Minecraft

Minecraft has swept the world over as one of the best indie games of all time. (Indie means independent, which means they have no outside funding and usually self-publish their games).

For those not in "the know", Minecraft is a sandbox game that lets you do just about anything to the world you're given. You can battle monsters, make giant craters, or build a scrawling utopia. Minecraft has no set goals. You're given an almost infinite world, mechanics to build tools and items, and the freedom to do or build anything. The only limit is your imagination (and patience; without outside manipulation, you can only place one block at a time. Kind of like Legos).

My friends and I have a multiplayer server we play on somewhat frequently. This means we can ban together to conquer the world, or fight amongst ourselves and destroy the world. Usually we choose the former. The following video is us doing the latter, from my perspective.

You can go to www.minecraft.net to learn more.

The Start of an Era

Hello, all. My name is Sam, otherwise known as Cobra034 in most Internet circles.

I'm currently in my second year of college, hoping to transfer to the University of Central Florida to pursue a bachelor's degree in "Digital Media" (more specifically, game development and design), during the fall of this year, 2012.

This blog will serve several functions, centering around the world of video games:

1. To chronicle my journey through college as I learn to develop games, as well as anything I'll be doing independently to expedite that process.

2. To express my thoughts on the current events of the video game industry, along with my opinions on specific games and franchises.

3. To share and promote any videos that I make for YouTube in my spare time. These include walk-through's, play-through's, mash-ups, commentaries, etc. I might also share any videos that I particularly enjoy from other channels.

4. Several years down the road when I'm done with college (or sufficiently knowledgeable), I'll use this blog to promote my expertise in developing games. I'm thinking I might commission or contract work for smaller companies and individuals before making my way to a larger development studio.