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We have so many freaking threads going, I want us ALL on this one, okay?
IMO (as moderator, do not forget my esteemed title and all the weight that goes with that [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]...
1.)Get rid of the Ouija board.
2.) Use the Scrabble pieces, but keep the message apolitical. This is supposed to be a sim of how an animation studio works TOGETHER. You want a message in the picture? I agree, but make it a larger statement than the WTC, Bin Ladin's hemmorhoids, hate, confusion, and so on. Make the statement POINTED.
Perhaps you have 2 bots, communicating using Scrabble tiles. One message says, "Why are we here", and the other says, "Go Lakers". Or perhaps the bot is reading from a story book to a child, perverting it. "Once there was a really ugly kid and a handsome robot..."
3.)I do not want to drag out on any of the issues/objections. As a gardener, you yank the weeds out, and plant beautiful flora, okay?
I want this to be a collaboration, and it's turned into a discussion (which is fine), and now a debate (this is not fine).
If I have any special deciding powers on this list, I hate seeing it mired in less than critical issues. ON WITH THE PLAY!
Can someone do a sketch that better illuminates what I've described here, post it, and then let's take a vote on it tomorrow, the 27th?
Please? The momentum and enthusiasm seems to be ebbing.
Gary
Gary David Bouton
Gary@GaryDavidBouton.com
Free education! The Writings Web site
and the updated GaryWorld Gallery is pretty okay, too.
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We have so many freaking threads going, I want us ALL on this one, okay?
IMO (as moderator, do not forget my esteemed title and all the weight that goes with that [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]...
1.)Get rid of the Ouija board.
2.) Use the Scrabble pieces, but keep the message apolitical. This is supposed to be a sim of how an animation studio works TOGETHER. You want a message in the picture? I agree, but make it a larger statement than the WTC, Bin Ladin's hemmorhoids, hate, confusion, and so on. Make the statement POINTED.
Perhaps you have 2 bots, communicating using Scrabble tiles. One message says, "Why are we here", and the other says, "Go Lakers". Or perhaps the bot is reading from a story book to a child, perverting it. "Once there was a really ugly kid and a handsome robot..."
3.)I do not want to drag out on any of the issues/objections. As a gardener, you yank the weeds out, and plant beautiful flora, okay?
I want this to be a collaboration, and it's turned into a discussion (which is fine), and now a debate (this is not fine).
If I have any special deciding powers on this list, I hate seeing it mired in less than critical issues. ON WITH THE PLAY!
Can someone do a sketch that better illuminates what I've described here, post it, and then let's take a vote on it tomorrow, the 27th?
Please? The momentum and enthusiasm seems to be ebbing.
Gary
Gary David Bouton
Gary@GaryDavidBouton.com
Free education! The Writings Web site
and the updated GaryWorld Gallery is pretty okay, too.
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Ok, maybe not "Zoidburgh"! but if we can think of the perfect word that would make this pic fit, it would be awsome, any suggestions?
Steve Newport
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C3PO ???
or
R2D2 ???
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Gang--
Let's extend the deadline for voting, and really help polish Steve's idea, okay?
Please, please, litter this thread with wonderful ideas today!!!!
(I wanna get on with the process!)
My Best,
Gary David Bouton
Gary@GaryDavidBouton.com
Free education! The Writings Web site
and the updated GaryWorld Gallery is pretty okay, too.
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Here's a sketch for consideration...
Toy robot spells out "play with me" with the scrabble pieces. Other toys are in background. Robot is bending over and is looking at the viewer as if asking the question of the viewer.
Regards, Ross
<a href=http://www.designstop.com/>DesignStop.Com</a>
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The robot...
<a href=http://www.designstop.com/>DesignStop.Com</a>
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Well, Q and Z are both worth 10 points, and J/X are worth 8. K is worth 5, and H/V/W/Y/F are worth 4.
So perhaps the word could be:
Quaxzavy or something using those high-scoring letters... (trying to maximize the points).
