Kismet #gameaudio

An article I wrote about Nier a while ago. GO PLAY NIER.

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:46:49 -0400

An article I wrote about Nier a while ago. GO PLAY NIER.

Gameplay/sound systems I put together is UDK/Kismet #gameaudio

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:47:38 -0400

Gameplay/sound systems I put together is UDK/Kismet #gameaudio

Using the Playmaker plugin with Unity 3D, our hero Jack...

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:11:15 -0400

Using the Playmaker plugin with Unity 3D, our hero Jack discusses how to set up a simple collision trigger volume that makes a game object blink/flicker off and on. Jack also displays one way to create a “Pause” menu (and forgets to do part of it) using just the visual scripting that is Playmaker.

Huespace coming out soon!

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:46:44 -0400

Huespace coming out soon!

The Haunted announced for PC/XBLA and PSN

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:10:55 -0400

The Haunted announced for PC/XBLA and PSN:

I made the music and additional sound design/implementation. Super proud.