Modern Hardware Requirements…
Recently, Titanfall released. The poster child for Xbox One (despite still not really making use of that mandatory Kinect camera, and being multiplayer only), it’s certain to sell a few million this...
View ArticleAnnouncing “Drew and the Floating Labyrinth,” new project from Dust Scratch...
Here’s our official announcement for our newest game: “Drew and the Floating Labyrinth,” currently in development! What is “Drew and the Floating Labyrinth?” A hand-drawn 3D third-person...
View ArticleFinally…
I’m happy to announce that “Drew and the Floating Labyrinth,” my hand-drawn 3D puzzle platformer, is just about complete. And you didn’t think I could do it! Well… ok, I didn’t think I could do it. I...
View ArticleTutorial: How to make 2D Traditional Animation in a 3D Game
I forgot to mention it here, but I posted a video tutorial some weeks ago about how exactly I make 2d animation in 3d games, such as in “Drew and the Floating Labyrinth.” I didn’t think this tutorial...
View ArticleReview of “Drew and the Floating Labyrinth”
Disclaimer: I am the developer of this game. Which makes it a conflict of interest that I would write a review. But given a lack of written scored reviews elsewhere, I felt it best to write something...
View Article“Hullabaloo” About Successful IndieGoGo 2D Film Project
Around the time of this writing, IndieGoGo campaign “Hullabaloo” will end. “Hullabaloo” is a 2d animated film project. It features a strong female lead in a steampunk world. It basically hopes to...
View ArticleUnity 3D Shaders for Two Transparent Textures
I like programming. C++ and C# make sense to me. Graphics and shaders, less so. I understand them, I just don’t have much experience with the syntax used in Unity 3D’s shader system. And so, I was...
View ArticleAn Update From Your Friendly Neighbourhood Gamedev
I should write more posts. Especially this month, there have been a ton of new announcements. Those video game awards 2014 were cool, although the only big announcement I got from it was that...
View ArticleNew 2D Faces on 3D Characters – 2D Live Euclid
CES 2015 happened last week. Beautiful tvs, new laptops and tablets, a lot of car-tech… but I’m going to talk about an innovation from about a month ago that’s more up my alley. Most of the posts on...
View ArticleMy Games During Black Friday + Unity3D Files For 3D Cel Animation
It’s that time of year. Black Friday eve, when North American shoppers all eagerly seek the best value for their dollar. Also, American Thanksgiving. As expected, my two games “Unfinished – An Artist’s...
View ArticleGame Development Update – Animating From Scratch
It’s been several months since I wrote a proper update about my game development projects. That’s really what the purpose of this site is for, after all. So here’s an update. I’ve been working for...
View ArticleAnnouncing “True King”
Dust Scratch Games is proud to announce its next project: True King, a hand-painted 3D turn-based strategy RPG, due for release on PC platforms in 2017. Yes, I just released this trailer yesterday in...
View ArticleAnimated GIFS for Ottawa International Animation Festival
During the 2016 Ottawa International Animation Festival, I tried to fully embrace the animation world, and did so by challenging myself to make one animation for every day of the 5-day event. I...
View Article“3D Cel Animation” Workflow & Test Animation
So I announced my newest project “True King” a couple weeks ago… it featured a tiny character you could barely see. While most of the game will be like that, I spent a lot of time experimenting with my...
View ArticleA History of Pseudo-3D Games – Using 2D Animation With 3D Gameplay (as of 2018)
In 2014, “Drew and the Floating Labyrinth” was released, and was hailed as a revolutionary title for being the first successful case of utilizing 2D animation in a fully 3D game. … well, not really....
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