I work a lot. A lot. I mean... a lot. (ok, yes, I get it ... 'a lot')
I teach (IT / English), I write, I learn how to code, I watch videos on Physics and try to understand the gibberish that comes from Brian Green's mouth, I write music, I play with and review VST and other audio products, I build websites, I help startup companies, I even publicly speak about education and the use of IT in classrooms. I work... a lot...
In those spare moments when I don't work, I play games, not the ordinary variety of sitting in front of a screen clicking a mouse games. No, I mean tabletop's, fake painted trees, the lingering smell of undercoat paint, and a reliable tape measure. Wargaming. Ok, not quite 'War' more skirmish.
I'm a huge fan of Flames of War, Malifaux, Bolt Action, Infinity, Warmachine, Mordheim, hell I even still love my trusty Heroquest board game. I could look at miniatures all day long and just wonder at the amazing cost of some of them ;)
Last time I was at an event, playing Flames of War, there was a guy making sound effects, tanks mostly. But on occasion he'd look up and check who was looking at him and sheepishly look back down again remembering where he was. A few minutes would pass and you'd hear the almost inaudible sound of a grown man making the sound of a Tiger tank once more. So, it kind of struck me that it might be nice to create something that actually made those sounds at the push of a button. Less childish stigma, more atmosphere. Win win?
So, I made one, well, a prototype. It went well, I learned coding on iOS, I enjoyed making the sounds and even sold a few. Now however, I'm taking it to a whole new level and building a complete genre covering app. I'm aiming to build one app on both iOS and Android that can provide spot sounds and soundscapes to horror, WW2, fantasy, crime, sci-fi and hopefully more. You can see the progress here:
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My hope is that with a little backing, I can focus on producing this app rather than ALL those other things, at least for a few months anyway.
If you like this idea please do pledge. If you can't pledge maybe you can pass the link around your gaming groups. All promotion takes me one small 3 inch movement forward, hopefully with some fully-loaded lazer charged dice!
