Patrick Martin

Game Programmer
B.S. Real-Time Interactive Simulation
Minor: Mathematics and Physics

BioSteam was my first Sophomore year project. It was unfinished since the team was unable to reform in the second semester largly due to academic reasons. I worked as Technical Director and Physics Programmer on this project. The following semester I worked on Colonel Aerial Eagle which stands as my final Sophomore year game.

The physics engine is based on an engine I had produced during the previous summer. My goals for prototype were to implement gravitational attraction, vector based collision maps, and the ability to run around loop-de-loops. Gravitational attraction was mostly completed (the circle in the middle of the loop-de-loop pulls in the player if he runs too slowly), with attraction to circle sectors and lines implemented (see 2D physics engine) but not displayed. Loop-de-loops are implemented using several circle sectors aligned, which is also used to make the hills in the demo.

How To Play

Controls:: Mouse: Aim
Left Click: Fire Weapon
Right Click: Fire Missile
D: Move Right
A: Move Left
Space: Jump
Goal:: Run right.
Gameplay:: Simple platformer, run to the right and try to avoid the enemies. It is possible to shoot (click past the enemy) but no graphics are displayed.