No Stages to showcase this time, but I would like to mention that I have managed to implement functionality for Gamepad controllers for playing my Neon Impact project. I invested in gamepad controllers a while back for group play sessions as well as playtesting for my future game projects. I am beginning to make use of them for the latter. Below is a snippet of the updated controller code. I had an outside associate test the dev build with their own gamepad and they confirmed

In lew of the recent #PortfolioDay event that happened earlier this week, I finally took the time to prepare a linktree for myself. All of my relevant social links are housed on my page instead of cluttering up my bios now. It's still a WIP as I want to do a few things to give it some style, but it works functionally enough. View it here - https://linktr.ee/jaelen_cole On top of that. I also started an account on Cara as well. I plan to periodically post my early works for m

Here's some WIP screenshots for some stages planned for the full release of my Neon Impact Project. Keep in mind these are not final and are subject to change.

https://imgur.com/a/thinking-o9QDdbU

It's been a week since I have achieved one of the biggest milestones of my life and fully graduated with my B.F.A in Interaction and Game Design. Some may know that I had a self portrait done to commemorate the event. I also managed to get an updated demo out for my game, NEON IMPACT. I haven't found the time to get a demonstration video together before posting this, but I will share it via my socials. On the topic of socials, I've been giving it some thought, and I have the

Play this Retro Arcade inspired game that mixes the fundamentals of Breakout and Pinball together.

Some work has been done on refining the design of my game logo. Here's some streamlined ideas.

After months of putting my game under a working prototype title, I finally have an official name to cement the identity of it. From the results of a small poll I put out a week or so ago, I have decided to name my Breakout/Pinball game Neon Impact . I have even begun to workshop potential designs for the logo which you can see here. Depending on which one I end up going with, and if I even want to sell the game on my itch page, I may need to get in contact with the original f

Here's an update to my Birthday Portrait with full lines and colors. It's not the complete image, but the full image is done and will be ready to post on my socials when the time comes.

Recently, I completed a one sheet for my game project merging breakout and pinball. Included was a screenshot of what I plan to officially be the first stage. On another note, we're in the month of March which means that my Birthday will be coming soon. And I'm preparing a celebratory portrait of my avatar for when the date comes... I also hope to get something done to celebrate the 10th, but we'll see if time can be on my side for that....

A light tease of an updated sprite for the bumpers of my game project. As a side note, I'm going to try and transition from using Imgur embeds to utilizing that other page I see some others using that I forgot the name of in the near future...

This past week, I returned to my dorm at east bay to start my final semester as a senior before graduating with my bachelor of fine arts. This is one of the most pivotal moments of my life. While my future beyond my educational years is a bit uncertain, I will at least have some more time on my hands to make some changes to better establish myself as a multimedia artist. In the meantime. I started to prepare a self portrait piece to commemorate my eventual milestone.

A brief showcase of sprites cropped from the game Gaplus

This is footage of a new Game Project I'm working on. It's a concept that mixes the fundamentals of Breakout and Pinball into one seamless Arcade experience. This prototype will be under the working title of Project Ballistics and can be viewed and played at the link below.

A quick update showing an object I have yet to properly implement in my latest ongoing project. Light up Panels. In some stages they'll appear and if the ball collides with them and lights all of them up, it'll result in a bonus or multiplier to the player's score. There's sprites of each light in a dim and lit variant and they contain all the letters of the alphabet. This is to give stages different words to try and sequence.

A brief preview of my Game Project merging Break Out and Pinball

A brief showcase of a game concept that I'm in the middle of developing I am attempting to merge the fundamentals of two well known arcade game archetypes into one This screenshot is a physical paper prototype of my concept.