Keep up to date on all the writing, programming, and other news in the creative world of Richard Hoover. https://www.sealeftstudios.com https://www.sealeftstudios.com/images/rssicon.png https://www.sealeftstudios.com Keep up to date on all the writing, programming, and other news in the creative world of Richard Hoover. 88 31 The list of outstanding Sleuthhounds: Cruise animations grows shorter by the day. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20260501.php Fri, 01 May 2026 08:00:00 MST Sleuthhounds: Cruise Milestone Met: All phase 1 animations are done! Onto phase 2. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20260403.php Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:00:00 MST Check out the tricks that can go into even the most simple seeming of animations in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20260306.php Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:00:00 MST Pick up the Sleuthhounds holiday adventure games on sale now! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20260211.php Wed, 11 Feb 2026 08:00:00 MST Ampson and Homes meet in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20260206.php Fri, 06 Feb 2026 08:00:00 MST Ampson finally gets to work on her new novel in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20260109.php Fri, 09 Jan 2026 08:00:00 MST Generic animations are used multiple times in Sleuthhounds: Cruise to accent a characters, well, character. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20251205.php Fri, 05 Dec 2025 08:00:00 MST Throwaway animations can help so much in establishing a sense of disbelief in Sleuthounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20251107.php Fri, 07 Nov 2025 08:00:00 MST Back to some animation on Sleuthhounds: Cruise this month. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20251004.php Sat, 04 Oct 2025 08:00:00 MST It's taken a couple of months, but the in-game case list is finally ready for Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20250905.php Fri, 05 Sep 2025 08:00:00 MST Sometimes even the Sleuthhounds need to call in the professionals. Take a look at Doctor Seymours analysis of a mystery powder in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20250808.php Fri, 08 Aug 2025 08:00:00 MST Animations, animations, animations. The To Do list for Sleuthhounds: Cruise gets shorter as more animations get finished. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20250711.php Fri, 11 Jul 2025 08:00:00 MST More animations for Sleuthhounds: Cruise! Check out the high action skeet shooting between the Colonel and Edward. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20250606.php Fri, 06 Jun 2025 08:00:00 MST Animating up some dessert for Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20250509.php Fri, 09 May 2025 08:00:00 MST Adding animations to the casino in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20250404.php Fri, 04 Apr 2025 08:00:00 MST More dialog done. More animation animated. Sleuthhounds: Cruise progresses! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20250307.php Fri, 07 Mar 2025 08:00:00 MST Over 4,000 lines of NPC dialog has now been recorded for Sleuthhounds: Cruise and over 2,000 lines are in the game itself. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20250207.php Fri, 07 Feb 2025 08:00:00 MST Happy New Year! Voice talent is lined up for Sleuthhounds: Cruise. Now I'm making sure the recording scripts are in a good order for them. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20250103.php Fri, 03 Jan 2025 08:00:00 MST A whole bunch of things have been happening on Sleuthhounds: Cruise this past month. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20241206.php Fri, 06 Dec 2024 08:00:00 MST The audio booth is ready. Onto recording dialog for Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20241108.php Fri, 08 Nov 2024 08:00:00 MST Building a new recording booth to record the audio for Sleuthhounds: Cruise has commenced! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20240906.php Fri, 06 Sep 2024 08:00:00 MST The dialog's written for Sleuthhounds: Cruise. Now everything else has to be put in place to record it. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20240809.php Fri, 09 Aug 2024 08:00:00 MST The dialog for Sleuthhounds: Cruise is 100% written! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20240705.php Fri, 05 Jul 2024 08:00:00 MST Ok, ok, ok. This time the Sleuthhounds: Cruise game dialog is really, truly done. Almost. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20240607.php Fri, 07 Jun 2024 08:00:00 MST Whoops! One last room snuck into the Sleuthhounds: Cruise. Check out the cruise ship's new photo gallery. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20240503.php Fri, 03 May 2024 08:00:00 MST Better late than never, it's the much promised new Sleuthhounds: Cruise hint system! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20240405.php Fri, 05 Apr 2024 08:00:00 MST One little plot hole and -- boom -- a new playable section flashing back in time in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20240308.php Fri, 08 Mar 2024 08:00:00 MST Sleuthhounds: Cruise's inventory is overflowing and something needs to be done about it. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20240209.php Fri, 09 Feb 2024 08:00:00 MST It's 2024 and Sleuthhounds: Cruise enters its seventh year of development (yikes!). https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20240105.php Fri, 05 Jan 2024 08:00:00 MST Adding different difficulty settings to Sleuthhounds : Cruise and the game assets that goes with them. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20231201.php Fri, 01 Dec 2023 08:00:00 MST Sleuthhounds: Cruise gets and in-game walkthrough. You know, in case players get stuck. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20231103.php Fri, 03 Nov 2023 08:00:00 MST The journey of the Look button being added, then removed, then added again in Sleuthhounds games. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20231006.php Fri, 06 Oct 2023 08:00:00 MST All of Sleuthhounds: Cruise's backgrounds and room scripting is done. Onto the next phase of development! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20230901.php Fri, 01 Sep 2023 08:00:00 MST Check out the loot box that makes an appearance in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. Plus, what happened to the Twitter feed? https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20230804.php Fri, 04 Aug 2023 08:00:00 MST Another mini game -- Hamsterdam Exchange -- get finalized in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20230707.php Fri, 07 Jul 2023 08:00:00 MST The Dressings of Fruits and Veggies mini game inside Sleuthhounds: Cruise is ready to go. Or play. Or whatever. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20230602.php Fri, 02 Jun 2023 08:00:00 MST Back with another update (after forgetting to publish the last one!). This time...with ducts! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20230505.php Fri, 05 May 2023 08:00:00 MST The last walkable room in Sleuthhounds: Cruise game is now fully scripted! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20230407.php Fri, 07 Apr 2023 08:00:00 MST After revealing the boss's cabin in the Sleuthhounds: Cruise game, it's now time to reveal the boss's daughter's cabin. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20230303.php Fri, 03 Mar 2023 08:00:00 MST In Sleuthhounds: Cruise searching the boss's cabin was inevitable. Now get a sneak peek at that location. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20230203.php Fri, 03 Feb 2023 08:00:00 MST Checking in on the state of the Sleuthhounds: Cruise game as it enteres it's next year of development. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20230106.php Fri, 06 Jan 2023 08:00:00 MST What's a detective to do when they can't find a key just lying about? Cut their own, of course! Which is exactly what's needed in the Sleuthhounds: Cruise game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20221202.php Fri, 02 Dec 2022 08:00:00 MST In the Sleuthhounds: Cruise game, the maintenance bay is a great source of tools for players to use. Or it would be if the ship's maintenance staff hadn't already taken them all. