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A Pixel Parable
- radlad 2y agoWonderful read, thanks for sharing!
- tbenst 2y agoBeautifully written and worth the read. And the screensaver nerd snipe is epic.
- nick__m 2y agoThat was a great read! The library at Skywalker Ranch looked like a wonderful place.
- LordDragonfang 2y agoAnyone have a link to "Purcell’s million-dollar animation" of the grail scene? I'm really curious to see it now.
- facundo_olano 2y agohttps://www.reddit.com/r/indianajones/comments/1hwce4a/indiana_jones_and_the_last_crusade_the_graphic/ https://www.reddit.com/r/indianajones/comments/1hwce4a/india...
- MollyRealized 2y agoInteresting: not Donovan, but Indy. And my first reaction was "mehhh" but then I told my brain to quit being a smartass, would my 15-year-old self have been impressed? Damn straight they would've.
- m463 2y agolol, gave me flashbacks of dying again and again ...and again playing dragon's lair.
- corysama 2y agoMark was nice enough to invite me to his home studio when I was a new high school grad to talk working in games as an artist. He told me the story of the fight over dithering. I give him strong partial credit for ending up a game engine/art pipeline coder instead and got to thank him after his most excellent GDC presentation on the lost power of palettized textures https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aMcJ1Jvtef0 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aMcJ1Jvtef0 You can see that power in action here http://www.effectgames.com/demos/canvascycle/ http://www.effectgames.com/demos/canvascycle/ (Hit show options) http://www.effectgames.com/effect/article-Old_School_Color_Cycling_with_HTML5.html http://www.effectgames.com/effect/article-Old_School_Color_C... BTW: Deluxe Paint has been remade in Python if you want to give it a try https://github.com/mriale/PyDPainter https://github.com/mriale/PyDPainter
- LeftHandPath 2y agoWow. The fact that those "animations" (the fire and water effects) were all done with palette shifting is mind-bending.
- peepee1982 2y agoI loved reading this! Not just because some of those games are deeply ingrained in my childhood, but also because the writing itself is exceptional. The structure is strong, there’s no fluff, and it’s still vivid and playful. I loved it. I also read the author's thoughts on the writing process, and the way he described it closely mirrored how I approach working on music, which was illuminating. I also loved the article about how software development is a form of knowledge building. Once again, excellent writing!
- jffhn 2y agoFantastical sfumato in the first picture.
- msephton 2y agoSo is this fact or fiction?
- msephton 2y agoAnybody?
- facundo_olano 2y agoMost of the "structural" events of the story are true, most of the scenes are made up or pastiche. If you're interested in the facts, I suggest taking a look at the sources at the bottom, especially the Mark Ferrari interviews: https://youtu.be/ri4_3P2Oh14?feature=shared https://youtu.be/ri4_3P2Oh14?feature=shared
- tobr 2y agoI’ve heard him recount the story of how he ended up at LucasFilm Games before, so I could tell that ”Mark” refers to Mark Ferrari. But it certainly feels a little unusual to tell a story like this using only his first name.
- Sharlin 2y agoIt worked for me. It's intentionally written like a piece of fiction, you don't even have to know the characters are all real people to enjoy the story. Though I guess most readers at least know who "Ron" refers to.
- macintux 2y agoMost, perhaps, but I have no clue.
- fractallyte 2y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Gilbert https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Gilbert
- Teever 2y agoI started researching Skywalker Ranch recently and I've found it quite difficult to find floor plans or pictures of the interior of the building. It's kind of odd. I wonder what Disney has in store for that place. I hope that it is preserved due the historical role that it had in being the site of the genesis of so many of our cherished cultural artifacts.