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Game information
| Game name | Photo Fade Screensaver |
| Created with | Game Maker 6.1 |
| File size | 1.04 Mb |
| Window size | 1024x768
(no rez change, fullscreen) |
| Date started | March 4, 2006 |
| Date finished | March 5, 2006 |
| Download link | Click here! |
| Additional files | - |
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Game description
Not so much a game, but was made with Game Maker, so I suppose it belongs here. This screensaver is a remake of a screensaver typically found on modern Mac computers. The best description I can really come up with is that it's like the slideshow screensaver that comes with Windows XP, only better.
At my current job, I work on a Mac computer all day, and though I mostly despise Macs, there are a few redeeming qualities that they have that even the most die-hard Windows fan would be foolish to ignore. One of these things is the screensavers. Even the most basic screensaver, the slideshow screensaver, is better than the one included in Windows, and this is what I have attempted to recreate. Instead of just displaying each image for a few moments and then cycling to the next, this screensaver zooms in and out slowly, and smoothly fades to black in between each image.
Reading my description, you may find yourself thinking that the difference between this and the standard Windows XP slideshow screensaver is slight, but I challenge you to find the standard screensaver more relaxing than this!
Installation instructions: Download and unzip the file to your windows directory (usually C:\WINDOWS), then either right click it and select Install, or right click your desktop, select Display Properties, and select "photo_fade" on your screen saver tab. Use the Settings button to choose the directory that the screensaver pulls images from, and you're done!
Interesting facts about the game
· Although I tested it on images ranging from tiny to massive, I found that the screensaver works best with images taken with digital cameras (usually somewhere between 1024x768 and 2560x1920). Most of the time, you shouldn't see the edges of your pictures, but every now and then a funny sized image may throw off the script and you'll spot an edge.
· This program only took about 3 hours total to complete.
· The first version of this program used a config file to store the path information selected in the setup, but later (after posting the final version on the GMC) I realized that the config file was not saving to the same directory as the screensaver (seems Windows XP doesn't like saving config files in the Windows folder). I then switched over to a system that stores the path in the system registry, which was much easier... And also my first time utilizing the registry in a program or game!
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