<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Elfi &#8211; Die Welt von Conner McSheep</title>
	<atom:link href="https://connermacsheep.de/author/admin/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>https://connermacsheep.de</link>
	<description>created by Elfi Schöniger</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2024 17:44:14 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>de</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>
	hourly	</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>
	1	</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4</generator>

<image>
	<url>https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-CMS_Vignette1-32x32.png</url>
	<title>Elfi &#8211; Die Welt von Conner McSheep</title>
	<link>https://connermacsheep.de</link>
	<width>32</width>
	<height>32</height>
</image> 
	<item>
		<title>Highland Sheep Games English 7</title>
		<link>https://connermacsheep.de/highland-sheep-games-development/highland-sheep-games-english-7/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elfi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2024 17:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Highland Sheep Games Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[download]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free game]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[highland sheep game]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indiegame]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minigames]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PC Game]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[postmortem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The legend of conner MacSheep]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://edition-schoene-buecher.de/?p=4071</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Elfi Between all of our tasks we of course also had to have a regular exchange of ideas. We employed modern technology like screen sharing, video conferences and of course the good old telephone. But by far the best were our actual meetings: discussion, testing and then a tasty business lunch. ;-)). And now it’s &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://connermacsheep.de/highland-sheep-games-development/highland-sheep-games-english-7/" class="more-link"><span class="screen-reader-text">„Highland Sheep Games English 7“ </span>weiterlesen</a></p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[
<p><strong>Elfi</strong></p>



<p>Between all of our tasks we of course also had to have a regular exchange of ideas. We employed modern technology like screen sharing, video conferences and of course the good old telephone. But by far the best were our actual meetings: discussion, testing and then a tasty business lunch. ;-)).</p>



<p>And now it’s finally time: The Highland Sheep Games are done! Suitable for players age six and up because they are without bloodshed and stress-free to play. You need a little dexterity, concentration and a taste for 2D comic-style graphics. If you like sheep and scottish landscapes, that’s a plus.. </p>


<div class="wp-block-image">
<figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="350" height="199" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/HSG-Startbildschirm-klein.jpg" alt="Startbildschirm" class="wp-image-4344" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/HSG-Startbildschirm-klein.jpg 350w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/HSG-Startbildschirm-klein-300x171.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Main menu screen</figcaption></figure>
</div>


<p class="has-text-align-center"></p>



<p>A reminder: If you’re interested in the whole story of Conner MacSheep in English please visit your bookshop or follow the links on the book-pages at this homepage. Thank you!</p>



<p></p>



<p class="has-text-align-center">Good luck and have fun</p>



<p class="has-text-align-center">from</p>



<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><div class="wp-block-image">
<figure class="aligncenter size-full is-resized"><img decoding="async" width="155" height="155" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Portrait-sw-Elfi-webklein.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-624" style="aspect-ratio:0.9736842105263158;width:247px;height:auto" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Portrait-sw-Elfi-webklein.jpg 155w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Portrait-sw-Elfi-webklein-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px" /></figure>
</div>


<p class="has-text-align-center">Elfi Schöniger        </p>
</div>



<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><div class="wp-block-image">
<figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img decoding="async" width="648" height="1024" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/VeraPORTRAIT-648x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4346" style="aspect-ratio:0.736231884057971;width:146px;height:auto"/></figure>
</div>


<p class="has-text-align-center">Vera Rothweil</p>
</div>
</div>



<p></p>



<p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size"><strong>Click here to go to the download page:</strong></p>



<div class="wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex">
<div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://connermacsheep.de/hsg-download/">HSG Download</a></div>
</div>
]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Highland Sheep Games English 1</title>
		<link>https://connermacsheep.de/highland-sheep-games-development/highland-sheep-games-english-1/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elfi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2024 17:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Highland Sheep Games Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[download]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free game]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[highland sheep game]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indiegame]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minigames]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PC Game]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[postmortem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The legend of conner MacSheep]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://edition-schoene-buecher.de/?p=4052</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Elfi: At our first meeting we began to develop game concepts. Soon it became clear that the Highland Sheep Games from the book would be best suited for us. Now everything depended on the possibilities for digital implementation and enjoyable gameplay. We assigned the tasks: Vera, a trained game designer, assumed the organisation and project &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://connermacsheep.de/highland-sheep-games-development/highland-sheep-games-english-1/" class="more-link"><span class="screen-reader-text">„Highland Sheep Games English 1“ </span>weiterlesen</a></p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[
<p>Elfi:</p>



<p>At our first meeting we began to develop game concepts. Soon it became clear that the Highland Sheep Games from the book would be best suited for us. Now everything depended on the possibilities for digital implementation and enjoyable gameplay. </p>



<p>We assigned the tasks: Vera, a trained game designer, assumed the organisation and project management, programming and game design. Me, an author and illustrator, was responsible for writing, art and sound and music. Both of us were full of ideas, energy and motivation and in hindsight I can attest to our persistence and incredible teamwork skills &#8211; always a challenge when personal and professional relationships overlap.</p>



