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Mid-Century Modern Cartoon Style

Steven Monson | December 28, 2020 | Notes | No Comments

Mid-Century Modern cartoons have a very unique nostalgic style.  I decided it might be fun to collect some mid-century modern references and write a little about the subject.  I while…

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Useful InDesign Tips for Making Books

Steven Monson | December 23, 2020 | Notes | No Comments

I’m making this post primary for myself.  When figuring out how to make a long-form book in InDesign I had to look up a bunch of different things.  I decided…

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Great Old Games on Archive.org

Steven Monson | December 10, 2020 | Uncategorized | No Comments

There are quite a few fun games on Archive.org.  Here’s a short list of recommenced titles. 1. Root Beer Tapper   2. Lode Runner   3. The Lost Vikings  …

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Construct 3 Mesh Distortion

Steven Monson | December 10, 2020 | Uncategorized | No Comments

Construct 3 recently came out with a new Mesh Distortion Feature.  You can see the standard example in the tweet below… Work in progress: mesh editor! Create and adjust meshes…

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Making Videos with Alpha Transparency for the Web

Steven Monson | August 17, 2020 | Uncategorized | No Comments

Recently I’ve been researching how to make transparent HTML5 video.   Last week I experimented with using HTML Canvas with a green pixels transparent.  This allowed me to turn green screen…

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Transparent Green Screen Video With HTML Canvas

Steven Monson | August 13, 2020 | Miscellaneous | No Comments

Looking for true alpha transparency?  Check out Making Videos with Alpha Transparency for the Web. I saw an article on MDM Webdocs that demonstrated how you can use HTML Canvas…

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Searching for a Castle Platformer Tileset

Steven Monson | January 28, 2020 | Notes,Useful Tools & Links | No Comments

Last night I was talking with my wife about some really amazing music she was writing, and said “I need to make a game set in castle that is inspired…

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“The Magic Adventure” A Story I Wrote When I Was 11

Steven Monson | January 25, 2020 | Miscellaneous | No Comments

The following is the first chapters from a story I wrote when I was 11 years old.  I wouldn’t go so far as to say it is well written, but…

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Making a Great Game Trailer

Steven Monson | June 18, 2019 | Notes | No Comments

Note: This article is a work in progress (and is mostly a reference for myself). A great video game trailer is more than just a collection of random clips from…

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Good Level Design (notes)

Steven Monson | November 13, 2018 | Notes | No Comments

I recently watched this video on “Good Level Design” and decided I would take some notes. 10 Principles of Good Level Design Good Level Design… Is Fun to Navigate. Create…

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Notes on Game Feeling

Steven Monson | May 30, 2018 | Notes | No Comments

It’s important that game characters and controls feel good.  They should be inherently fun, even without clever levels, impressive graphics, or complex enemies. Controls that Feel Right For example, with…

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Music for My Pixel Knight Game

Steven Monson | February 5, 2018 | Useful Tools & Links | No Comments

I’ve been working on a simple pixel knight game and I wanted to collect some potential music that I could use for it.   FANTASY FOREST BATTLE (LOOPING) – For an RPG…

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Making epub files for ebooks

Steven Monson | March 15, 2017 | Notes | 1 Comment

I did some research into how to make ebooks today.  I ran across this article called 4 Ways to Create an ePub eBook which was extremely helpful. Epubs are Specialized Zip Files…

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Pyxel Edit

Steven Monson | November 4, 2016 | Useful Tools & Links | No Comments

Pyxel Edit sounds like a great program for making tile maps or pixel art.  The best part about this program is that it makes it easy to make seamless tile-sets…

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Cool Space Aesthetic That Would Look Cool In A Game

Steven Monson | October 5, 2016 | Notes | No Comments

I saw this web design and thought it would make a really nice aesthetic for a video game…   Update – A Design Based on The Inspiration a while after…

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A Game Crafter (A Self Publisher for Board Games)

Steven Monson | September 29, 2016 | Useful Tools & Links | No Comments

I just found a really cool website thegamecrafter.com that lets you publish your own board games.  I find this very interesting as I might be interested in making a card…

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Mario Suite Performed by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Steven Monson | September 15, 2016 | Miscellaneous | No Comments

The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra performs a suite of Super Mario Brothers, Megaman, The Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy and more. Below is the video set to start with the…

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A Dungeon Tileset

Steven Monson | July 26, 2016 | Useful Tools & Links | No Comments

I found this tile set for creating RPG (think the Legend of Zelda) dungeons. It’s nice artwork, and feel pretty complete. It has treasure chests, doors, keys, stairs, barrels, switches,…

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Chinese Dragon Game (Early Alpha Testing) version 0.2

Steven Monson | July 6, 2016 | Game Updates & Demos | No Comments

Play the Demo I’m currently working on a game involving a dragon that navigates tunnels.  Click the mouse to go up. Release to go down.  Also works with touch screens.

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Turret Master version 0.3

Steven Monson | June 10, 2016 | Game Updates & Demos | No Comments

https://www.monsonproductions.com/games/TurretMaster-0-3 The newest version.  Details coming soon. https://i.giphy.com/lbHcBbu4jCscE.gif

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