Has anyone played a computer in a game of scrabble? They'll come up with the weirdest 'words', which you and I wouldn't consider words, but sure enough, they're in the official Scrabble Dictionary.
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maybe I've missed something, so I think I'd better ask before it'll be too late:
do we want to develop a still or an animation?
I's prefer to combine Steve's and Ross' ideas - the original toybot and the scrabble 'do you want to play with me' - that's perfect.
Reason: as much as I feel challenged by the bot from Ross, I'd prefer the retro design of the kiddy bot because it's so cute. The other bot might lead into a direction of sci fi or star wars.
Yes, I am a fan of old mechanics ;-}
Anyway, got to leave you at this point because I will be deep in a national forest for the next 15 days - no PC, not even a laptop, just a cell phone for emergency calls (this is a last, desperate attempt to forget anything about today's civilization, high tech world, computers etc.)
If I will still have the time I will post a model of the bot later...
jens
jens g.r. benthien
designer
http://jens.highspeedweb.net
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Jens...
This is a "still image" project bud.
(and have a great time on your hiatus) [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]
Ok i also like the "play with me" idea.
Probably doesn't have to be scened in a backyard though... just as well it's in a room (child's room, or even the closet[with the door half open]). Maybe it could be scened under the child's bed?
The 'other' toys can be laying about, perhaps a toybox is visible or partially so, in the background.
Also if we feel challenged... perhaps have a childs clothing tossed about the floor in the bg as well... maybe his/her bed, night table & lamp, dresser, etc...
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Mark - I wasn't suggesting a backyard. Your bedroom suggestions seem highly appropriate to me.
I like the idea of a retro-style toy robot. My sketches relate to the idea that the robot must look like it is capable of actually moving the scrabble piece somehow.
Jens - the forest sounds like a great time. Have fun! Here's an idea for you: When away, collect the 'colours' of the place. Do so by collecting little amounts of some leaves, soil, pebbles, grass, bark etc. When you return home create a colour pallet of the colours of your trip. It will help you to remember the trip when you are senile. No doubt you'll then sometime find them useful before that in a project and that project will have greater significance for you. As well you could share the colours with all your friends here at the forums.
Regards, Ross
<a href=http://www.designstop.com/>DesignStop.Com</a>
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OK! Here come's another sketch.
The scene is the box were all the toys are stuffed, and the brilliant robots have come up with an escape plan.
This sketch is quite simplified - In real life(?) there should of course be a lot more toys (more like the background of Ross').
In the sketch I used blocks with letters, but it could as well be Scrabble pieces.
-Paul
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Paul--
You are a very gifted sketch artist. I really like the Tin toy in the background [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]
Still, I think we're honing in on a stage.
I think:
1.)We limit it to one robot.
2.)The robot should be more of the cereal prize type than a Star Wars droid type (Ross, VERY nice design, though. Isn't that ILM ringing on your phone in the background? [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]
3.)I think "Play with me FIRST" would be funny if you have other toys in the background begging to be played with but lacking Scrabble skills.
Sharon, your thoughts? This has mutated a lot from the original approach.
I'm sorry for butting in as I promised not to, but let's pretend we're getting paid for this, and we have individual assignments and a schedule.
That's part of the fun and the stress of Real world modeling.
My Best,
Gary David Bouton
Gary@GaryDavidBouton.com
Free education! The Writings Web site
and the updated GaryWorld Gallery is pretty okay, too.
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yup, had some minutes to upload the files:
http://jens.highspeedweb.net/samples/toybot05-3ds.exe
-> this is a *.3ds file format (513 k)
http://jens.highspeedweb.net/samples/toybot05-obj.exe
-> this is a *.obj file format (656 k)
feel free to dl and modify while I get lost in the woods.
Ross,
I packed 20 rolls @ 36 exp. film and will share some of the pics with you
Paul,
your illustration is absolutely fantastic and a brilliant idea!
Mark,
sorry, so the files already include character animation elements, but I think you can remove them.
