The music industry is a lot more established than the game industry, and they are slow to catch up with new and changing technology and a new youth market. If you really want good and unique artists and music, you want to find independent artists and labels, there's thousands of them out there. Big publishers and record…
It was the same for Tribes 2 actually. Tribes Vengeance is where they screwed things up. I was one of the most vocal at the Sierra boards about how they were screwing that game up, yet they wouldn't listen and that version was an utter flop. Anyway, I'm one of the devs for the TAC mod, which was started in Tribes 1, but I…
Fish - 30 fps isn't that bad for a console game. Most PS2 games run at 30fps, and it's usually hard to notice. I still agree though, that the art quality won't quite be to Unreal3 standards. Strangefate, I agree and disagree with you. I think the higher the target is, the more the textures will remain the same. For…
for anyone who doesnt really now about the local Vancouver siggraph events, Ill give quicky breakdown: tickets are usually 15-20 bucks, or usually only 10 bucks if you have a membership. the membership is 35 bucks for a year so if you go to a lot you will save a shitload of money. the seminars themselves are usually 1-2…
Project name: iNterstices Brief description: iNterstices is a multi player puzzle/quest game. Your basic button pushing, lever pulling, riddle solver. The element that will set us apart is the "teamwork" aspect of the later riddles/quest. The team has been around in various incarnations working the concept for over a year…
I get the feeling you just skimmed my comment because you used the exact same reasoning that I just addressed and explained why that's not valid reasoning. Of course a game doesn't wear out and lose quality, but that doesn't make a difference. There are physical goods out there which are unaffected by age and wear, but…
Hello! I am a computer programmer trying to make a video game for the Xbox 360. I have a day job of writing insurance software but I have been develping a video game in my spare time. The game will be released through the community games channel, a Microsoft direct download for the Xbox series for independent games. The…
I refer to these glows around lights as halos. Usually done with a forward facing quad set to additive in front of the street light model or whatever. Just wondering if there is a more common name everyone is using.
My name is Steve and Im a 3D Generalist. I have experience in: - Low poly modeling - Medium poly modeling - High poly modeling - Mesh Retopology - UV Texturing - Character and Non-Character Rigging Below are examples of work that Ive completed: Links to character turntables... http://youtu.be/roy-u_DBhEs - Alien…
Hello, Someone told me that I need to have my account activated by an administrator before I can romp about in here. In General Discussion it said that new users should "check out the sticky thread." Problem is, there doesn't seem to be one. So....what do I do? Will an administrator just swoop by and look at this and…