Showing posts with label file sharing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label file sharing. Show all posts
Thursday, 26 November 2009
It is done!
About 10-12 hours rendering time, and it's all done! :D Wish I could somehow put more emphasis on the computer, but ah well, people'll just have to watch it twice to see it properly :)
Sunday, 15 November 2009
Pirate Model
Finished my pirate model, and I think I did a pretty good job of modelling him.
If I'm honest, this is about as good as I can model on my own without needing help or having strange problems pop up that I can't solve. So I think making it simple's worked to my advantage.
If I'm honest, this is about as good as I can model on my own without needing help or having strange problems pop up that I can't solve. So I think making it simple's worked to my advantage.
Saturday, 14 November 2009
Kitten 3D model
I finished the li'l guy a couple of days ago, and I'm really pleased with the result :)
It's got my username on it because it was posted to deviantART and it seems silly to resave it without my name. A lot of people like this so far, so hopefully that's a positive sign that the rest of the designs should go okay too.
It's got my username on it because it was posted to deviantART and it seems silly to resave it without my name. A lot of people like this so far, so hopefully that's a positive sign that the rest of the designs should go okay too.
Saturday, 7 November 2009
Anti-piracy warnings
And now for a mass of videos, which for some reason I havent' got around to posting yet. Ah well.
I really hate this advert. It's put on all legally bought DVDs, punishing us for buying them through the proper methods, yet those who download and pirate it don't see them. Idiotic, much? It feels like it's trying too hard to sound 'trendy' with the music, but to me it just seems like more people laugh at it than listen to it.
As I posted before, this is my favourite opinion on it. Ed Byrne points out how black and white the advert acts over it.
Of course, searching for it found me more parodies than anything else. Not that this helps with the argument, but it just shows how some people don't listen to it when they're morally grey like people are generally supposed to be.
And I found this little cruel anti-piracy measure from bootlegged versions of Earthbound (a game unreleased in Europe, so it's understandable why people bootlegged it). It waits until you're at the final boss, then freezes the game and deletes your saves! So very, very cruel.
A bit better way around it, they point out how it affects you rather than just saying it's illegal. I think the potential glitches'd make me wanna buy the full game. Then again, I've had more than my fair share of glitches from the real versions! Although according to another video, it cuts the game part way through the final boss battle and erases everything you've collected (very much like Earthbound)
SO, there's some videos I've found, mainly about how piracy affects the person rather than the companies, because, to be honest, that's what I'm more interested in.
I really hate this advert. It's put on all legally bought DVDs, punishing us for buying them through the proper methods, yet those who download and pirate it don't see them. Idiotic, much? It feels like it's trying too hard to sound 'trendy' with the music, but to me it just seems like more people laugh at it than listen to it.
As I posted before, this is my favourite opinion on it. Ed Byrne points out how black and white the advert acts over it.
Of course, searching for it found me more parodies than anything else. Not that this helps with the argument, but it just shows how some people don't listen to it when they're morally grey like people are generally supposed to be.
And I found this little cruel anti-piracy measure from bootlegged versions of Earthbound (a game unreleased in Europe, so it's understandable why people bootlegged it). It waits until you're at the final boss, then freezes the game and deletes your saves! So very, very cruel.
A bit better way around it, they point out how it affects you rather than just saying it's illegal. I think the potential glitches'd make me wanna buy the full game. Then again, I've had more than my fair share of glitches from the real versions! Although according to another video, it cuts the game part way through the final boss battle and erases everything you've collected (very much like Earthbound)
SO, there's some videos I've found, mainly about how piracy affects the person rather than the companies, because, to be honest, that's what I'm more interested in.
Encouraging file sharing
Here's an interesting piracy related story, very much backing my theory of encouraging people to file share then buying what they enjoy.
'Trials Dev Pirated Its Own Game to Drive Interest'. [Kotaku]
Giving a lesser version of the full game rather than a demo seems like a much better way to drive interest, and to get the full experience, you can buy it and support the developers. And if you don't buy it? Well, you keep the watered down copy. Seems fair to me.
Definately using this in my presentation, it's perfect!
'Trials Dev Pirated Its Own Game to Drive Interest'. [Kotaku]
Giving a lesser version of the full game rather than a demo seems like a much better way to drive interest, and to get the full experience, you can buy it and support the developers. And if you don't buy it? Well, you keep the watered down copy. Seems fair to me.
Definately using this in my presentation, it's perfect!
Sunday, 25 October 2009
Simulated client project
Mission: To create a 20 second animation about the consequences of file sharing and when it's illegal.
How I'll tackle it: First, by looking into cases of file sharing and think of an interesting way to create the animation.
At a glance, I think Ed Byrne sums the piracy warnings before DVDs up brillianty.
I found an editorial about American anime licensor FUNimation telling people to remove their dubbed content from the site.
While I agree that from an American standpoint, this argument makes sense, but from a UK standpoint, the legal content mentioned is unavailable and not released until at least half a year later. Those who wish to buy the titles when they're out can at least get a 'sneak peek' at what they will get eventually along with getting rid of the long delay.
So, my idea for the animation is something with little movement (as I've said before, 3D animation is NOT something I get along with) with split second imagery and effects that would hopefully mean the viewer would want to see the animation more than once. I find that videos where I've missed something and need to go and watch it again make it stick in my head a lot more.
Sketches will be posted later.
How I'll tackle it: First, by looking into cases of file sharing and think of an interesting way to create the animation.
At a glance, I think Ed Byrne sums the piracy warnings before DVDs up brillianty.
I found an editorial about American anime licensor FUNimation telling people to remove their dubbed content from the site.
While I agree that from an American standpoint, this argument makes sense, but from a UK standpoint, the legal content mentioned is unavailable and not released until at least half a year later. Those who wish to buy the titles when they're out can at least get a 'sneak peek' at what they will get eventually along with getting rid of the long delay.
So, my idea for the animation is something with little movement (as I've said before, 3D animation is NOT something I get along with) with split second imagery and effects that would hopefully mean the viewer would want to see the animation more than once. I find that videos where I've missed something and need to go and watch it again make it stick in my head a lot more.
Sketches will be posted later.
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