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Mike is clearly using my PC for evil.


I pitch my new ideas!


We build the great wall of mostly pure cane sugar soft drinks


It belongs in a museum... of art!



Welcome to Boom Boom Town!
]]> The Office http://www.deadonque.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry080620-021008 Buddy Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:10:08 GMT http://www.deadonque.com/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=06&entry=entry080620-021008 http://www.deadonque.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry080613-151300
Here we see Barry testing 2 of the 5 laptops he brought.




Take that Mike!




And this is for the nonbelievers... or me. I'm not certain, really.




Barry has been here for about a week now, and we're moving right along with the project. The whiteboard reflects our respective task, and by bedtime Sunday, we should be 80% out of pre-production (Scripts, storyboard, but not quite all of the concept art). Next week is voices, and I begin the moving storyboards in 3D, while also studying on various engine tools. A feature full trial run is still needed, but my gut says my plan of action will require minimal tweaking.

Also, you may have heard this already, but it looks like this year's Machinima Film Festival is go. I really, really missed it last year.]]> The Office http://www.deadonque.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry080613-151300 Buddy Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:13:00 GMT http://www.deadonque.com/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=06&entry=entry080613-151300 http://www.deadonque.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry080603-124226 last BloodSpell blog entry.


For anyone who has ever attempted, or dreamed of being involved in a feature film, this last letter will touch home, resonate, and likely draw a few tears. If nothing else, it's yet another great example of, "And so can you!"

To that end, Strange Company has also been releasing a series of behind the scenes, making-of shorts that cover the creation of a feature-length Machinima film in your apartment. They start right here. I hope this becomes a trend with other studios, even if it's just covering a cute little short you did one Sunday afternoon...]]> Machinima http://www.deadonque.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry080603-124226 Buddy Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:42:26 GMT http://www.deadonque.com/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=06&entry=entry080603-124226 http://www.deadonque.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry080530-161959
Sometimes, music is the only thing we have.

Not sure where I first got wind of the thing, but I found this site several months ago, and I've been hooked like a fish with a death wish. It's basically a social bookmarking site, like digg or reddit, but for music. They stream in music on the big list, and if you like it, you can add it, or bump it up. It's got some RPG elements going too. My roommates and I gtalk links to the sweet songs at least once a week, and it's just a ton of fun to promote your favorites. What I really enjoy, is that they give the artist free reign over their MP3s: buy, download, both or neither! For the camping road trip, I burned what I could from my playlist to CD, and it was quite the conversation piece over those longer stretches of Texas nothingness...]]> Everything http://www.deadonque.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry080530-161959 Buddy Fri, 30 May 2008 20:19:59 GMT http://www.deadonque.com/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=05&entry=entry080530-161959 http://www.deadonque.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry080527-110626 More

I, however, didn't care about any of this. I was trying to go camping.

Friday afternoon, we drive. Friday night, around 10:30PM Mike, myself, and my Bro arrive at the camp grounds. We relax around a fire, with friends who had been there all day. Saturday 7:30AM, Mike and I hit the road to Waco, a 2 hour drive. At 11:15AM, I can be found in a church parking lot washing my hair. Nearly an hour and a half behind schedule the bride and groom to be collect everyone they need for the wedding practice. All goes well. We go for lunch, and by 2:30PM Mike and I are on the road again, headed back to camp. After a few stops for additional steaks and cookies, we arrive to the fire around 7:15PM. Steaks are cooked with a Tequila based marinade, and served by 8pm. Everyone is happy. Sometime in the midnight hours, while telling stories, a creature is stirring in the woods. Lights are drawn, and a hunting party is formed. Half hour later, the culprit is discovered, a small armadillo. Sunday dawn, I awake, look around, and go back to sleep. Sunday 9:00am, I stumble my way to the park showers, I use a travel vial of shampoo leftover from Las Vegas. A number of insects and arachnids join me. After my return, we play cards. About 1PM we break, some go to town for ice, I choose to hike and take some pictures. Miles later, thirsty, drenched in sweat, and exhausted, I stumble into the main road. Somehow Carrie and Chris happen to drive right up, I hitch a ride back to camp. We have some lunch, and everyone decides to call camping a done deal. Mike and I have not even had full day, but since it's 90 something degrees and humid has hell, we concede that Memorial day may best be spent at home under an AC. Sunday 9PM, everyone has been delivered to their homes and I'm sitting at my computer, wondering what the hell just happened to my camping trip. We make plans to do it again this Winter. The next morning I shaved my beard, and made plans to get a haircut.]]> Life http://www.deadonque.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry080527-110626 Buddy Tue, 27 May 2008 15:06:26 GMT http://www.deadonque.com/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=05&entry=entry080527-110626 http://www.deadonque.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry080522-120815 Machinima Talk? It's one of those events that I simply would die to be a part of. However! Every single Machinima Talk since it's inception last year, has fallen on that ONE single day out of the month that for some mystically benign reason, I can't be there. Sometimes it's a trip, sometimes it's family, sometimes my computer explodes. There was one event last year, I was freaking ready for it. I spent a few hours ahead of time fine-tuning my microphone, balancing my headphones, getting Skype (before the switch to Second Life) loaded and ready to rock, and then... I'm a damn week ahead of myself. The event is for the next Saturday when I had to be off at a conference. Brilliant!