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20221104.php Fri, 04 Nov 2022 08:00:00 MST The promenade's a great place to include several cruise ship related activies in the Sleuthhounds: Cruise game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20221007.php Fri, 07 Oct 2022 08:00:00 MST Detectives sometimes have to get their hands dirty in their investigations. On a related note, here's a toilet tank to be searched in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20220902.php Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:00:00 MST In Sleuthhounds: Cruise the undercroft, used by the ship's theatre troupe, includes a 3D elevator nestled in its 2D background. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20220805.php Fri, 05 Aug 2022 08:00:00 MST Backstage of the shipboard theatre is one of the places in Sleuthhounds: Cruise that can be more interestingly lit. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20220701.php Fri, 01 Jul 2022 08:00:00 MST Optionally tossing coins into a fountain in Sleuthhounds: Cruise wins you daily horoscope-esque fortunes. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20220601.php Fri, 01 Jun 2022 08:00:00 MST The sky deck in Sleuthhounds: Cruise changes over time. At least it will once the decorations are done. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20220506.php Fri, 06 May 2022 08:00:00 MST Not all rooms are neat and tidy. Check out this one that gets messier as Sleuthhounds: Cruise progresses. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20220401.php Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:00:00 MST A few of the building practices used for the ship in Sleuthhounds: Cruise are admitedly not quite up to snuff. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20220304.php Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:00:00 MST Ampson has the opportunity to interview Doctor Seymour, one professional to another, in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20220204.php Fri, 04 Feb 2022 08:00:00 MST As 2022 opens, work continues on Sleuthhounds: Cruise, though the detectives may stop at the ship's lounge for a bit of relaxation. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20220107.php Fri, 07 Jan 2022 08:00:00 MST With the captain's cabin back in Sleuthhounds: Cruise, the bridge needed some changes too. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20211203.php Fri, 03 Dec 2021 08:00:00 MST The captain's cabin lives again after previously being excised from Sleuthhounds: Cruise! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20211105.php Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:00:00 MST There's even a treasure chest to find in the upcoming Sleuthhounds: Cruise game! Of sorts. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20211001.php Fri, 01 Oct 2021 08:00:00 MST In Sleuthhounds: Cruise sometimes the Sleuthhounds are called upon to visit the less glamourous areas of the ship, such as the great rudder room. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20210903.php Fri, 03 Sep 2021 08:00:00 MST Sometimes special tricks are needed to fake three dimensional depth in a two dimensional game like Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20210806.php Fri, 06 Aug 2021 08:00:00 MST Sleuthhounds: Cruise's extra lengths needed to make stairs work well for players. You're welcome players! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20210702.php Fri, 02 Jul 2021 08:00:00 MST How multiple balconies slimmed down and became simpler to implement in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20210604.php Fri, 04 Jun 2021 08:00:00 MST The new State Variable Editor in Sleuthhounds: Cruise greatly reduces development and testing time. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20210507.php Fri, 07 May 2021 08:00:00 MST Before venturing into the upcoming Sleuthhounds: Cruise computer game, please familiarize yourself with the emergency exits. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20210402.php Fri, 02 Apr 2021 08:00:00 MST Not everyone can afford their own en suite. Check out the public bathroom in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20210305.php Fri, 05 Mar 2021 08:00:00 MST The last of the three most complex rooms in Sleuthhounds: Cruise is almost complete. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20210205.php Fri, 05 Feb 2021 08:00:00 MST Happy New Year! Come spend it at the Sleuthhounds: Cruise ship's shops, won't you? https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20210101.php Fri, 01 Jan 2021 08:00:00 MST Sleuthhounds: Cruise now has a library! You gotta have a library!! Go check it out!!! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20201204.php Fri, 04 Dec 2020 08:00:00 MST A mess of pipes in the ventilation room in Sleuthhounds: Cruise is responsible for keeping people breathing. What could possibly go wrong here? https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20201106.php Fri, 06 Nov 2020 08:00:00 MST Take a peek at the old rub-a-pencil-on-a-torn-page trick in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. Plus some important development announcements! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20201002.php Fri, 02 Oct 2020 08:00:00 MST The single most technically challenging room in Sleuthhounds: Cruise is now done - the atrium! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200925.php Fri, 25 Sep 2020 08:00:00 MST Take a peek at Ampson's cabin in this week's screenshot from the upcoming Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200918.php Fri, 18 Sep 2020 08:00:00 MST A jewelry shop aboard ship in Sleuthhounds: Cruise allows characters to obtain high end souvenirs. Or more cheaply discoutned items. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200911.php Fri, 11 Sep 2020 08:00:00 MST Check out the map board that tracks the progress of the ship in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200904.php Fri, 04 Sep 2020 08:00:00 MST Cabins reserved for upper crusters are quite spacious in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200828.php Fri, 28 Aug 2020 08:00:00 MST The casino in Sleuthhounds: Cruise is always a busy place, requiring every passenger extra I've created. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200821.php Fri, 21 Aug 2020 08:00:00 MST Admire this sunset from Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200814.php Fri, 14 Aug 2020 08:00:00 MST Like all good cruise ships the one in Sleuthhounds: Cruise has a casino where players can participate in some probability analysis as a break from the normal investigation. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200807.php Fri, 07 Aug 2020 08:00:00 MST The fitness rooms aboard ship in Sleuthhounds: Cruise allow passengers to work off the pounds from midnight dessert buffets. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200731.php Fri, 31 Jul 2020 08:00:00 MST Another "hub" hallway allowing access to different areas of the ship in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. This one has a tiny ship in it! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200724.php Fri, 24 Jul 2020 08:00:00 MST The interior forward hallway of the promenade deck is a hub for reaching all manner of other areas of the ship in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. Check it out. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200717.php Fri, 17 Jul 2020 08:00:00 MST The cruise ship in Sleuthhounds: Cruise has many works of art, forming an informal sort of art walk. Here's a couple examples of such. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200710.php Fri, 10 Jul 2020 08:00:00 MST Perched atop the cruise ship in Sleuthhounds: Cruise, the bridge offers open views all around. Too bad the captain's not interested in sharing. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200703.php Fri, 03 Jul 2020 08:00:00 MST Here's a sneak peek at the newly renovated infirmary aboard the cruise ship in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200626.php Fri, 26 Jun 2020 08:00:00 MST It was bound to happen. The sleuthhounds have to end up in the bilges in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200619.php Fri, 19 Jun 2020 08:00:00 MST What cruise ship would be complete without a ship within a ship in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200612.php Fri, 12 Jun 2020 08:00:00 MST What cruise ship would be complete without a ship within a ship in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200605.php Fri, 05 Jun 2020 08:00:00 MST When ne'er-do-wells show up where are they kept? In the brig in Sleuthhounds: Cruise, of course. