September 2009
47 posts
Today I Die (the game, not that this is really...
ewilde:
I loved this game! I spent forever on the first screen because I really didn’t want to use the cheats. It took me a while to figure out how to switch out the words and everything, but once I realized what I was supposed to do, each level played off the same idea. At first it seemed really depressing and made me have a weird feeling. I am incredibly glad that as the game progresses, the...
player structure
ewilde:
Our game supports 2-4 players right now but could possibly support more if we got more game pieces. Players generally can’t enter or leave during the game unless they decided to quit. It would be interesting to have an enter or leave option, like in the werewolf game where some players are “lynched” or “eaten by werewolves.” If it was a last man standing game, the element of sabotage...
Art 3160 Assignment #2 - Alan Lee vs. Tetsuya...
Alan Lee is a British concept artist, known for his illustrations for many fantasy novels, includingThe Lord of The Rings. Prior to 1997 he was best know for his illustrations on the cover of the hardback, one-volume edition of The Lord of The Rings. In 1997 he was brought on board, by director Peter Jackson, to do the concept work for The Lord of The Rings films (2001-2003). His distinct and...
Being defeated by XP. Cant open up my hundred-layer SSW Page 44 file that I’m using for a class project.
lol, i literally think the computer took a short coffee break from loading the file. It went silent for a few minutes with no progress.
On my eight cup of Green Ginger Tea w/ honey in the past 3 days. I’m living off the stuff. Jammin’ to BEP. “Like Oh My God!”
Art 3160 - Blog Response #3
I just finished playing “Today I Die,” the flash game by Daniel Benmergui. I actually ended up enjoying it quite a bit. Initially I was a bit put off by the absence of any direction or explained control scheme. I was moments from clicking the button to give up when I discovered i could grab things. I was soon taken with the game, and found the challenge refreshing. It is difficult to...
Daily #Photoshop Tip: Safe way to make big changes. Click “Create new document from current state” in History Palette to do just that!
ewilde:
ashowkati:
Made a quick stop to Target for a quick cold kit, juice, drops, ginger tea, and soup. Gotta love it. At least I’m busy editing all evening.
oops did I give you my illness?
No, I’m pretty sure I got it at the Silversun Pickups/Manchester Orchestra show at the Sokol, this past friday.
Made a quick stop to Target for a quick cold kit, juice, drops, ginger tea, and soup. Gotta love it. At least I’m busy editing all evening.
Daily #Photoshop Tip: Trying to make something look more 3D or realistic? Give the color a slight gradient from a lighter value to a darker.
About to go to #ManchesterOrchestra and #SilversunPickups at the Sokol. It is gonna rock!
#FollowFriday @JoenisNorac @Adam_Y @EvanDiaz @thejuzzard @thenoirproject @@Frumph @paulwestover
Just saw Brian of #SilversunPickups on my way inside, leaning up between 2 trailers, smokin. God, he’s so cool.
Art 3160 - Blog Response #2
The game we’ve put together for Art 3160 supports 2-4 players. The game can function with 2, 3, or 4 players. No more and no less. Players cannot leave and reenter as it would disrupt the flow of gameplay. All players must continue playing until an official break is agreed up by the players. Another player structure is teams. If the game were to be teams of 2, with a minimum of 2 teams and a...
Daily #Photoshop Tip: I’m starting to run out of things to tip, or I just can’t think of much more. @ reply with anything you wanna know!
So my site was slammed with intense traffic and went down. If you did’nt catch SSW page 70, its back up. remember [NSFW] http://su.pr/2ih1bi
SSW Page 70 is up! Final Page of Chapter 3! [NSFW] http://su.pr/2ih1bi Leave a comment! #webcomic #comics #tnppress
iTunes 1 vs iTunes 9 http://su.pr/AqR2vF Anyone else realize iTunes 6 came out 1 month after iTunes 5? Can I say iTunes a few more times?
Art 3160 Assignment #1 - What is a Game
Ian Schrieber has some interesting points on what is and isn’t a game. In his list of definitions of what a game actually is, Roger Callois states that a game is “Unproductive, in the sense of creating neither goods nor wealth.” Thats depends on one’s assumptions of what constitutes wealth. A game is an escape from reality. Whatever hardships one might be enduring on their day to day life, it is...
Daily #Photoshop Tip Create a seamless tiled background or pattern. Simple tutorial. http://su.pr/3C7ocW
Quick #Photoshop Tip: If you want to edit or apply filters to only a specific part of a layer, select the area with a Marquee tool first.
Halls of Chaos. →
Well yesterday was our first and only day of Principle Photography for my short film Halls of Chaos. I’m using the opportunities afforded me by my “Advanced Intermedia” class to explore and…
New blog post about my short #film production http://su.pr/23Ddvw
I can’t believe how messy my room is right now. Tomorrow is first day of Principle Photography on my short film “Halls of Chaos.” So excited
Daily #Photoshop Tip: Save ur final file as a PNG instead of JPEG, to maintain any Transparencies it may have.
3D modeling. @JoenisNorac look familiar? :D http://twitpic.com/h6zyw
SSW Page 69 is finally up. Excuse the delay. Very busy man of late. http://su.pr/2WcpDz #webcomic #comics #tnppress
Daily #Photoshop Tip: Put mult. layers into a group by selecting them with Ctrl/Cmd & drag to the Group icon at the bottom of the palette.
SSW Page 69 will be up later tonight!
Daily #Photoshop Tip: Alt click and drag a layer, (either in the Layers palette or the canvas,) to duplicate it.
RT @thenoirproject: Bored? Come chat with us on our new open chat at http://chat.tnppress.com/ Artists @joenisnorac and @sswestern are there
Daily #Photoshop Tip: Save your commonly-used custom colors by pressing “Create new swatch of foreground color” in the “Swatches” palette.
Daily #Photoshop Tip: The default “Swatch” Palette has got some pretty great colors. Especially the browns in the last row. I use it a lot!
Daily #Photoshop Tip: “Clip” a layer to the layer beneath it by holding down Alt and clicking between the layers.
Daily #Photoshop Tip: Turn that annoying “Background” layer into a regular layer by double clicking it and hitting “OK” on the dialog box.
Daily #Photoshop Tip: Increase the number of instances you can “Step Backward,” by increasing “History States” in Preferences > Performance.
Great compilation of logo designs. http://ow.ly/15NBj4 I only aspire to hit this level of creativity. Truly inspiring stuff.
Daily #Photoshop Tip: Automate repetitive processes, by recording it once through the “Actions” palette, and assigning it to an F key.
http://su.pr/4gC1WV Here’s what I’ve got so far for a Music mash project for my Video Art Class. The next step is to shoot a music video
Here’s what I’ve got so far for a...
SSW Page 68 is up! Leave a comment or two! http://su.pr/9bbBMK #tnppress #comics #webcomic
Daily #Photoshop tip: Blending mode ‘Multiply’ turns whites transparent, ‘Screen’ turns blacks transparent, and ‘Overlay’ does both!
I think I’m gonna start a #Photoshop Daily tip. I really just wanna share what i discover :D
Just finished mixing a mashup of Above & Beyond’s Air For Life with Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Heads Will Roll, for my Video Art class. Pretty sweet.