<p>Four disciplines emerged during the design process: Jump for Height, Press o’War, Hillrace and Biting Patterns, a very sheep oriented event that eventually had to be reworked during development into Puzzeling Patterns. The foundations had been laid.</p>



<div class="wp-block-group"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained">
<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:100%">
<div class="wp-block-group"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained">
<div class="wp-block-group"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained">
<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="350" height="205" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/HSG-JfH-klein.png" alt="" class="wp-image-4335" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/HSG-JfH-klein.png 350w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/HSG-JfH-klein-300x176.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Startszene Jump for Height</figcaption></figure>
</div>



<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="350" height="199" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/HSG-Press-o-War-klein.png" alt="" class="wp-image-4337" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/HSG-Press-o-War-klein.png 350w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/HSG-Press-o-War-klein-300x171.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Startszene Press o&#8217;War</figcaption></figure>
</div>
</div>
</div></div>
</div></div>
</div>
</div>
</div></div>



<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="350" height="200" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/HSG-Hillrace-klein.png" alt="" class="wp-image-4334" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/HSG-Hillrace-klein.png 350w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/HSG-Hillrace-klein-300x171.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Startszene Hillrace</figcaption></figure>
</div>



<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="350" height="200" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/HSG-PP-klein.png" alt="" class="wp-image-4336" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/HSG-PP-klein.png 350w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/HSG-PP-klein-300x171.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Puzzeling Patterns</figcaption></figure>
</div>
</div>



<p>To be continued &#8230;</p>
]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Highland Sheep Games  Development</title>
		<link>https://connermacsheep.de/highland-sheep-games-development/highland-sheep-games-development/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elfi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2024 17:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Highland Sheep Games Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[download]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free game]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[highland sheep game]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indiegame]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minigames]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PC Game]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[postmortem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The legend of conner MacSheep]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://edition-schoene-buecher.de/?p=3962</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[It all started on a summer evening out walking in a tiny village in the Scottish Highlands. We &#8211; my husband, daughter and I &#8211; enjoyed the spicy evening air. The sky was clear and adorned with a sensationally bright full moon. Silence. The silhouette of a large deciduous tree loomed against the horizon. Suddenly &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://connermacsheep.de/highland-sheep-games-development/highland-sheep-games-development/" class="more-link"><span class="screen-reader-text">„Highland Sheep Games  Development“ </span>weiterlesen</a></p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="245" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/flechtwerk-bunt-kelt-1024x245.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4714" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/flechtwerk-bunt-kelt-1024x245.jpg 1024w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/flechtwerk-bunt-kelt-300x72.jpg 300w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/flechtwerk-bunt-kelt-768x184.jpg 768w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/flechtwerk-bunt-kelt-1536x367.jpg 1536w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/flechtwerk-bunt-kelt.jpg 2000w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" /></figure>



<p><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-3636" style="width: 450px;" src="https://edition-schoene-buecher.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ConnerMacSheep.png" alt="">                                            </p>



<p>It all started on a summer evening out walking in a tiny village in the Scottish Highlands. We &#8211; my husband, daughter and I &#8211; enjoyed the spicy evening air. The sky was clear and adorned with a sensationally bright full moon. Silence. The silhouette of a large deciduous tree loomed against the horizon. Suddenly &#8211; a friendly Bähähä and another and another …</p>



<p>A whole flock of sheep greeted us. In my head came a picture that was firmly anchored in my head: a moon-addicted sheep stands on a hill and bluffs the moon with its pink ears upright, a kind of sheep.</p>



<p>I liked this idea so much that it became &#8222;The Legend of Conner MacSheep&#8220;. And because the images in my head were so vivid, the story was also created as a graphic novel. That could have been enough, but the sheep were still static.</p>



<p>Until now! My daughter and I breathed life into the sheep. I painted it. She digitally taught her to walk.</p>



<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="1024" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DECO_mom1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-4418" style="width:361px;height:auto" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DECO_mom1.png 1024w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DECO_mom1-300x300.png 300w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DECO_mom1-150x150.png 150w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DECO_mom1-768x768.png 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" /></figure>
</div>



<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="360" height="360" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/MOM.gif" alt="" class="wp-image-4295"/></figure>
</div>
</div>



<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">
<p>Mom with whiny lamb &#8211; static</p>
</div>



<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">
<p>Mom with whiny lamb &#8211; moving</p>
</div>
</div>



<p>Over the next few days we will tell the story of how the game was created, something different every day. We hope you enjoy reading!</p>



<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">
<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><div class="wp-block-image">
<figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="155" height="155" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Portrait-sw-Elfi-webklein.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-624" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Portrait-sw-Elfi-webklein.jpg 155w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Portrait-sw-Elfi-webklein-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Elfi Schöniger</figcaption></figure>
</div></div>



<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="648" height="1024" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/VeraPORTRAIT-648x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4346" style="width:89px;height:auto"/></figure>



