XNA game engine update

Hi guys I am currently working on lots of little things that might make this project remotely interesting, heres a list of things I want done before the end of september:

camera working
animation working
decent level model created and loaded in to scale
decent skybox up and running
maybe add a weapon to the tiny.x model I am using as my test model.
get some sort of physics up and running so I can jump about the game.

Thats all atm as I think this will be more than enough for me to try and accomplish! after all I am still only starting out at this. Although I do have help in the form of the new book I recently purchased which I have to say is quite good. It is providing me with alot of helpful ideas on which I will hopefully expand upon.

Right now in my game/engine I am using a model known well to all directx users as tiny.x which I dont think is that good a choice for me as it will be hard to get it looking quite good with a human model. I am thinking that I will create a small spaceship model which I can make a flying fps with. Or I could try and create a truck with a movable turret which will fire missiles :D

anyway I will post later tonight If I get much done!

Pong update

hi guys

just thought i would update you as to how i am doing with my pong project. a screen shot is at the top. right now i am working on getting the ball moving and making sure it doesn't disappear of the side of the screen and then i have to add some sort of way i can make the computer paddle move towards the ball. I am thinking i am going to have to do some of that maths that i have learned today to get it working.

my thoughts so far is that i will take the X velocity and the y velocity and find the hypotenuse using pythagoras' theorem and find where the hypotenuse intersects the Y axis on the right hand side of the screen and move the computer paddle towards that. But i will only implement this once i get the collision detection working for the ball and getting the ball to move around the screen so it bounces of things. Should hopefully complete the first working version by tonight or tommorow :D then I can start adding things to it like a main menu and credits at the end and even different difficulties. This is going to be my first real game so i can't wait to get it done :D

cya for now

School and other things

ok guys so i have been looking at the SDL tutorials and i am thinking i could do a hell of alot of different things if i really stick at it. I am quite liking the idea of creating a small rts once i complete a few games.

My new computer is working amazingly. Its great i can play alot of my games at ultra ultra settings and the frame rate will stay high! I recently tried empire total war and set up a huge battle and everything ran so smoothly i was really impressed.

an update on the book - it should come tommorow which will be great because its before the weekend. Giving me lots of time to concentrate on my website if the weather stays like it is at the moment. if i am able to make my site even a bit proffesional looking then i will be happy.

Pong is getting there it should be complete by next week. Its going to be the next wow-killer lol.

anyways i have to go cya later