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200529.php Fri, 29 May 2020 08:00:00 MST From the opulent theatre last week, here's a peek at the more utilitarian engineering section of the ship in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200522.php Fri, 22 May 2020 08:00:00 MST Staying in the theatre in Sleuthhounds: Cruise this week, this time as seen from above in a balcony. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200515.php Fri, 15 May 2020 08:00:00 MST In Sleuthhounds: Cruise the ship's theatre has two distinct visual aspects: moody lighting and a large crowd. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200508.php Fri, 08 May 2020 08:00:00 MST Check out the pool at three times of the day in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200501.php Fri, 01 May 2020 08:00:00 MST Take a peek at the rather austere sleeping births of the crew in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200424.php Fri, 24 Apr 2020 08:00:00 MST With spring fast approaching it seemed a good time to show off the fountain room in Sleuthhounds: Cruise with its array of encircling, colourful flowers. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200417.php Fri, 17 Apr 2020 08:00:00 MST With cleaning on everyone's mind, it seems a good time to show the cleaning staff in Sleuthhounds: Cruise doing there thing. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200410.php Fri, 10 Apr 2020 08:00:00 MST The engineering lobby serves as the change over from the refined areas of the cruise ship to the below decks areas in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200403.php Fri, 03 Apr 2020 08:00:00 MST Check out the dual ktichens the cruise ship in Sleuthhounds: Cruise features. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200327.php Fri, 27 Mar 2020 08:00:00 MST Here's a look at Pureluck Homes cabin during the day and the night in the Sleuthhounds: Cruise game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200320.php Fri, 20 Mar 2020 08:00:00 MST Another peek at one the Sleuthhounds: Cruise game's backgrounds. This time it's the lobby to the sky deck. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200313.php Fri, 13 Mar 2020 08:00:00 MST This week it's the finalized entrance to the ship's casino for the Sleuthhounds: Cruise game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200306.php Fri, 06 Mar 2020 08:00:00 MST Check out the spiffy balcony some of the more prominent passengers have attached to their cabins in the Sleuthhounds: Cruise game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200228.php Fri, 28 Feb 2020 08:00:00 MST Now the sleuthhounds can pick locks in a bit more style in the Sleuthhounds: Cruise game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200221.php Fri, 21 Feb 2020 08:00:00 MST Check out the finalized exterior of the Gigantic Joanna cruise ship in the upcoming Sleuthhounds: Cruise game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200207.php Fri, 07 Feb 2020 08:00:00 MST Not only has the cabin safe gotten a visual facelift in Sleuthhounds: Cruise but it now works a whole lot better. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200131.php Fri, 31 Jan 2020 08:00:00 MST New screenshots from Sleuthhounds: Cruise are here! First up, a few suspect interviews. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200124.php Fri, 24 Jan 2020 08:00:00 MST Calculating timelines by estimates and asset counts for Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200117.php Fri, 17 Jan 2020 08:00:00 MST With the start of the new year it's time to finally work on backgrounds, animations, sound effects, dialog recordings, etc. for Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20200110.php Fri, 10 Jan 2020 08:00:00 MST The Sleuthhounds Christmas Sale is back. All of Pureluck Homes and Jane Ampson's adventures now half off! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20191220.php Fri, 20 Dec 2019 08:00:00 MST It's critical for Ampson and Homes to work together in Sleuthhounds: Cruise but there were some technical challenges to make that happen in an efficient way. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20191206.php Fri, 06 Dec 2019 08:00:00 MST Been making sure that doors that are supposed to be locked are locked in Sleuthhounds: Cruise so players can't sneak into areas they shouldn't before the correct time. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20191129.php Fri, 29 Nov 2019 08:00:00 MST All of the side investigations in Sleuthhounds: Cruise are now complete. Major milestone! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20191122.php Fri, 22 Nov 2019 08:00:00 MST Been brainstorming achievements to incldue Sleuthhounds: Cruise while working on side investigations. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20191115.php Fri, 15 Nov 2019 08:00:00 MST The outstanding story work on Sleuthhounds: Cruise gets smaller and smaller as the last of the character interviews fall into place. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20191108.php Fri, 08 Nov 2019 08:00:00 MST The Sleuthhounds Halloween sale is back for another year and with it some new mini mysteries to solve. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20191025.php Fri, 25 Oct 2019 08:00:00 MST Added a little time waster to Sleuthhounds: Cruise where the player can get daily fortunes from a wishing fountain. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20191018.php Fri, 18 Oct 2019 08:00:00 MST Sometimes a little change is all that's needed to make a problem scene work. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20191011.php Fri, 11 Oct 2019 08:00:00 MST Creating a few mini tools to help with audio production on Sleuthhounds: Cruise - once I get there. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20191004.php Fri, 04 Oct 2019 08:00:00 MST There's a new mini game in Sleuthhounds:Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190927.php Fri, 27 Sep 2019 08:00:00 MST I've taken out a couple of little used gameplay mechanics from previous games and its greatly reduced the amount of low vlaue content needed for Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190920.php Fri, 20 Sep 2019 08:00:00 MST How a simple jewelry shop expanded into so much more in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190913.php Fri, 13 Sep 2019 08:00:00 MST I'm back after vacation with an inventory item or two (or 44) to show for Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190906.php Fri, 06 Sep 2019 08:00:00 MST I've started putting together designs for some of the backgorund extras for Sleuthounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190816.php Fri, 16 Aug 2019 08:00:00 MST Adding a game within a game to Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190809.php Fri, 09 Aug 2019 08:00:00 MST Weaving side quests alongside the main storyline of Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190802.php Fri, 02 Aug 2019 08:00:00 MST Ampson's doing pushups to get in shape for the upcoming Sleuthhounds: Cruise game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190726.php Fri, 26 Jul 2019 08:00:00 MST Drawing marble surfaces in a cartoon size for Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190719.php Fri, 19 Jul 2019 08:00:00 MST I've finished implementing the critical path in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. So, what's next? https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190712.php Fri, 12 Jul 2019 08:00:00 MST Juggling story lines, climactic confrontations, and interactivity to make the ending of Sleuthhounds: Cruise just right. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190705.php Fri, 05 Jul 2019 08:00:00 MST Rooms with balconies and making sure characters on different balconies look the same size in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190628.php Fri, 28 Jun 2019 08:00:00 MST The Sleuthhounds Summer Sale is back (all games 50% off on itch.io). PLUS new Mini Mysteries on the site! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190621.php Fri, 21 Jun 2019 08:00:00 MST The ship in Sleuthhounds: Cruise is all laid out now and I'm as surprised as anyone. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190614.php Fri, 14 Jun 2019 08:00:00 MST Reworking puzzle sequences because they don't work with the story. