Adventure Game Studio

Guidelines:[/font]

- Interior or exterior view, or both if you like.

- If you want to include sprites, go ahead, but submit a version without them, which will be actual submission.

- No real size or colour limits, as long as it would work in an AGS game.

- Voting will be in the usual categories: Best idea, functionality, design and technique.

Techniques:

You can use any technique you like in achieving the background, beside drawing/painting from the imagination, such as tracing photos, photo collages, copying parts of other backgrounds/paintings/photos, using filters on backgrounds from other games, or whathaveyou, but:

- Include all significant material/references that you've used, to allow the voters to judge the actual effort. 'Significant material/references' is a vague formulation, but I think the intuitive interpretation should be sufficient.

Hope you'll have fun.

I'm sorry, what is ORPHANAGE??  ???

An oprhanage is a public institution for the care and protection of children without parents.

aha ty

(http://www.lucazappa.com/blog/2004/08/google.gif)

I can't draw one...  :-[

Quote from: Krysis on Sun 28/05/2006 10:09:22
I can't draw one... :-[

Why not? :S

Anyway. Great topic! :D I'll see what i can make up. Save this spot for me :P

(http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/4931/orphanage6fw.png)

Unfinished.

Will there be an extension on this one? I have an image in the works but not done yet.

There probably should be, since there's only one entry thusfar.

Let's extend it to the twelfth.

Is it a particularly boring/tricky/uninspiring topic, or is the low participance due to other causes? If the former is the case, I could close the comp down earlier.

I don't think it's boring...I was going to enter, but then the MAGS came up and I'm swamped getting that ready. :)

I was just going to draw a fake Hollywood-style movie-set house (you know, only the front of the house is real, and boards hold it up behind) labelled "ORPHANAGE", and then out the back of the real building behind it is another sign that says "MEAT PROCESSING PLANT".  But, que sera sera. :)

I think it's a good topic. I might give it a shot tomorrow.

I was going to do more but I just don't have the time.

SPACE ORPHANAGE 9000!

(http://members.cox.net/progzmax/spacekids2.gif)

With Timmy and his friend.
(http://members.cox.net/progzmax/spacekids4.gif)

Looked better when i drew it on paper. Honest. ¬¬ couldn't find the scanner though.

(http://www.custardsclutter.com/room.png)

poster is - http://www.usmcstore.com/images/Posters/join%20the%20marines.gif as i was trying to find a poster similar that I have.. couldn't find it though.

Victor felt a numb pain as he looked at the building of the Alfred T. Pott Children's Home. "Children's Home!" he thought. "For kids without parents."

Since Mom and Dad were murdered two months ago, Victor's life changed dramatically. When Uncle Barry became his legal guardian, he also took charge of the family wealth - a huge fortune indeed. "Worry not, my young Victor, all will be taken care of." he said after the funeral, sitting in the leather chair in which Dad used to sit. A week later he sent Victor here, to relax a bit and to get to know other kids. At least that's what he said.

Victor didn't mind all that much, he felt uneasy around Uncle Barry, so a small change was welcome. Being only 14, he didn't know much about wealth and finances. The place looked friendly enough, there were other kids around and he had some time to remember his parents in the quiet countryside. There was only one thing that puzzled him: why were there guard dogs everywhere?

(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/Orphanage_Traveler.jpg)

I used  this image (http://www.walkervilletimes.com/orphanage.jpg) as a reference. And - as a bonus :) - here (http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/Orphanage_Traveler2.jpg) is a different angle of the building (this doesn't have all the finishing touches that my entry has.)

(http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/1710/meowz14pg.png) (http://imageshack.us)

Graham woke, a throbbing pain circulating through his head. He tried to move but realised he was bound, the orphans were gone, he must have been knocked out when he heard the screams... so much for his christmas bonus

I've always wanted to see a 'graham' as hero in an adventure game... Just a thought :P

<edit>  i stand corrected there has already been a hero named graham... next time i'll make sure i play sierra games before posting, thanking u mr flibble

Wasn't there a Sir Graham in King's Quest?

Last day then, if you want to extend the deadline an hour or two, please tell, otherwise the voting will start in 24 hours.

Voting time.

• Best Idea: ProgZmax - Heh, space orphanage, if that's not an original idea then what is? :P
  
• Best Functionality: ProgZmax - I think his background would work much better in an adventure game than the others because the perspective, angle, movement space etc. are more... well, functional.
  
• Best Design: Traveler - I just love Traveler's 3D scenes and this one is just as lovely as his other work. So many nice looking details. :)
  
• Best Technique: Neil Dnuma - I like this kind of painting-like technique. It brings the old Sierra-classics to my mind.

Best idea: ProgZmax - Real original!

Best functionality - ProgZmax - What Pablo said.

Best design -  ProgZmaz - I just love what you are able to do with so little!

Best Technique - Neil Dnuma - What Pablo said.

Best idea: Neil Dnuma
Best functionality/design/technique: Traveler

All the entries are great.

I vote all categories > ProgZmax.

All categories > Traveller

Best idea: ProgZmax - I love sci fi stuff and this looks cool.

Best functionality - ProgZmax - Lots of places to look at.

Best design -  ProgZmaz - So simple yet effective!

Best Technique - Neil Dnuma - The art style looks amazing.

Voting will be over at midnight, so there's still time. Perhaps a couple of more elaborate ones, in the style of Ildu n others?

Hehe, for some reason ProgZ's reminds me of a toy called Polly Pocket they had back in my day.  It would've been funny if they'd made an orphanage one, actually. 

Oh, in conclusion:

Best idea: ProgZmax

Best functionality: Privateer Puddin'

Best design: ProgZmax

Best technique: Traveler

The results:

Best Idea: Prog
Best Functionality: Prog
Best Design: Prog, runnerup Traveller
Best Technique: Tie between Traveller n Neil

Congrats, and I hope the next comp will attract more activity.

I won?  VICTOLY!  Space Orphanages rule!