A brief look at my recent submissions:
I was having a lot of trouble sleeping in December with the anxiety of finishing my degree. I also realized 2014 was my first year on Newgrounds without a submission. So I spent a bit of time quickly making a short movie to share with everyone.
In January I started working on some old projects (more on that below). I couldn't find a sponsor for Sunflower Showers, so Monoflauta and I just decided to submit it and be done with it.
I guess I got my 2015 submissions "obligation" out of the way early!
Back in August I took a month to work on some game projects. But I made the same mistake I have made before. Rather than working on 1 thing at a time, I juggled ~4 and none of them were finished that month. I had to set things aside from Sept-Dec while I wrapped up my degree and focused on getting good grades.
As of January, I have been working on games again! But I have also started working a regular job, so game dev is taking place part-time in my evenings and weekends. Right now I have 1 game seeking sponsorship, and another game that should be looking soon.
Starting in May/June I have plans to travel, so I am hoping to have a few more projects completed and released before then.
For the first time since 2008 I am working on something for Pico Day 2015!!
Back 7 years ago I made a haggard little project where I spliced together audio from the Tankmen series, and video from Saving Private Ryan.
I have always wanted to work on a more substantial project for Pico Day, but either had no good ideas or no time. This year I have started 2+ months in advance, and am trying to keep things small.
It is a short game, and I am chipping away at it in my spare time between working on other projects. It is the first game that I am coding myself, which is turning out to be a big undertaking! I just felt it would mean more if I did it all myself. I figure learning some AS3 might open doors for me in the future. So it's win-win.
I am not sharing much about it yet, but I have attached a picture as a small teaser. I think that many of you will be very happy with the result!
Emrox
Can't wait! I saw you've been doing a lot more drawing lately. How's that been?
Graeme
Refreshing! I kind of forgot how much I enjoyed drawing. I loved it as a kid, and then it just kind of got pushed aside because I felt I had peaked.
Now I realize that I maybe could have been really good by now if I had kept practicing!
So I figure I'll keep at it. Hopefully down the line the extra practice reflects in my animations/games as well.