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190607.php Fri, 07 Jun 2019 08:00:00 MST All those choices players can make earlier in Sleuthhounds: Cruise have their ultimate consequences in Act 4. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190531.php Fri, 31 May 2019 08:00:00 MST Recolouring Doctor Seymour to make colour room for background characters. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190524.php Fri, 24 May 2019 08:00:00 MST Added a mild stealth sequence to Sleuthhounds: Cruise. But don't worry, you don't have to keep replaying it until successful. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190517.php Fri, 17 May 2019 08:00:00 MST I had a chance to play through the entirety of Sleuthhounds: Cruise to date and timed how long each Act in it is. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190510.php Fri, 10 May 2019 08:00:00 MST Comparing the puzzle dependency charts of Acts 1 through 3 of Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190503.php Fri, 03 May 2019 08:00:00 MST The critical path of Act 3 of Sleuthhounds: Cruise is scripted. And just a teensy bit over estimate. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190426.php Fri, 26 Apr 2019 08:00:00 MST Trying to find a puzzle challenge that was not too easy, not too complicated, but just right for getting off a balcony in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190419.php Fri, 19 Apr 2019 08:00:00 MST Sometimes reality gives you something so crazily perfect for a story that you can't believe it exists. Chatelaines for Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190412.php Fri, 12 Apr 2019 08:00:00 MST The levers available to an adventure game designer to strategically increase the difficulty of a game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190405.php Fri, 05 Apr 2019 08:00:00 MST How a simple technical scene became banal exposition before transforming into something really interesting in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190329.php Fri, 29 Mar 2019 08:00:00 MST Just like in other media, characters can cause storytelling problems in games but they can also solve them. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190322.php Fri, 22 Mar 2019 08:00:00 MST There's a production schedule for Act 3 of Sleuthhounds: Cruise now and it's looking quite promising. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190315.php Fri, 15 Mar 2019 08:00:00 MST Adding line of sight based shadows to the vents in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190308.php Fri, 08 Mar 2019 08:00:00 MST Cheating in Liar's Dice to improve the narrative in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190301.php Fri, 01 Mar 2019 08:00:00 MST Introducing Edward Noble from the upcoming Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190222.php Fri, 22 Feb 2019 08:00:00 MST Introducing Doctor Michelle Seymour from the upcoming Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190215.php Fri, 15 Feb 2019 08:00:00 MST Adding a flashback investigation scene to Sleuthohunds: Cruise similar to what's seen in Murdoch Mysteries. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190208.php Fri, 08 Feb 2019 08:00:00 MST The critical path of act 2 of the Sleuthhounds: Cruise game is now done! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190201.php Fri, 01 Feb 2019 08:00:00 MST Making it so the player can fail in the upcoming Sleuthhounds: Cruise - but in a good way! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190125.php Fri, 25 Jan 2019 08:00:00 MST Introducing Tobias Rotterdam from the upcoming Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190118.php Fri, 18 Jan 2019 08:00:00 MST Adding a new layer, literally, to the classic note reassembly puzzle type in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190111.php Fri, 11 Jan 2019 08:00:00 MST Introducing Craig Holdfast from the upcoming Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20190104.php Fri, 04 Jan 2019 08:00:00 MST Added a new free games section to the website for, you know, free games. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20181228.php Fri, 28 Dec 2018 08:00:00 MST Introducing Carlotta Travail from the upcoming Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20181221.php Fri, 21 Dec 2018 08:00:00 MST All Sleuthhounds games are on sale for half off through December 26th AND there's new mini mysteries to solve on the site. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20181219.php Fri, 19 Dec 2018 08:00:00 MST Incorporating the interview system from Body Language into Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20181214.php Fri, 14 Dec 2018 08:00:00 MST I scraped together a few hours this past weekend to participate in the latest Ludum Dare game jam and made a little game about sussing oout lies from people you talk to. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20181207.php Fri, 07 Dec 2018 08:00:00 MST Introducing Carmichael Portly from the upcoming Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20181130.php Fri, 30 Nov 2018 08:00:00 MST Introducing Marion Wood from the upcoming Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20181123.php Fri, 23 Nov 2018 08:00:00 MST Focusing puzzle sequences in Sleuthhounds: Cruise by cutting unneccessary minutiae. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20181116.php Fri, 16 Nov 2018 08:00:00 MST Suspects' safes aren't with the new safe cracking abilities in the upcoming Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20181109.php Fri, 09 Nov 2018 08:00:00 MST Introducing another character from the upcoming Sleuthhounds: Cruise, Captain Warwick Windwhistler. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20181102.php Fri, 02 Nov 2018 08:00:00 MST All Sleuthhounds games are on sale for half off through November 1st AND there's new mini mysteries to solve on the site. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20181025.php Fri, 25 Oct 2018 08:00:00 MST Introducing Sir Reginald Price from Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20181019.php Fri, 19 Oct 2018 08:00:00 MST Introducing another character from Sleuthhounds: Cruise and her walk cycles. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20181012.php Fri, 12 Oct 2018 08:00:00 MST Revising rooms in Sleuthhounds: cruise is more easily done in rough drafts than polished assets. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20181005.php Fri, 05 Oct 2018 08:00:00 MST Adding a lamp effect in dark rooms in Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180928.php Fri, 28 Sep 2018 08:00:00 MST Implementing improvements for the character animation system for the upcoming Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180921.php Fri, 21 Sep 2018 08:00:00 MST Designing improvements for the character animation system for the upcoming Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180914.php Fri, 14 Sep 2018 08:00:00 MST Adding visual and audio fainting cues to the surgery seuqnece in the upcoming Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180907.php Fri, 07 Sep 2018 08:00:00 MST Adding colour matched decorations to the cabins of characters in the upcoming Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180831.php Fri, 31 Aug 2018 08:00:00 MST Letting the player play while dialog runs in the background when meeting the doctor in the upcoming Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180824.php Fri, 24 Aug 2018 08:00:00 MST Trying to find a different way to do dialog in a critical conversation in the upcoming Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180817.php Fri, 17 Aug 2018 08:00:00 MST Ampson and Homes get a couple of changes of costume in the upcoming Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180810.php Fri, 10 Aug 2018 08:00:00 MST Thief 3 inspired lock picking has now been added to Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180803.php Fri, 03 Aug 2018 08:00:00 MST The high level structure of Act 2 of Sleuthounds: Cruise examined (no spoilers). https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180727.php Fri, 27 Jul 2018 08:00:00 MST Writing bios for each NPC in Sleuthhounds: Cruise was going well...until I got to the cruise director. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180720.php Fri, 20 Jul 2018 08:00:00 MST Here's the "walking" animation of wheelchair bound Colonel Forsythe for the upcoming Sleuthhounds: Cruise game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180713.php Fri, 13 Jul 2018 08:00:00 MST Creating short bios for each NPC in Sleuthhounds: Cruise helps establish the characters AND provides opportunities for side gameplay. