After a long winter break, DCS continued its meetings by starting with Brian O’Keefe’s progress with his new XNA game: Run Dead. Brian brought in his laptop and hooked it up to the classroom projector. After showing us the progress he made, Brian went over the various pieces of code and reviewed the improvements. The list of improvements include:

• stellar parallax backdrop
• improvements to the camera’s anchoring system
• new animations and character art
• addition of “virtual controllers,” which allow for a more robust AI
• introduction of a day/night cycle tied to real time

Brian discussed the different specific code changes that lead to where the game is now. Expect more details on the progress of the game on Brian’s site, bokstuff.com!