I've got to get some research done on animal movement. I wasn't really sure what to do, since you cant really get the idea by reading something about it. So I went out and found some videos. I thought that I'd focus on the way cats move, since I have a cat,and theres bound to be alot of videos of cats on the internet. Since I have to animate an animal moving, I thought I'd focus on a few common movements that a cat would make. I thought I'd go with Walking, Running, Jumping.
The first video I found on youtube, was very useful. It's a video of someones cat, which they put on a treadmill, and the camera just follows the cat while it slowly speeds up on the treadmill.
From a link onwards from that video, I found another video of a cat on a tread mill. Only this one is from the front, instead of the side, which shows how the cat moves from side to side as it walks.
I then moved onto Jumping. There weren't that many good videos showing cats jumping, mostly just videos of cats being dumb. However, after a while of searching, I found a video of a cat jumping after it's toy in slow motion. It shows how it's back legs push off into the air really well, since in full speed, it would be very hard to see.
I think at some point, I'll record my cat doing stuff too, since I'll be able to observe her better than someone's cat on youtube.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Elfen Lied
About 20 minutes ago, I finished watching the final episode of Elfen Lied. I'd say it's the greatest thing I've ever watched. Only 1 game I've ever played, Metal Gear Solid 1, has come close to comparison, but even then, still cant compare. I was going to play a game, but there's no point. Nothing can come close to Elfen lied. The story is so dark, the characters are so well thought, the first 7 minutes are so violent.
Elfen Lied is an Animé, which tells the story of a girl named Lucy. She is a genetic mutant, called a Diclonius (Not the dinosaur). The Diclonius have horns on their heads, which look like cat ears. They also have a set of invisible hands, called Vectors, which they can use to lift things, or, as the first 7 minutes show, horribly butcher people. Lucy was imprisoned in a research facility, for testing. She is released and fights, or more like slaughters, her way out of the facility, before being shot in the head, and falling into the sea. She is washed up on shore, and found by Khota and Yuka. Khota and Yuka are cousins, who start living together towards the beginning of the series. At this point, Lucy is found to have Amnesia (I think I'd be a bit forgetful after taking an anti tank round to the head...), and also posses' very little capability of speech. She is re-dubbed Nyu, because that is the only thing she says at the time, and is taken back to Khota and Yuka's house.
I leave it at that, since I don't really want to give anything major away. Just expect alot of violence, and one of the best storylines you'll ever witness.
Elfen Lied is an Animé, which tells the story of a girl named Lucy. She is a genetic mutant, called a Diclonius (Not the dinosaur). The Diclonius have horns on their heads, which look like cat ears. They also have a set of invisible hands, called Vectors, which they can use to lift things, or, as the first 7 minutes show, horribly butcher people. Lucy was imprisoned in a research facility, for testing. She is released and fights, or more like slaughters, her way out of the facility, before being shot in the head, and falling into the sea. She is washed up on shore, and found by Khota and Yuka. Khota and Yuka are cousins, who start living together towards the beginning of the series. At this point, Lucy is found to have Amnesia (I think I'd be a bit forgetful after taking an anti tank round to the head...), and also posses' very little capability of speech. She is re-dubbed Nyu, because that is the only thing she says at the time, and is taken back to Khota and Yuka's house.
I leave it at that, since I don't really want to give anything major away. Just expect alot of violence, and one of the best storylines you'll ever witness.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Flashmob!!!
Well. After college, Craig, Bob, Patrick, and I got invited to a flashmob at Brighton station. We got there, and within about 10 minutes, about 200 people flooded into the station. A green balloon was released into the air to signal us to start clapping. So we randomly started to applaud people getting off of their trains. After about 1 minute, a red balloon went up to signal us to stop clapping, and leave. So within a minute, the whole station was left back to normal, at the dismay of the station workers.
I can't imagine what the workers must've thought, or the random people we were applauding. I think I'm going to arrange a flashmob at Churchill Square. However, mine will be more of a 4Chan Flash mob. That means dress code, a fitting mask for the occasion, and a strange internet meme. It's still floating around up the old noggin', but I'll post more details of it when I've spoken to a few people.
I can't imagine what the workers must've thought, or the random people we were applauding. I think I'm going to arrange a flashmob at Churchill Square. However, mine will be more of a 4Chan Flash mob. That means dress code, a fitting mask for the occasion, and a strange internet meme. It's still floating around up the old noggin', but I'll post more details of it when I've spoken to a few people.
MANLY ADVERTISING!!! RAWR
Well, I have to find some manly adverts for various products. The first one which springs to mind is Power Thirst. Power Thirst is the manliest energy drink in the world. You'll have gratuitous amounts of energy, menergy if you will.
Next up is the Wonderbra advert. Stare closely. It's hard to see.
The manliest of them all www.smouch.net/lol
Next up is the Wonderbra advert. Stare closely. It's hard to see.
The manliest of them all www.smouch.net/lol
Saturday, April 19, 2008
DOUBLE POST??!!!!111!!@@!!
