Solitaire .NET will be parking at www.Games4dotnet.com, the first actual game to get released...

It'll still be another few days off, since I want to integrate some decent graphics into the application, but Solitaire .NET will be the first game launched on G4... It has been a long time in the coming, and I finally said the hell with it and we are going live with reference graphics rather than the actual planned graphics. Too many people are interested in the site to let it sit around and collect dust.

Some of the first features will include a bunch of Terrarium work with the exception of anything that relies on the net yet publicly released source code, all of the descriptions and some samples for my Whidbey book, probably an entire book on game programming in .NET that I never published out of shear distaste for my own content (something I”ll have to get over in the future), and quite a bit more. The Solitaire and cards samples will be the first to roll off and the site will focus on game playability and fun features rather than games that rely entirely on AV content alone. Don't get me wrong, a beautiful game is a beautiful thing, but I'm sure tire of paying $50 bucks for a coaster when I could spend $10 for an indie game that I'll get my money's worth from.

Anyway, stay tuned and drop any comments on the terrible reference graphics that are currently up on the site.

Published Monday, July 19, 2004 4:46 AM by Justin Rogers
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Monday, July 19, 2004 8:48 AM by Micael Baerens

# re: Solitaire .NET will be parking at www.Games4dotnet.com, the first actual game to get released...

Damn - too many users connected..
Monday, July 19, 2004 9:38 AM by Peter

# re: Solitaire .NET will be parking at www.Games4dotnet.com, the first actual game to get released...

I would definitely change the background :) - but anyway it's the content that matters not the appearance.
Monday, July 19, 2004 1:33 PM by Jason Olson

# re: Solitaire .NET will be parking at www.Games4dotnet.com, the first actual game to get released...

Yeah, I think as long as you have good content (which I have no doubt you will), I could care less about the look of the site. I've been waiting a *long* time for you to bring the site up (I think ever since you first mentioned it). I can't wait....
Monday, July 19, 2004 2:10 PM by Jeff

# re: Solitaire .NET will be parking at www.Games4dotnet.com, the first actual game to get released...

Good idea, but you do realize that you're stomping all over a certain shitty TV network's trademark by using "G4," right?
Monday, July 19, 2004 5:06 PM by Justin Rogers

# re: Solitaire .NET will be parking at www.Games4dotnet.com, the first actual game to get released...

Too many users connected? Don't tell me I have to go drop the site back onto a more stable box. If I must, I must I guess.
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I'm assuming you mean the background for the entire site and not the black or the content area which is a kind of steel blue. The background for the site is a steelblue and black imprint. It was originally white and black, but simply didn't go well with the site. I'll definitely look into fixing the background.
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As for the G4 trademark, I would recommend checking out the trademark offices and noting that there are a few thousand G4 trademarks. The trademark is on the image, not on the letters or order of combination. My G4 appears to be original for now.

If anyone would like to help with the branding of the site please let me know. You can submit sketches, finished images, or whatever, and I'll see if they fit better as a branding logo. Here are the branding features behind the site:

1. It is a .NET Game Programming Site. All content will discuss either abstract game programming or use the .NET Framework or Managed DirectX. No exceptions at this point. All art will be discussed as it was finished or produced for working within a .NET Game. That means lots of GDI+ enhancement tips.
2. The current branding allows for shortenings "G4", "G4.net", "Games4".
3. The current branding allows for interesting layouts "4 within a G", "Games in a circle around a 4", "Games 4 in a circle around .net".

I'm trying to stray away from usage of things like C# and VB .NET in the branding portion, though I'm not beyond doing it. A solid logo independent of the reference graphics would be nice as well, something that can go on games, splash screens, integrated as an icon, etc...
Saturday, August 13, 2011 7:35 PM by Ilias

# re: Solitaire .NET will be parking at www.Games4dotnet.com, the first actual game to get released...

Gracias por la ayuda en esta pregunta. Todo genial simplemente.

http://www.webddlworld.com/

Ilias

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