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The one that everyone seems to mention is "Architecture: Form, Space, and Order" by Francis Ching.
I just stuffed the words "philosophy" and "architecture" into Google and got some interesting results; you might try using those as keywords.
Example: Book Review [q] Proportions: Science, Philosophy, Architecture Richard Padovan � 1999 The main argument which appears to dominate this book is the idea that "The world is a harmonious mathematical creation and that in order to participate in that harmony the things we make must obey the same mathematical laws".[/q] http://students.bath.ac.uk/ab1ajl/padovanessay.html Unfortunately, a lot of the results are personal and academic pages; so be prepared for some Adventures In Tasteless Html :P If "philosophy" produces to much 'pie in the sky' you could instead use "theory" or "mathematical harmony" ( I tried just "harmony" and got a ton of ads for some server package :/ )
This is an online book, and it's quite extensive: http://www.math.utsa.edu/sphere/salingar/architecture.html Okay, end spam I completely forgot to send you the link to that littel Q2-Dm I made using your Speedbaze set. So, you can grab it here if you are interested in taking a look at "Blood-Red Sky"...
http://quake2.abs.net/pub/maps/q2/marics72.zip Screen caps... http://www.backshooters.com/maric/brs1.gif http://www.backshooters.com/maric/brs2.gif And while I am at it... This one is 99% Ogro textures, but I did use some of your Lights. It is called "And What Rough Beast" Oh, and it does make extensive use of "Kat's" Rock textures. http://quake2.abs.net/pub/maps/q2/marics76.zip Screen caps... http://www.backshooters.com/maric/wrb1.gif http://www.backshooters.com/maric/wrb2.gif Lastly, I used your Speedy Tech set in a shameless re-make of Deck-16 for Q2 (All original brush-work btw). I do not in usual practice do "covers" of other's maps but I have had a couple mates that bugged me incessently to make this one over for Q2. Ergo... The tech set was just the ticket... http://quake2.abs.net/pub/maps/q2/marics77.zip Screen caps... http://www.backshooters.com/maric/q2dk1.gif http://www.backshooters.com/maric/q2dk2.gif Thanks for all your hard work on these sets, your textures/art are so nice to work with. These are all Q2-Dm maps BTW I found this in my PlanetQuake inbox:
<quote>I have several opportunities to work on AAA game titles. All positions are fulltime/onsite, located throughout the USA Development Director Technical Director Senior Gameplay Programmer Graphics Programmer Lead script programmer for MMO Senior Tools Programmer Senior/Lead Tools Programmer Enemy Behavioral Programmer Network Programmer Engine/Assembler/Renderer Programmer Lead script programmer for MMO Senior Audio Programmer Executive Producer Senior Game Designer Lead Game Designer Level Designers 1st Person Shooters Special Effects Supervisor Art Director Technical Art Director Senior Lead Artist Senior Animator Character Modeler/Rigger Regards, Charles Weitzer Subject Matter Experts, Inc. weitzer@ix.netcom.com (510)558-9182</quote> Looks like they're building a whole new company there! is a headhunter agency i think...
anyway i'm sure that anyone that's ever released a level has gotten that email, plus it's way to long to look good on the news page :) maric72 looks very nice there, especially the lighting.
And seriously, those maric76 shots just call for that to be turned into an SP map, very RTCW-ish looking. CLassy stuff! Thought I'd mention that PC Gamer said that Enclave was a better game than Unreal 2 and the screens look awesome.
I beleive that wrath(?) worked on Enclave, so congratulations to you. =) /me adds another vote for MaricSP
btw those rocks are terragen or 'handmade' ? ...well, I make the basic terrian with Nem's Terrain generator.
http://countermap.counter-strike.net/Nemesis/ It seems to be a bit more comprehensive than Terragen, I love the "lock" feature which allows each vertice to be locked into place once you get it where you want. I'd still say though, that about 80% of the work is pretty much brush by brush (or small group) manipulation. After a few hit or miss attempts it gets pretty easy to get what you want/need. I am playing around now with an entire map done entirely in rock/terrain brushwork. This one is requiring some tedious manipulations but may be worth it in the end. Here is a pic of one small corner with a simple -minlighta compile... http://www.backshooters.com/maric/cave.gif I am hoping that the complex terrian will be detailed enough without becoming too tiresome. It is literally four seperate "Architecture: Form, Space, and Order" by Francis Ching, like nb mentioned, is an excellant book. Lots about size and proportion and all that good stuff. Lots of good illustrations to show the point.
Another book I have, which is not specifically about architecture, is called "Geometery of Design" by Kim Elam. It deals mostly with the golden ratio and it's application in art and design. First part of the book is introduction to the golden ratio, the second disects various posters, buildings, and even a VW Beetle and discusses how the golden ratio is used to give the designs good proportion. Don't have any other books on the subject, but while I'm at this, I'll throw out the general recommendation of "Shapes, Space, and Symmetry" by Alan Holden which I recently got. Awesome book illustrated by of photos of the 1,000+ polygons this gentleman has made with nothing more than light cardboard, a ruler, a draftsman 30-60-90 triangle, and some glue. Very cool. I understand you wanted to get rid of all those once and for all and forget about it ?
Does it mean you wont finish any of those map and gave up on quake mapping alltogether ? Sad if its the case... Maybe we can change your mind somehow ? Should I go with a GeForce or a Radeon? Will I be able to play OpenGL games (i.e. Quake) on either? Probably a stupid question - but obviously I'm not too in the know, so I'm asking ;)
Thanks. Definately with Geforce, don't know much about Radeon, but I would imagine so. Which one is the best? dunno, you'll get good and bad from both sides, have a read of some reviews. As for the future, future proofing, I don't think there is any such thing. Just buy the best/fastest available when you do buy, thats what I do, you can't do more than that.
I don't know how big Legends budget was for u2, but my guesstimate would be around for or five times ours. Also, they had access to a marketing machine the size of a small country.
Also, for the record, I was involved in the final 5 or so months of enclave. Meaning I didn't contribute all that much. Most of the weapon special effects are mine though :P Phait: work out exactly what you need/want from a video card, and how much you're prepared to pay. Read some reviews and find out which one best suits you.
These are the words of someone who bought a gf4 and now wishes he had bought a Radeon. :D
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