DIY — An attempt at converting a windows laptop into a machine that runs MacOS. While I learned a lot about how Macs operate, my hardware was ultimately uncompatible, so I resorted to converting it to Linux instead. The Green Fairy — A short animation in which a man underestimates […]
Nick Smetzer
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Prisoner’s Dilemma: The Ballad of Peg-Leg Lenny Overall Vision Summary. In this game, you play as Peg-Leg Lenny, a simple pirate who was unfairly tossed in the brig. The player must utilize item descriptions to figure out how to escape their prison. Genre. This game is a point-and-click adventure […]
Dead Man’s Hand Design Document Overall Vision Summary. In Dead Man’s Hand, you must navigate levels and collect a hand (score) of 21 before reaching the exit. A power up is hidden throughout each level to help you on your way, and enemy hell hounds guard the areas you […]
Animation https://trinitycommdepartment.com/~nsmetzer/final-animation/finalversionofanimationnicksmetzer.mp4 Overview I have decided to call my animation Green Fairy, in reference to the nickname for absinthe that the French used for some time. I’ve always been a fan of some trippy cartoons — Yellow Submarine and animated films by Ralph Bakshi have been some […]
My goal for this project was to convert an old laptop (in this case, an ancient dell that my grandma no longer had a use for) into a hackintosh. When this did not pan out, I then learned how to create linux boot media and uploaded GNOME onto the ancient […]