<p>Vera Rothweil</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>



<p></p>
]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Highland Sheep Games English 3</title>
		<link>https://connermacsheep.de/highland-sheep-games-development/highland-sheep-games-english-3/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elfi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2024 17:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Highland Sheep Games Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[download]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free game]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[highland sheep game]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indiegame]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minigames]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PC Game]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[postmortem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The legend of conner MacSheep]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://edition-schoene-buecher.de/?p=4057</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Elfi I started working on the character design. My way was paved by countless more or less successful sketches of sheep. It is unbelievable how many sheep-themed franchises there are, e.g. Sheepworld, Shaun the Sheep etc. Since we were planning our game to be 2D, a comic-like interpretation of actors and landscape seemed appropriate. I &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://connermacsheep.de/highland-sheep-games-development/highland-sheep-games-english-3/" class="more-link"><span class="screen-reader-text">„Highland Sheep Games English 3“ </span>weiterlesen</a></p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[
<p><strong>Elfi</strong></p>



<p>I started working on the character design. My way was paved by countless more or less successful sketches of sheep. It is unbelievable how many sheep-themed franchises there are, e.g. Sheepworld, Shaun the Sheep etc.</p>



<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="738" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Schaf-seitlich-1024x738.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4443" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Schaf-seitlich-1024x738.jpg 1024w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Schaf-seitlich-300x216.jpg 300w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Schaf-seitlich-768x554.jpg 768w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Schaf-seitlich-1536x1107.jpg 1536w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Schaf-seitlich-389x280.jpg 389w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Schaf-seitlich.jpg 2036w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" /></figure>
</div>



<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="760" height="610" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Sizze_Erste_Schafe_Laecheln.png" alt="" class="wp-image-4442" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Sizze_Erste_Schafe_Laecheln.png 760w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Sizze_Erste_Schafe_Laecheln-300x241.png 300w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Sizze_Erste_Schafe_Laecheln-374x300.png 374w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px" /></figure>
</div>



<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="764" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Sizze_Erste_Schafe_Agr-1024x764.png" alt="" class="wp-image-4441" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Sizze_Erste_Schafe_Agr-1024x764.png 1024w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Sizze_Erste_Schafe_Agr-300x224.png 300w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Sizze_Erste_Schafe_Agr-768x573.png 768w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Sizze_Erste_Schafe_Agr-389x290.png 389w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Sizze_Erste_Schafe_Agr.png 1230w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" /></figure>
</div>
</div>



<p>Since we were planning our game to be 2D, a comic-like interpretation of actors and landscape seemed appropriate. I had little issues with imagining a start screen since my favourite place for Conner MacSheep was and still is a real castle ruin in the Scottish Highlands. So in no time flat I made:</p>


<div class="wp-block-image">
<figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="725" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Blog_Welcome-skizze-1024x725.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4444" style="width:602px;height:auto" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Blog_Welcome-skizze-1024x725.jpg 1024w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Blog_Welcome-skizze-300x212.jpg 300w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Blog_Welcome-skizze-768x544.jpg 768w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Blog_Welcome-skizze-389x275.jpg 389w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Blog_Welcome-skizze.jpg 1345w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" /></figure>
</div>


<p>Great! But these were all just pencil sketches. These can’t just be put into a video game like that. That was the beginning of my adventures in digital painting with a graphics tablet. Drawing on a black board and seeing the matching picture take shape on my monitor took some getting used to. </p>


<div class="wp-block-image">
<figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="869" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Elfi_Grafiktablet-1024x869.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4450" style="width:564px;height:auto" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Elfi_Grafiktablet-1024x869.jpg 1024w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Elfi_Grafiktablet-300x254.jpg 300w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Elfi_Grafiktablet-768x651.jpg 768w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Elfi_Grafiktablet-354x300.jpg 354w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Elfi_Grafiktablet.jpg 1258w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" /></figure>
</div>


<p>My hand-eye coordination improved after some scrawly and undimensioned attempts enough that I could start to appreciate the advantages of digital drawing. A ‘back’ button is truly a remarkable invention! I also enjoyed working with multiple layers: if, for example, I wasn’t sure if a detail would fit the image, I could simply put it on a new layer and move, transform and dye it as I pleased… Simply amazing!</p>


<div class="wp-block-image">
<figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="578" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Layer_Erklaerung-1-1024x578.png" alt="" class="wp-image-4451" style="width:700px;height:auto" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Layer_Erklaerung-1-1024x578.png 1024w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Layer_Erklaerung-1-300x169.png 300w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Layer_Erklaerung-1-768x433.png 768w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Layer_Erklaerung-1-1536x867.png 1536w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Layer_Erklaerung-1-389x219.png 389w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Layer_Erklaerung-1.png 1840w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" /></figure>
</div>


<p>Another big learning experience were animations. My part in making our animated sheep was still relatively simple. I just had to draw the animal in various poses whereby the principal parts had to stay in the same place or the animal would jitter or jump unintentionally.</p>



