Thursday, April 10, 2008
Portfolio: Michael Stowell
Name - Michael Stowell
Date of Birth - 22.07.1984
Contact - mike"at"rookie3.co.uk
Msn - mike"at"rookie3.co.uk
Willing to work - United Kingdom
Available for work - June 2008
Curriculum vitae :
Viewable Online
Michael_Stowell_CV PDF (84kb)
Michael_Stowell_CV DOC (52kb)
4E6 - Work in progress
Created Using:
Visual C++, Ogre, Ogrenewt, Newton physics library, HLSL, CG, CEGUI, Open Input System, Fmod.
Description:
This project is a combination of my code base fromDestinatum Engine and Ogre (open source graphics rendering engine). It was a requirement for a university assignment that I used Ogre to create a game of pretty much any description, so I combined the work I had already done on Destinatum engine into Ogre allowing me to have a framework set up and finally develop a game with what i have been developing for the last few years.
Development Blog: Link
Download: note this is currently in Beta stage Right click and Save as (32 mb)
Source Code: note this is currently in Beta stage Right click and Save as
Multi threaded wave simulation using the PS3 - Work in progress
Created Using:
gcc, g++, libSpe, Irrlicht.
Description:
This project (my dissertation) is an investigation into an optimal technique for simulating ocean waves using IBM’s cell processor on the Playstation 3 and analysing its performance using a range of simulated workloads whilst comparing the results to that of Intel’s Core 2 Duo processor range.
Development Blog: Link
Download: Coming soon
Source Code: Available on request by email
SDL Shooter
Created Using:
C++, SDL, SDL Mixer,
Description:
A top-scrolling shooter made using C++ and SDL, it provides a demonstration of the following technologies:
Particle System, Sound Effects / Music, Power ups / Health, Transparency, Animation, Scoring System, Enemys / Bosses, Tile mapped Levels, fully compatible with tile maps created using Mappy :http://www.tilemap.co.uk/, Splash Screen’s using Ascii art outputed as text .
Development Blog: Link
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Source Code: Right click and Save as
Destinatum Engine
Created Using:
C++, DirectX 9, Newton physics library
Description:
This has been my main personal project for the last 2-3 years, it is basically my own 3D engine built using c++ and DirectX 9 which i created as a learning exercise in order to aid my learning of 3D techniques and mathematics. it is possible to edit your own scenes via text files, features bounding sphere collision, sky box, lighting can be positioned via text file, skinned animated meshes are supported in the .X file format.
Development Blog: Link1 Link2
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Source Code: Right click and Save as
3D Casino
Created Using:
C++, DirectX 9
Description:
This is the first minor project I started using Destinatum engine I have been working on for the last couple of years, it would eventually become a full blown casino game (if I had the artwork) currently its possible to walk up to the blackjack table and play against the computer dealer.
Development Blog: Casino
Download: Right click and Save as
Source Code: No longer availible
Text based game engine
Created Using:
C++, Windows API
Description:
An assignment for university, demonstrating usage of the Standard Template Library, and related data structures. it is a flexible engine that will allow a user to create a text based game simply by editing data files (for full feature list please read the blog).
Development Blog: Link
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Source Code: Right click and Save as
Two player Draughts game
Created Using:
C++, Windows API
Description:
An assignment for university as a learning exercise in how different data structures are used in games. demonstrates simple game play mechanics. (for full feature list please read the blog)
Development Blog: Link
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Source Code: Right click and Save as
Arkanoid clone for the Xbox 360 and PC
Created Using:
C#, XNA game studio
Description:
Ok this is just a small thing i did last year as soon as the runtimes for the xbox 360 where released just for me to see how quickly i could throw something together in a language id never developed in (c#) and a platform i had never developed for.
This is approximately 5 hours work and is pretty much no-frills, has collision detection and plays as it should, a future revision will have a number of levels, proper ball physics and an interface.
Development Blog: Link
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Source Code: Right click and Save as