I see this blog as a stream of consciousness. With that said expect to see more verity and more definitely more Art. I'm a painter, it's what I do. Thanks for reading.
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Victorian Woman looking at nothing
I see this blog as a stream of consciousness. With that said expect to see more verity and more definitely more Art. I'm a painter, it's what I do. Thanks for reading.
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life by Ollie Johnson Review
Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life by Ollie JohnstonMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I got this book when I was around ten. I wanted to be a Disney Animator more then life its self growing up. My aunt bought me this book one Christmas.
Through the years I devoured it. Teaching the fundamentals of traditional animation it is a most have for any one interested in the subject.
Though it doesn't deal with the digital age, lots have changed, I still recommend it. The basics have not changed and the wisdom and history of the animation process is something any animator or animation student needs.
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Wednesday, August 6, 2014
What Inspires Game Developers?
It was a dark cold night, the museum was silent. Within seconds a parade of mean looking characters in black jackets caring loud boom boxes came prancing in. They start to spray paint over priceless works of art. In the middle of the group is the Joker, played by Jack Nicholson.
After a few minutes of this display of disrespect and vandalism the cold crusader comes swooping in. He uses an array of gadgets like bat-a-rangs and grappling hooks to deal out justice. After he disarms the vigilantes he alerts the cops. Signaling the Bat car, he makes a dramatic exit and leaves the posse of bad guys to the authorities.
The Joker looks over a balcony and says the iconic line “where does he get all those wonderful toys?”
So what can a scene from this classic Batman movie (Batman, Warner Brothers, 1989) have to do with video games?
EA's New Mystery Box
Recently EA has announced its new subscription program called EA Access. It is in beta for the Xbox One. Sony has decided to opt out of the deal saying they don’t think it is right for their customers. Many believe this is trying to keep EA from offering their new subscription that would serve as competition to PlayStation’s Plus program.
The Card Game That Made Me Howl
“Bob get over here, we're playing cards,” my friend called over.
I walked over by the log cabin where my friend, his wife (a good friend as well) and coworker were setting up a roundtable. After helping them pull out the table and set some plastic chairs around it I asked “so what are we going to play?”
When Games Didn't Blow; You Blew Into Them
We all made promises of cleaning our rooms, taking out the trash, walking the dog and a host of other duties. Things that you've neglected to do start to get done in hopes that your parents might notice. Yes, even devoting your whole Saturday to replacing that C with an A in history class become part of the routine of (as my family called it) ‘sucking up’. This charade served one purpose and one purpose only; in hopes that you might find a long rectangle shaped box under your Christmas tree or in a stack of presents wedged between birthday cake and Aunt Rueda’s socks she knitted you every year.
Gaming with a Disability
Pac-Man really wants to play his own video game. This is the original Pac-Man, a disk with a slice cut out of him, not the cartoon version with arms and legs. He has no hands to control the stick. How can he avoid the ghosts? He is gonna have to use his face. More importantly his chin. To continue reading this article over at Game Skinny please follow this link.
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