And now have fun!
jens
jens g.r. benthien
designer
http://jens.highspeedweb.net
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Just waiting to see what you decide.
Sharon P.
www.fischerpassmoredesign.com
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Sharon--
Even though it looks like I am, I don't want to enforce rules or run the studio. I need an organizational talent just like yours to push this thing. Time's a ticking, you know, and when that happens, people lose enthusiasm, and that would be a shame with so many users with multi-talents.
I cannot believe how many of you are accomplished sketch artists.
How many use XARA? Me, too.
My Best,
Gary David Bouton
Gary@GaryDavidBouton.com
Free education! The Writings Web site
and the updated GaryWorld Gallery is pretty okay, too.
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Here's a web page with some nice pics of retro-style toy robots. Note 'Rover - the space dog' I like him best. He has so much more personality than the robots.
Regards, Ross
<a href=http://www.designstop.com/>DesignStop.Com</a>
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No problem, Gary, just tell me what you want me to do.
Sharon P.
www.fischerpassmoredesign.com
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Please keeep the momentum going here, and make definitive choices for what we do on this project.
It's getting far too diffuse here, I p[romise to back you up on your choices, and I PROMISE to stay out of it until my turn comes to retouch the composite image.
Kindest Regards,
Gary David Bouton
Gary@GaryDavidBouton.com
Free education! The Writings Web site
and the updated GaryWorld Gallery is pretty okay, too.
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Well why not start by looking at where we're at?
We have 10 people:
Paul
Gary
Randy
Mark
Steve
Ross
Stu
Earl
jens
me (good Lord, am I the only female??)
We have 6 sketches:
A) http://talkgraphics.infopop.net/1/Op...&ul=9761907192
B) http://talkgraphics.infopop.net/1/Op...&ul=8781927192
C) http://talkgraphics.infopop.net/1/Op...&ul=1061929192
D) http://talkgraphics.infopop.net/1/Op...&ul=4121940592
E) http://talkgraphics.infopop.net/1/Op...&ul=3121926592
F) http://talkgraphics.infopop.net/1/Op...&ul=5051991692
Even with all the talk about changes to sketch B, sketch A was still tied for first place in the original vote.
I suggest that we vote again on wed. and thurs. I think two days is better than one because people have jobs and real lives and may not log on every day.
I think Wed. is a good day to start because that gives everyone a couple days to get in any last minute sketches or refinements to their sketches.
On wed. we can start a poll for voting and that will eliminate any exteraneous chat.
How does that sound?
Sharon P.
www.fischerpassmoredesign.com
[This message was edited by mom_de_bomb on October 02, 2001 at 09:21.]
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Your the man, ur ehh Woman [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img] . Let this be the final vote and lets get to work! Whatever the outcome. Lord knows that not every project gets 100% backing of all the project team members. But as a team we must work together.
--Randy
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Gary, is this ok with you?
Sharon P.
www.fischerpassmoredesign.com
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...let's vote, and get under way.
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...I am not on the list of participants (but remembered my sketch though [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img] )
So, add Paul to the list, please & thank you.
-Paul
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Ok, that's 10 of us. We should be able to create a killer image!
Sharon P.
www.fischerpassmoredesign.com
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These are the sketches so far. Did I miss anything?
Sharon P.
www.fischerpassmoredesign.com
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Alllllll righty then! [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
Looks good people!
Nice work Sharon.
Great choices... and some TOUGH ones too. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif[/img]
hmmm...
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I'm somewhat tossed betwixed D & F... but i'm feeling like D is my final choice. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
Why?
I like the humor in it.
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Yes, vote everyone, there's a thread with a poll for this purpose. It's called Vote for group project.
Sharon P.
www.fischerpassmoredesign.com
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Hey Folks, we have 6 votes out of 9 of us (assuming that jens is still incommunicado, on vacation). There are only 6 hours left.
Sharon P.
www.fischerpassmoredesign.com
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The scrabble bot.
Now, folks, what's next?
Sharon P.
www.fischerpassmoredesign.com
