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uInterview with Leif Bloomquist
By Commodore Free
Please can you introduce yourself
My name's Leif Bloomquist. I live in
Toronto, Canada with my wife
and13-month old son.
>Please tell us a little about your
job and hobbies
I work as a contractor to the Canadian
Space Agency, developingsoftware and
systems for the Phoenix Mars Lander
project, among otherthings. My hobbies
are composing music, canoeing and
camping. I also playwith old computers
sometimes too ;-)
>How did you start using Commodore
computers
When I was 13 years old, my parents
encouraged me to the join the computer
club at the local library. We had a
TRS-80, Coco3 and VIC20 in the club.
The VIC20 was my favorite though!
>What is the worst thing in your
opinion Commodore did Didn't provide a
sensible (or affordable) upgrade path
from the C64/128.
> Why do people still use Commodre
machines and why such a large love for
the Commodore 64
Nostalgia, and the fact that you can
tinker with them in ways that you
can't with a PC. Plus there are a lot
of fun games for the C64, most of
which have stood up to the test of
time.
>What machines do you own
currently and out of those machines
which do you use I have a modern
laptop that I use for work and most
things. I have a C64 with IDE64 that I
use to program with, a VIC20 for
playing games, and a PET 8296 that my
wife uses to track what's in our
freezer.
> your main webpage
http://home.ica.net/{$fe}leifb/commodore/
has some very useful information on
commodore machines what is the
websites primary idea
Just to showcase various hobby
projects I've done, hopefully others
can learn from them too.
> I like the "The Blue Commodore 64C"
and the websites detailed information
on how to spray your own, did you
experience and real prolems, any thing
our reader should watch out for if
attempting the process himself.
Yes, make sure the tape you're using
to cover the "Commodore 64" logo when
painting isn't too sticky.
> theme here BBS and the internet is
this you real love for the Commodore
machines
I just love the concept of having a
C64 hooked to the Internet. It's so
silly, and challenging at the same
time.
> Your presentation from "World of
Commodore 2006" goes some detail into
the workings of the game and how
TCP/IP protocol works with the game
how far is the game to completion
The Artillery Duel game is about 75%
done. I just need to add some more
graphics (i.e. explosions) and make
the game more fun by addingwind and
random playing fields. Then do lots
of testing.
> Do you think More Commodore games
will emerge using multiplayer internet
access
I hope so!
>Can you take our reader though game
development That's a huuuuge topic,
but basically you follow these steps:
1. Come up with the concept.
2. If you're doing something that's
never been done before, do some tests.
Is your idea possible?
3. Design your program's architecture
and requirements. How exactly should
it work, what parts are needed, and
how should they fit together? How will
the screen look?
4. Get the basic gameplay working, and
try it out. If necessary, go back to
step 3 and refine your design.
5. Add graphics and documentation,
etc.
6. Do lots of testing.
> You play down the game because of
the Grapics I see nothing wrong with
them
You're the first one to comment on
that ;-) I'm not a graphics designer
so the graphics were left simple. I
like how they turned out, but they're
not as slick as some of the newer C64
games.
Regards,
Leif
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