Comments on Ixobelle: Bringing It All Together (a.k.a Mapbuilding)

I've got my heart set on Blizzard at the moment fo...

2009-01-28T15:44:00.000-08:00

I've got my heart set on Blizzard at the moment for a few reasons:

1) I play WoW, and have for a very long time. If I tried to just get job anywhere, and ended up with one somewhere other than Blizz, I'd be that annoying guy comparing everything to WoW.

2) Since making up my mind that I want to actually do this, there's no reason why I should set my sights any lower than "what

Looks like its coming together very well Ixo, have...

2009-01-28T15:09:00.000-08:00

Looks like its coming together very well Ixo, have you considered how you may package the final product to perhaps send to one of the various MMO makers out there?

For what it's worth, I work with Max all day. I u...

2009-01-28T09:15:00.000-08:00

For what it's worth, I work with Max all day. I used to work with Maya all day. When I work with a designer who can use Max, even at a rudimentary level like that, it's often easier to see what they are getting at than if they were just doing a bit of hand waving and talking.

The ability to sketch out rough ideas is good as well. Designers really have to pull aspects from both the art

It's definitely coming together, and sounds more v...

2009-01-28T09:07:00.000-08:00

It's definitely coming together, and sounds more varied than Kara (here's a purple room. here's another purple room. here's a purple room with books. here's a purple room with ramps...). It's developing a sort of Tim Burton Nightmare Before Christmas vibe that I dig.

The sillouette kind of looked like little final fantasy black mages offering me platters of food. The tops of the

Welcome aboard ;)I'm getting the hang of 3dstudio ...

2009-01-28T05:40:00.000-08:00

Welcome aboard ;)

I'm getting the hang of 3dstudio Max already, so I may just stick with it, plus it would be a useful app to know how to use in the long run if I actually end up doing this for a living. I love google earth though, use it during my presentations here in Japan to zoom out from where I am to where I came from, always gets the crowd OOH-ing and AHH-ing.

Hey IxoI really enjoy reading your blog.It makes m...

2009-01-28T05:04:00.000-08:00

Hey Ixo
I really enjoy reading your blog.
It makes my office-grind way more intersting.
I like the whole castle idea and all your encounters sound fun so far.
I noticed your first steps in 3d moddeling.. and rememberd Sketch up.
Thats freeware delivered with google earth, and really easy to handle.. i would even say its fun to "build" something.
Give it a go.