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The Future of Ruckingenur
So here’s the deal: you all seemed to really like Ruckingenur, but there weren’t enough levels, and that’s a problem. A lot of you have suggested that I release a level editor but, as it currently stands, I don’t think that’s going to happen any time soon. Why? Because almost all of the effort that […]
Thanks, Everyone!
Thank you to everyone who came here from Hackaday – in the past two days, I’ve had over 3000 downloads of Ruckingenur II, along with about a thousand combined downloads of my other games. Your comments have bolstered my spirits and my faith in the notion of Games for Engineers, a niche that I’m happy […]
Spah’s Sappin’ Mah Sentry!
My new office is pretty boring and empty, aside from the five computers and their accessories scattered around. Thinking about decorations, it occurred to me that I had just about all the parts I needed to build my very own Electro-Sapper from Team Fortress 2! It didn’t occur to me until after I started that […]
World War Failure!
I playtested my new tabletop game, World War Awesome!, last night. It wasn’t very satisfying. It all came together into a fairly complicated and bulky game, which I think would have been okay if playing it resembled having fun. The Superpanzers, the only mechanic that I really liked in the game (and happened to be […]
Settling In
If you’re privy to details about my real life, you’d already know that I recently moved to Seattle. If you’re not in the know, I recently moved to Seattle! It’s been a little hectic with moving stuff from storage and putting together Ikea furniture and playing TF2, but I managed to get some work done […]
Ruckingenur II
Now available: Ruckingenur II, the latest game in my Games for Engineers series! In the style of the first Ruckingenur, Ruckingenur II is a game of “rock and roll” reverse engineering of electrical circuits. Unlike the first Ruckingenur, Ruckingenur II is a full game, complete with multiple levels, a soundtrack, and live-action video sequences. Help […]
Ruckingenur Movie Props
In case it wasn’t apparent from the trailer, I’m currently working on a sequel to Ruckingenur – Ruckingenur Two. I decided to tell the story with video cutscenes, so I needed to make some props! They’re most definitely just stacked cardboard with art from the game glued on top, but they seem to work pretty […]
Coming Soon, Summer 2008
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Rebar Knife
I made this a while ago, but never actually got around to posting it. I was trying to make a “sword” out of a continuous piece of rebar, but the handle ended up melting off in the fire. Oops. So, I flattened the bottom out and punched some holes through with a pointy steel rod, […]
Mushroom Screws?
Like some sort of stoner, I was playing with a screw sitting on my desk when it occurred to me that they sort of look like mushrooms! I’m sure I’ve made things that were a bigger waste of time?