At 7/5/07 02:51 AM, ReNaeNae wrote: Brad Bird

I've loved Brad Bird since the moment I watched The Iron Giant. That movie is sooo underrated. I'll have to give it a listen tomorrow. Thanks for the link.

Brad Bird's Tortoise and Hare

Anyone know a link to the original 15 minute cartoon he made? I'm really curious what it looks like and would like to watch. I'm in the process of listening to the podcast and it has gotten me super curious =P.

I'm really digging this interview though, so even if it's not out I'm happy =D

Flash as a job

Also to Pink Skull, look at me, i've been using flash for 4 years, ive finished 1 thing ever. otherwise it was only really for myself to advance as much as i could.

and whn i outgrew AS, i moved to C++

I don't think ill be going for a job in flash, although flash does come in handy even now with all my C++ work when i need to test out an algorithm, simply because things are so much quicker to make in flash and to graphically debug. But im pretty sure im going to be going for a C++ job, probably in the field of game engines / physics engine / experimental work

At 7/5/07 04:20 AM, dELtaluca wrote:

I don't think ill be going for a job in flash, although flash does come in handy even now with all my C++ work when i need to test out an algorithm, simply because things are so much quicker to make in flash and to graphically debug. But im pretty sure im going to be going for a C++ job, probably in the field of game engines / physics engine / experimental work

Bad question but where did you start learning C++... I'm pretty interested in it but I have absolutely no idea where to start the complete basics =P...
It's been one of those things I should do during the summer (learn very basics of c++) and I'm yet to start

Apple Mac
As of 5 mins ago I now have a mac book!
Just arrived at my mums house ^_^ :D

At 7/5/07 05:27 AM, fuzz wrote: Apple Mac
As of 5 mins ago I now have a mac book!
Just arrived at my mums house ^_^ :D

get a real computer. :O

But Macs (Mac Pros, dunno about the others) run Photoshop faster than a PC, why wouldn't it run Flash the same?

Flash as a Job
I don't really think that you could have even nearly a good job if it was Flash. I mean, obviously you could argue that someone like Tom, who based most of his stuff off of Flash did, but it's also his site. I mean, also, think about if your computer broke or something. I do think though, if you did make smaller games, kind of like jmtb's, then you might be able to make some good money off of it. Flash is definetaly a good source of small income from your spare time.

C++ Tutorials
I think that I've seen a few C++ tutorials at:
www.tutorialized.com
www.flashkit.com
And for a last resort, remember that there's always:
www.google.com

At 7/5/07 05:27 AM, fuzz wrote: Apple Mac
As of 5 mins ago I now have a mac book!
Just arrived at my mums house ^_^ :D

See I want a Mac, I think. Because during the 3 months we had digital cable (trial, with every channel, including the playboy channel ; ) and on G4 they went on alot about Macs on Call for Help and those little hint commercials. Some of the software looks really good, and plus those Mac commercials are getting to me, after they started all those problems they were saying about the PC started to happen or be realised by me.

Dance, Tony, dance!
Arrow keys. I'll try to make a game of this by the end of the day...

Flash as a job
Flash is a hobby for me, but if I was paid to do it, even better. It'd keep me motivated to finish. Although, that said, I don't like working to a specification, so maybe it'd be better if it wasn't my job...

Falsh Job?

I'm doing it as a hobby, otherwise I'm off to be a CGA and earn a six digit paycheck every year! I may take animation in a college on the side or something. Maybe if I ever have any series to offer or a good portfolio I'd buy a site and setup ads and make some money on the side from it, but for now tis a simple hobby.

RE: 3D Houses

At 7/4/07 07:34 PM, Kirk-Cocaine wrote: 3D "Houses"

How the how hell do you solve fig.10 using only 16 bricks?!

It's impossible until you realise that you can make floating bricks by filling everything then just slowly deconstructing it all. See pic below.

EDIT: So about eight guys have already answered it. Fuck this thread for moving so fast. There goes my inflated sense of self worth >.< I'm gonna read the next four pages now.

At 7/5/07 05:27 AM, fuzz wrote: Apple Mac
As of 5 mins ago I now have a mac book!
Just arrived at my mums house ^_^ :D

Which one did you get a Macbook or a Pro? I'm gonna order mine in a week or two, I need it for uni. I wonder how long it takes to get here once I've ordered it...

Mac Book

Tell us how it is fuzz, i was thinking of getting one, if only i had the money :S.

Flash as a job

I can't imagine many jobs that center solely around flash, of course theres web design, but most of that will be php, html, mySql etc. However, there are a few jobs i'd like that flash is used for, one being a magazine designer, or artist, so you can use flash for layouts etc. Another being web site design.

But if you want a full time well paid super millionaire job, C++ is the way to go.

RE: Gi-Satan
That's awesome!! But wasn't it changed to like 616 last year or something...?

Ok, here goes some responses to the last few pages:

RE: Pixar

I think some kind of ultra-violent CGI film has the potential to be insanely good. Right now animation seems solely about kids films, so there's a big gap in the market for violent 3D films, and CGI animation has so much potential for some epic, aestheiticised violence. Like that other guy said - you've seen how pretty water and stuff looks; imagine a room of blood splatter.

