Game Maker is a great application for the amateur game developer or anyone who wants to create something quickly and easily. I made a BreakOut clone in Game Maker. It has 10 levels and, currently, one power up. It is not completely finished, and I'm not sure if it ever will be, but I enjoy the current result.

Download it here...

I've dabbled in the 3D modeling tool, Maya. The pictures are watermarked because I used the free, Personal Learning Edition of Maya. Below are some pictures of a couple models I put together. Nothing too exciting, but fun nonetheless...

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