IFX is proud to present our Bay Area 2010 Game Jam submission called Around the World in 9 Holes. The is a putt putt game that features 9 levels which are each themed after a different place/region from Egypt to Asia to the Arctic and more. It was made in only 24 hours per competition rules.

There are still a few bugs to be fixed but it is playable and free to everyone. Please enjoy and let us know what you think.

Check out our new game Skee Ball. This is an addictive little arcade game. You get 9 balls to throw down the lane and get into holes for points. Play and submit your name to get into the top ten list.

Good Luck!

Munchtures Evasion is a cute little mini game that we put together in a day. There’s not much to it. You are a little Munchie and you lure the Munchtures to bombs to blow them up while making sure they don’t eat you. The bombs can damage you taking a bit of life but when a Munchture gets a hold of you it’s game over.

The game is laid out in waves. You start with one Munchture and once you blow him up the wave is over and a new one begins with 2 Munchtures, then 3 etc. The waves will keep coming as long as you keep going so see how long you can last and then submit your name to the high score board to see if you made the top ten.

Look out for more Munchtures games, you’ll be seeing a lot of these hungry little guys around here.

Check out an interview we did with Wild Pockets at the link below. The interview was with the co-owners and founders of IdeomotorFX, Anthony and Shay Abrams.

You may have noticed the facebook posting which included some promo shots of our new game Bumper Punks which will be released very soon. Right now I’m the sole artist/modeler/animator on the project as I have been on every previous project. But that is changing as we speak. My talent is modeling. I’m not really a great artist. I’ve had to do all these art related tasks on each of these games and it’s been a struggle but what I don’t know I learn.

A lot of people don’t realize that all of the games on this site were made by two people. At this time there are only two things that I can’t claim and that is the glyphs (Obsidian Dawn) in the Labyrinth games and the tree (Arteria) in Pumpkin Chuckin. For my first blog post I thought it would be a good idea to share what I do and some of the tools I use. Also, it’s a great opportunity to give a sneak peek of a new level that I created for Bumper Punks.

The level is a skate park which was inspired by one of our interns Travis. I spent three hours today creating it. First I went to Google and did an image search for “skate park” I came across this image which I used for my inspiration. I’m actually pretty good at estimating the distance between objects in a picture most of the time. This one was a bit tricky though. I modeled each item starting with the ramps followed by the railings, the ground, and finally the fence.

After everything was modeled I created the textures for them. When examining the original photo I look for models that can share textures. In the end for all of the ramps and platforms I only needed one 512×512 texture.To create it I did need to extract a section of the ramp from the original photo.The rest of the textures I created, no outside image sources were used. That includes the cement, the black railings, and the wire fencing.

Below is the demo of the game. It has 3 complete levels, a main menu and a end screen that shows how many clicks it took for you to complete the game. The demo took about 2 – 3 hours to make in total. That includes graphics, programming and adding some final touches.

There are three modes. The first is treasure where you roll around the board avoiding pits to collect all the idols. Once you have collected them all you can move onto the next level. There are a total of 50 levels in all.

The second mode is timed. It is exactly the same as the first mode only now you have a time limit. There is no room for mistakes. If you fall into a pit you will not make the time. It also forces you to familiarize yourself with the board. Idols will need to be picked up in a certain order if you want to clear the level in time. It consists of the same 50 levels as treasure mode.

The third mode is pyramid. There are no pits to avoid, pyramid is essentially a pyramid shaped maze. You have to travel through warp points which will move you around the level and collect colored keys to unlock the matching colored blocks. The levels get bigger and more intricate. While there are also 50 levels in this mode it can take weeks to beat them all.

We hope you enjoy the game and feel free to leave feedback for the sequel.

Head on over to Sarcastic Gamer to read a review of our first game Blast Proximity.

It is official. IFX has completed it’s very first commercial game. It’s a simple click and blast game that provides lots of mindless amusement. Oh and not to mention explosions, we all love explosions! You can play the demo in our games section. If you enjoy it then feel free to purchase the full version for only $5.

At the PA Game Jam 09 IFX created two games in 24 hours. Labyrinth placed 3rd. We also created Pumpkin bowling which was well received. It is a play on traditional bowling except these haunted lane expect nothing less than perfection. You must get a strike to win, it’s that simple.

Or is it?

*Use space bar instead of shift key*