Phase one: Studio Introduction

**~Faust~** · March 9th, 2008, 09:59 AM

yay me too me too!

robmorfin, those are indeed full of contrast!

But surprisingly, I do have associations looking at them in a cave-like sense.

**robmorfin** · March 11th, 2008, 07:40 PM

Crickets Chirping in background..

**Earendil** · March 11th, 2008, 09:20 PM

Honestly, if I had the time, I'd try and act as substitute, but too many things are going on at the moment. What do you guys want to try?

Let's think people.

*goes and thinks*

**Lez** · March 12th, 2008, 04:52 AM

My timeframe doesn't allow for more commitment either, its a shame...

**iwantjelly** · March 12th, 2008, 05:29 AM

I guess people who want can just keep on developping the concepts.

Maybe Form could post a kind of guideline that would describe all the steps he formerly planned to make us do (or someone else that has an idea of how this kind of project would develop in a game development company, personnaly I don't...), and we just freely follow this guideline, at our pace. We'll see what we have in the end !

**Gundersen** · March 12th, 2008, 09:10 AM

I wont be able to continue on this project. I have gotten work in the industry now, and will give that all my focus.

Cheers

**J Wilson** · March 12th, 2008, 09:58 AM

Unfortunately, neither will I continue on. I also have a habit of getting involved with more projects than I should while still working on things personal to me. I was looking for something structured to polish up my environment concepting skills, but with Form stepping away I can't justify continuing on when I have so many other things going on.

The experience was still a very positive one, and I wish everyone the best.

**algenpfleger** · March 12th, 2008, 04:42 PM

Umm, you guys, when I said "You all better appreciate this", this is not what I meant :-/

**Toxdel** · March 12th, 2008, 06:33 PM

darn, this ended so soon. too bad Form couldn't continue with us. oh well. Later guys.

**daldbaatar** · March 12th, 2008, 10:05 PM

yeah same here...i got tons of other shit...it ended so soon...but i was spending my spare time in this...anyways...Form. Respect Fa Ya( for you )

**robmorfin** · March 12th, 2008, 10:05 PM

Originally Posted by Earendil

Honestly, if I had the time, I'd try and act as substitute, but too many things are going on at the moment. What do you guys want to try?

Let's think people.

*goes and thinks*

I want to continue, I was thinking Form gives us his notes like iwantjelly mentioned, no strings attached for him, we should follow his guidelines and let other people check our stuff, not only one teacher, we can invite some of the big guys from CA to critiq or guide us, with the effort of creating a database of knowledge for everyone in CA, maybe Form can talk to some of them, and that way nobody is really committing to put all their time into it.

**Earendil** · March 12th, 2008, 11:49 PM

A rotating art director?

**robmorfin** · March 13th, 2008, 01:44 AM

why not?, or invited Director of the week

**Gundersen** · March 13th, 2008, 04:30 AM

Feel free to invite me one week

**~Faust~** · March 13th, 2008, 05:32 AM

Damnit.

**algenpfleger** · March 13th, 2008, 05:34 AM

putting that aside people, if i were you, i'd trick myself into thinking that form is just testing you. how can you give up just because he doesn't show up for a few days? just keep going so you have something to show when he comes back.

**~Faust~** · March 13th, 2008, 05:43 AM

word. I will push out more concepts anyway, until Form is officially telling us that he is quitting the teaching. Actually, reading all your comments I was thinking Form had posted a resign somewhere but actually you guys are all just panicking.

Stop panicking.

**Lez** · March 13th, 2008, 06:31 AM

I never said I'd give up - think my "no more commitment" was more directed towards simply put more time than I already do... I would love if form posted guidelines we could follow and maybe we made a schedule of some sort to follow and give critique as we go.

That would actually be sweet. Since i have no intention of drawing less than I do now.

**J Wilson** · March 13th, 2008, 08:50 AM

Originally Posted by algenpfleger

putting that aside people, if i were you, i'd trick myself into thinking that form is just testing you. how can you give up just because he doesn't show up for a few days? just keep going so you have something to show when he comes back.

Actually he sent us private messages saying he was very sorry, but that he has to drop out from doing this. I won't go into all the details, but he has very good reasons for doing so.

I think I too will drop out of this, as I was looking for something very focused with feedback from someone with a lot of experience in this area. If I had tons of time I'd continue on as an exercise, and be happy with peer crits, but I actually do have other things I should be working on. It's tough because there are lots of things like this that I'd love to be taking part in, but eventually you have to realize that you just can't keep up with them all and still get your own personal projects finished as well.

It's been a great experience, and I think I already learned tons just from taking the time to really give environments more consideration.

**Andersi3** · December 28th, 2009, 01:06 PM

I know that this thread is dead, but its new to my eyes! Im up for building off where these Gents left off!

Got another concept for the Merge Zone!
"The area of the collision is barricaded of from the rest of the planet by a millenarian government, leaving some of the population trapped behind the dividing line(massive wall, fence, minefield, etc.). Due to the strange forces of gravity in the area between the two massive planets, native creatures evolve in unconventional ways. I see massive population centers becoming dead zones, ravaged by the strange new elements caused by the collision, and the wilderness becoming more and more overgrown and mysterious.

A little hard to explain in words. I post up some thumbs asap!
Anyone feel free to join in! Throw out some ideas! Make some sketches! Listen to what has been been said so far! Theirs alot of valuable info!