BBIAS: Let's give this indie iPhone game a better set of spaceship graphics
Peter Lewis created Aragom, an iPhone space war game inspired by the old Star Trek games that were available on the TRS-80 and other early home computers. It's not a bad idea for an iPhone game, all told, but it needs a coat of paint. Peter is a good programmer, he noted, but not much of an artist.
So here's your challenge of the day: create some better graphics for Aragom so we can give them to Peter to use. He's sent me the PNGs seen above; you can download them all in one ZIP package.
Boing Boing Internet Action Squad: Engage!
(We're just doing a good deed for an independent software developer here, so if you submit any graphics to me or post them in this thread, let's consider them a gift to Peter. He said he's happy to give credit to anyone whose graphics he uses!)
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zachary
#1 – 11:31 AM February 18, 2009
I'd love to see a post dedicated to resources / websites / communities out there dedicated to hooking up video game artists with video game programmers with video game musicians.
I'm a very experienced programmer, with lame art skills, and no music skills. But I've got umpteen game ideas.
I'm sure I'm not alone.
Felix Mitchell
#2 – 2:29 PM February 18, 2009
ZACHARY - Email me, I can make art. Pixel art, vector art, airbrushed stuff.
nofelix (at) gmail dot com
I... I have ideas too.
Tao_art
#3 – 1:08 PM February 19, 2009
Okay, I have two ships to get things started. I tried inserting them in the post but it doesn't seem to be working so here's an url instead
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35083116@N07/
I'd rather hear a bit more of what the game is about so I can focus the designs. Email me, Peter, and we can get these looking just right for your game.
In relation to what Zachary mentioned - I'm a Metaplace beta tester and evangelist. We started a group called the Art Collective to help artists and coders get together on the Metaplace platform.
tao dot art dot guy at gmail dot com
funnelbc
#4 – 2:44 PM February 20, 2009
Um I got a bit derailed, I started out all serious, but then started having fun. Here's my thoughts about the baddies! I think it should feature lasers and the words "pew pew pew" prominently.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/funnelbc/3296259748/sizes/o/
If peter actually wants to take it in a less serious direction, i'd be super happy to make up some more graphics for a complete mockup. funnelbc at that email that google does.
devophill
#5 – 11:24 PM February 22, 2009
This sure worked out better than in the BBG comment thread, huh?