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180706.php Fri, 06 Jul 2018 08:00:00 MST Stuck on the story/design of Sleuthhounds: Cruise, I shifted to something else, and lo the path forward for Cruies was revealed. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180629.php Fri, 29 Jun 2018 08:00:00 MST The Sleuthhounds Summer Sale starts today! To celeberate, try your detecting skills in a series of new single comic book panel mini mysteries. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180619.php Fri, 19 Jun 2018 08:00:00 MST Can't get enough Sleuthhounds? New single comic panel mysteries coming to the website next week! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180615.php Fri, 15 Jun 2018 08:00:00 MST With the Windows 10 Pen more or less working here's a couple of walk animations for Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180601.php Fri, 01 Jun 2018 08:00:00 MST Bringing some sneaky Windows programming to bear to fix the problems Microsoft introduced for pens. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180525.php Fri, 25 May 2018 08:00:00 MST An OS update means drawing on a laptop has gotten a whole lot harder. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180518.php Fri, 18 May 2018 08:00:00 MST Spruced up an old quzzing application this week. Available to download now for free! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180511.php Fri, 11 May 2018 08:00:00 MST The critical path of act 1 of the Sleuthhounds: Cruise game is now done! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180504.php Fri, 04 May 2018 08:00:00 MST Why computer game developers should put a little extra work into their games' save systems. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180427.php Fri, 27 Apr 2018 08:00:00 MST Improving the abilities of NPCs to add more life to Sleuthhounds: Cruise. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180420.php Fri, 20 Apr 2018 08:00:00 MST Sometimes the Sleuthhounds need to work together. Sometimes they need to work apart. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180413.php Fri, 13 Apr 2018 08:00:00 MST Is this the way to make dialog into a workable gameplay mechanic in the Sleuthhounds Cruise computer game? https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180406.php Fri, 06 Apr 2018 08:00:00 MST Still trying to make dialog work as an actual gameplay mechanic in the Sleuthhounds Cruise computer game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180330.php Fri, 30 Mar 2018 08:00:00 MST Trying to make dialog work as an actual gameplay mechanic in the Sleuthhounds Cruise computer game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180323.php Fri, 23 Mar 2018 08:00:00 MST Sleuthhounds Cruise goes back to the age old problem of how to make dialog work as a gameplay mechanic. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180316.php Fri, 16 Mar 2018 08:00:00 MST Taking the dining room puzzle prototype to the next level for the Sleuthhounds Cruise adventure game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180309.php Fri, 9 Mar 2018 08:00:00 MST Good old fashion pencil and paper still has a place in game design for the Sleuthhounds Cruise adventure game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180302.php Fri, 2 Mar 2018 08:00:00 MST Using puzzle dependency charts to design the Sleuthhounds Cruise adventure game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180223.php Fri, 23 Feb 2018 08:00:00 MST Sometimes designing computer game puzzle means breaking out the board game pieces and Lego. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180216.php Fri, 16 Feb 2018 08:00:00 MST It's Valentine's time. What better way to say I love you than with the gift of a Sleuthhounds adventure game. On sale now! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180209.php Fri, 09 Feb 2018 08:00:00 MST Breaking down the Sleuthhounds game design from a geographical standpoint. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180202.php Fri, 02 Feb 2018 08:00:00 MST Beginning the process of breaking down the next Sleuthhounds game into manageable pieces. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180126.php Fri, 26 Jan 2018 08:00:00 MST Check out the designs for the characters in the next Sleuthhounds game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180112.php Fri, 12 Jan 2018 08:00:00 MST See what's in store for SeaLeft Studios in 2018! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20180105.php Fri, 05 Jan 2018 08:00:00 MST Distorting dialog lines to sound like a character is muffled as if talking from another room. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20171229.php Fri, 29 Dec 2017 08:00:00 MST Merry Christmas from SeaLeft Studios! Get in the holdiay spirit with the Sleuthhounds - The Yuletide Tail computer game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20171222.php Fri, 22 Dec 2017 12:00:00 MST Get your Christmas presents early! Sleuthhounds - The Yuletide Tail computer adventure game is available for purchase today! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20171218.php Mon, 18 Dec 2017 12:00:00 MST The rest of the Sleuthhounds computer game series is now on sale in antcipation of the upcoming The Yuletide Tail. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20171215.php Fri, 15 Dec 2017 08:00:00 MST Distorting dialog lines to sound like they come from an olde-timey phonograph. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20171208.php Fri, 08 Dec 2017 08:00:00 MST Come check out the trailer and an assortment of screenshots for the upcoming Sleuthhounds: The Yuletide Tail computer game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20171201.php Fri, 01 Dec 2017 08:00:00 MST The Sleuthhounds: The Yuletide Tail computer game for Windows gets a release date. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20171124.php Fri, 24 Nov 2017 08:00:00 MST The end is in sight for development on Sleuthhounds: The Yuletide Tail. Follow the outstanding issue countdown! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20171117.php Fri, 17 Nov 2017 08:00:00 MST The Doctor Who Project has released a short story of mine featuring their version of the tenth Doctor! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20171110.php Fri, 10 Nov 2017 08:00:00 MST Concluding the look back on the development of the Sleuthhounds: The Halloween Deception computer game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20171103.php Fri, 03 Nov 2017 08:00:00 MST Looking back on the development of the Sleuthhounds: The Halloween Deception computer game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20171027.php Fri, 27 Oct 2017 08:00:00 MST The Sleuthhounds: The Halloween Deception computer adventure game is now on sale until November fourth. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20171020.php Fri, 20 Oct 2017 08:00:00 MST How to make a 2D sprite open a drawer from the outside and then reach inside. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20171013.php Fri, 13 Oct 2017 08:00:00 MST Taking care of those little details to suspend disbelief in the upcoming Sleuthhounds: The Yuletide Tale computer adventure game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20171006.php Fri, 06 Oct 2017 08:00:00 MST How multiple characters working together can enhance storytelling and gameplay opportunities in games. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170929.php Fri, 29 Sep 2017 08:00:00 MST Jane Ampson finally uses her umbrella for its intended purpose in the upcoming Sleuthhounds: The Yuletide Tale computer advenutre game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170922.php Fri, 22 Sep 2017 08:00:00 MST Adding snow and breath puffs to the upcoming Sleuthhounds: The Yuletide Tale computer game to give a wintery effect. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170915.php Fri, 15 Sep 2017 08:00:00 MST Planning for this year's NaNoWriMo - National Novel Writing Month! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170908.php Fri, 08 Sep 2017 08:00:00 MST Build your own line of dialog in this puzzle sequence in the upcoming Sleuthhounds The Yuletide Tale computer game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170901.php Fri, 01 Sep 2017 08:00:00 MST A timeline (not the puzzle kind) of events in the Sleuthhounds storyverse. When do all those games happen anyway? https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170825.php Fri, 25 Aug 2017 08:00:00 MST The Sleuthhounds series of games is now on sale for a limited time! