I have been pretty excited and busy with several new game projects in the last couple of weeks. Here’s a quick list:
- Look at all the Lonely People
- Glacial Grab
- Starfish Salvation
- Wandering is Encouraged
- A trip to Cloud Nine
- TF2D
- Square Space
- Tiltarion
- Jiggle Jams the Jellyfish
More info on these games can be found in the squidwiki. Some have beta releases coming soon! Check the blog for updates.
Filed under Developing by on Apr 12th, 2010. Comment. 
I recently applied for the NFIB Young Entrepreneurs Scholarship and had to write an 800-1,000 word essay regarding several aspects of Omega Squid Studios.
I am sure there would be some interest in seeing it, as it does do a pretty good job of explaining just what OSS is all about. Hit the link below for the PDF file.
Filed under Docs by on Mar 3rd, 2010. Comment.
This is a bit late now, but it’s time for the annual State of the Squid address/announcement.
Another fantastic year has passed, the 6th so far for Omega Squid Studios. Continuing to build on past success, I hope to create and share even more with the world as 2010 unfolds.
Notable events from 2009:
- Urban Nights is filmed, one of three segments is completed (~40 minute segment, Late Night Stranger)
- Game development is rebooted with the Glacial Grab alpha release
- Several new videos, including the Iced Avenger 2: Christmas in July, the Escape from Fulton digital trailer
- Massive expansion of network sites, notably SquidFlicks
- Redesign of OSS website
- Completion of several interview DVDs for the state of Kentucky’s historical archives
- A new computer system to increase video editing and rendering speed
- INK! Selling Solutions increases eBay consignment customer base
Those of just some of the literally hundreds of events that happened across the network this past year. What’s more exciting than the past, however, is the future events in the OSS network coming in 2010!
What to look forward to in 2010:
- New episodes of SquidFlicks Reel Talk
- Completion of Glacial Grab
- BlackBerry Application development
- Redesigned websites for INK! Selling Solutions and King Kraken
- Monthly video blog (at least once a month, variable)
- Increased Facebook presence
- New staff
- IndepenDEX launch
2010 will be a momentous year for OSS and myself, mainly because I will be graduating from high school and attending college in the fall. The amount of time and resources that I have been spending to develop content on network sites will most likely decrease during this summer and fall. I will continue to work in whatever spare time I get, and I will always keep the OSS news blog and my personal blogs updated.
I am going to halt some growth of new ventures, or ‘tentacles’ of OSS, and recommit myself to improving already existing sites and services. However, if something strikes me as timely or very worthy of committing to, there will be an announcement here. Progress on other projects will also be posted here.
Thank you for tour continued support of Omega Squid Studios. Word-of-mouth advertising still ranks as the #1 reason clients choose OSS for their web design, graphic, video, tech support, and eBay consignment needs.
Here’s to 2010! 
Filed under News by on Mar 1st, 2010. Comment.
The new holiday-themed game, Glacial Grab, has been released to the public as a work-in-progress game. I was not able to complete the game in time for the holidays, but I hope that a playable version is satisfactory enough for now. I plan to finish up the game by the end of January, pending any unexpected delays.
Don’t wait anymore! Play Glacial Grab today!
Merry Squidmas from Omega Squid Studios!
Story:
Gary is a young man with a BIG problem this holiday season – he’s waited too long to buy presents, and now it’s Christmas Eve! He manages to scrape up everyone’s gifts on the wishlist, but he’s running late!
Gary decides to take a shortcut across a frozen pond, but he slips and all the gifts go flying! To make things worse, the bullies from across town start throwing rocks, snowballs, and boots!
Download:
Filed under Developing by on Dec 24th, 2009. Comment.
There’s a new game under active development for the holiday season! It’s been well over two years since a new game has been announced, let alone developed and released! I am pleased to announce that work on this game is going well! planned for a release in the next week, Glacial Grab is a simple holiday game that will being a little cheer to your computer! As soon as the game is completed it will be announced in the game blog!
Filed under WIPs by on Dec 11th, 2009. Comment.
It has been quite some time since there was an official post from SQUIDWORD! I apologize for the delay.
Network Status
The Omega Squid Network is faring quite well. New websites have been developed or redesigned in the past few months, and others, SquidFlicks in particular, continue strong growth.
News
It is with great pleasure that I announce the immense success of OSS’s social networking campaign. Both the OSS and SquidFlicks Facebook pages have amassed enough fans to earn usernames, which makes giving out a URL for the pages much easier.
If you are not already a fan, please become one today! Becoming a fan of OSS on facebook ensures timely updates and exclusive events that often don’t last long enough to make it to a regular blog posting. It’s also very fun!
Facebook pages:
http://facebook.com/omegasquidstudios
http://facebook.com/squidflicks
Upcoming events
There are several video projects underway at SquidFlicks. One in particular is Halloween: Season of the Bitch. It is a short film that is currently in production and is set for a Halloween premiere.
That’s all for now! Remember: The Future is Squid!
Filed under News by on Oct 20th, 2009. Comment.
I have returned from my five week stay in the Governor’s Scholar Program and have resumed my normal duties as owner and operator of Omega Squid Studios. It’s been a pretty quiet summer so far.
Also worth mentioning is the rebirth of my personal blog, shelbypatrickjones.com. I accidently broke the site a few days before leaving for GSP, and did not have the time to repair it before I left. Nevertheless, it’s back in action!
Keep the future squid!
Filed under Updates by on Jul 30th, 2009. Comment.
If you have visited any OSS network sites over the past 3-4 days, you may have experienced errors or slow load times. These phenomena should not occur any more.
There were some server problems with our hosting provider, but those issues have been worked out and I hope that everything will be 100% from now on. I apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced during the outage.
Filed under News by on May 19th, 2009. Comment.
After almost 4 years of no change, the Omega Squid Studios logo has received a much-needed refreshing. The design just came to me one night, and knowing that I could easily forget my inspiration, I opened up Adobe Illustrator and got to work.
Within 20 minutes I had a black and white rendering, and by the next day the coloring was complete! I can’t wait to make some OSS merch with this logo on it!
What do you think? This is the first in a wide refresh of logos across the Omega Squid Network. SquidFlicks will see a logo refresh, but it will be very similar to what it looks like currently.
Filed under Graphics, News by on Apr 28th, 2009. Comment.
I know it has been quite some time since there was an update from Omega Squid Studios, but let me assure you that things have not slowed down one bit – in fact, things have been so hectic here that there has been little to no time to update the site!
We recently completed filming of Urban Nights segment Late Night Stranger, and I have been working on a new SquidFlicks website. I plan to shut down the site for service sometime in the following weeks so that the new updates and design can be tested and launched. I don’t expect the site to be down for more than 2-3 days.
There is also a new game from OSS in the works! This will be the first since 2007! It is a spanish quiz game that is being developed for a spanish competition at school, and more information will be given as it nears completion. Right now it is still in early beta stages, and not ready for release.
That’s all for now – be sure to keep checking back for more Omega Squid Studios information as it arrives!
Filed under Updates by on Mar 8th, 2009. Comment.
