Skip to content

Homestead Gaming

  • Home
  • Projects
  • About
  • Blog
  • Contact

Homestead Gaming

  • Home
  • Projects
  • About
  • Blog
  • Contact

Couch Potato

  • by Deb Anderson
  • August 7, 2020August 7, 2020

We had an idea for a mini game a while ago called Couch Potato. We talked about different ways the game might operate, and made some character sketches and scenery artwork, but hadn’t gone farther than that.

Someone on a reddit indie game dev forum posted that he wanted to make a game in a weekend and was looking for help with art, sound, etc. I signed on, and suggested some ideas, including Couch Potato. The weekend turned into a fun couple of weeks. We generated artwork and some playable levels, with great sound effects and the beginnings of a soundtrack.

The project kept expanding rather than wrapping up. I had other work and another artist joined the group, so I eventually bowed out. Here is some of the artwork I made. I would definitely do a project like this again. It was fun meeting and working with new people, seeing their approaches.

It was a good reminder too, of project creep and the importance of focus. There have been several ideas that we thought would be quick learning experiences, that turned into longer-term game projects. I’ll probably learn more and have more fun making small, concise games on a faster schedule.

Tags:Couch Potatogame artindie gameindie game devlogo

Recent Posts

  • Couch Potato
  • Cupcake Shop!
  • PacMan from tutorial
  • Potion Master
  • Unity Skill building

Recent Comments

    Archives

    • August 2020
    • May 2020
    • April 2020
    • March 2020
    • October 2019
    • September 2019
    • August 2019

    Categories

    • Artwork
    • Education
    • Games
    • HedgeMaze
    • Resource Recommendation
    • Uncategorized
    • Unity
    • Work In Progress

    Meta

    • Log in
    • Entries RSS
    • Comments RSS
    • WordPress.org

    Recent Posts

    • Couch Potato
    • Cupcake Shop!
    • PacMan from tutorial
    • Potion Master
    • Unity Skill building

    Recent Comments

      Archives

      • August 2020
      • May 2020
      • April 2020
      • March 2020
      • October 2019
      • September 2019
      • August 2019

      Categories

      • Artwork
      • Education
      • Games
      • HedgeMaze
      • Resource Recommendation
      • Uncategorized
      • Unity
      • Work In Progress

      ©2019 Homestead Gaming