Adlib: the word game you’ve been waiting for
Adlib is a word game which combines the best elements of popular games such as Bookworm and Bejeweled. Fast-paced and exciting, Adlib encourages players to expand their vocabulary while keeping them on their toes as new letters are pushed onto the board and magic spells are cast. If you enjoy word games then get ready to have a blast with Adlib! Play Adlib now! Learn more about Adlib Read More
A Little Something I Cooked Up
I’ve been working on a number of things after Adlib. One area I took a look at was multiplayer gaming and Project Darkstar. I’ll save my comments about that project for another post but in the meantime I thought I would share a little library I wrote while exploring Darkstar. In a nutshell it is something like properties, for those of you who know C#, for Java. In fact, it’s a library which lets you define property objects in place... Read More
Adlib’s a Winner!
Just a quick update. A little while ago I received an email from Mochi telling me that Adlib was selected as an honorary mention! I’m really happy to have been picked as one of the winners in such a heated contest, and I look forward to trying my luck again in the future. If you’re curious who the other winners are check out the official post over at Mochi’s blog. Read More Read More
Creating a Game for Adobe AIR
With Adlib I created an Adobe AIR version of the game alongside the browser version. Ultimately, it wasn’t too difficult to create the AIR version of Adlib, and I thought I would share some of my findings. So, if you’re curious about developing an Adobe AIR game and what some of the stumbling blocks are, read on! Read More Read More
Hello, my name is Alex Schearer. I grew up in New York and currently live in Seattle. 