<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="1024" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DECO_mom1-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-4447" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DECO_mom1-1.png 1024w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DECO_mom1-1-300x300.png 300w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DECO_mom1-1-150x150.png 150w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DECO_mom1-1-768x768.png 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" /></figure>
</div>



<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="1024" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Deco_mom2.png" alt="" class="wp-image-4448" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Deco_mom2.png 1024w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Deco_mom2-300x300.png 300w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Deco_mom2-150x150.png 150w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Deco_mom2-768x768.png 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" /></figure>
</div>



<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="1024" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Deco_mom3.png" alt="" class="wp-image-4449" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Deco_mom3.png 1024w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Deco_mom3-300x300.png 300w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Deco_mom3-150x150.png 150w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Deco_mom3-768x768.png 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" /></figure>
</div>
</div>



<p>Result:</p>


<div class="wp-block-image">
<figure class="aligncenter size-full is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="360" height="360" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/MOM.gif" alt="" class="wp-image-4295" style="width:294px;height:auto"/></figure>
</div>


<p>To be continued…</p>



<p></p>
]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Highland Sheep Games English 5</title>
		<link>https://connermacsheep.de/highland-sheep-games-development/highland-sheep-games-english-5/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elfi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2024 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Highland Sheep Games Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[download]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free game]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[highland sheep game]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indiegame]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minigames]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PC Game]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[postmortem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The legend of conner MacSheep]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://edition-schoene-buecher.de/?p=4066</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Elfi Far more difficult to me was a different drawing technique. Painting small elements like grass or flowers as a tilesheet that could be repeated infinitely without showing recognizable patterns. Our program of choice was Pyxel Edit and it required several tutorials and practice-tiles. But a great technique to build large -several screens large- landscapes. &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://connermacsheep.de/highland-sheep-games-development/highland-sheep-games-english-5/" class="more-link"><span class="screen-reader-text">„Highland Sheep Games English 5“ </span>weiterlesen</a></p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[
<p><strong>Elfi</strong></p>



<p>Far more difficult to me was a different drawing technique. Painting small elements like grass or flowers as a tilesheet that could be repeated infinitely without showing recognizable patterns.</p>



<p>Our program of choice was Pyxel Edit and it required several tutorials and practice-tiles. But a great technique to build large -several screens large- landscapes.</p>



<div class="wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile" style="grid-template-columns:70% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="460" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyxel-Grastiles-1024x460.png" alt="" class="wp-image-4503 size-full" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyxel-Grastiles-1024x460.png 1024w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyxel-Grastiles-300x135.png 300w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyxel-Grastiles-768x345.png 768w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyxel-Grastiles-1536x689.png 1536w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyxel-Grastiles-389x175.png 389w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyxel-Grastiles.png 1914w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" /></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content">
<p>drawin small parts and put them together</p>
</div></div>



<p>Later I also learned to animate tiles with it, especially water be it in a trough, creek, lake, waterfall as well as falling stones or crumbling platforms.</p>



<div class="wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile" style="grid-template-columns:70% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="468" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyxel-animiert-1024x468.png" alt="" class="wp-image-4504 size-full" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyxel-animiert-1024x468.png 1024w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyxel-animiert-300x137.png 300w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyxel-animiert-768x351.png 768w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyxel-animiert-1536x701.png 1536w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyxel-animiert-389x178.png 389w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyxel-animiert.png 1914w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" /></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content">
<p>step by step pictures in Pyxel Edit</p>
</div></div>



<p>Result:</p>



<div class="wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-resized" style="grid-template-columns:44% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="128" height="128" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Stein-zerbricht.gif" alt="" class="wp-image-4505 size-full"/></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content">
<p>breaking rock!</p>
</div></div>



<p>After long drawing sessions came the sounds or rather the search for sounds. Sheep bleat, Water rushes. But who could have thought that there are so many more sounds needed to convey atmosphere and movement. Vera wrote me a looong list with requirements for each game.</p>



<div class="wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile" style="grid-template-columns:71% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="376" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Soundliste-1024x376.png" alt="" class="wp-image-4511 size-full" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Soundliste-1024x376.png 1024w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Soundliste-300x110.png 300w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Soundliste-768x282.png 768w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Soundliste-1536x564.png 1536w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Soundliste-389x143.png 389w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Soundliste.png 1867w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" /></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content">
<p>recomanded sounds</p>
</div></div>



<p>For the sheep sounds I visited the local hobby shepherd. With a small digital recorder that had to be equipped with a windbreaker after several failed attempts I recorded single and groups of sheep while bleating. Also while eating and slurping. Oftentimes I wandered around in the forest and along the creek. Last but not least a lot of household items had to be employed as musical instruments.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-audio"><audio controls src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1maeh.wav"></audio></figure>


<div class="wp-block-image">
<figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="1024" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Puschel-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4514" style="width:475px;height:auto" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Puschel-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Puschel-300x300.jpg 300w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Puschel-150x150.jpg 150w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Puschel-768x768.jpg 768w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Puschel.jpg 1136w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" /></figure>
</div>


