Since this is my first official post about the Panda Town project, for those not yet familiar with the project, it's probably also the first you're hearing about it. To give you the brief intro, Panda Town is a game I'm working on, the engine of which is entirely Javascript (though the game definition is housed in a tripple-store and delivered asynchronously to the game engine upon request). Graphics are courtesy of HTML5's canvas element (which is an element with a LOT of potential for those of you who haven't played with it yet). I'll post more about the engine itself in the future but right now we're talkin' graphics.
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| A Panda and his coffee |
Working with the constraints of individual pixels and the constraints of a particular feel has been a great exercise thus far. The medium, while challenging, is also somewhat rewarding, especially for someone who still loves the classic feel of Maniac Mansion or Lolo. Just changing a couple pixels can have a huge effect on the way the image is perceived since you're dealing outside of realism and have to trick the eye into seeing some degree of continuity.
As I get further into the drawing I'll probably post some more teasers. At the moment I'm waiting until I figure out what I want the floors and walls to look like (and by that I mean waiting until I have the patience to draw the floors and walls) to post any full rooms. I also hope to talk a little more about the engine soon since it's close to being done.
