Adventure Idol.....

[KANDYMAN-IAC]

put two people on a stage... tell them that we want a true original composition of beauty, intelligence, and art, they have 30 seconds... starting now. Oh and if the other guy beats you or is better then you are OUT.

there have been studies on children that have reaffirmed time and time again, that human beings CREATE better when they are not under stress... that they achieve better ART when not pressed, forced and compacted, and confined...

pressure is stifling to a creative heart.

THOUGH, having said this, I can concede that in something like engineering, or design, or mathematics YES pressure does sometimes help creativity.

It is due to what is doing the thinking, art from the heart does form well under pressure. But the sort that comes from the left side of the brain has been known to function better with drive.

[Afflict]

Fmarias.... I'm sorry that a sense of humour wasn't passed on to you at birth. Or that it wasn't at least beaten into you durring your fromative years by realatives, and teachers, carrying the holly sticks of wisdom.

Aaah now I know your were beaten senseless and probably find anything amusing

The cooncept that has been described all the way down the page is one that is glistening with IRONY... you can go at look that word up later... and as such is not to be taken seriously.

Though you have raised on interesting point, I personally believe that competition is the true KILLER of creativity. But then i also believe that point to be fairly common knowledge. So hooryay give that boy a candy for pointing out the obvious.

As for looking up words, you only need to when you dont know what they mean... And of being common knowledge
as far as creativity killing goes.. i think you should read my reply again You will get it eventually...

And as for "copying stupid television shows" as you put it, I personally prefer the term SATIRE (you can look that one up later too), is one of the best ways for many people starting out to get a handle on a particular genre... and also a way for them to experiment and expand their own imaginative processes, and still having a specific predefined source material to fall back if they become lost, stuck, or with out direction.

Here I agree with you, people get started quit... most wont try again. Those who do will learn and grow.

PS. I like the survivor idea, but I pray we end up on different teams. Because I plan to pee in your watering hole.

Love and Hugs KANDYMAN

I wouldnt have it any other way.

Well let me add some value again...

Heres something we all can do. Everybody does their own art (of themeselves) How ever you want.
We submit it.. And we start a AGS game. Cj the main character is on a quest for the holy grail (the big blue cup)
I like it what do you think...

cheers.

[Captain Mostly]

who said that competition means being under pressure?

ALSO, all the renaissance artists worth remembering were competing with each other hidiously and it hardly stifled THEIR "creative hearts" did it?

Similarly Shakespeare will have been under constant, potentially heart stifling, pressure to produce crowd pleasers and he barely wrote a duff play in his life!

[MrColossal]

He did write a McDuff play however...

[Las Naranjas]

I wrote a script for a trailer to a action film called Macduff, the sequel to Macbeth.

Now I realise I should have made Banquo's ghost able to replicate itself. Oh well.

[Harvester]

Hmmmmmmmmmm... How about this:
Ron Gilbert
Roberta Williams
Al Lowe
Gilbert Austin
Lorelei Shannon
and whoever made Lure Of The Temptress
AGSers:
Butcher
Chrille
Captain Mostly
Spyros
Phil Reed
and I probably forgot to mention someone, like usual

[Squinky]

I've pretty picky about "Ags idols" , but here goes....

Mr.Colonossal: for inspirational art, tutorials and just being about the most creative person who works on a frequency I can understand.....I was greatly influenced by this person, and if he didn't have an active restraining order, I would still be living in his garage.....

Gilbot: Scripting knowledge and unearthly sprite ability.

Helm: Because he has always scared me, and he speaks his mind. (and kicks it in the art dept. also...)

GoldMund: because he is really johnny depp.....

Chris Cajones: Because he is really Doogie Howser, oh and then theres the whole ags thing...


Theres other people, but they either haven't been around enough for me to remember, or I just can't come up with silly ways to make fun of their names....

[Andail]

Idols, let see...top seven, in no order:

2ma2, for possibly being the most complete game creator, had he only been more active
LasNaranjas, for his political views
Unilin, for his humour
Helm, for being himself, and also for his sophistication
Goldmund, 'nuff said
Eric, for being funny, and also artistic
Mods, for being a great musician, a generally swell guy, and a great friend during the mittens

and many many others