<p class="has-text-align-center">Digital recorder with windbreaker</p>



<p>As background music I composed one melody myself. The others are Scottish traditionals that I arranged with help of the Ludwig3 software. All new to me but I made it!</p>





<p>To be continued…</p>
]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		<enclosure url="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1maeh.wav" length="196298" type="audio/wav" />

			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Highland Sheep Games FAQ English</title>
		<link>https://connermacsheep.de/highland-sheep-games-faq-english/highland-sheep-games-faq-english/</link>
					<comments>https://connermacsheep.de/highland-sheep-games-faq-english/highland-sheep-games-faq-english/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elfi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2024 17:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Highland Sheep Games FAQ English]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[download]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free game]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[highland sheep game]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indiegame]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minigames]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PC Game]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The legend of conner MacSheep]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://edition-schoene-buecher.de/?p=4045</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Installation note: During installation, Windows asks if you really want to install because the app is from an &#8222;unknown manufacturer&#8220;. This is because we are brand new &#8211; that is, for the first time &#8211; on the market. Simply select &#8222;Install anyway&#8220;. We promise that the game contains only the game! If you want to &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://connermacsheep.de/highland-sheep-games-faq-english/highland-sheep-games-faq-english/" class="more-link"><span class="screen-reader-text">„Highland Sheep Games FAQ English“ </span>weiterlesen</a></p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[
<p><strong>Installation note:</strong> During installation, Windows asks if you really want to install because the app is from an &#8222;unknown manufacturer&#8220;. This is because we are brand new &#8211; that is, for the first time &#8211; on the market. Simply select &#8222;Install anyway&#8220;. We promise that the game contains only the game!</p>



<p> If you want to <strong>uninstall</strong> the game again (which we think would be a shame): Right click on the game button, open the file path; Click Uninstaller &#8211; and it will uninstall itself. Single games or tournament mode If you select a game using the corresponding rock button, you have several attempts to solve each level; very practical for practicing!</p>



<p> If you choose<strong> tournament mode</strong>, you will be guided through all games, but you will only have one attempt per level. BUT: In the end a nice surprise is waiting for you!</p>



<p></p>
]]></content:encoded>
					
					<wfw:commentRss>https://connermacsheep.de/highland-sheep-games-faq-english/highland-sheep-games-faq-english/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Highland Sheep Games FAQ</title>
		<link>https://connermacsheep.de/highland-sheep-games-faq/highland-sheep-games-faq/</link>
					<comments>https://connermacsheep.de/highland-sheep-games-faq/highland-sheep-games-faq/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elfi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2020 14:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Highland Sheep Games FAQ]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://edition-schoene-buecher.de/?p=4002</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Hinweise zur Installation und zum Spiel]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[
<p>Schön, dass du das Spiel erworben hast! Hier noch ein paar kleine Hinweise zur Installation etc.:</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><strong>Installationshinweis: </strong>Bei der Installation wird von Windows nachgefragt, ob wirklich installiert werden soll, weil die App von einem „unbekannten Hersteller“ ist. Das liegt daran, dass wir ganz neu – sprich: erstmalig – auf dem Markt sind. Einfach „Trotzdem installieren“ auswählen. Wir versprechen, dass das Spiel nur das Spiel enthält!<br></li>



<li>Solltest du das Spiel wieder <strong>deinstallieren</strong> wollen (was wir sehr schade fänden): Rechtsklick auf den Spielbutton, Dateipfad öffnen; Uninstaller anklicken &#8211; und es deinstalliert sich von alleine.<br></li>



<li>Einzelspiele oder Turniermodus<br>Wenn du <strong>ein Spiel</strong> per entsprechendem Felsbutton auswählst, hast du mehrere Versuche zur Lösung jedes Levels; sehr praktisch zum Üben!<br>Wählst du den <strong>Turniermodus</strong>, wirst du durch alle Spiele geleitet, allerdings hast du nur einen Versuch pro Level. ABER: Am Ende wartet eine schöne Überraschung auf dich!<br></li>
</ul>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Puzzling Patterns</h4>



<p>Du kannst im rechten Feld die Puzzleteile zuerst sortieren, wenn du willst, da sich einige überlagern. Solange du in diesem Feld bleibst, hat das keine Auswirkungen auf die Anzahl der Züge.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
					
