Archive for August, 2008
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Science Fiction
While I was in Kelowna for June and July I got onto a science fiction kick and was only reading or playing games based on science fiction. It started when I got into Eve Online a little bit, loving how hard the combat is and the amazing sense of loss when you die. It plays like hardcore mode on Diablo. One day after work I went to the only good used book store in Kelowna and picked up 2 sci-fi books that were recommended to me, Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks and EON by Greg Bear. EON I had heard about from the CgSociety challenge a few years ago where the challenge was to create a scene based on a section of the book. Consider Phlebas has inspired the new character I am working on which I’ll have a WIP post on it soon since I’ve neglected posting anything about the 3d stuff I’m working on. The last piece of sci-fi was playing through Mass Effect which I thoroughly enjoyed. Bioware did an excellent job on the game and it had a nice KOTOR feel.
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
Shambhala 2008
After sleeping all of Monday I can now finally write about Shambhala this past weekend. I only ended up getting there on Saturday and spent Saturday and Sunday up there driving back Monday morning after getting 3 hours of sleep. This was my second time at Shambhala so I knew more of what to expect and the event didn’t disappoint with strange weather and even stranger people. 10 000 people flood into Salmo for this music festival and every single person I met all raved about how awesome Shambhala is. If you haven’t been make sure you make it for the 2009 show.
Friday, August 8th, 2008
Dominace War III Posters
I just noticed that the character I created for the third Dominance War made it onto the Polycount Poster. Fred is looking at getting all the posters printed up and is now looking for how much interest there is get them printed. Check out these 2 links to add your support and the ordering page when they become available. Help the Dominace War and the upcoming Unearthly Challenge continue by supporting Fred.
