[startingstrength]

I am a full-time game programmer, and a pretty good one I would say. I am primarily focused on graphics and I've got a few million-plus selling games under my belt. I need a spare time project, something that will both raise my skills up and possibly provide some entrepreneurial opportunity down the road. I am also quite fitness obsessed.

I am thinking of creating a little 3D game, and commissioning an artist to create a really fit female character model and some athletic animations to go along with it. For simplicity, I was thinking of starting off with a free 3D webgame in the vein of the old "Summer Games" for the C64.

Events that the player would participate in would be things like:

20-rep "super" squats http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNhzWMtYJcc

Crossfit's famous Fran http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVBgKB4Gnsw&feature=related

or my personal favorite, Diane: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szUr6-Up0Vo

Or rope climbing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Dy78ZmPZy8

Slowing creating a small arsenal of animations. In the very long run, turning it into a fitness focused Sims-clone that (if it was of high-enough quality) I could offer on the App store. Where you have to turn a fattie into Ms. Olympia or an elite gymnast or something like that.

This project would also have the side benefit of honing my character animation skills to a fine point.

What do you guys think?

[Trash Boat]

Sounds great. Actually more than great.

Those crossfit's different excercises are probably the best for a game, since normal lifts can be pretty boring in this kind of view.

I guess the gameplay is quite similar to other sport games that the fastest button hitter wins.

That idea that you can start from hero to zero sounds nice.

If you need beta-testers or something like that, I'm having too much free time at the moment.

[Tolan]

I had an idea like this years ago…started when I was in about 9th grade.  The controller buttons (we only had the PS1 at the time) would be mapped out extensively (holding the L1/R1 buttons to make the arms do the movement or L2/R2 for the legs, but still be able to use X, O, Triangle,  [] to perform specifics…or something like that), but now it could be mapped to a Wiimote type interface.  I had thought about making it rather in depth…  like you having to figure out how much to eat, how long to workout, how heavy to make the weights…  I also wanted to make it from an 'average' sized woman to male bodybuilder (while keeping the feminine features).

I quickly realized that it would take a lot of programming skill that I just don't have.

I'd get the game if it's polished.  Good luck on this project.

[Reason]

Wow, this sounds really cool! I've been waiting for a game like this forever. Can I ask a favour though, if you do end up making her a fitness type chick, can you put it a cheat-code to make her massive!

Also, if you are looking for a 3D artist, I highly recommend Tigersan http://http://tigersan.deviantart.com. He does all sizes by the way.

[startingstrength]

Thanks for the encouragement everyone. I'll continue to delve into this idea.

[fbbfan]

You know what would be really cool?  If the character could get more muscular as they continue to lift.  By the end of the game, they can be so much muscular than when they first started.

[TC2]

It's about time we get some game programmers in here.  I wish I could provide artwork but I am definitely not a 3d artist.

[CDR]

Mmmmm… I think I could help.
supercdr.deviantart.com
Mail me if you're interested.

CDR

[Ashlee]

That would neat , with Sub game That she has to aquire , Gems of the Gods, To completet her Amazon belt Of power., Each Gem makes her Bigger, and give her a different power.
There a Barroness 3D growth animation On you tube that act as a Guide for Femuscle Growth.
Good Luck

[Tigersan]

haha same here tigersan.deviantart.com im me if you think my stuff's good. I can provide you with normal maps as well if you can implement that into your game.

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