Last Online: 4/15/08

Dale Best

     

Current Project in Development

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: 01.10.2007
4 Player multiplayer rig at rAge 2007

The game was played over 2500 times during the 3 days at rAge.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: 20.05.2007
In-game Movie Captures


------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: 30.04.2007
Dev.Mag Issue 12
Click image to go to the Dev.Mag website.


March 2007 Issue. Read the article on Luma and MINI#37. Dev.Mag is a free digital publication.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: 27.04.2007
Damage emulation taken too far?
Click to view full size.


Twisted metal: One of the multiplayer rigs on the MINI#37 Roadtrip. (Driver survived incident).

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: 18.04.2007

Some work in progress screenshots of MINI#37. MINI#37 is an online championship arcade racer in multiplayer or single player race modes. It will be released as a series of episodes. Episode 01 will be launched in Q4 2007, Episode 02 will be released Q1 2008. Each episode has new cars, and street race circuits based on authentic locations. Cars can be configured as you would a real MINI. Registered players will be able to compete in real world competitions set out periodically on the website. The website, as well as the game, features a world leader board, and a player's current ranking in the world is displayed in-game and on the website.

Episode 01 features six race circuits on the streets of Newtown and Cape Town. Episode 02 having an additional six circuits in Durban and the Sandton CBD. Episode 01 cars include the MINI Classic, MINI Cooper Hatch, MINI Cooper S Hatch, MINI Cooper Convertible and the MINI Cooper S Convertible. Episode 02 cars include the MINI Cooper S JCW and the limited edition JCW GP.

Burn up the tarmac at blistering speeds making jumps, loops and tunnels. Your city is your playground. Enjoy the ride.

The soundtracks and sound design are being done by Tripwire (Lead singer of the band Pestroy (http://www.pestroy.co.za)), and Paul Norwood from 16Stitch (http://www.16stitch.co.za).

Download Trailer here:
http://www.mini.co.za/MINI37/images/MINI37.zip


Click on images below to view full size.


Esplande level. (Beta)


Car Selection Menu. (Alpha)


One of the Newtown Tracks. (Alpha)


As above. (Alpha)


Multiplayer setup at a MINI dealership.


CG Intro snapshot.


CG Intro snapshot.


CG Intro snapshot.


R56 MINI#37




------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Date: 19.06.2006
Early Prototype Experiments

Career Summary

1993 -2003 > Various Advertising and Post Production Agencies
2003 - 2006 > Luma Studios (2D and 3D animation / motion graphics)
2006 - present > Luma Arcade http://www.luma.co.za