What a NICE weekend with awesome weather!! Look how Productive I was, staying at home all day homeworking using my old school video card. These 3 videos are the first mock ups for the Texturing class.
It's probably because of the weather. I have been craving for sleep all week long. I slept as much as possible from 10hrs to 12hrs+/day. I am well-prepared for later semesters where I won't get any of sleep! Nothing much happened last week, other than render, eat, and sleep. Gotta take a break after finishing the project below! On last Thursday, we had our first pizza dinner at Costco which was something new. This week, we are planning to have their cocktail shrimps and hot wings! MMMmmm :P
Anyways, I think I am going to set my demo reel script for the one last time. It's mostly going to be a model reel, with my main character (the fat man who I haven't named yet). And I am going to set up a few shots (at least 2), for example, a snapshot of an impending doom. In each shot, it will contain several models, including the background environment, vehicles, and some characters. Each model might have a little animation going along. Then, I will zoom into each model to show their details. It's like a 3D Polaroid photograph with camera movements. Right now, I have 2 ideas for the shots. I will start sketching them out on the coming week. I will post them out as soon as I have them done :).
I think I am going to purchase a tablet. Ahhh need blingX2! Is this one okay? http://www.compu2000.com/product/433/MTE450K1/Wacom/
So after rendering 3 times for over 15 hours, this is what I have at last. No more banana leaves stabbing and retarded grass. :) I know it's not perfect, but oh well :P
Recently, I noticed the time of staying at school has been increased, I figured maybe we should do something entertaining with the fellow classmates, other than just sitting there watching movies (since we have watched Final Destination series for a few times already, yet I still like 300 very much! anyways...). So, I was browsing for some multi-player online games yesterday. I found a free FPS (First Person Shooter) game called Combat Arms by Nexon. I downloaded it and hoped it's as fun as the original Counter Strike at least. I was surprised that it's actually BETTER than CS! Well, first of all, it's FREE! The only scenario where you need to pay is if you want more customizations on your character, such as unique guns and suits. The players, who are cheap (like me), can gain GP points by playing and purchase other items by those points (still awesome!:D). However, I found out that they will be expired in 24hours, but you will earn more points to get another one quickly. In graphic wise, I'd say it's between CS and CS Source, still not bad :). Furthermore, there are so many accessories and guns you can purchase using those GP points. You can actually modify them by adding scope on the gun and extending magazine for the ammo. They even have rocket launcher! haha! In my opinion, it's way better than the selection in CS. Since the respawn time of each death is only 3 seconds, the game speed is pretty fast and exciting! The only thing missing in the game is the "Buddy List". Overall, this free game satisfies me for burning time and "socializing" with the fellow classmates! Can't say no to killing classmates virtually! :P I would recommend this game to whoever can't afford/not willing to buy the overpriced Left 4 Dead! :P
Please visit here: http://combatarms.nexon.net My ID is J03930. Say Hi! :D
