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Interesting blog entry by David Byrne about collaboration and his creative process. Some of this stuff is pretty applicable to level design, too: http://journal.davidbyrne.com/2010/03/031810-collaborations-updated.html
@metlslime, yeah was an interesting blog about the benefits of collaboration. I personally find that developing ideas by yourself is ok but working with others will help create something more diverse.
I have done a couple of map collaborations and they have always produced better results than something I could of done by myself. I think collaboration is about finding someone who is not totally attached to their own ideas and flexible enough to change things around. yeah, one of the things Byrne says that i think is key is, when you collaborate with someone (especially if you are helping them on their project), try to help them achieve their vision rather than steering it towards your own, different vision.
I also liked, near the end, where he describes how lyrics can take a song that is somewhat non-specific or ambiguous, and make it too specific and remove the ability for people to fit it into their own imaginations. I think that's one good way of thinking level design -- good Quake levels are songs without lyrics. Levels with too many "lyrics" become too mundane, too understandable. In many cases is necessary. Beta-testing, for instance, could be viewed as a type of collaboration. And, ultimately, it is what helps an artist/creator/designer get a product out the door.
I have often wondered if I would be successful getting more Quake-stuff out the door if I collaborated with others in this community. I mean, I can put brushes together, and I can texture, but I just can't seem to finish anything other than a speedmap. The funny thing is, I have never offered to collaborate with anyone and nobody has ever taken me up on it ;) with another mapper would probably require a different attitude/approach to mapping altogether for me. I am simply just really really slow at making any changes to a map. Turtlemap doesn't really even begin to define it. Quite obviously anyone working with me would lose their patience.
http://fear.filefront.com/file/Quake_Mod;97789
Who was it that was looking for a better Quakeguy model for a mod or something? Also /#this is probably quite cool, maybe, because IMOP the FEAR combat is prety good :) Not exactly sure how it's hilarious but those environments are outstanding! Really impressive, especially Egypt and Canada.
I'm driving myself a little batty reading nitpicking reviews on Hardforum and such. Here's what I've learned:
(thanks to the anandtech lcd thread): http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=39226 TN: cheap, low latency, but poor viewing angles and bad oversaturated color reproduction VA: mid-price, good viewing angles and colors, but high latency IPS: expensive, best viewing angles and colors, decent latency I'm curious what display type you guys have, and if you are happy with it. I'm not worried about a little input lag as I don't do a lot of twitch gaming these days, but oversaturated colors on cheap TN panels does concern me. Right now I'm leaning towards Dell's IPS monitors: the 2209WA and U2410 (btw the u2410 panel apparently has the same screen as the HP lp2475w). I'm kinda lusting after the 2410, but I could almost buy two 22 inchers for the same price... They're probably all damn good monitors... but people bitching about ghosting, backlight bleeding, and left-right tinting has got me a little on tilt. well grahf, my tft is going on 2 years old now, and I picked it up brand new for just under �100 so its nothing special.
its a LG Flatron L192WS 19" widescreen, native resolution is 1440x900, 6ms response time if I remember correctly, and its great! No ghosting, good colours, viewing angle is fine for my tastes, if im using the pc im usually staring straight at the monitor anyway :) Honestly, a higher native resolution would have been better, but I think the screen size would have to be higher for that, but as it stands it was a cheap tft with no bells and whistles and its the best monitor Ive ever had, trumping all my old crt's! Not sure if that helps you... http://www.afterdawn.com/products/product_details.cfm/5743/lg_l192ws
Says there its a TN. But honestly the colours seem fine to me :P its got plenty of onboard brightness/contrast/gamma etc correction but Ive never felt I had to use them. I bought a BenQ G2220HD recently for almost nothing. My first "real" (i.e. non-laptop) monitor for years, and I think it's great. Given how much it cost, I'm sure it's a TN screen, but it's fine to me.
Get to a computer store and stare at some monitors for real? Get to a computer store and stare at some monitors for real?
OMG go outside? You've lost your marbles man! =) I must say that reading good reviews saves you the job of having to go to a store.
My father dragged me to PCWorld tday so that we could get him a webcam and mic for Skype. He is also talking about replacing his laptop and because he has to use it to show his clients various data on a 1 to 1 basis he requires a screen with a good picture and good viewing angle. I refuse to buy any computers from PCWorld because mainly of their shoddy OEMs systems full of crapware and often overpriced systems. Buying computers online is the way to go for sure, you get a better choice of systems with better prices. Laptops are a bit of a funny one though because they are generally made by Del or HP or whoever as a single unit, with very little customisability, so you are kinda at their peril really. So for my dad to be able too see the screen, next to a bunch of other screens and figure out which one has the best picture being physically in a shop is the only way to do that. But I wouls still go and try to buy the same model online for less � :D http://alatest.co.uk/reviews/monitor-reviews/hp-l1740/po3-17006255,29/#partner:50404
And I'm happy. I'm not a monitor expert anyway. I guess it's better than what I had before.
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