Author: Alex

  • Or Die Trying… (Complex XNA Game)

    For an assignment at university, we were required to form a group and begin the development of a game, based on a clients brief. Upon assigning the programming roles to myself and another member of the team, we worked extensively together to create something truly special. From the start I constructed the foundation for the…

  • Tribal Wars (Physics Game)

    A recent assignment from Bournemouth University required me to form a group and construct a game which demonstrated Newton’s three laws of motion. Once a group was formed it was decided that I would understake all of the programming on the task while my class mate worked on all the art and audio. We ended…

  • FL Studios

    Check out the embedded SoundCloud songs below. They can all also be found at: http://soundcloud.com/comeradealexi My latest ventures: My initial ventures:

  • Top-Ten.TV

    Top-Ten.TV is a project I am currently working on with my father. It is a website about top ten lists of tv shows such as the best characters, episodes or moments etc. Recently I have been working with an experienced writer from the USA as well as undertaking rigerious SEO techniques in order to maximise…

  • Spaceman & Slime: C# + XNA

    Spaceman & Slime is a game I created for one of my assignments at Bournemouth University. The game is a re-skinned version of the classic, tactical board game Hounds and Hares built using C# and XNA for the Windows Phone OS. Having used XNA and C# extensively before I was keen to finally put all…

  • AlcoWiki.com

    For my AlcoWiki application for the Windows Phone I wanted to created a promotional website which would allow me to better present its features and capabilities. I feel AlcoWiki.com gives off a strong, professional and slick approach to promoting AlcoWiki. You can view the website here: www.AlcoWiki.com Along with the site I have also created…

  • AlexanderHoughton.co.uk

    For the website you are currently viewing I have solely created all of the content, assets and documents which it features. Though careful PHP editing and HTML tweaking I was able to adapt the WordPress theme I used as a foundation to create a great place to showcase my creative and technical work over the…

  • Weather Phone 8 (C#, PHP, SQL)

    One of my latest software development venture was Weather Phone 8, combining the skills of all my previous applications together, allowing me to create something truly powerful. Weather Phone 8 Product Description: “Keep up to date with all your weather locations and even pin a special live tile which will always update weather for your…

  • AlcoWiki (C#, SQL, PHP, XAML)

    [quote]AlcoWiki is a comprehensive and detailed alcoholic drink database for the Windows Phone OS. Through the use of Windows Phone magnificent user interface integration and brilliant graphics, AlcoWiki presents a fantastic way to discover new drinks and learn loads about the ones you already love. Whether you love nursing a nice cold pint or downing…

  • First Windows Phone Apps (5 Different Apps)

    After becoming well acquainted with the C++ programming language at university I was eager to being creating applications which could be used in the real world and I could publish. I took it upon my self to teach myself everything I needed to know about the Windows Phone OS, C# and XNA to make it…