Func_Msgboard: Inspiration & Reference

Posted by metlslime on 2003/02/17 08:18:34

I just wanted to know if people had any links to good websites for either level design inspiration (photos, paintings, concept art, etc.) or just for architectural reference. We had a thread like this on the old qmap, but we know how much good that does us.

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As Im Sure Others Here Do

#779 posted by pope on 2007/03/19 12:56:59

when I get bored i sometimes read up on famous pieces of architecture/landmarks/and monuments of grand proportions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ca'_d'Oro
hell yeah

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hands_of_Victory
I don't care what it represents or that it was cast from Hussein's own arms, it's rather impressive (stainless steel :o)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Olympus
yeah it's not architecture so what. Can one not be inspired by a legendary place such as this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoysaleswara_temple
I think other images of the Hoysala temple have been posted, but imho reading up on these places just makes them even more interesting.

fuck while you're at it just check ALL the shiva temples

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Shiva_temples

#780 posted by Kell on 2007/03/21 00:35:49

Axel Torvenius

gothy freelance artist/illustrator, skilled in a range of media and styles

homepage: http://www.torvenius.com/

older portfolio, which includes a 'summon your own demon' flash game: http://www.conceptdesign.tk/

Also, while I'm about it, here's John Coulthart. Also gothy, also highly skilled in a range of media. Friend of Alan Moore, and creator of what I consider the best visual depiction of Cthulhu.

http://www.johncoulthart.com/

Woo

#781 posted by metlslime on 2007/03/21 03:19:08

"summon a demon" is really cool.

Cool artwork in general.

Yeah

#782 posted by JPL on 2007/03/21 08:05:48

"summon a demon" is really really cool !

Navigation On That Last Site

#783 posted by Lunaran on 2007/03/21 09:19:41

is annoying as hell. My first thought when clicking a link should not be "gee I wonder what this does."

Summon a demon is nice and creepy. You could create a whole game menagerie with the 'random' button.

Stuff On Fire, Exploding, Etc

#784 posted by BlackDog on 2007/03/31 03:49:28

http://tesladownunder.com/Pulse_Power.htm

Basically, this is an Australian guy with a camera and an insatiable curiosity about what happens when you put a bunch of electricity through things.

99 Ruums

#785 posted by pope on 2007/03/31 12:24:22

http://99rooms.terracontent.de/99rooms/99rooms.html

old, but i don't think its been put up here since it predates this 'ere thread afaik.

Architectural Concept Art!

#786 posted by Lunaran on 2007/03/31 17:04:48

http://grnr.com/

X2 and Constantine. Hells yeah.

That's more than one hell.

You Know What?

#787 posted by Lunaran on 2007/03/31 17:09:00

Here's some more.

http://www.benprocter.com/SITEv2/HTML/PROJPAGE_Overview_02.html
http://www.ryanchurch.com/04PRO.htm
http://www.jamesclyne.com/projects.php

SP00GE.

#788 posted by biff_debris on 2007/04/03 03:07:14

You rock Lun -- as do all of those guys.

Chinese Glass Artist

#789 posted by Lunaran on 2007/04/05 23:24:11

http://amazingfiltered.blogspot.com/2007/04/guy-create-pictures-on-few-layers-of.html

Weeeeird.

Doh

#790 posted by JPL on 2007/04/06 09:25:28

it's zombieland :P

OOOH.

#791 posted by biff_debris on 2007/04/06 11:41:51

That reminds me of that movie The Cell where the horse was split up into slides =D

Cool Engines

#792 posted by Lunaran on 2007/04/06 13:46:52

bambuz posted these but I'm taking credit

http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/Image.aspx?GalleryName=Cutaways/Aeroengines/Aeroengines-Piston&Image=Alvis-Leonides-engine

good for overdetailed doom3 jiggery.

Tunnelium

#793 posted by Vondur on 2007/04/09 16:14:44

http://russos.livejournal.com/342529.html?#cutid1

KPYTO!

#794 posted by Lunaran on 2007/04/09 17:07:23

what's that big round thing they're standing on? makes me think Blade Runner. does the translation say?

Lun

#795 posted by Spirit on 2007/04/09 17:41:09

That's a drill to make tunnels(?).
http://www.bauingenieur24.de/sharedpics/pics_news/1039_3.jpg
http://www.bauingenieur24.de/sharedpics/pics_news/1039_4.jpg
http://www.nordseetaucher.de/images/tunnelbau/trude1.jpg

Loon

#796 posted by Vondur on 2007/04/10 09:45:43

that's:
header, tunnel(ing) shield, shield, tunneler, tunneling machine

Hah.

#797 posted by biff_debris on 2007/04/11 02:06:42

That thing reminded me of the Millennium Falcon, actually =D

Yeah

#798 posted by megaman on 2007/04/11 16:35:20

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeitreise/455266495/

#799 posted by megaman on 2007/04/11 16:36:08

nice stuff in that guys photos btw

This Is For Vondur

#800 posted by czg on 2007/04/18 11:01:10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnEaq4BeFH0

Czg

#801 posted by Vondur on 2007/04/18 15:50:44

thanks! i have a cd of Alan Lamb ( http://www.discogs.com/release/176430 ). He uses the sound of electro poles in his album, sounds almost the same as on video, but with additional treatments.

Living Utilities!

#802 posted by CETME on 2007/04/19 01:25:20

That's pretty wild! I've experienced something similar - in Land Surveying we use magnetic locators a lot (e.g. http://www.schonstedt.com/index.cfm?page=GA-52Cx ) - kind of advanced metal detectors for ferrous metals - we use them to find old monumentation for parcels.

When they are used over buried utility lines or under power lines you can hear a strange, creepy modulation much like in the youtube link - but the power line "hum" imposes itself over the standard detector beep/whine. It also works on underground telephone and IT cables, but to a lesser extent - and mass transmission lines give the best (and creepiest) effect.

Next time I hear it I'll try to get audio and post it. Neat links, though!

Japanese Sewers

#803 posted by tron on 2007/04/21 17:26:29

http://www.g-cans.jp/intro/07photo/index.html

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