He Watches

Started by WHAM, Fri 17/06/2011 22:03:09

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Ghost

#160
Quote from: WHAM on Wed 18/01/2012 20:56:49
If anyone has any ideas how to reliably record a couple of hours of video off my monitor

Back in the day people woud screencap their progress and write a neat little tutorial. abstauber did a nice one for Shattenreyze once. Recording's fine but screenshots and text would make "learning" even easier.

I totally +1 the idea, by the way. Your style's great.

WHAM

I want to do a timelapse video that I can put out on youtube or something. Once I get in the zone of drawing a room, the last thing I want to do is keep pausing to take screenshots and write down comments, especially since I really don't plan or scetch rooms ahead.
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WHAM

Installed Camtasia trial version and tested it today. I'll be able to record myself drawing one of the rooms for He Watches in a few days from now. and will post the whole thing on youtube in high-def, along with a link here of course. Look forward to it!
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WHAM

#163
Recorded myself drawing a room. Intended for it to be 1080p but Youtube only allows 720p for it. Oh well, maybe you can still see all the pretty pixels.

LINK:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PFlMOGvUto
If video is blocked in your country due to youtube being all prissy about the background music: http://www.labnol.org/internet/video/youtube-blocked-video-not-available-in-your-country/2680/
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cianty

The articles regarding access to blocked videos is interesting but unfortunately don't work (anymore?).
ca. 70% completed

selmiak

ohnoes, loading 2hs of 720p through a proxy will take a while.
Y U NO USE FREE BACKGROUNDMUSIC?

WHAM

Maybe this will help: http://www.sheeptech.com/bypass-this-video-is-not-available-in-your-country

Quote from: selmiak on Sun 22/01/2012 11:52:17
Y U NO USE FREE BACKGROUNDMUSIC?

I didn't know what to use, and I just wanted to listen to music I like while recording. I'll probably make a sped up version with no copyrighted music in it (I'll use music from WHAMGAMES games).
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selmiak

ah, this is the music you were listening to while pixeling. I thought you added it to it afterwards. But a speedy version wouldn't be so bad at all, after 5 mins I just clicked through the whole thing. Still interesting though. Maybe you can even add spoken comments. I use quite the same technique, except I don't care about low color count and don't reuse the colors that often. So Photoshop, why is there no sharp 1px erasor tool?

WHAM

Quote from: selmiak on Sun 22/01/2012 16:00:05
ah, this is the music you were listening to while pixeling. I thought you added it to it afterwards. But a speedy version wouldn't be so bad at all, after 5 mins I just clicked through the whole thing. Still interesting though. Maybe you can even add spoken comments. I use quite the same technique, except I don't care about low color count and don't reuse the colors that often. So Photoshop, why is there no sharp 1px erasor tool?

High speed version added: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dZf5HpANqQ
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selmiak

this need more copyrighted music ;)

WHAM

Quote from: selmiak on Sun 22/01/2012 16:56:08
this need more copyrighted music ;)

Put on the latest Justin Bieber song in the background and you get a nice balance of "sheer horrible" and "awesome pixel art".
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WHAM

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CaptainD

Quote from: WHAM on Thu 26/01/2012 19:16:41
I've done my first interview as an "indie game developer", thanks to CaptainD!
LINK: http://www.pcgamereviewsandnews.com/2012/01/captaind-interviews-wham-currently.html

Does that make me a "real blogger"?  ;D
 

WHAM

Quote from: CaptainD on Thu 26/01/2012 19:30:08
Does that make me a "real blogger"?  ;D

Indeed it does, good Sir. Welcome to internet adulthood, all thanks to my game project!  ::)
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WHAM

#174
Hello everyone, still in production, alive and kicking!
I decided to do a three-part set of videos where I draw a new room for the game, with commentary, so you can see how the game is made. It might also serve as a sort of tutorial video for beginners, who knows.

Check out the first part here and feel free to give feedback!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_APGtu2yxIE
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WHAM

Can't help much there, and youtube is telling me this:
"Your video is still available worldwide. In some cases, ads may appear next to your video. "

:/

I can only suggest you google some youtube proxy sites that get around the country limitations.
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Ghost

Quote from: WHAM on Fri 06/04/2012 13:52:33
I can only suggest you google some youtube proxy sites that get around the country limitations.

Ah, that did the trick. Very awesome video; I love all those little details you squeeze into your pixels!

Your desktop wallpaper's pretty weird, though  8)

Batsy

I was digging around last night for something new to play and this has caught my eye - to the point I actually decided to login to my decrepit forum account (whooo). Really enjoyed the demo.

I read through the thread and thought I'd add the thoughts I had while playing, 'cause, why not (though since you're constantly working on the game, maybe some of this has been addressed):

- Perhaps instead of the "wait, what?" reaction when left-clicking an object that doesn't have a default "interact" action assigned, it could just default back to "walk to"? For me, the most annoying thing about that message is that even though it's not onscreen for very long, it takes away my cursor and doesn't let me do anything else. I can always reach up and hit "." to stop the text, but still.

- There have been some suggestions on how to reduce clicks for lighting the candles - maybe after doing it the long way once, a click on the candlestand brings up a dialogue asking you to confirm you want to place and light a candle? Alternately, if the candle icon comes to be on the main screen, like the lighter, perhaps placing one from there auto-lights it (since it seems you can't pick up a candle once you place it, even if it's not lit).

- It seems odd that you can't take candles or blow them out once placed, but since it's a horror game, and there are spirits causing mischief (I loved hitting the lighter in the nursery and having the little shadow kid snuff it), maybe that could be used to explain it?

I'll definitely be watching this project. Love the art style, and the mood lighting is fantastic. :)
batbrigade -at- gmail

WHAM

Quote from: Batsy on Fri 06/04/2012 20:41:19
I read through the thread and thought I'd add the thoughts I had while playing, 'cause, why not (though since you're constantly working on the game, maybe some of this has been addressed):

Thanks for the feedback, Batsy! Really appreciate it!

Indeed, these have been mentioned and I might as well mention here how I intend to resolve them for now:
- "Wait what" will be replaced, mostly by more informative and descriptive responses, or by a different, less provocative, default response.

- Clicks to light candles will be reduced and the system simplified. Basically you will be able to simply use candle on something and if you have the lighter, you will be immediately prompred (YES / NO) if you want to light it. Reasons for not just having it automatically default to "yes" will be seen later in the actual game.

- I will add explanations and descriptions for the candles to indicate that they are extremely old and brittle, and once you set them in a socket, removing them will simply cause them to crack into tiny pieces, causing the candle to basically disintegrate. Thus, no moving candles around after setting them. The lighter will also be indicated as having a very weak flame that goes out due to the flow of air around it if you try to move while it is lit.


Quote from: Ghost on Fri 06/04/2012 15:52:17
Your desktop wallpaper's pretty weird, though  8)
Yeah, I think I found it on some mysterious porn-site and thought it looked cool enough! ;)

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