Even when it switches around to better accommodate the likely participants, life somehow catches up just in time to thwart me. I just know that the day I finally make it to a Machinima Talk, would be the same day my lotto ticket finally gets it right.

Okay, I'm done here. Enjoy the Talk. I'll be in the east Texas woods camping out, and taking some time with mother nature.]]> Machinima http://www.deadonque.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry080522-120815 Buddy Thu, 22 May 2008 16:08:15 GMT http://www.deadonque.com/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=05&entry=entry080522-120815 http://www.deadonque.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry080515-124844 Everything http://www.deadonque.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry080515-124844 Buddy Thu, 15 May 2008 16:48:44 GMT http://www.deadonque.com/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=05&entry=entry080515-124844 http://www.deadonque.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry080508-123732 Acer Aspire AS5920-6574 It comes in just over 1,000 bucks, and seems to have enough specs to rock the tools and game engines generally used in Machinima productions. Surely it won't be a desktop replacement, but it seems to have a good bang-for-buck ratio. The only thing I would replace is the HDD for a 7200rpm. Consumer reviews look favorable as well, they usually spot out the use-issues, and this model comes out strong.
]]> Machinima http://www.deadonque.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry080508-123732 Buddy Thu, 08 May 2008 16:37:32 GMT http://www.deadonque.com/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=05&entry=entry080508-123732 http://www.deadonque.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry080506-123204 For Science project, and we’re damn glad to have him. I'm pretty excited about the whole gig, it's the first time we've had a third person so involved on a formal DoQ project; that they'd be in the same country, much less same office is unprecedented! I really like the idea over just interfacing through the interweb; I find having people at hand really motivates me.

We have the super-talented artist, Tommy W. Farley, working on the character designs, I can’t wait to see how they turn out! Using an outside artist is also a first for DoQ, but we’ve known Tommy for some time through SummerTech, and his unique styling fits perfectly with For Science.

Otherwise, things are pretty quiet; I’ve been lazy, touring Liberty City pretty much all day every day since GTA IV came out. I feel bad for not working on any Machinima lately, but I figure it’ll be non-stop this summer. On that note, my old laptop has just about retired to HTPC status since the screen is nearly shot. I can’t exactly spring for a new mobile rig powerful enough to do full-bore DoQ work, but I’m going to need something for the summer when I’m away from the office. I’ll be exploring the options this month, and I’ll report my findings for a budget minded Machinima friendly laptop.


Also, I'm really proud of this picture for some reason.

]]> The Office http://www.deadonque.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry080506-123204 Buddy Tue, 06 May 2008 16:32:04 GMT http://www.deadonque.com/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=05&entry=entry080506-123204 http://www.deadonque.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry080414-152951
I wish today to introduce to you my good friend Stanley. Things always seem to be looking pretty down and out, but old Stanley never gives in. Reflecting on it now, that's probably the only thing likable about him. For much of his life Stanley lived in stagnation, devoid of light and motivation. Then, he was shaken by a dream. A dream of a future so certain and absolute, that it shook the very foundations of his hellish world. The only choices left for Stanley were to do what he had always done, or challenge everything. It was wrought with chaos and strife, it teased the bitter edge, but Stanley made his choice and took up arms. Through happenstance and choice alike he would enrich the lives of many, like a crazy delicious cream-centered Twinkie. For others, he would serve as a looking glass into hell.

What befalls him shall be for reveled the first time, right here at deadonque.com. His inner most secret fears and dreams exposed for all to see! Adventurers, readers, please join us as four noble observers tell of Stanley, and his daring escape from a life not lived!

Signed,


Observer
Buddy of DoQ
]]> Everything http://www.deadonque.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry080414-152951 Buddy Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:29:51 GMT http://www.deadonque.com/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=04&entry=entry080414-152951