Philippe McNally

Illustration, gamedev, cooking, and coffee.
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@St1ka I feel an example of the upper-left is the original Prince of Persia.

It is, by many accounts, a finely crafted work of art, and I love what it does with animation and narrative.

It is also a game where you can accidentally run full-speed into a wall of spikes.

58 MINUTES LEFT

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@RDurandArt I'll confirm that indie devs were not immune to this, and not just visually.

After WoW, there was a sort of collective fawning that narrowed everything down to "Quests", "Loot" and "XP".

This was reinforced by publishers and "gamer" culture.
It sapped all the joy from the work.

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@MaliceDaFirenze Yes, I would play this.

The subject matter is interesting to me, and sometimes I would play Shadow of the Colossus just to... wander.

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@St1ka I've been vaguely following this. The premise seems to be that without Nintendo, videogames would not exist today, which is frankly preposterous; have you SEEN what people do when they're bored?

"Whelp, we have all these computers. I guess we're not going to have any FUN."

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@Traditional2D @DisneyD23 A subtext people are missing here is: there is no *point* in (re)making something that is perfectly suited for 2D animation in 3D, with a higher budget, larger production team, more crunch time, more numbers, etc.

It's manufactured waste product pitched as a necessary evolution.

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@St1ka Hostages (Amiga). Like playing a movie with three different game mechanics in three acts.

It Came From the Desert (Amiga). Before the movie "Tremors" was cool.

Lords of the Rising Sun (Amiga). A game where you can accidentally commit seppuku.

Bushido Blade (PSX). See above.

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Okay, so you have thousands of highly skilled professionals who now find themselves unemployed.

Historically, one forms a roving band of mercenaries, kidnaps high-ranking officials for ransom, and when they send lawmen after you, kidnap *them* and ransom them back to their lord.

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@HarryAlisavakis Alphonso Dunn has an excellent YouTube channel and drawing books - specifically drawing with ink!
https://t.co/RZj3X1hJ35

The Etherington Brothers ("How to THINK when you DRAW") have a lot of neat tips and tricks for a variety of subjects.
https://t.co/ElldzberCI

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Because the reaction to saying "No" to them is like taking away the needle.

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Okay, this is not the place to put this, but:

The thing I cannot comprehend about the proponents of AI-generated content...

Do they just consume content, nonstop, like a nutrient slurry?

Is there never enough?

Are they basically addicts?

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@jesawyer Oh no.

I had the good fortune to meet her many years ago, when I was very young, at a very difficult time in my life.

She was very kind.

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@morlevart Hello! I'm a Toronto-based illustrator and I've worked directly with authors on science fiction and fantasy covers for print and ebook versions. I'm currently working on a series of fantasy novellas, and always looking to do more.

https://t.co/40pKJF9paq
https://t.co/GYa4I8rgv4

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@ianmcque Completed!

It's a very thoughtful survey. I hope I was able to give thoughtful answers.

Your friend is doing good work.

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@TheSpaceshipper @Patrice__Garcia Since it sort of reads both as an airliner and a luxury ocean liner, maybe it was the same vehicle at one point in development?

Having them take a shuttle allows for the sleep-gag, and the dramatic reveal of "Paradise" (both the cruise ship and the planet) at the same time.

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If it isn't obvious, I consider the implied assumptions there to be, frankly, obscene - but this is part of a Bigger Thought on the nature of art, memory, preservation, and institutional knowledge, and how knowledge propagates organically from one generation to the next.

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Put here as a note:

From an article about a (possible) Metal Gear Solid remake on PS5 "Making it accessible to a new generation," paraphrased.

The idea that future generations require future technology to experience an edited version of art made today... I need a word for that.

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@TheSpaceshipper Earth to Neptune in 56 days is pretty good.
That's about 930 km/s.

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@WhittersRichard Aside from fantastic art, I adore books that are written entirely from an in-universe perspective (the old Terran Trade Authority books, BattleTech source books, etc).

I realize that can be challenging depending on the game mechanics, but I love the feeling of immersion.

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This is not in any way to suggest that you shouldn't make art based on your favourite subjects.

But I'm thinking a lot about relationships to art, and each other.

I need a word for when art becomes *alive* and speaks in it's own voice. Not someone else's, and not even your own.

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Hot-Take Tuesdays (the return):

I do not understand fan-art.

Why, when you have the tools to make things, you wouldn't make your own.

I can understand derivative works, or putting your own spin on a familiar subject - and we're all inspired by things.

I understand *practice*.