iTGB Game Development * Conga Drum Mania - iBabalu * Episode #1: Design
by Kevin Ryan · 04/08/2009 (4:03 pm) · 24 comments
Video
This video covers sketching out and initial design for a game so there is quite a bit yellow notepad work and not a lot of on screen nuts and bolts type stuff. So a lot of you here may find it a little boring, but I wanted to document the process from start to finish. It is interesting see how the final game changed from these initial game design musings.
The most amusing part may be my "assistant" right at the end of the video. I didn't know he was making those faces when we recorded it.
Next Up
Recording these is a learning process for me - both the recording and editing work. I need to have better close ups when I'm working with the program on screen. The next couple of episodes that I'm planning are:
Episode #2: Prototype
Episode #3: Simulator & Device
Finished Game
If you want to see how the final game turned out you can find it in the App Store:
Click to get iBabalu from the App Store.
That is actually not the final game because updates are so easy in the App Store. I am currently working on an update that adds more songs and a career mode. A little different from the days when you'd burn 100,000 or so CDs for the initial shipment and really hoped that you had QA'd it enough and didn't have some horrible bug.
#2
04/08/2009 (4:58 pm)
Yep...very cool! Thanks Kevin. 
#3
04/08/2009 (6:34 pm)
I can't wait for the next installment! :) 
#4
Content was great. Production values were a little rough. I'm excited to see how the rest of these turn out - both in terms of the content and in terms of how much your video editing improves. ;)
04/08/2009 (7:53 pm)
Awesome, Kev!Content was great. Production values were a little rough. I'm excited to see how the rest of these turn out - both in terms of the content and in terms of how much your video editing improves. ;)
#5
Great stuff Kevin.
Melv.
04/09/2009 (1:28 am)
I can only hope that this format is copied by other community members because I love it. We need a TorqueTube (tTube?). :)Great stuff Kevin.
Melv.
#6
Really interesting stuff. Thank you, Kevin.
04/09/2009 (3:00 am)
This is fun! I really enjoyed the episode. Nothing proves it better than me realizing I am worried about missing the second installment the second the video was over.. lol. Talk about instant addiction. :)Really interesting stuff. Thank you, Kevin.
#7
Now when I've gotten interested in game development again it's really nice to see an "old school" game developer talk about this stuff.
Was really nice to see this, can't wait for next episode :)
/ Alex
04/09/2009 (3:02 am)
This is excellent!Now when I've gotten interested in game development again it's really nice to see an "old school" game developer talk about this stuff.
Was really nice to see this, can't wait for next episode :)
/ Alex
#8
It's very rare that anyone shares useful development processes in this manner. I loved the old pad by the desk as this is how I tend to jot stuff down and trace out game flow. I figured it was a dying art :)
04/09/2009 (3:29 am)
Aside from the GG T3D blogs, this is one of the first blogs I've enjoyed from start to finish in a long while.It's very rare that anyone shares useful development processes in this manner. I loved the old pad by the desk as this is how I tend to jot stuff down and trace out game flow. I figured it was a dying art :)
#9
04/09/2009 (4:54 am)
Thanks for the video and blog. 
#10
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04/09/2009 (6:28 am)
Very good post can't wait for more. More dev teams should do somethilng like this. Keep them coming!www.twitter.com/tallgamer
#11
04/09/2009 (6:32 am)
Great video, and get those fire alarm batteries changed (or test the thing!). I can hear those oh-so-familiar chirps ;)
#13
My Mom saw the video and told me to change my smoke alarm batteries. :)
04/09/2009 (9:36 am)
Thanks everyone, I'm glad you enjoyed it.My Mom saw the video and told me to change my smoke alarm batteries. :)
#15
04/09/2009 (10:27 am)
Thank you for posting this Kevin. It's a great blog, very interesting content, and really helps raise morale in the iTorque community. 
#16
04/09/2009 (11:12 am)
This is awesome! I was going to say change the battery in your smoke detector. Lol. I guess Mom's always look out for you no matter what your age is. Actually saw JeffT post this on twitter so I follow you too now.
#17
04/09/2009 (12:06 pm)
Great work Kevin! 
#18
04/09/2009 (12:09 pm)
Very cool. Also, I kinda like the low production values.. makes it seem friendly :) 
#19
04/09/2009 (2:05 pm)
Aweomse video! Thanks a lot, and looking forward for the next! 
#20
04/10/2009 (5:41 am)
Saw this from JeffT too, re-twittered it and subscribed. Looking forward to the whole series! :) 
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