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170818.php Fri, 18 Aug 2017 08:00:00 MST The timeline returns to the newly title Sleuthhounds Christmas computer game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170811.php Fri, 11 Aug 2017 08:00:00 MST Adding the ability to save and load games in Robyn HUD. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170804.php Fri, 04 Aug 2017 08:00:00 MST Take a peek at the first of the guards who will be trying to catch Robyn HUD in the upcoming computer game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170728.php Fri, 28 Jul 2017 08:00:00 MST Making the visuals for the hacking system of Robyn HUD presentable. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170721.php Fri, 21 Jul 2017 08:00:00 MST Revising the first draft of the Robyn HUD intro to second draft status. Using Twine! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170714.php Fri, 14 Jul 2017 08:00:00 MST Sometimes life gives you lemons. And sometimes it gives you an awesome pile of rotted wood to record sound from. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170707.php Fri, 07 Jul 2017 08:00:00 MST Another work in progress model for the Robyn HUD game, but with a twist. This one's made in Blender. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170630.php Fri, 30 Jun 2017 08:00:00 MST A few tips on keeping a creative project moving forward when your interest wanes. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170623.php Fri, 23 Jun 2017 08:00:00 MST Making Robyn HUD easier and better to play through resizing windows. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170616.php Fri, 16 Jun 2017 08:00:00 MST Extracting blueprints from levels for the Robyn HUD game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170609.php Fri, 09 Jun 2017 08:00:00 MST As the Christmas Sleuthhounds game has been developed the story has expanded. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170602.php Fri, 02 Jun 2017 08:00:00 MST Find out how Robyn thinks thanks to her AI system in the upcoming Robyn HUD computer game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170526.php Fri, 26 May 2017 08:00:00 MST A quick look at the hacking protoype for the upcoming Robyn HUD computer game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170519.php Fri, 19 May 2017 08:00:00 MST Check out some early shots of Robyn's getaway car from the upcoming Robyn HUD computer game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170512.php Fri, 12 May 2017 08:00:00 MST A new spin on puzzles in the Christmas Sleuthhounds game and a couple of deleted scenes. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170505.php Fri, 05 May 2017 08:00:00 MST The continuing evolution of one of the main characters in the Robyn HUD game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170428.php Fri, 28 Apr 2017 08:00:00 MST Arthur. The police van. Work in progress, but it's the first scene of Robyn HUD. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170421.php Fri, 21 Apr 2017 08:00:00 MST A sneak peek at one of the supporting characters in the Robyn HUD game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170414.php Fri, 14 Apr 2017 08:00:00 MST Using the Kinect to capture facial animations for use in Robyn HUD. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170407.php Fri, 07 Apr 2017 08:00:00 MST Making a stair builder tool to build stairs for Robyn HUD. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170331.php Fri, 31 Mar 2017 08:00:00 MST The Christmas themed Sleuthhounds game is going well thanks to the earlier games in the series. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170324.php Fri, 24 Mar 2017 08:00:00 MST Some work in progress shots of the cop van for the Robyn HUD game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170317.php Fri, 17 Mar 2017 08:00:00 MST A handful of objects to help fill the environments of the Robyn HUD game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170310.php Fri, 10 Mar 2017 08:00:00 MST Writing a branching narrative script for the Robyn HUD game using Twine. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170303.php Fri, 03 Mar 2017 08:00:00 MST Developing the story for the Robyn HUD game. Even more complex than a novel! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170224.php Fri, 24 Feb 2017 08:00:00 MST The first in-production level of the Robyn HUD game gets a coat of paint. Or texture. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170217.php Fri, 17 Feb 2017 08:00:00 MST Big sale on now for the Valentine's Vendetta game marked by new trailer! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170210.php Fri, 10 Feb 2017 08:00:00 MST Development of the face model for the Robyn character in Robyn HUD. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170203.php Fri, 03 Feb 2017 08:00:00 MST Development of the model for the Robyn character in Robyn HUD. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170127.php Fri, 27 Jan 2017 08:00:00 MST The Robyn HUD stealth strategy computer game enters full production! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170120.php Fri, 20 Jan 2017 08:00:00 MST Roughing in the form of the first in-production game level in Robyn HUD. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170113.php Fri, 13 Jan 2017 08:00:00 MST Another sneak peek at the 2017 Christmas Sleuthhounds game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20170106.php Fri, 06 Jan 2017 08:00:00 MST Christmas 2017 comes early with a first screenshot of upcoming Christmas Sleuthhounds game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20161223.php Fri, 23 Dec 2016 08:00:00 MST Being inspired by computer games for younger gamers. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20161216.php Fri, 16 Dec 2016 08:00:00 MST Figuring out the visual look of the Robyn HUD computer game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20161209.php Fri, 09 Dec 2016 08:00:00 MST How Ocean's Eleven and Rainbow Six inspired the planning in Robyn HUD. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20161202.php Fri, 02 Dec 2016 08:00:00 MST Guards need a bit more smarts than bystanders in the upcoming Robyn HUD computer game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20161125.php Fri, 25 Nov 2016 08:00:00 MST Giving life to bystanders in the upcoming Robyn HUD computer game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20161118.php Fri, 18 Nov 2016 08:00:00 MST Using Home Designer and SimCity to desgin my next computer game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20161111.php Fri, 11 Nov 2016 08:00:00 MST Generating ideas for my next creative project. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20161104.php Fri, 04 Nov 2016 08:00:00 MST The newest Sleuthhounds computer adventure game is available now and it's Halloween themed! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20161031.php Fri, 31 Oct 2016 12:00:00 MST A new Sleuthhounds computer adventure game is releasing in three days! Trailer available now. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20161028.php Fri, 28 Oct 2016 08:00:00 MST The next Sleuthhounds computer adventure game is on track for its Halloween debut and is receiving its final coat of polish. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20161021.php Fri, 21 Oct 2016 08:00:00 MST Fixed deadlines focus development. Especially when you have a Halloween Sleuthhounds game releasing in a couple of weeks. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20161014.php Fri, 14 Oct 2016 08:00:00 MST Follow the item list coutndown to completion for the upcoming Sleuthhounds - The Halloween Deception computer adventure game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20161007.php Fri, 07 Oct 2016 08:00:00 MST The upcoming Sleuthhounds - The Halloween Deception computer adventure game will allow for skipping cutscenes. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160930.php Fri, 30 Sep 2016 08:00:00 MST Adding animation to the party scene in the upcoming Sleuthhounds - The Halloween Deception computer adventure game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160923.php Fri, 23 Sep 2016 08:00:00 MST The Sleuthhounds Halloween adventure (finally) gets a name! