CARGO Project The main character of the game

Probably, the first brick for the construction of a game of this type is the protagonist.
Usually equipped with a superhuman patience, it obeys your every request.
Often walking, and sometimes speaks, he collects objects and performs actions that often surprise you (or rather should surprise you).
Specifically my actor whith I named "steve" moves only left or right.

The javascript code that drives the protagonist to be included in the file index.js:

Let's start by defining some global variables:

var steve;
var steveAspect = 'img/mainfigure/man.png';
var steveHeight = 22;
var steveWidth;
var stevePosX = 50;
var steveTop = 60;
var myWalk;
var steveMoveToX;
var steveMoveDir;
var steveSpeed=0.3;

and the starting function:

window.onload=function(){
load();
};

function load(){
setNewscene('img/scnr1/S0.jpg'); //carico una immagine di fondo
addSteve(steveAspect); //creo il protagonista
document.getElementById("backImg").addEventListener("mouseup", goWalk, false);
}

function setNewscene(sceneName)
{
document.getElementById("backImg").setAttribute("src", sceneName);
}

function addSteve(aspect)
{
if (steve==null){
steve = new Image();
steve = document.createElement('img');
steve.id = 'steve';
steve.setAttribute("src", aspect);
steve.style.cssText = 'position:absolute;top:'+steveTop+'%;left:'+stevePosX+'%;height:'+steveHeight+'%;width:auto;background-color:blue;pointer-events:none;opacity:1;z-index:100;';
document.body.appendChild(steve);
}else{
steve.style.cssText = 'position:absolute;top:'+steveTop+'%;left:'+stevePosX+'%;height:'+steveHeight+'%;width:auto;background-color:blue;pointer-events:none;opacity:1;z-index:100;';
}
}

the following function will be executed after the mouseup event:

function goWalk(e) {
steveMoveToX = parseFloat((e.clientX-this.offsetLeft) / this.offsetWidth * 100);
steveWidth = parseFloat($("#steve").width() / this.offsetWidth * 100)/2;
startWalking();
}

I check if  "steve" is not null and the direction to go; dx o sx.

function startWalking()
{
if (steve!=null){
useWith='';
stopWalking();
if (parseFloat(steve.style.left) > steveMoveToX){
steveMoveDir = "left";
steveAspect = "img/mainfigure/man.png";
}else{
steveMoveDir = "right";
steveAspect = "img/mainfigure/man.png";
}
myWalk = setInterval(walkHandler, 30);
}
}

function stopWalking()
{
clearInterval(myWalk);
}

and now I move "steve" to the mouseup click point.

function walkHandler()
{
if (steveMoveDir == "left"){
if (parseFloat(steve.style.left) > (steveMoveToX - steveWidth)){
stevePosX = (parseFloat(steve.style.left) - steveSpeed);
steve.style.left = stevePosX + "%";
}else{
stopWalking();
}
}else{
        if (parseFloat(steve.style.left) < (steveMoveToX - steveWidth)){
stevePosX = (parseFloat(steve.style.left) + steveSpeed);
steve.style.left = stevePosX + "%";
}else{
stopWalking();
}
}
}

And this is our  "steve" (red rect) moving on the scene

Here you can find all files.

 CARGO Google Play

CARGO Project

According to Garcia Lorca, there are 3 things that every person should do in life:

• HAVE A CHILD.
• WRITE A BOOK.
• PLANT A TREE.

I basically agree but according to my personal way of seeing things, the dear Garci inexplicably forgot one thing:

• MAKE A POINT AND CLICK GRAPHIC ADVENTURE.

Do you remember the "Monkey Island"? if you do not know what I'm talking about, you can also click anywhere else: - (((((

It was 1990 when in a typical day, I do not remember how and why, I installed on my first computer "IBM compatible" a new game. It was called "The Secret of Monkey Island".
I did not know much of the game and did not inspire me particularly, but only a few days later, had become my happy thought fixed. It had become my secret garden. A place to live another life, a temporary escape from everyday life. Then I played with "LeChuck's Revenge" and all other LucasArts masterpieces. I remember with emotion "Amerzone" and "Syberia" Benoît Sokal. Remember "Atlantis" of Microid and "brokens Sword" software revolution, "Blade Runner" by Westwood Studios.

Then a few months ago, in a creative moment, I realized that I had the knowledge and ability to create in a reasonable time a graphical point and click type adventure.

So exploiting deeply my medium graphics capabilities and programming that I have accumulated over time, I began to imagine how he could be the new "thing" and especially began to enjoy the pleasure and satisfaction to make this happen.

Here are some pictures of the project being developed:

Yes, it is true, the graphics could be cured but it is just the beginning.


And as they say those guys in Hollywood when they advertise their job:

STAY TUNED - IT'S COMING - SOMETHING BIG IS COMING - WHAT'S NEXT e bla bla bla...

and this is my TEASER TRAILER:

 CARGO Google Play