During the Week I started working on a Mod for the Source Engine. Deus Ex: Source. I'm thinking of releasing it episodically. It's very early on obviously. Not much work needs to be done in terms of level planning, since it's all there, same for artwork. Basically, it's a big face lift. Deus Ex is 10 years old now, but it still holds up pretty well. I've started out mapping the Pier you start on, and I'm working my way through the level. I've not gone into detail texturing yet, I'm just orange mapping it with dev textures so I can work on getting the layout and game play done before I go into detail.
Apart from the basic level design, I'm putting in a few little extras, nothing game changing, just little areas here and there. Really open up the world. Something I noticed in Deus Ex is that theres alot of trickery going on. for instance, the level with the Bar in it, the outside of the Bar is smaller than the Inside, but it's really well masked, so unless like me, you're looking for things like this, you wouldn't notice it. Same thing with the SuperTanker. The Source engine is less limited for size, so I can really go into detail, and make everything the size it should be.
The place I fall down with this is Coding, Textures, and Modeling. I can model basic stuff, but I can't UV map it, I can't model organic stuff like characters either. I can make basic textures, but nothing too professional looking. As far as coding goes, I kind of understand the theory behind it, but I cant actually program anything. I need an Inventory System. Also, since Deus Ex was an RPG as well as an FPS, I also need a leveling and experience system. Plus, if I'm thinking of releasing episodically, I need a way of it keep the stats between chapters.
I'm sure I can find someone, so for now, how some screenshots.
Apart from the basic level design, I'm putting in a few little extras, nothing game changing, just little areas here and there. Really open up the world. Something I noticed in Deus Ex is that theres alot of trickery going on. for instance, the level with the Bar in it, the outside of the Bar is smaller than the Inside, but it's really well masked, so unless like me, you're looking for things like this, you wouldn't notice it. Same thing with the SuperTanker. The Source engine is less limited for size, so I can really go into detail, and make everything the size it should be.
The place I fall down with this is Coding, Textures, and Modeling. I can model basic stuff, but I can't UV map it, I can't model organic stuff like characters either. I can make basic textures, but nothing too professional looking. As far as coding goes, I kind of understand the theory behind it, but I cant actually program anything. I need an Inventory System. Also, since Deus Ex was an RPG as well as an FPS, I also need a leveling and experience system. Plus, if I'm thinking of releasing episodically, I need a way of it keep the stats between chapters.
I'm sure I can find someone, so for now, how some screenshots.
Lol Video
Alot of stuffs happened this week. I've been down St. Anne's Wells Park most days, killing my self, and nearly killing others around me. In the process I managed to get 2 of the biggest blisters I've ever had, one on each end of my foot, so I can't put shoes on. On top of that, I randomly got into another Band. I'm yet to practice with the full band yet, but the Bassist and Singer helped me out with my Music Video Project, along with my friend Kai.
On the subject of Music Video, I got the main meat of it filmed. Which is hilarious. It doesn't sound nearly as good as it did while we we're practicing, and Kai, Jamie(Bassist) and me are just looking down at our instruments and bobbing up and down, while Lawrence(the singer) is going crazy right at the front. It starts off with us Playing the intro to the song, and Lawrence isn't there, then it gets into the first verse, and he randomly pops up from underneath the camera, and starts going crazy. Lulz are plenty. I'm tempted to Super impose the Cookie Monster popping out of his bin over the top of him.
On the subject of Music Video, I got the main meat of it filmed. Which is hilarious. It doesn't sound nearly as good as it did while we we're practicing, and Kai, Jamie(Bassist) and me are just looking down at our instruments and bobbing up and down, while Lawrence(the singer) is going crazy right at the front. It starts off with us Playing the intro to the song, and Lawrence isn't there, then it gets into the first verse, and he randomly pops up from underneath the camera, and starts going crazy. Lulz are plenty. I'm tempted to Super impose the Cookie Monster popping out of his bin over the top of him.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
W00T New Musac!!11!!@!
I really should update this more often.
Well, the last couple of nights, I got kinda bored, so I started playing around in my music package, and decided to make a little song which sounded kinda like a chip tune. It's called "Chip Child of Mine". Can anyone guess what it's based on? Basically, I took the main guitar loop of Sweet Child of Mine, which anyone who doesn't know it should be shot, and remade it using NES(as in Nintendo Entertainment System) synth. I then kinda built it up using another chip tune bass, then brought in a more trance-like bass line. I then added a drum and bass drum track which I made(which I later changed to a more electro sounding track, but havent uploaded yet, due to the shityness of the drum and bass drums). I then added in a few other little chip lines. They're not from Sweet Child of Mine, but I wanted to do this for fun, not to have an accurate chip tune translation of the song.
Well, the last couple of nights, I got kinda bored, so I started playing around in my music package, and decided to make a little song which sounded kinda like a chip tune. It's called "Chip Child of Mine". Can anyone guess what it's based on? Basically, I took the main guitar loop of Sweet Child of Mine, which anyone who doesn't know it should be shot, and remade it using NES(as in Nintendo Entertainment System) synth. I then kinda built it up using another chip tune bass, then brought in a more trance-like bass line. I then added a drum and bass drum track which I made(which I later changed to a more electro sounding track, but havent uploaded yet, due to the shityness of the drum and bass drums). I then added in a few other little chip lines. They're not from Sweet Child of Mine, but I wanted to do this for fun, not to have an accurate chip tune translation of the song.
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