Gartek
Studios
- a Father and Son collaborative multimedia endeavour.
For a number of years now K! and S! have been working together to create unique video games that help us to expand our knowledge and push our abilities.
Working at first in Scratch, K! developed an understanding of sprites, objects and arrays. Once mastery of Scratch seemed complete, S! encouraged K! to move on to more widely recognized engines, and two games in Construct 2 were collaborated on and completed over the cold winter months north of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
Now K! has focused on gaining an understanding of Python, and has released several experimental games entirely on his own, as well as a completed platformer.
With the advent of COVID-19, K! has been able to dive right in to a combination puzzle/exploration game which was released in February of 2022 – while still pursuing paid side contracts organized by S! through his existing IT company (Garstin HE).
K! hopes to expand his knowledge by continuing to learn Java, and beginning an in-depth exploration of C and perhaps C++.
Please enjoy your stay here and follow our development history! Click on either the text or graphics in the descriptions below to be taken to the game page (usually playable within browser, with a few exceptions).
The current musical selection is courtesy No Anglerfish – K!’s current project. Please enjoy! If it doesn’t automatically play, please click the play button below. The current soundtrack is about fourteen minutes long!
Working at first in Scratch, K! developed an understanding of sprites, objects and arrays. Once mastery of Scratch seemed complete, S! encouraged K! to move on to more widely recognized engines, and two games in Construct 2 were collaborated on and completed over the cold winter months north of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
Now K! has focused on gaining an understanding of Python, and has released several experimental games entirely on his own, as well as a completed platformer.
With the advent of COVID-19, K! has been able to dive right in to a combination puzzle/exploration game which was released in February of 2022 – while still pursuing paid side contracts organized by S! through his existing IT company (Garstin HE).
K! hopes to expand his knowledge by continuing to learn Java, and beginning an in-depth exploration of C and perhaps C++.
Please enjoy your stay here and follow our development history! Click on either the text or graphics in the descriptions below to be taken to the game page (usually playable within browser, with a few exceptions).
The current musical selection is courtesy No Anglerfish – K!’s current project. Please enjoy! If it doesn’t automatically play, please click the play button below. The current soundtrack is about fourteen minutes long!
No Anglerfish
K! (age 13-15) – February 2, 2022 (Python)
Another K! solo project, this puzzle explorer is stretching his abilities even further – with an intricate story, loads of puzzles and dialogue, as well as an inventory system and save game ability, this game is currently K!’s most ambitious undertaking yet!
K! (age 13-15) – February 2, 2022 (Python)
Another K! solo project, this puzzle explorer is stretching his abilities even further – with an intricate story, loads of puzzles and dialogue, as well as an inventory system and save game ability, this game is currently K!’s most ambitious undertaking yet!
Super Image Renamer
K! (age 14-15) – February 25, 2022 (Python)
Another application coded by K! for S!'s benefit. This simple programme will look in a folder for images with EXIF data, and rename them based on the date in descending units, so it basically renames the photos yymmddhhmmss. I run it on all my pictures before I archive them.
You can define the folder to check in a config.txt file, and then simply run the programme any time afterwards.
K! (age 14-15) – February 25, 2022 (Python)
Another application coded by K! for S!'s benefit. This simple programme will look in a folder for images with EXIF data, and rename them based on the date in descending units, so it basically renames the photos yymmddhhmmss. I run it on all my pictures before I archive them.
You can define the folder to check in a config.txt file, and then simply run the programme any time afterwards.
Super Mailing List (SML)
K! (age 14) - Spring 2021 (Python)
This is a non-gaming application written by K! at S!'s request.
Not happy with the choices put out by commercial entities to run a very simple mailing list or discussion group, S! asked if K! was willing to tackle learning how to send and receive email with an automated Python programme that could be run in the background on any small system. K! came through very quickly with a mockup that he has further fleshed out into a very workable solution! If you need software to run a simple mailing list or discussion group, this is an awesome choice! We're also very responsive to bug reports or feature requests.
K! (age 14) - Spring 2021 (Python)
This is a non-gaming application written by K! at S!'s request.
Not happy with the choices put out by commercial entities to run a very simple mailing list or discussion group, S! asked if K! was willing to tackle learning how to send and receive email with an automated Python programme that could be run in the background on any small system. K! came through very quickly with a mockup that he has further fleshed out into a very workable solution! If you need software to run a simple mailing list or discussion group, this is an awesome choice! We're also very responsive to bug reports or feature requests.
Other Related Links:
aikihomestead.ca – our lifestyle blog where we talk about homesteading adventures.
garstin.ca – S!’s original IT business.
ken.garstin.ca – K!’s personal blog.
minecraft64 – K!’s minecraft youtube channel (on hiatus).
norsar – K!’s completed fantasy novel, self-published and available for online order in paperback.