					<wfw:commentRss>https://connermacsheep.de/highland-sheep-games-faq/highland-sheep-games-faq/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Highland Sheep Games 7</title>
		<link>https://connermacsheep.de/highland-sheep-games-entstehung/highland-sheep-games-7/</link>
					<comments>https://connermacsheep.de/highland-sheep-games-entstehung/highland-sheep-games-7/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elfi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2020 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Highland Sheep Games Entstehung]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conner MacSheep]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deutsch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[englisch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Highlands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indiegame]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minispiele]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PC Game]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PC-Spiel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[postmortem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schaf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schottland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spielentstehung]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://edition-schoene-buecher.de/?p=3732</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Elfi Zwischen allen Aufgaben war natürlich ein reger Gedankenaustausch zwischen Vera und mir nötig und wichtig. Wir haben uns oft moderner Mittel wie Bildschirmübertragung, Videokonferenz und nicht zuletzt des guten, alten Telefons bedient. Aber mit Abstand am schönsten waren unsere tatsächlichen Treffen: Besprechung, Demos am Bildschirm und dann leckere Arbeitsessen ;-)). Und nun ist es &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://connermacsheep.de/highland-sheep-games-entstehung/highland-sheep-games-7/" class="more-link"><span class="screen-reader-text">„Highland Sheep Games 7“ </span>weiterlesen</a></p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[
<p><strong>Elfi</strong></p>



<p>Zwischen allen Aufgaben war natürlich ein reger Gedankenaustausch zwischen Vera und mir nötig und wichtig. Wir haben uns oft moderner Mittel wie Bildschirmübertragung, Videokonferenz und nicht zuletzt des guten, alten Telefons bedient. Aber mit Abstand am schönsten waren unsere tatsächlichen Treffen: Besprechung, Demos am Bildschirm und dann leckere Arbeitsessen ;-)).</p>



<p>Und nun ist es soweit: Die Highland Sheep Games sind fertig! Sie sind für Menschen jeden Alters geeignet, denn sie sind absolut unblutig und stressfrei zu spielen. Man braucht ein bisschen Geschick, Konzentrationsvermögen und Lust an 2D Grafik im Stil eines Comics. Und wenn man Schafe und schottische Landschaft mag, ist es von Vorteil. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="583" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Startbildschirm-1024x583.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4497" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Startbildschirm-1024x583.jpg 1024w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Startbildschirm-300x171.jpg 300w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Startbildschirm-768x437.jpg 768w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Startbildschirm-1536x874.jpg 1536w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Startbildschirm-389x221.jpg 389w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Startbildschirm.jpg 1897w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Startbildschirm</figcaption></figure>



<p class="has-text-align-center">Kommentare zu unserem Postmortem, insbesondere positive, werden gerne gelesen und beantwortet.</p>



<p class="has-text-align-center">Viel Spaß wünschen</p>



<p class="has-text-align-center"></p>



<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="512" height="698" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Portrait-sw-Elf-512i.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4605" style="width:333px;height:342px" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Portrait-sw-Elf-512i.jpg 512w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Portrait-sw-Elf-512i-220x300.jpg 220w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Elfi Schöniger</figcaption></figure>



<p class="has-text-align-center"></p>
</div>



<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="648" height="1024" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/VeraPORTRAIT-648x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4346" style="aspect-ratio:0.736231884057971;width:244px;height:auto"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Vera Rothweil</figcaption></figure>
</div>
</div>



<p class="has-text-align-center"> </p>



<p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size"><strong>Hier geht&#8217;s zur Downloadseite</strong></p>



<div class="wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex">
<div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button">HSG Download</a></div>
</div>
]]></content:encoded>
					
					<wfw:commentRss>https://connermacsheep.de/highland-sheep-games-entstehung/highland-sheep-games-7/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Highland Sheep Games 5</title>
		<link>https://connermacsheep.de/highland-sheep-games-entstehung/highland-sheep-games-5/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elfi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2020 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Highland Sheep Games Entstehung]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conner MacSheep]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deutsch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[englisch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Highlands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indiegame]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minispiele]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PC Game]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PC-Spiel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[postmortem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schaf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schottland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spielentstehung]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://edition-schoene-buecher.de/?p=3721</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Elfi Weit schwieriger gestaltete sich für mich eine andere Maltechnik: Das Malen von kleinen Elementen wie Gras oder Blumen als Tileset, die sich beliebig oft aneinander legen ließen, wobei man aber keine wiederkehrenden Muster wahrnehmen durfte. Das Programm der Wahl war Pyxel Edit und es bedurfte diverser Tutorials und Übungs-Tiles. Aber eine prima Möglichkeit, große &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://connermacsheep.de/highland-sheep-games-entstehung/highland-sheep-games-5/" class="more-link"><span class="screen-reader-text">„Highland Sheep Games 5“ </span>weiterlesen</a></p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[
<p><strong>Elfi</strong></p>



<p>Weit schwieriger gestaltete sich für mich eine andere Maltechnik: Das Malen von kleinen Elementen wie Gras oder Blumen als Tileset, die sich beliebig oft aneinander legen ließen, wobei man aber keine wiederkehrenden Muster wahrnehmen durfte.</p>



<p> Das Programm der Wahl war Pyxel Edit und es bedurfte diverser Tutorials und Übungs-Tiles. Aber eine prima Möglichkeit, große – sprich: mehrere Bildschirm-lange – Landschaften zu „bauen“.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="460" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyxel-Grastiles-1024x460.png" alt="" class="wp-image-4503" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyxel-Grastiles-1024x460.png 1024w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyxel-Grastiles-300x135.png 300w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyxel-Grastiles-768x345.png 768w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyxel-Grastiles-1536x689.png 1536w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyxel-Grastiles-389x175.png 389w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pyxel-Grastiles.png 1914w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" /></figure>



