Monthly GameSalad Meetup Thursday October 1 2015 at 7pm CST (01:00 GMT)

BlackCloakGSBlackCloakGS Member, PRO Posts: 2,250
edited October 2015 in Official GameSalad Meetup

Topic: Springs in GameSalad

Come learn about GameSalad and meet other GameSalad creators. Chat with some of the developers behind GameSalad, including GameSalad's own Steve Jakab (a.k.a stevej), Alan Uthoff (a.k.a. BlackCloakGS), Tan Tran (a.k.a. adent42)

Description:
RThurman will be presenting talk about:
In 1660 Robert Hooke invented the watch spring so that people didn’t have to rely on pendulum clocks to tell time. In so doing, he came up with Hooke’s Law – the law of springiness. Then he got mad and had a big fight with Isaac Newton over who invented gravity so everybody decided to forget about him. But they couldn’t forget his law of elasticity! Now Hooke’s law is used everywhere! This presentation will show how to use Hooke’s Law to make your actors come alive with elasticity. You will see how to make buttons jiggle like Jello, sliders move like they’re attached to rubber bands, and the camera shake like an earthquake. (Hooke was really into earthquakes!)

We might even see a demonstration on how to make a bobble-head doll! (Hooke would be so proud!)

If you can't join us in person, join us online

Comments

  • MentalDonkeyGamesMentalDonkeyGames Member Posts: 1,276

    Awesome subject! Will do my best to attend.

  • Braydon_SFXBraydon_SFX Member, Sous Chef, Bowlboy Sidekick Posts: 9,273

    Looking forward to it!

  • ArmellineArmelline Member, PRO Posts: 5,397

    Should be interesting! When @RThurman has something to say, I definitely intend to listen!

  • SLOCM3ZSLOCM3Z Member Posts: 797

    Sounds fun! I want a bobble head in Creator!

  • grishlockgrishlock Member, PRO Posts: 32

    Looking forward to it!

  • BlackCloakGSBlackCloakGS Member, PRO Posts: 2,250

    Don't forget to RSVP on the meetup page or the online page to get a friendly reminder when the meetup starts.

  • PhilipCCPhilipCC Encounter Bay, South AustraliaMember Posts: 1,390

    @BlackCloakGS

    ... a bobble-head doll!

    >

    Great. I can put presidential candidate's faces on it for an election game. :D

  • BlackCloakGSBlackCloakGS Member, PRO Posts: 2,250

    Reminder this is tomorrow

  • grishlockgrishlock Member, PRO Posts: 32

    Awesome - Looking forward to it. I took a break from working on my games, so this will be the first meetup I've been to in 8 months.

  • BlackCloakGSBlackCloakGS Member, PRO Posts: 2,250

    The meet up will be starting in 20 min

  • RThurmanRThurman Member, Sous Chef, PRO Posts: 2,881

    Here are some example files for the meet up.

  • ArmellineArmelline Member, PRO Posts: 5,397

    Superb job @RThurman! I love learning new things!

  • RThurmanRThurman Member, Sous Chef, PRO Posts: 2,881

    Thanks @Armelline!

    GameSalad is a great product for exploring stuff like this.

  • simguysimguy Member Posts: 3

    Great GS Meetup tonight and I learned about adding Hooke's springiness to GS actors. Thanks for practical examples and opening my mind!

  • The_Gamesalad_GuruThe_Gamesalad_Guru Member Posts: 9,922

    @RThurman truly brilliant stuff! I'm going to use that method often.

  • The_Gamesalad_GuruThe_Gamesalad_Guru Member Posts: 9,922
    edited October 2015

    Okay so some people were asking last night for a file that can access playstogether. here is a file you can open in the current stable creator build. DO NOT try to change the multiplayer option from plays together or you will lose the option! I've also included a PDF of the overview of the new behaviors, functions and tables Gamesalad provided in a thread. be warned they are not instructions but define and explain what each thing is and does.

    link to plays together to set up an account https://developer.playstogether.com/login

    Good luck!

    Dave

  • The_Gamesalad_GuruThe_Gamesalad_Guru Member Posts: 9,922

    use this file sorry

  • grishlockgrishlock Member, PRO Posts: 32

    @RThurman fantastic presentation! I'm thinking of different ways to incorporate these ideas into all my games.

  • robertkdalerobertkdale USAMember Posts: 912

    Thanks @RThurman I am going to use your techniques in my next game.

  • PhilipCCPhilipCC Encounter Bay, South AustraliaMember Posts: 1,390

    @RThurman Great stuff that I didn't have a clue about, clearly explained and easily understood. Thank you. :)

  • RThurmanRThurman Member, Sous Chef, PRO Posts: 2,881

    @paul.light, @uptimistik, @Lost_Oasis_Games, @grishlock, @robertkdale,

    Thanks guys. I am glad you found it useful.

    GameSalad is a pretty amazing product for exploring simulations like these.

    Many people think that the genius of GameSalad is in its use of drag and drop behaviors. And while that's probably true, a little exploration shows that its real power is manifest in that tiny little expression editor found in many of the standard actions/behaviors.

  • app_sauceapp_sauce Member, PRO Posts: 206

    @RThurman sounds really interesting! Sorry, I missed it live. Where can I watch the presentation?

  • BlackCloakGSBlackCloakGS Member, PRO Posts: 2,250
    edited October 2015

    That would be a question for @ForumNinja. He posts our meetup videos.

  • ForumNinjaForumNinja Key Master, Head Chef, Member, PRO Posts: 554

    @bktennis12 You can watch it here:

  • BlackCloakGSBlackCloakGS Member, PRO Posts: 2,250

    I am still looking for a presenter for next month. Anyone want to do a physics talk about physics attributers and behaviors?

  • SocksSocks London, UK.Member Posts: 12,822

    @RThurman

    Just watched the talk, brilliant stuff ! It was great getting a little background on ol' captain hooke too :)

  • screennameforwhatscreennameforwhat Member Posts: 31

    Which state is this located in?

  • BlackCloakGSBlackCloakGS Member, PRO Posts: 2,250

    The meetup is held in Austin Tx

  • RThurmanRThurman Member, Sous Chef, PRO Posts: 2,881

    @Socks said:
    RThurman

    Just watched the talk, brilliant stuff ! It was great getting a little background on ol' captain hooke too :)

    Hmmm.... well I guess you can see Capt. Hook discover the spring effect about 20 seconds into the video.

  • PhilipCCPhilipCC Encounter Bay, South AustraliaMember Posts: 1,390

    @RThurman said:
    Hmmm.... well I guess you can see Capt. Hook discover the spring effect about 20 seconds into the video.

    I just found this three weeks later. You should have only put the first 30 seconds there... because I was compelled to watch the whole thing.

    Now I'm off to YouTube to see if I can find the whole movie... except I'm supposed to watch today's Meetup, then work on my apps.

    Don't distract me like that, I already have enough trouble focusing! :D

Sign In or Register to comment.

© Vanilla Keystone Theme 2025