Battle Gem Ponies DevLog #46 (Finishing RoShamBo)

     It's coming along now but still not done! My senior capstone demonstration got pushed back by a week so I need a build by next Monday instead of yesterday. A simplified overworld with battle encounters, game analytics, and online play. All feasible stuff. Polishing it all up for a real BGP demo release... I'm thinking it won't be done until Christmas. Everyone will be playing Fallout 4 anyway. Heck, I'd be surprised if anyone's taking time to read this when that game is out today.

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Battle Gem Ponies Panel (BronyCon 2015)

Battle Gem Ponies BronyCon Panel

     The Battle Gem Ponies BronyCon Panel is finally on YouTube for those of you who wanted to see it. Really looking forward to doing it again for 2016 with a more finalized build to demonstrate. I was really flying by the seat of my pants here and hoping I'd get enough interest to make the Q&A last for 30 minutes. You can see me go from shakingly nervous/awkward to relaxed and confident over the course of the hour. It was my first time representing Yotes Games in front of a sitting crowd. I even spilled my water 3 times before starting. With no idea how to sit or form sentences it's a miracle that the panel left such a good impression.

     I can't fairly judge how well it went since watching myself on camera like this for the first time makes me cringe and wish I did certain things better. Things like repeating myself less, having lower volume for the gameplay demo, telling more jokes, having more audience interaction, explaining things more clearly, and more presentation stuff like that. From what I heard though, the panel was awesome and went incredibly smoothly. Take a look for yourself and leave a comment!

Battle Gem Ponies DevLog #45 (Tile Layers, Fan Art, & Panel Footage)

     Battle Gem Ponies exposure is happening! Getting lots of activity on social networks and the BronyCon panel footage even hit the web. Time to kick things into overdrive since I just found out that a playable demo for my class is due next Monday!

Take a glance at some Yotes Games love and some close-ups of the demo's maps below!

BGP Battle Items (Part 2/3)

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

     Here's the next 25 Battle Items for Battle Gem Ponies, making this the second third of all 75 of them. Take a look at how each one affects your pony in battle! (Part 1, Part 3)