Olli Machina
Let's give this a shot!
I think I am going to try and start documenting how projects are going here. Through Covid restrictions, scattered breaks from school,...
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Olli Machina
- May 4, 2022
- 2 min
Creating an Alchemy Sim in Unity
Alchemy sims are quite a common game and they are a nice and simple concept that blossoms into a complex and detailed experience. The...
Olli Machina
- Apr 23, 2022
- 5 min
Senior Production Dev Blog #3
Almost the end! We have 1 more week to get the game ready for the senior show and to its final state for our senior year. I think we are...
Olli Machina
- Mar 10, 2022
- 2 min
Creating Mini Pokemon Snap in Unity
Cameras are becoming more popular in games now, even if they are not necessarily a pivotal gameplay feature and just a fun bonus for the...
Olli Machina
- Mar 9, 2022
- 5 min
Senior Production Dev Blog #2
Wow! We are at midterms and things are really picking up. The game is definitely starting to look more like what we have envisioned for...
Olli Machina
- Feb 27, 2022
- 5 min
Senior Production Dev Blog #1
This semester, I've joined team Tall Hat to work on Mapstermind in Unreal Engine as a gameplay programmer and sound designer. I'll be...
Olli Machina
- Feb 9, 2022
- 4 min
Recreating the Leviathan Axe Gameplay
I've always loved God of War as a series and of course I'm incredibly excited for Ragnarok. I thought it would be a cool project to...
Olli Machina
- Jul 12, 2021
- 3 min
Life Happens
Boy, it has been a while. I have been trying very hard to not feel incredibly guilty for not keeping up as much with personal projects...
Olli Machina
- May 6, 2021
- 4 min
Unreal Milestone #4
This was the final milestone before the end of the semester. I didn't quite get to where I had planned in the beginning, but I definitely...
Olli Machina
- Apr 9, 2021
- 4 min
Unreal Milestone #3
This milestone unfortunately had a lot of pieces put on hold- whether it was from re-structuring some pieces of the game or other...
Olli Machina
- Mar 22, 2021
- 3 min
Ubisoft Competition- Major Prototyping! Apprentice Edition
Over the past couple of weeks, the team has been prototyping and testing like crazy! I've had a great time working in the gameplay, we...
Olli Machina
- Mar 10, 2021
- 5 min
Unreal Milestone #2
This milestone was about building the foundation in-engine for the game and hammering out the mechanics in-place to find needed changes...
Olli Machina
- Mar 1, 2021
- 2 min
Making Progress!
Projects are tougher to update at this time, I either can't share much from the pre-production stages or I am making the slow beginning...
Olli Machina
- Feb 19, 2021
- 3 min
Unreal Milestone #1
This milestone's goals were about trying to get my concept together, as well as be fully prepared to jump into working out mechanics and...
Olli Machina
- Feb 19, 2021
- 1 min
Unreal Project Plan
Here we go!
Olli Machina
- Feb 9, 2021
- 2 min
Updates to New Chapters
So many things! The Ubisoft Game Lab Competition is up and running! We are in the process of prototyping and I am so excited. I'm hoping...
Olli Machina
- Jan 25, 2021
- 2 min
Onto Classes, Here We Go
Here we are! Today is the first day of the spring semester and it's time to get started on all of the projects I have been thinking about...
Olli Machina
- Jan 19, 2021
- 2 min
Break pt. 4 - Getting Ready for Spring
We are getting closer to the start of the Spring semester. I am simultaneously excited and terrified. The upcoming projects sound...
Olli Machina
- Jan 4, 2021
- 2 min
Break pt. 3 - Start of 2021
We have made it into the new year! I was a member of the group that was scared the calendar would suddenly read December 32nd. But here...
Olli Machina
- Dec 29, 2020
- 2 min
Break pt. 2 - End of 2020
If there's anything that 2020 has taught me, it's that I have found how to live without regretting things. The concept of the butterfly...
Olli Machina
- Dec 21, 2020
- 2 min
Break pt. 1 - What now?
The semester has officially ended and winter break has begun. Now I'm in the space of 'what do I do with myself now?' I feel like this is...
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