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Do-It-Yourself audio games
- 27 Jun 07, 12:40 PM
Good news for audio gamers and anyone who has ever thought, 鈥淚 can do better than that鈥 鈥 (AGM) is tentatively scheduled for a July release.
The AGM does what it says on the tin. It is an application for people to create sound based games. It is being produced by , just one of several schemes regarding game accessibility from the - more or less the Dutch equivalent of the .
The game had been scheduled for a February release, but a fire in the Bartim茅us offices in January put paid to that timetable. Which is a salutary lesson to us all about the importance of backing up our stuff.
Despite the delay, the AGM has created a bit of a buzz, and it is clear that people are looking forward to getting started with it. On the , Bryan P says, 鈥淟ooks pretty interesting. Now I really can't wait to try doing some of this stuff.鈥 On the , Andy writes, 鈥淚 am going to PRAY it comes out soon!鈥
Whilst the AGM is not yet available, some are. From taking even a quick look, it is clear that the AGM is going to be accessible. There are audio instructions and help, and navigation is done using the keyboard. It also looks fairly straightforward to start making games, and I鈥檓 already thinking of scenarios where I can include the death traps demonstrated in the tutorials. Getting Gary Bushell home from the pub in a rough part of town perhaps 鈥 succeed or fail, everyone is a winner鈥
If you are seeking inspiration, then check out the . There are loads of titles there. Using the AGM, perhaps you can write the next .
What is quite exciting about this is that audio games are relatively youthful compared to the more mature video game arena. By making it possible for everyone to create games, I鈥檓 sure we鈥檒l see some really innovative titles appear. At the moment, a lot of the focus is on making audio versions of visual games like or . Sound has different qualities to vision, and I鈥檓 sure we鈥檒l see some original games that explore those properties further than we have seen to date.
Now, if you鈥檒l excuse me 鈥 I need to go back up my computer鈥
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