A Little BC - Blog

We've been busy!

But unfortunately not on A Little BC projects.  Another project both Greg and I work on has kicked into overdrive and we have been pouring all our energy into it.  It's an online world for kids based around sustainability, generosity and flying monkeys! Check it out at www.minimonos.com, it's only in Alpha at the moment, but has already got a bunch of kids hanging out there.

We did find a little time over the summer break to work on a few A Little BC things.  Some people have been suggesting improvements for David's Knockdown and we thought we should take them on board.  Here's a list of the things we've been working on:

• Shortening and balancing the initial levels
• Changing the Free Play mode to a Time Attack mode (shoot as many targets in 1 minute as possible)
• Adding online leaderboards
• Adding more levels with new predators

Here's a screen shot of the new level in development:

Also, while work on the next release of David's Knockdown is going on, we are also creating the story book of David vs Goliath.  Greg has been hard at work getting all the pop-up book technical stuff going, and I've been getting the story and art sorted.  Here's a sneak peak at page 1:

So A Little BC is making slow progress, but progress none the less.  Let us know what you think as we love hearing feedback, and doing something about it, even if it takes a while!

Paul

Win it!

We have three copies of our new iPhone/iPod Touch game, David's Knockdown, to give away.

How we're doing it:

• To enter just leave a comment telling us your favourite bible story or character. 
• A random winner will be selected and notified on December 11th.
• The winner will then have 3 days to claim their prize.

To earn extra entries, you can do any or all of the following. Each one counts as an extra chance but you have to leave a separate comment, telling us what you've done, for each one.

• Subscribe to our feed (if you already do, that counts, just leave a comment to tell us).
• Mention this giveaway on your blog with a link back here.
• Subscribe to our Twitter and then Tweet about this!
• Become a fan of A Little BC on Facebook.

The Eagle has Landed.

That's because you shot him with a stone you big meanie.  It is also because David's Knockdown is now available on the iTunes App Store!  We are so stoked that it is finally out, so check it out, give us a iTunes review (this helps us hugely) then leave us a comment here to let us know what you liked and what you reckon we should put in the next version.

If you want a quick look at what the game is like, check out this video.

Now that version 1.0 is finally released, we are gearing up for the first update. We are currently working on the next area, which will have another 7 levels to play through and a bunch of new predators.  It's set beside a river, looking a little something like this:

So if you have any awesome ideas about what kind of predator targets would be cool here, leave us a comment, and you never know, they might just make it into the game!

All the hard work

Well we got the big green light from Apple on David's Knockdown, and we can now say with confidence that you will be able to purchase it from the App Store on November the 27th.  So that's the easy part over with, developing a game and all, now comes the hard part, getting it out there and known.  If anyone has any good ideas on how we can spread the word that there is now a cool new Christian game available for your iPhone/iPod Touch... let us know!  Any cool stunts that would rival SEGA's spud dive?

Inspiration

We just got back from AnimFX - a really cool animation, film, effects and games conference in Wellington NZ. It was inspiring to meet with people who are at the top of their respective crafts, both in NZ and abroad. Along with learning a lot about how to get our message out there, it challenged me to set my sights high, and not just settle for OK.  

A huge form of inspiration for the creation and development of A Little BC, was the guys from Veggie Tales. I love that they are about entertainment of the highest standards, both within Christian circles and beyond. Their 3D animations were (and still are!) some of the best quality out there. Inspirational, funny, amazing looking and great stories.  I love that they have forged their own path, not followed in anybody's footsteps.

Speaking of inspiration... NEW SWITCHFOOT ALBUM!

Paul

New game getting closer

Welcome to A Little BC, we're stoked to be finally underway.  We've been dreaming for a while about creating bible based computer games that are something we'd actually like our kids to play.  The dream has knocked about for a while and the first fruits are finally coming together.  It's so exciting to see what was once just flying about in heads and notebooks, actually come to life.

We are busy busy busy working on our first iPhone game.   David's Knockdown is slowly coming together as we iron out the last of the technical details and finalise the artwork.  It's a cute little game where you're dreaming of being David when he was just a boy.  You practice protecting your sheep by shooting down targets of wolves, bears, lions and other predators with you're trusty slingshot.