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160916.php Fri, 16 Sep 2016 08:00:00 MST The next Sleuthhounds computer adventure game is playable from start to finish! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160909.php Fri, 09 Sep 2016 08:00:00 MST New computer adventure game Amelia Deerhart and the Elemental Temple now available! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160902.php Fri, 02 Sep 2016 08:00:00 MST Dealing with the design challenges of crowds in adventure games. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160826.php Fri, 26 Aug 2016 08:00:00 MST Increasing interaction density in point-n-click adventure games. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160819.php Fri, 19 Aug 2016 08:00:00 MST What to do when game puzzle design takes on a life of its own. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160812.php Fri, 12 Aug 2016 08:00:00 MST Picking up the pace on developing the next Sleuthhounds computer adventure game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160805.php Fri, 05 Aug 2016 08:00:00 MST Bobbing for 3D apples in a 2D Sleuthhounds game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160729.php Fri, 29 Jul 2016 08:00:00 MST Figuring out which ideas to spend your creative time on. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160722.php Fri, 22 Jul 2016 08:00:00 MST Correcting for a tilted Kinect and letting the 3D model jump. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160715.php Fri, 15 Jul 2016 08:00:00 MST Binding Kinect motion capture data onto a 3D model. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160708.php Fri, 08 Jul 2016 08:00:00 MST Getting motion capture data from the Mircosoft Kinect using the SDK. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160701.php Fri, 01 Jul 2016 08:00:00 MST The bulk of the animations for the Sleuthhounds Halloween adventure are now done! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160624.php Fri, 24 Jun 2016 08:00:00 MST Using static and dynamic lighting data from Quake III's BSP level file format. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160617.php Fri, 17 Jun 2016 08:00:00 MST Getting started with the Microsoft Kinect to record motion capture for games. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160610.php Fri, 10 Jun 2016 08:00:00 MST Cutscenes that keep the player playing (playables!). https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160603.php Fri, 03 Jun 2016 08:00:00 MST Stealth gets a name and a facelift. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160527.php Fri, 27 May 2016 08:00:00 MST Developing the prototype of my new computer game code named Stealth. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160520.php Fri, 20 May 2016 08:00:00 MST Some thoughts on telling better stories in games. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160513.php Fri, 13 May 2016 08:00:00 MST Reflecting on why stories in games have been terrible. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160506.php Fri, 06 May 2016 08:00:00 MST Why Windows 10 isn't a good fit for me. Your mileage may vary. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160429.php Fri, 29 Apr 2016 08:00:00 MST My newest computer game project that's in the works. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160422.php Fri, 22 Apr 2016 08:00:00 MST How existing game tech solved an a-maze-ing problem in the next Sleuthhounds game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160415.php Fri, 15 Apr 2016 08:00:00 MST Visually indicating critical sounds in computer games. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160408.php Fri, 08 Apr 2016 08:00:00 MST Writer's block? Coder's block? go for a walk. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160401.php Fri, 01 Apr 2016 08:00:00 MST What happens when story drives game tech? Awesome stuff! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160325.php Fri, 25 Mar 2016 08:00:00 MST The Sleuthhounds are coming to your next Halloween party. Start preparing now. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160318.php Fri, 18 Mar 2016 08:00:00 MST Keeping a computer game moving along even when players do less than optimal things. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160311.php Fri, 11 Mar 2016 08:00:00 MST Saving critical data from a cantankerous laptop. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160304.php Fri, 04 Mar 2016 08:00:00 MST Discover my friend Radu's new computer game and help him to get greenlit on Steam. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160226.php Fri, 26 Feb 2016 08:00:00 MST Describing the medical (not really) condition that exists upon completing a big creative project. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160219.php Fri, 19 Feb 2016 08:00:00 MST The newest Sleuthhounds computer adventure game is available now and it's Valentine's themed! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160214.php Fri, 14 Feb 2016 12:00:00 MST A new Sleuthhounds computer adventure game is releasing in two days! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160212.php Fri, 12 Feb 2016 08:00:00 MST What changes to production are needed with two player characters in a computer game? https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160205.php Fri, 05 Feb 2016 08:00:00 MST How does having both Pureluck Homes and Jane Ampson in a computer game affect that game's design? https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160129.php Fri, 29 Jan 2016 08:00:00 MST You've just finished your first computer game! Now what? https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160122.php Fri, 22 Jan 2016 08:00:00 MST Creating animations for computer games. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160115.php Fri, 15 Jan 2016 08:00:00 MST Your first computer game is done. Give it to other people! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160108.php Fri, 08 Jan 2016 08:00:00 MST What's coming up for SeaLeft Studios in the worlds of books and computer games? https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20160101.php Fri, 01 Jan 2016 08:00:00 MST Breathe life into your first computer game by adding sound effects and music. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20151225.php Fri, 25 Dec 2015 08:00:00 MST New mini computer game Rise of the Weeds now available! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20151218.php Fri, 18 Dec 2015 08:00:00 MST Making your game playable from beginning to end. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20151211.php Fri, 11 Dec 2015 08:00:00 MST Two events to get you coding your way towards a computer game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20151204.php Fri, 04 Dec 2015 08:00:00 MST Some simple tools and methods to spruce up the artwork in your first comptuer game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20151127.php Fri, 27 Nov 2015 08:00:00 MST It's almost time to count your words on NaNoWriMo! Disguise those words before uploading them. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20151120.php Fri, 20 Nov 2015 08:00:00 MST Let the player take everything not bolted down with them to use later in your first computer game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20151113.php Fri, 13 Nov 2015 08:00:00 MST Satin and Sutherland are returning for a new novel! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20151106.php Fri, 06 Nov 2015 08:00:00 MST The newest Sleuthhounds computer adventure game is available now for download absolutely free! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20151104.php Wed, 04 Nov 2015 12:00:00 MST Let the player actually do something other than just walk around your first computer game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20151030.php Fri, 30 Oct 2015 08:00:00 MST The Sleuthhounds - The Cursed Cannon computer game for Windows PC now has a release date! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20151023.php Fri, 23 Oct 2015 08:00:00 MST Turn a collection of photographs into the virtual world for your first computer game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20151016.php Fri, 16 Oct 2015 08:00:00 MST Five good reasons why you too should write a novel during National Novel Writing Month. