January 2016 Updates
Added 2016-01-29 00:12:51 +0000 UTCHello everybody, sorry I haven't released anything in a week. I redrew my current drawing three times because the idea just wasn't good and didn't pass the "testing" phase. I'm working on it a fourth time and I have conifidence in this latest idea. But that's not the only thing I've been doing.
I've been learning Unreal Engine 4. Only recently has Unreal made their engine free and available on Mac additionally. The tutorials are great and the developer tools themselves are so intuitive compared to others that it looks even fun to make a game! I've seen about 10% of the videos (there are 208 total) here:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZlv_N0_O1gaCL2XjKluO7N2Pmmw9pvhE
You can download it here:
https://www.unrealengine.com/what-is-unreal-engine-4
I chose Unreal for a number of reasons. For one, they allow you to make adult games. Secondly, it's extremely powerful. Thirdly, it's the easiest to use compared to Unity which is already considered "user-friendly." It has "visual scripting" which means you can use code without typing code. You simply rearrange boxes that contain code.
I've also been learning a newely discovered animation program called Synfig. It is used for 2D animation but it looks almost 3D! It has something Flash doesn't have, which is vector animation. Basically it can automatically morph any shapes into any shapes. It can execute very advanced effects at high frames per second and high resolution with minimal effort and intuitive controls. It's also free to download!
Here's an example of what it can do:
Here's the manual with helpful step-by-step tutorials to learn how to use the program:
http://wiki.synfig.org/Category:Tutorials
