Official Off-Topic Thread

[Jorund]

God that's entirely too much work so my dad can play Apeiron!

Yeap. I thought the same when I couldn't find a Windows version for a Tron game I had on Linux.

But maybe he'll prefer a Hackintosh rather than Windows 7.

[Helm]

Heh it's too late to train him on a whole different OS now I think. He asks me for help every 30 minutes now, not every 5 minutes. So things are going better But thanks for your help and suggestions.

[ptoing]

Look into this perhaps?

http://oreilly.com/windows/archive/PearPC.html

[Doppleganger]

We  just pushed our game live!

I was/am the lead artist on this (ongoing) Zynga (farmville, mafiawars) project, and it has been quite a crazy experience thus far. I've learned a ton about what it means to be a manager/director in these short three months, and no doubt sharpened some art and flash skills along the way. I don't personally believe that these social games are all that fun, but I do think that our team did a good job at making it as enjoyable as possible. I encourage you all to check it out, and share your opinions through review on facebook, or here, or wherever. The only pixelart (unfortunately) is the small game icon, but rest assured I claimed that task immediately!

http://apps.facebook.com/treasureisle/

[Indigo]

Hey dopple, this looks great - are you on-site?

[Doppleganger]

Thanks! I was really impressed with the amount of talent we were able to get on our team. Never have I worked with such reliable artists.


I am! I got relocated in November, chillin in B-game (burlingame) right now. Prolly moving closer to the city in the coming months. You're in the area, eh? I kind of remember seeing that you were, although I can't recall when.

[Indigo]

yup, I'm right next to you in san mateo - also working at a facebook games company (startup).  We should meet up sometime.

[Doppleganger]

definitely!! These next two weeks are probably going to be pretty busy for me, but I'll PM you soon about meeting up. And if somehow your start-up fails, I can pretty much guarantee you a job here. You would definitely be a welcome addition. Of course I'm assuming that you have at least rudimentary flash knowledge. The art skillz is a no question!

[Indigo]

Thanks man, I'll keep that in mind.  Feel free to PM/AIM me or whatever.  I had some questions for you about your work process when you have the time.

[Mathias]

Ooh nice gfx! Very attractive little world. Would love to explore it.

Half-buried statue head is too flat/poorly shaded/lack of volume. Shallow water too difficult to distinguish from deeper water, at a glance (maybe add to transition tiles a little muddy darkened ring where water is soaking into ground - just a "fix" suggestion, rather than only griping, even though sure it's too late to change). Why are sharks so visible looking through water's surface but nothing else is? Just a couple minor nitpicks is all.

This is Flash? How much is vector and how much raster?