   Testing and art.
  I''m currently working on a game demo to help me get a job in the game industry as a programmer.  The game is a top down 2D multiplayer deathmatch game, it is currently playable, though the gameplay is pretty thin at the moment.  You can download the demo from this link:http://stingray.ftw.net.nz/BarryDahlberg.zipIncluded is a compiled version of the game, source code, my resume and hopefully enough read me files to get you started.  Note that you will need DirectX 9 installed and a graphics card to run the game, which brings me to my first request...I would like to hear from anyone who tries to run the game, whether it worked or not.  I would appreciate you letting me know what sort of graphics card you have, and sending me the contents of the ''data/log-gui.txt'' file it produces.  I have only been able to test it on a GeForce 4 so far but it *should* run on anything as far back as a TNT2.  This info will help me get it running on as many setups as possible.Secondly, if the game does run for you, you''ll notice it''s a bit dull graphically.  I am looking for someone who can create a small collection of original sprite animations for the the game to spice it up.  These would include player animations such as walk, die etc and misc animations such as exploding rockets.  If you want to bring your own ideas to the project as well I''m more than happy to listen, though I can''t promise I''ll agree.  All animations will be from a top down perspective in full colour, sizes and frame numbers are yet to be worked out.  Sadly I can''t offer you anything more than a big thank you in the credits and a new friend.You can contact me either by replying to this post or emailing me at barry_dahlberg@hotmail.com. 
  It worked for me. Great job! I''m impressed. The top down view is definitely something different.  I didn''t have anyone to play against, but I''m sure it would be fun.  Good luck with you job search. ;  Thanks, good to hear some positive reports coming in, most of my friends have odd setups that are giving me problems.I wanted to be a little experimental with the demo so ended up with that top down view, some people like it and some people are really confused by it, haha. ;  Hi my name is Peter Manton and I could help you with your game, I can design websites and can program in HTML, I have experience in Dreamweaver MX and Frontpage. I can also do anything else you need doing. I could be a game tester and help you maintain your website.PLEASE REPLY TO pmanton@crapmail.comThanks,   Peter Manton ;  My website is currently a Blogger page mixed with PHP, thanks for the offer but that''s not where I need help.If you want to help me test all you need to do is download the game, read the readme file and try to run it.  Then send me the contents of data/log-gui.txt and tell me if it ran or crashed.I''m also still looking for someone who can do 2D sprite animations for me, player animations, special effects, explosions etc. 