RE: Flash as work

I'm not intending to use Flash as anything more than an outlet for whatever ideas I have floating around, and probably for a little extra cash when I'm at uni. As cynical as the guys at WGM seem to be, but their last article really said a lot about how cold people can be when they start making games for money. I always thought that people generally make stuff for love of making it primarily, and whatever they can scrape out of sponsorships is an added bonus. Meh - just don't start relying too heavily on your creative activities for income.

RE: That cube thing

Incedentially, anyone notice any similarities between that page's title and a certain game involving Krinkels.

It's fairly irrelevant, but I was just thinking how pissed I'd be if I were the coder for Madness Interactive. As far as I can tell, the graphics side consists of a few tweens and quite a few static images, most of them already used, while the level of scripting in it seems immense. And yet you get loads of reviews saying stuff like 'Krinkels should make another one of these'. If there ever was a game where the coding deserved a tonne more recognition, this is it.

Flash Work

In my opinion, I should never take it too seriously as a job, its money on the side. Very nice money :D

But I just feel its too risky.

Tax

Ok, so I heard, when you like older than 18, if you get payed like 2000 pounds a year or over... they... they... they take 30 percent away!

What the hell is this?! I'm just happy I'm still young :D

But seriously, wtf?

At 7/5/07 11:40 AM, crushy wrote: Ok, so I heard, when you like older than 18, if you get payed like 2000 pounds a year or over... they... they... they take 30 percent away!

Stop complaining - you're living in an MEDC. Higher taxes are probably a good idea to stop the NHS from completely imploding anyway.

Flash as a Job

I've heard of some people who can make a living selling crap based off their movies. Sure is a lot easier than a real job. :-P But in reality, its hard to get established enough for that dream to happen.

Flash as a Job

The only realistic way I can see myself using Flash as my main tool for making a living is by joining a web design team/studio. Of course, there are other uses for Flash in different areas but web design just seems the most realistic to me.

Paranoia's Word of the Day

N00bulation
the act of n00bulating

As seen in

ahh old skool threads

for me, anyway

At 7/5/07 10:37 AM, DarkMana wrote:

RE: Joost

Has anybody heard of Joost? It's a program where you can watch television for free over the internet. The program is free and the service is free. All you need is a broadband connection.

I was reading through the Beta thing and thought damn bet its only for PC... I opened it and bam mac OS X but just intel based macs....
I've been getting raped on that recently if I had more money I'd buy a new mac desktop but as of now I'm only 1/3 there...

That really has been my only complaint about my computer is that it's not intel based... I mean on intel based macs you can just run bootcamp and then you have both worlds... The awsomeness of mac, and the ability to run all those programs of a pc.

Seems cool though I''ve been looking into adding tv to my computer fora whie

Flash In Jobs

On the subject, i just finished this for school. I made it in flash 100%, and i think it looks good. I was thinking of sending it in to Official PS2 Magazine, they put that sort of thing in the mag. Anyway, flash can be very useful for vector stuff, thats what i like it for.

Linky.

Portal Breakout
Dad's At Work and Detective Grimoire surfaced today, both with 4.4+. What do you guys think of these?

For Dad's at Work, I thought Sakupen made a huge jump in quality. His humor and creativity never ceases to amaze me... and God, I am glad he finally made another Flash.

Super Flash Bros also made a great game. The polish on these games are always awesome, even for the Zebra games they do.

RE: Portal Breakout

At 7/5/07 04:42 PM, jmtb02 wrote:

Dad's At Work and Detective Grimoire surfaced today, both with 4.4+. What do you guys think of these?

While both of them are good, but they can't match the quality of this gem. ;)

Also, I'm not surprised to see two 4.4+ entries in one day. According to the NG Log, over the last couple weeks I've been getting a lot more saves than blams. Has anyone else noticed this apparent rise in portal quality, or am I just being generous to bad flash?

I'm not really a fan of those type of games but I do appreciate thelevel at which they can be made =P...

And I feel Dad's at Work was more of a cash in Kind of like all those Bad Guys things... should have left it at just one.
And I feel like it was especially cheap because of the to be continued, If he had finished it I think my opinion might be different, but I didn't find it nearly as funny as the original.

Amazing how two great works that will definetly be in the top 50 can appear on the same day and then their are days when absolutely nothing comes out

At 7/5/07 04:56 PM, NextToNothing wrote:

think my opinion might be different, but I didn't find it nearly as funny as the original.

I felt the same way, kinda cheated. Should have been longer and not to be continued.

I think the portal is becoming increasingly better in quality : ) which couild be good or bad, depending on how you look at it.

..::dad's at work::..

Rawr, it was great until the to be continued bit... I didn't like the music as much this time, it was more like a film score than a strange song that somehow magically fit in with the animation. Whatever, I'll still be looking forward to the continuation.

Hey guys. M'new game's out if you're interested.
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/386821

Beta My New Movie

Hay does any one wanna Beta My New Movie? If so Post it here and i;ll put you in the credits if you roast back a constructive review. :D So is any Reg interested?