<p>Später lernte ich damit auch, wie ich Wasser in unterschiedlichen Formen animieren konnte: Wassertrog, Bach, See, Wasserfall … Und Steine, Plattformen …</p>



<p>Ergebnis:</p>


<div class="wp-block-image is-resized">
<figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="128" height="128" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Stein-zerbricht.gif" alt="" class="wp-image-4505"/></figure>
</div>


<p>Nach langen Mal-Sessions kam die Zeit des Tons, besser gesagt der Geräusche-Findung. Schafe blöken, Wasser rauscht. Aber wer hätte gedacht, dass so viele weitere Geräusche nötig sind, um eine Atmosphäre und Bewegung zu vermitteln. Vera erstellte eine laange Liste mit Anforderungen für jedes Spiel.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="376" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Soundliste-1024x376.png" alt="" class="wp-image-4511" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Soundliste-1024x376.png 1024w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Soundliste-300x110.png 300w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Soundliste-768x282.png 768w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Soundliste-1536x564.png 1536w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Soundliste-389x143.png 389w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Soundliste.png 1867w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Soundliste</figcaption></figure>



<p>Für die Schafgeräusche suchte ich den örtlichen Hobbyschäfer heim: Mit einem kleinen Digitalrecorder, der nach mehreren Fehlversuchen mit einem Puschel (Windschutz) ausgestattet war, nahm ich ein, mehrere und viele Schafe beim Blöken auf. Auch beim Fressen und Schmatzen. Vielfach streifte ich im Wald und am Bach entlang. Und zu guter Letzt mussten etliche haushaltsübliche Dinge und Musikinstrumente herhalten.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-audio"><audio controls src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1maeh.wav"></audio><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Schafblöken</figcaption></figure>


<div class="wp-block-image is-resized">
<figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="1024" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Puschel-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4514" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Puschel-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Puschel-300x300.jpg 300w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Puschel-150x150.jpg 150w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Puschel-768x768.jpg 768w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Puschel.jpg 1136w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Digitaler Recorder mit &#8222;Puschel&#8220;</figcaption></figure>
</div>


<p>Für die Hintergrundmusik habe ich eine Melodie selbst komponiert. Die anderen sind traditionelle schottische Folkslieder, die ich mit Hilfe von Ludwig3 (Software) instrumentiert und arrangiert habe. Alles Neuland, aber geschafft!</p>



<figure class="wp-block-audio"><audio controls src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Highlandgames.wav"></audio></figure>



<p class="has-text-align-center">Musikstück</p>



<p></p>
]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		<enclosure url="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1maeh.wav" length="196298" type="audio/wav" />
<enclosure url="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Highlandgames.wav" length="5343404" type="audio/wav" />

			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Highland Sheep Games 3</title>
		<link>https://connermacsheep.de/highland-sheep-games-entstehung/highland-sheep-games-3/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elfi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2020 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Highland Sheep Games Entstehung]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conner MacSheep]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deutsch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[englisch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Highlands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indiegame]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minispiele]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PC Game]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PC-Spiel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[postmortem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schaf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schottland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spielentstehung]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://edition-schoene-buecher.de/?p=3713</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Elfi Ich beschäftigte mich zuerst mit der „Charakter-Findung“. Zahllose Skizzen von mehr oder weniger gelungenen Schafen pflasterten meinen Weg. Es ist unglaublich, wie viele bekannte Schafe es gibt: z.B. Sheepworld, Shaun etc. Da wir ein 2D-Spiel planten, kam eigentlich nur eine comichafte Darstellung der Darsteller und Landschaften in Betracht. Was mir weniger Probleme machte, war &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://connermacsheep.de/highland-sheep-games-entstehung/highland-sheep-games-3/" class="more-link"><span class="screen-reader-text">„Highland Sheep Games 3“ </span>weiterlesen</a></p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[
<p><strong>Elfi</strong></p>



