You have email ;) 

add me to the list too 

please do. contact brushworkart@gmail.com so I can get you in there all yankee doodle dandy.

first name "nickname" last name 

yeah I can see that happening. i seriously hope it doesn't. I'm allowing a lot of room for input from everyone participating, it would be a damn shame that when It's all complete, there's bitching. ;)

well except from those who I expect to bitch regardless because thats their nature.

you know who you are! 

Mappers could always send you proof-screenshots, like, "I like these areas from these angles." Then you could retake them yourself, composed nicely and at the right size/aspect/brightness 

is a good suggestion.

(and, yeah, I'm in too) 

8D

I see big things for this!! Cheers to pope for finally getting his idea going :) 

[22:48] <Bl1tz||> hi
[22:49] <Bl1tz||> I'm full of liqour and 30$ steak so have at me gentlemen
[22:49] * Bl1tz|| adjusts suspenders 

yeah, i thought of that. and it's certainly accepted. I just don't see it happening with EVERYONE, especially some of those that keep distant contact.

im up to 20 participants (not including myself) hurrah. I'm gunnin for at least twice that. But I'm well on my way. 

Just another question (sorry if the answer has been already provided here, I didn't re-read all the posts): How are you going to choose what will be included in the book? Do you plan to discuss separately with all mappers? Or do you need some indications about what each mapper's work would like to be included? 

As I get to the page of a particular author I will go through their maps myself (godmode/noclip) :D and take a look for things that stand out to me. Then I'd like to get back to the individual mappers, see if they have anything in particular they want to show, stuff they're proud of, maybe some unreleased stuff. Then decide what to keep, what to toss. 

OK, it is clear. I have one more map ready (for Base Pack since december), and on more in progress. I will look forward for your email so... ;) 

I sent you an email but I'm still not added to that list 

pope, i don't know what you're working on right now, but I would suggest that the next step is for you to create a mock up of a couple of pages, such as an example 2-page spread on a single level. You will probably get more interest if you can show people what to expect. Also, you might get more feedback from us on the formatting, amount of text, etc. etc. 

several potential mockups so we can argue incessantly about them! 

...that someone will end up taking their toys and going home because some decision/direction doesn't match up with their expectations and opinions.

The rest of us can mock them. 

Speaking of mockups. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lulu.com 

I started droning on about atmosphere and snfx, forgetting the name of the book :P

But the thing about Lulu is that anyone who does whinge and fall out can go and print thier very own book! (maybe it could be funded somehow by reverse $10 bets?) and only let thier friends buy it, not any poo-poo heads. 

This should be handled by a small team of editors, not on a submission basis; Headshot is probably not going to mail you, so you'll gonna have to get a hold of him.

Also, I'd suggest not making it into an art or photo-book only, but a full blown interview & retrospective thing. If it's worth doing, it's worth doing proper. 

I can't at the moment since leveldesign.org is having some user account password troubles. Scampie has filed a trouble ticket, so we're just waiting on that. 

thats a good idea, and I was thinking something along those lines.

However, since I'm not excactly commited to the idea of having the same layout on every page right now. I think I will still provide a glimpse of what I've got plotted so far...

Should anyone feel they want to exclude themselves based on my layout choices, it would be a shame. This is also why I'd like to discuss individual pages with some of the authors who may not like how their work is presented. Of course it will be a battle trying to please everyone 100%. So instead I will please 99% of the people, and will single out Lunaran by denying him any further input. Hahah, i kid. 

yes I've put out some fingers to communicate with headshot (thanks sleepwalkr) already.

As per your suggestion. You're more than welcome to write your own book. I'm no copy editor and my grammar is sub par. Besides that's not the point and that would almost triple the amount of work and time this could take. 

Pop-up maps. Oh yeah. And you could appropriately feature that one map by RPG. 

However, since I'm not excactly commited to the idea of having the same layout on every page right now.

I wasn't suggesting that every page have the exact same layout, but surely one could look at a couple example pages and imagine what the book would be like.