Japanimation? Lojbanimation!

[matt_arnold]

Every time I go to a convention, there is usually an anime room. Sitting in there watching the otaku enjoy subtitled animation from Japan, I am impressed by how powerfully this medium spreads a foreign language through other cultures. I think back to the anime conventions I've visited and consider the classes on Japanese that they teach there! An

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[temujin9]

I've been thinking of things like this for a while. Second Life is one possible development source, but large sets would cost a lot. Something like Torque (which Roxor uses for game development) would give you much more powerful control of setting and character.

I've been thinking along similar lines, for a while now . . .

[matt_arnold]

I went and downloaded the demo for Torque, but it was nothing like Second Life or SketchUp at all. It appeared to involve 100% programming. That would mean investing a decade or more in learning how to program... kind of missing the whole point of machinima. After all, Maya, Lightwave, and 3D Studio Max give you much more powerful control of setting and character too, and that's why Pixar and Dreamworks use them to create feature films. If I were going to go that route, I'd choose Blender.

[temujin9]

I was going to say Torque has the advantage of being known by someone you know . . . but I like Blender, now that I've seen it . . .

[matt_arnold]

I knew you would.

Any or all help you could provide would be praised and appreciated! Tell me more!

coffee sermon

[zencuppa]

Hey Matt,
On a totally different topic, could you send me a text file of your "coffee" sermon? (adaleATmerlynproductions.com) I am working on some coffee songs and need the inspiration.

Andrea

Re: coffee sermon

[matt_arnold]

It's available here: http://wiki.penguicon.org/CoffeeRitual

Re: coffee sermon

[zencuppa]

Ah thanks!

(Now I've got the urge to make a cuppa . . . )

Are you attending Marcon?

Re: coffee sermon

[matt_arnold]

Yes I am.