Portfolio Piece, Something completely different.

frizzank

It's hard to stand out from others with so many robots and dirty alleys in the mix so I decided to do something completely different to show off my talents. Technical skills don't show up so well in pictures so I created a small HTML5 game as a front page for my website.

I recommend Firefox or chrome, just click the link below.

www.frizzank.com

Runs on HTML5

Tell me what you think? Also if I have any mistakes or what not.:)

timotronprime

There's no (noticable) navigation to go back to your resume/email after clicking on 3D art.

Crazyb2000

Thanks, Frizzank, you've made me addicted to shooting triangles. As for the idea itself; it's nice but... a bit distracting. Whether that's a good thing or bad thing is up to you but it took me a few minutes to remember that this was a portfolio site.

Still the idea itself is rather nice, although I can't really say what you could do to improve upon this concept.

uohm

Omega Race.

OnionCake

I like the concept, and the game is done just fine, but I really don't think this is something you should include on your front page, especially since you don't seem to be focusing on programming.

When I first graduated, I did what most people do and tried to be a sort of generalist - 3d Art, 2d Art, Programming, shader networks, game design, level design. All that shit. It makes people confused on the job you want, and distracts from your real goal: To show off your best artwork as quickly as humanly possible.

People going through these websites don't have a lot of time, and usually spend less than 2 minutes per website before ignoring it or writing a note, then moving on to the next one.

tldr, Good idea, fun game, terrible for a portfolio site, imo.

frizzank

My hope is to grab peoples attention and set me apart from others in the same field.

Your right, when you first start out it is good to focus on one discipline, but as you move up in the art field you need to be familiar with the other disciplines as well.

A diverse portfolio makes you more well rounded and a much better asset for the company as a whole.

Popol

The mini game is fun but it's a terrible idea to put it on your home page, or even in your portfolio. I thought your were a programmer at first. That mini game is doing more harm than anything else.

You want to grab peoples attention and set you apart from others in the same field? Make an incredible piece of art and put it on your home page.

I think the reason you don't stand out from others is because everything in your portfolio is very average. There is too many different projets, just keep the 4-5 best. I can't save images by right-clicking. There is no contact info on your images.

Sorry if my reply seems harsh but I hope it will help you.

frizzank

I would like to thank everyone for taking the time to look at my site. I hope spheroids was fun for everyone.

oxblood

i do like the concept but employers will probably close it as it takes so long to load. (Remember they look through hundreds of applications). So although it looks nice.. its not very efficient.