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2014-05-26 04:21:49
22 votes, rating 6
22 votes, rating 6
My response to losing my job
A few months ago I lost my job. I was interested in going back to school to become an electrical engineer, but the lack of money didn't really allow for it.
Prior to losing my job(for no evident reason), I was self-educating myself in Java for work-related projects. I picked it up pretty quick, so quick, that 3 months after losing my job, I am releasing my first game to the Android mobile market. I've learned that it's quite amazing what one can accomplish in 12 weeks with 12+ hours/day invested in a project. All of the graphics I had to create on my own(besides fonts, which were supplied for free from someone I met online), and I am also kind of a musician(I play a handful of instruments) and am looking forward to implementing my own soundtrack.
I'm partially certified Java now, need to finish my certification, hoping this would help on my resume because most jobs I've seen posted look for years of experience.
But anyway, if there's anyone who wants to take a swing at it, the game is free to play, and all comments/suggestions/reviews would be appreciated as I don't have much of a 'test group.'
Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.EndlessRequiem
Prior to losing my job(for no evident reason), I was self-educating myself in Java for work-related projects. I picked it up pretty quick, so quick, that 3 months after losing my job, I am releasing my first game to the Android mobile market. I've learned that it's quite amazing what one can accomplish in 12 weeks with 12+ hours/day invested in a project. All of the graphics I had to create on my own(besides fonts, which were supplied for free from someone I met online), and I am also kind of a musician(I play a handful of instruments) and am looking forward to implementing my own soundtrack.
I'm partially certified Java now, need to finish my certification, hoping this would help on my resume because most jobs I've seen posted look for years of experience.
But anyway, if there's anyone who wants to take a swing at it, the game is free to play, and all comments/suggestions/reviews would be appreciated as I don't have much of a 'test group.'
Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.EndlessRequiem
Comments
Posted by DrPoods on 2014-05-26 05:25:37
Good on you mate.
A great response to an unfortunate situation.
A great response to an unfortunate situation.
Posted by Badoek on 2014-05-26 07:40:46
Screenshots look pretty good for a first game Mr Edwards! ;)
I will let you know what I think (SCJA here but absolutely not capable of programming anything noteworthy I'm afraid).
I will let you know what I think (SCJA here but absolutely not capable of programming anything noteworthy I'm afraid).
Posted by Grod on 2014-05-26 09:20:31
I thought this was going to be a blog about the countless hours you had been playing games on FUMBBL ;) if you are interested, you could take a look at my blood bowl AI project:
https://fumbbl.com/p/blog?c=Grod
Its in Java and my AI implementation is open source so you can see what you might do better. I actually showed this project at a job interview once when I couldnt answer their technical Java questions. The offered me the job, but the pay was shit so I turned it down.
https://fumbbl.com/p/blog?c=Grod
Its in Java and my AI implementation is open source so you can see what you might do better. I actually showed this project at a job interview once when I couldnt answer their technical Java questions. The offered me the job, but the pay was shit so I turned it down.
Posted by akaRenton on 2014-05-26 09:44:24
Great response to the situation. It's very easy to just wallow and do nothing productive. Good for you dude hope it leads to the job you want soon.
Posted by Luohghcra on 2014-05-26 14:23:00
Top stuff. Downloaded and working my way up the leaderboards ;)
Will rate in playstore for you later. Need kill moar zombie now.
Will rate in playstore for you later. Need kill moar zombie now.
Posted by Sp00keh on 2014-05-27 10:19:21
I admire this
But the game forces to sign in to google+ which I don't want to use
So I've uninstalled it, 0/5
But the game forces to sign in to google+ which I don't want to use
So I've uninstalled it, 0/5
Posted by Eyecon33 on 2014-05-28 10:57:15
Going to be dropping the Google+ sign in(which also revokes the ability to use the leaderboards) and removing the in-app purchase needed to unlock the full game soon.. switching it to completely free(with ads and a paid option to remove them.. of course).