<p>Ich beschäftigte mich zuerst mit der „Charakter-Findung“. Zahllose Skizzen von mehr oder weniger gelungenen Schafen pflasterten meinen Weg. Es ist unglaublich, wie viele bekannte Schafe es gibt: z.B. Sheepworld, Shaun etc. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex">
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="738" data-id="4443" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Schaf-seitlich-1024x738.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4443" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Schaf-seitlich-1024x738.jpg 1024w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Schaf-seitlich-300x216.jpg 300w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Schaf-seitlich-768x554.jpg 768w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Schaf-seitlich-1536x1107.jpg 1536w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Schaf-seitlich-389x280.jpg 389w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Schaf-seitlich.jpg 2036w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Vielleicht so?</figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="760" height="610" data-id="4442" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Sizze_Erste_Schafe_Laecheln.png" alt="" class="wp-image-4442" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Sizze_Erste_Schafe_Laecheln.png 760w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Sizze_Erste_Schafe_Laecheln-300x241.png 300w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Sizze_Erste_Schafe_Laecheln-374x300.png 374w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Freundlich</figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="764" data-id="4441" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Sizze_Erste_Schafe_Agr-1024x764.png" alt="" class="wp-image-4441" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Sizze_Erste_Schafe_Agr-1024x764.png 1024w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Sizze_Erste_Schafe_Agr-300x224.png 300w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Sizze_Erste_Schafe_Agr-768x573.png 768w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Sizze_Erste_Schafe_Agr-389x290.png 389w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Sizze_Erste_Schafe_Agr.png 1230w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Geschockt</figcaption></figure>
</figure>



<p>Da wir ein 2D-Spiel planten, kam eigentlich nur eine comichafte Darstellung der Darsteller und Landschaften in Betracht. Was mir weniger Probleme machte, war die Vorstellung eines Startbildschirms, denn mein bevorzugter Aufenthaltsort für Conner MacSheep war und ist eine reale Burgruine in den Highlands. So entstand in Nullkommanichts:</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="725" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Blog_Welcome-skizze-1-1024x725.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4453"/></figure>



<p>Prima! Aber das waren alles Bleistift-Skizzen. Das kann man nicht in ein PC-Spiel einbauen. Es begann für mich das Abenteuer „Digitales Malen“ mit einem Grafik-Tablet. Das Gewöhnungsbedürftigste war das Malen auf einem schwarzen „Brett“ und das dazugehörende Bild entstand im Zeichenprogramm auf dem Monitor. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="869" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Elfi_Grafiktablet-1024x869.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4450" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Elfi_Grafiktablet-1024x869.jpg 1024w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Elfi_Grafiktablet-300x254.jpg 300w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Elfi_Grafiktablet-768x651.jpg 768w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Elfi_Grafiktablet-354x300.jpg 354w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Elfi_Grafiktablet.jpg 1258w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" /></figure>



<p>Nach einigen krakeligen und nicht dimensionierten Versuchen war meine Hand-Auge-Koordination soweit gediehen, dass ich die Vorteile des digitalen Zeichnens entdeckte. Eine „Rückgängig-Taste“ ist eine wirklich lobenswerte Erfindung! Ebenso feierte ich das Arbeiten mit Ebenen: War ich beispielsweise nicht sicher, ob ein Detail ins Bild passte, legte ich es zuerst auf einem neuen Layer (Ebene) an und konnte es so nach Belieben verschieben, vergrößern, verkleinern, anders einfärben … Einfach toll!</p>



<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Layer-in-ECHT-1024x576.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4665" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Layer-in-ECHT-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Layer-in-ECHT-300x169.jpg 300w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Layer-in-ECHT-768x432.jpg 768w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Layer-in-ECHT-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Layer-in-ECHT.jpg 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" /></figure>



<p>Landschafts-Layer in der Natur</p>
</div>



<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="577" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Layer-Erklaerung-1024x577.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4666" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Layer-Erklaerung-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Layer-Erklaerung-300x169.jpg 300w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Layer-Erklaerung-768x432.jpg 768w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Layer-Erklaerung-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Layer-Erklaerung.jpg 1847w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" /></figure>



<p>Unterschiedliche, teils transparente Layer übereinander am PC</p>
</div>
</div>



<p>Eine große Lernerfahrung waren auch Animationen. Mein Part der „bewegten Schafe“ gestaltete sich noch relativ einfach. Ich musste das Tier nur in verschiedenen Posen zeichnen, wobei das Grundsätzliche immer an der gleichen Stelle bleiben musste, sonst zitterte oder sprang die Figur ungewollt. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex">
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="1024" data-id="4449" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Deco_mom3.png" alt="" class="wp-image-4449" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Deco_mom3.png 1024w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Deco_mom3-300x300.png 300w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Deco_mom3-150x150.png 150w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Deco_mom3-768x768.png 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Mom mit Quengellamm 1</figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="1024" data-id="4448" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Deco_mom2.png" alt="" class="wp-image-4448" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Deco_mom2.png 1024w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Deco_mom2-300x300.png 300w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Deco_mom2-150x150.png 150w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Deco_mom2-768x768.png 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Mom mit Quengellamm 2</figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="1024" data-id="4447" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DECO_mom1-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-4447" srcset="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DECO_mom1-1.png 1024w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DECO_mom1-1-300x300.png 300w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DECO_mom1-1-150x150.png 150w, https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DECO_mom1-1-768x768.png 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Mom mit Quengellamm3</figcaption></figure>
</figure>



<p> Ergebnis: </p>



<p></p>


<div class="wp-block-image">
<figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="360" height="360" src="https://connermacsheep.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MOM.gif" alt="" class="wp-image-4463"/></figure>
</div>


<p></p>
]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
			</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
