sop3000

Developing a sci-fi flying action arcade game.

[Nathan Baugh @nathanbaugh27]

In 4 minutes, Kurt Vonnegut explained stories better than anyone I’ve ever heard.

“The shape of the curve is what matters. Not their origins.”

He plots stories on 2 axes:

X: Time
Y: Good fortune / ill fortune

He goes on to say,

“Somebody gets into trouble, then gets out of it again. People love that story. They never get tired of it.”

Point 1:

Stories have defined patterns.

In Joseph Campbell’s Hero of a Thousand Faces, he makes the case for the Hero’s Journey.

Since then, it’s become the most famous storytelling structure in the world.

Vonnegut argued stories could be divided into 8 shapes.

Each story, he said, fit one of the 8.

Point 2:

Vonnegut says,

“Be a sadist. No matter how sweet and innocent your leading characters, make awful things happen to them — so the reader may see what they're made of.”

To see who your characters really are, you have to make them suffer.

Only then does your audience have someone worth cheering for.

Point 3:

End on a high note.

Vonnegut says, “It’s not accidental that the line ends up higher than where it began. This is encouraging to readers.”

The way a story makes people feel when they finish is how they remember it.

It’s called recency bias.

Lift people up and they will love you.

***

“There are people. There are stories. The people think they shape the stories, but the reverse is often closer to the truth.”

I wrote this with @RobbieCrab. Follow him for lessons on storytelling + fundraising.

And I talk about creative storytelling. Follow @nathanbaugh27 for more like that.

[sop3000 @sop_3000]

Fighter textured
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[sop3000 @sop_3000]

Algorithmic alien spaceships made with grasshopper 3d
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[sop3000 @sop_3000]

Building the level with in-game editor and test flying it right away.

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[sop3000 @sop_3000]

Quick and agile Light Fighter. Highly maneuverable and responsive to controls. Comes equipped with two synchronized plasma guns.

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[sop3000 @sop_3000]

This automatic homing rocket turret fires a volley of 8 homing rockets in 1.6 seconds with only 2 seconds pause between volleys. Good luck running away from that.

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[sop3000 @sop_3000]

Double-barrel automatic plasma turret.

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[sop3000 @sop_3000]

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[sop3000 @sop_3000]

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[sop3000 @sop_3000]

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[⚔️ MacGhriogair ⚔️ @_MacGhriogair_]

sop3000 Gameplay - @sop_3000

#IndieGames #IndieGame #Gaming #PCGaming #LetsPlay https://t.co/H45twLzPpK

[Dylan Jones @tDJ]

If you took a 3 year break from UI design, now you're all caught up:

[Sbootcamp FinTech @sbcFinTech]

#SIXHackathon is back. Sign up now and spread the news https://t.co/nALFmiWrxt #Fintech #Hackathon @sixgroup

[DEV Community @ThePracticalDev]

2 unit tests. 0 integration tests https://t.co/V2Z9F4G1sJ

[sop3000 @sop_3000]

#fintech #hackathon https://t.co/SCTOwPsO7w

[MetArena.GG @MetArenaGG]

On #IndieFeatureMonday, we covered #IndieDev @sop_3000 @Morphadox @RevealTheDeep @EATMEATGame #GamersUnite #GameDev

[sop3000 @sop_3000]

@nestoriaan right, that open space scene can get really overloaded, once you are close to enemy base. have to balance it better...

[sop3000 @sop_3000]

@nestoriaan hey, thanks for trying my game out! glad you found it fun to play!

[MetArena.GG @MetArenaGG]

#IndieDev @sop_3000 is a work in-progress. Follow them for updates on this futuristic fighter. #IndieFeatureMonday