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20151009.php Fri, 09 Oct 2015 08:00:00 MST Let's get started on your first computer game with some of the artwork. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20151002.php Fri, 02 Oct 2015 08:00:00 MST The growing pains of the new game mechanic in the upcoming Sleuthhounds: The Cursed Cannon. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150925.php Fri, 25 Sep 2015 08:00:00 MST Starting a new blog series that will see you (yes, you!) creating your very own computer game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150918.php Fri, 18 Sep 2015 08:00:00 MST The end is in sight on the next Sleuthhounds computer game! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150911.php Fri, 11 Sep 2015 08:00:00 MST Play as Dracula in this new short computer game available now! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150904.php Fri, 04 Sep 2015 08:00:00 MST Check out my artwork in two computer games made for the recent "to give a game" challenge. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150828.php Fri, 28 Aug 2015 08:00:00 MST Improving the performance of the Sleuthhouds: The Cursed Cannon game through the magic of profiling. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150821.php Fri, 21 Aug 2015 08:00:00 MST My Doctor Who short story has been published! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150814.php Fri, 14 Aug 2015 08:00:00 MST Learn how the computer interfered with diagnosing the performance of Sleuthhouds: The Cursed Cannon. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150807.php Fri, 07 Aug 2015 08:00:00 MST Discover my friend Shane's new computer game and help him to get greenlit on Steam. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150731.php Fri, 31 Jul 2015 08:00:00 MST The sordid story on why the second Sleuthhoounds game still isn't out yet. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150724.php Fri, 24 Jul 2015 08:00:00 MST The benefits of writing your own computer game engine. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150717.php Fri, 17 Jul 2015 08:00:00 MST Sleuthhounds: The Cursed Cannon gets a facelift. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150710.php Fri, 10 Jul 2015 08:00:00 MST Improving the look of the Sleuthhounds games. Plus game 2 gets its official title. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150703.php Fri, 03 Jul 2015 08:00:00 MST Comparing where computer gameplay comes from. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150626.php Fri, 26 Jun 2015 08:00:00 MST The final benefit on writing comics. Practicing the ol' humor routine. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150619.php Fri, 19 Jun 2015 08:00:00 MST Addressing play test issues, adjusting assumptions, and evolving a game. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150612.php Fri, 12 Jun 2015 08:00:00 MST What happens when players play test computer games? The shattering of assumptions. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150605.php Fri, 05 Jun 2015 08:00:00 MST How magic helped me become a better public speaker. No trick. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150529.php Fri, 29 May 2015 08:00:00 MST We've seen the analysis, we've seen the design, now let's see how the Sleuthhounds Story Board interface was actually realized. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150522.php Fri, 22 May 2015 08:00:00 MST Another benefit of comics? Yep. What's this one? Pacey dialog. Nah, it'll never catch on. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150515.php Fri, 15 May 2015 08:00:00 MST My final comparison of the different eBook publishing platforms in a handy chart format. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150508.php Fri, 08 May 2015 08:00:00 MST Designing new game play mechanics is not always an easy task. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150501.php Fri, 01 May 2015 08:00:00 MST What works and what doesn't with adventure game dialog trees and where to go from there. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150424.php Fri, 24 Apr 2015 08:00:00 MST Want to write tight? Put some physical limits in the way of your word-splosions. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150417.php Fri, 17 Apr 2015 08:00:00 MST My experience publishing my eBook through iBooks store with Apple's iTunes Connect and iTunes Producer. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150410.php Fri, 10 Apr 2015 08:00:00 MST Designing the story and puzzles for the second Sleuthhounds computer game demo. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150403.php Fri, 03 Apr 2015 08:00:00 MST The second Sleuthhounds computer game demo already has something to show for itself. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150327.php Fri, 27 Mar 2015 08:00:00 MST How failure in the comic led to stronger story planning skills. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150320.php Fri, 20 Mar 2015 08:00:00 MST My experience publishing my eBook on Google Play with Google's Book Partner Center. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150313.php Fri, 13 Mar 2015 08:00:00 MST The first Sleuthhounds computer adventure game demo is available now for download! https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150306.php Fri, 06 Mar 2015 12:00:00 MST The countdown is on! One week to the Sleuthhounds adventure game demo. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150227.php Fri, 27 Feb 2015 08:00:00 MST Developing characters bit by bit. The next in my series on the benefits of writing comics. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150220.php Fri, 20 Feb 2015 08:00:00 MST My experience publishing my eBook with Kobo's Writing Life. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150213.php Fri, 13 Feb 2015 08:00:00 MST The Sleuthhounds demo is coming soon, but where did it come FROM? https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150206.php Fri, 06 Feb 2015 08:00:00 MST Deadlines based on estimates. Estimates based on actuals. And where's the Sleuthhounds demo? https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150130.php Fri, 30 Jan 2015 08:00:00 MST What's the difference between an ISBN and eISBN? ISBN 10 and ISBN 13? And where do I get these magical numbers? https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150123.php Fri, 23 Jan 2015 08:00:00 MST Getting used to the fear of publishing and putting yourself out there. The next in my series on the benefits of writing comics. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150116.php Fri, 16 Jan 2015 08:00:00 MST My experience publishing my eBook with Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150109.php Fri, 09 Jan 2015 08:00:00 MST You've made your resolutions now make time for them. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20150102.php Fri, 02 Jan 2015 08:00:00 MST I've updated the first computer game I made to include a new Kid Mode and other improvements. Download a free, post-Christmas present. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20141226.php Fri, 26 Dec 2014 10:30:00 MST I've written web comics regularly for nearly a decade. See how it's helped me become a better prose writer in this start to a new series of blog posts. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20141219.php Fri, 19 Dec 2014 08:00:00 MST Get an early peak at the Sleuthhounds computer game, the next big project coming from SeaLeft Studios in 2015. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20141212.php Fri, 12 Dec 2014 08:00:00 MST Satin and Sutherland - The Golden Curse, my first novel, is AVAILABLE NOW! Discover more about it. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20141205.php Fri, 05 Dec 2014 11:30:00 MST My first novel - a steampunk / western / adventure / treasure hunt / buddy story set in the Dominion of Canada in 1879 - is releasing soon! Discover more about it. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20141128.php Fri, 28 Nov 2014 08:00:00 MST Learn more about the Cubes web comics. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20141121.php Fri, 21 Nov 2014 08:00:00 MST Technical gotchas to watch for when creating an ebook cover. https://www.sealeftstudios.com/blog/blog20141114.php Fri, 14 Nov 2014 08:00:00 MST SeaLeft Studios has opened it's doors! Come on in and look around. https://www.sealeftstudios.com Fri, 07 Nov 2014 16:00:00 MST