New Dev Computer

Posted by James on November 25, 2009 under General | Be the First to Comment

My New Computer is Nesting (in wires)

You need the right tools for job… And my tools were getting pretty rusty. My old computer was a mid range computer from 3 1/2 years ago. It would be fine for someone who just uses the computer for the web and email, but I work on this thing all day long. I probably should have gotten a computer last year sometime, as my old one was giving me problems and slowing me down towards the end of development on our last game.

Here are the specs on the new computer…

• Compucase 6C28B Case (cheap case)
• Gigabyte P55M-UD2 Motherboard
• Intel Core i7 860 Quad Core Processor
• 8GB G.SKILL Ram
• Asus Radeon HD 4650 1GB (Could have gone faster, but I don’t do much high end gaming on PC)
• Crucial CT128M225 128GM Sold State Drive (Super fast storage drive for Windows and programs)
• Seagate Barracuda 7200 1TB hard drive (Main storage)
• Windows 7 Professional Edition 64BIT (switching from XP… we’ll see how this goes)
• LG Lightscribe DVD burner (I use the lightscribe for making evaluation copies of my game)

I cut corners where I thought they wouldn’t make a difference, and went for some beefy parts where I thought that it mattered. The most impressive parts are the processor and the solid state drive. Both are super fast.

I kept my dual 19″ monitors (4:3, not widescreeen) from my old computer. These are nice for now… but I could always use more desktop space .

I’m a bit worried about switching to Windows 7 from XP. So far there haven’t been too many issues. The worst thing so far is that there are no drivers for my scanner.

Dingo Vacation

Posted by James on November 18, 2009 under General | Be the First to Comment

Kris in front of Ski Hill

After working for so long on Musketeers we needed a break. So we took a quick vacation up to Whistler last week (we live in Vancouver so it’s only two hours away). There isn’t much activity up there at this time of the year, but we had a great time

Now we’re back at work again!

Who Is Dingo Games?

Posted by James on November 12, 2009 under General | 2 Comments to Read

This blog is new, so I thought that I should write a little about Dingo Games.

My name is James Sayer and I started Dingo Games around 2003 while I was still in university studying Computer Science. The first game I made was a space trading game called Jack of All Trades. Later I made the sidescrolling underwater game Laser Dolphin.

I met my future wife Kristin doing varsity fencing. We made the “eat-em-up” game Tasty Planet together (Kris is an artist and was studying graphic design). We got married, moved from Toronto to Vancouver, and made The Three Musketeers: The Game.

That’s a quick summary of Dingo Games so far.

Welcome!

Posted by James on November 3, 2009 under General | Read the First Comment

Welcome to the Dingo Games Blog.

I plan on using this space to talk about the games that we make at Dingo Games and the process of making said games.