Post by: Reiter on 23 Oct 2021, 11:16
OFFICE
The Office. A strange place. A work-place. A decision-place. A safe retreat of rewarding work and warm coffee, or a Satanic mill of paper jams and toner-stained cuffs.
An office can be many things.
Which office is yours? The organised mess of a private investigator's office, where there are whisky within reach and the rain is forever drumming against the window?
The grey-white yonder of a corporate landscape, where the sword of right-sizing forever hang by its fraying threads?
The secret police office, where the lights burn day and night and where good citizen and enemy of the state alike have their hearts bared and vivisected on snow-white paper and bound with blood-red twine?
The cosy, cramped office of the weary and worn head master of the magic public school, where he retreats to play with his train sets when-ever young master Clotter does something silly again?
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Photograph_of_the_Division_of_Classification_and_Cataloging%2C_1937.tif/lossy-page1-773px-Photograph_of_the_Division_of_Classification_and_Cataloging%2C_1937.tif.jpg)
The Office. A strange place. A work-place. A decision-place. A safe retreat of rewarding work and warm coffee, or a Satanic mill of paper jams and toner-stained cuffs.
An office can be many things.
Which office is yours? The organised mess of a private investigator's office, where there are whisky within reach and the rain is forever drumming against the window?
The grey-white yonder of a corporate landscape, where the sword of right-sizing forever hang by its fraying threads?
The secret police office, where the lights burn day and night and where good citizen and enemy of the state alike have their hearts bared and vivisected on snow-white paper and bound with blood-red twine?
The cosy, cramped office of the weary and worn head master of the magic public school, where he retreats to play with his train sets when-ever young master Clotter does something silly again?
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Photograph_of_the_Division_of_Classification_and_Cataloging%2C_1937.tif/lossy-page1-773px-Photograph_of_the_Division_of_Classification_and_Cataloging%2C_1937.tif.jpg)
Time to work! Draw a game background set in an office environment, and post the picture in this thread. Then, we will vote on which one is the best. Good luck!
The competition is now over. The victor, stylez75, may now begin the next Background Blitz.
Post by: blur on 01 Nov 2021, 11:20
Tiles made with the gimp (https://www.gimp.org/), layout with Tiled (https://www.mapeditor.org/).
Post by: Reiter on 02 Nov 2021, 16:47
Keep them coming, dear colleagues! Although, with the forum outages, I do believe it is entirely fair to ask for an extension, if you require it. Best of luck.
Post by: stylez75 on 02 Nov 2021, 19:56
Post by: Royal Graphics Studio on 04 Nov 2021, 10:21
(https://i.postimg.cc/xC4BQM89/Office.png)
Post by: stylez75 on 04 Nov 2021, 13:22
Post by: Royal Graphics Studio on 04 Nov 2021, 13:33
Post by: Reiter on 05 Nov 2021, 08:58
And it is, of course, quite alright for you to add observations or replies to the art if you please. We are not charged by the post, here! Do not worry.
Besides, it is a very nice idea to add AGS easter eggs like that. It is a fun little hunt. Well done!
Post by: ildu on 07 Nov 2021, 17:20
Post by: Cassiebsg on 07 Nov 2021, 17:38
Fingers cross that my free time is still my free time all next week. :)
Post by: Reiter on 07 Nov 2021, 22:26
Good luck!
Post by: ildu on 08 Nov 2021, 14:43
Post by: Cassiebsg on 15 Nov 2021, 16:54
I was sick during the weekend and did nothing . :~(
Post by: Reiter on 15 Nov 2021, 17:23
Indeed, the competition is now closing! And we have three different entires to choose from! Gather around and vote, dear colleagues!
Blur's tiled and tidy office space.
stylez75's truly luxurious space office.
and Royal Graphics Studio's nice and tidy office down the BLUCUP-corp head office.
(https://i.postimg.cc/xC4BQM89/Office.png)
Splendid work, gentlemen! Now, then! The voting!
You will cast a vote in the following categories:
Concept: What is your background about? What sort of mood does it spark? What is, as it were, the big idea?
Playability: What is its opportunity for gameplay like? Walkable areas, hot-spots, and so forth?
Artistic Execution: How well does the picture convey an atmosphere? How well is it executed?
One vote for each category, and I will tally it all up come the end of the voting. Anyone may vote, and if you can leave a little feed-back on the pieces, it is most welcome!
Dead-line for votes: 19th of November (That is, Friday).
Post by: Cassiebsg on 15 Nov 2021, 20:52
Concept: stylez75, hands down on concept! First time I see a pool in a office! Now I want one! (laugh)
Playability: This is rather unfair, as all have lots of places to interact with and clear walkable areas. But I guess we could spend hours alone in those file cabinets if we don't manage to find the right clue. So Blur takes my vote on this one.
Artistic Execution: And again, all 3 are awesome with full of detail. But I like the soft colors of Royal Graphics Studio. (nod)
Post by: Sinitrena on 16 Nov 2021, 03:56
stylez75: Okay, how many people acidentally walk into this pool daily? I mean, a pool in the office sounds amazing, but with this layout? Move your chair back and splosh... walk a bit too fast into the room from the corridor - splosh ;) Great idea, but so impractical.
Royal Graphics Studio: I love all the small details: cEgo on the monitor, Roger as the name for the worker in the office, the radiator (?) with hHotspot on it... Love it. The perspective might be a bit boring, though. We're just looking directly at the desk.
Votes:
Concept: stylez75
Playability: Royal Graphics Studio
Artistic Execution: Royal Graphics Studio
Post by: ildu on 16 Nov 2021, 23:08
Concept: stylez75. I just love the pool-in-the-office idea. It's definitely the most unique approach and I can already imagine a story around it.
Playability: blur. The repetition of this one is somehow really charming and interesting. It lends itself to the idea of monotony and drudge of office life. I can really imagine a game where everything happens within this same screen, with only time of day and casts of characters changing, similar to Papers, Please or Twelve Minutes. Or something based on a theatrical style, perhaps the game version of Glengarry Glen Ross or Network.
Artistic Execution: stylez75. This was almost taken by blur, due to his repetition-with-slight-differences thingy. But I couldn't ignore how much stylez75's entry reminds me of old Leisure Suit Larrys :D. This could easily be a scene where Larry wanders around an 80's office building and finds a lavish jacuzzi :).
Post by: cat on 20 Nov 2021, 21:31
Playability: Blur - Lots of stuff to interact with, clear walkable areas
Artistic Execution: Royal Graphics Studio - Lovely vector art and nice hidden easter eggs. I just wonder how the shadows on shelf and desk work and what the hell is going on with gravity near the power outlet? (laugh)
Post by: Reiter on 21 Nov 2021, 10:31
stylez75: 5 votes.
Blur: 3 votes.
Royal Graphics Studio: 3 votes.
That means that stylez75 is the winner of this Background Blitz! Congratulations!
Well done, chaps! Very well done! Excellent contributions. A nice variety of styles and moods. Thank you very much for participating in this Background Blitz!
It is now stylez75's turn to decide on a theme and hold a new leg of this competition. Good luck!
Post by: Sinitrena on 21 Nov 2021, 20:20
Royal Graphics Studio:4 votes.3 votes.
Math is hard ;).
Congratulation, stylez.
Post by: blur on 22 Nov 2021, 11:27
Post by: ildu on 03 Dec 2021, 20:33
Post by: stylez75 on 06 Dec 2021, 16:02
The pool was a last-minute thought. lol