Kickstarter | Camelot Unchained

Having already read about the Kickstarter programme: "...a funding platform for creative projects.", I do follow links to games projects when I see this. When my American nephew posted this link on Facebook I had a peruse. Although not my style, it helps with my research, & also to see who is on the  team & their backgrounds, what they have done, achieved & what background & education, which forms part of my research for my career path in this industry.

ANDREW MEGGS

Technical Director / Lead Programmer

Andrew Meggs has over 15 years of professional game development experience working in lead or senior roles on premiere titles such as The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim andWarhammer Online. A mathematician by training, he’s a master of algorithmic optimization. When he goes outside, he’s usually thinking about how to render it. He is still hungry.

ANNA LUU

Recruiter

Anna Luu is the Lead Recruiter at CSE. After moving down from NYC, she got her first job in the game industry with the Talent Acquisition team at Mythic Entertainment. She has since recruited for a leading Internet company and over a dozen Gov’t agencies in the DC Metro area.  Anna has found the majority of the CSE team and is eager to find more passionate, colorful, smart & dedicated individuals!

DAVID HANCOCK

Programmer

David has been a professional game developer for the last four years, and a hardcore gamer for far longer then that. He spends a lot of his time flying through space, looking for diamonds in a cube world, or hunting the various virtual battlefields for blood when he is not programming. He has been credited on a number of mobile titles including March on Oz, EXO-Planet, and MegaJump (Android).

MARK JACOBS

President

Mark is the co-founder of CSE, and its Lead Designer. He was a pioneer in online gaming having created one of the world’s earliest MUDs, Aradath. He was also the founder of Mythic Entertainment, which creates two of the highest rated MMORPGs of all time, Dark Age of Camelot and Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning and his credited with over two dozen titles overall.

MICHELLE DAVIES

Artist

Michelle a graduate of EUP jumped into the glamorous world of freelance & comics. Later she traveled the world perusing the field of concept art and Photoshop Exp. Returned back to the States as concept artist for CSE; her mission continues on to explore strange new concepts, seek out new Photoshop brushes, and plug-ins, to boldly go where no concept artist has gone before.

MIKE CROSSMIRE

Artist

Mike began his game development career at Mythic Entertainment as one of the founding members in 1996, where he created a variety of graphics for many of their early titles. Gradually, his focus shifted to more technical aspects of game art, primarily as a visual effects specialist. His work can be seen in a great many of Mythic’s long list of titles, most notably in Dark Age of Camelot.

MICHAEL MILANO

Artist

Originally entering the industry as a generalist, Michael Milano has spent the past several years developing
character and modeling pipelines for a variety of games. Here at CSE, we keep our modeler happily occupied throughout the day playing with verts, pixels, and bones. When he’s not in front of the computer hunting down those excess polys, Michael enjoys playing basketball and being outdoors.

PATRICK DORING

Programmer

Patrick came to us straight out of college eager and ready to learn all the game industry has to offer.  After several years under the stern rule of Andrew he has not only grown as a programmer but taken on the the task of web developer and fell in to being “sound guy.”  Apart from work Patrick enjoys hiking, skiing and building things.

SANDRA PAVULAAN

Artist

Sandra hails from the kingdom of Ringling College, where she learned the dark arts of Computer Animation. She spends most of her time drawing, exploring the wilderness, and raising small dragons (bearded ones to be precise).

SCOTT TROLAN

Artist

Scott graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2002 with a degree in Character Animation.  He loves coffee and on occasion grows a beard.

TIM MILLS

Programmer

Tim’s been into online gaming almost as long as there’s been online gaming.  He helped run a BBS on a 300bps modem, played (and ran) MUDs before MMOs existed, and played professional CounterStrike in the dark days before Steam.  His passion is programming, though he dabbles in design from time to time, and while he prefers C++ and C#, he speaks many other languages.

TONYA DUNHAM

Director Of Finance

Tonya Dunham is all about the cash money. That’s what she’s here for. We let her play with it, pile it up, move it around, dole it out… and none of us get hurt. Much.

Meet Our Team | Camelot Unchained

Neg2: Males for Mermaids

I need images of males for the Mermaid game; the player selects how they want their male to look, OR select various features & are presented with a number of males, OR they have to find this man, to find more clues or the key to the next level....

Mr Dark & Brown-Eyes

Neg2: Ideas for Mermaid City Environment

FB Daily Photos Great Pyramid Of Giza, Egypt

3D Characters Pinterest

Impressive 3D Characters on Pinterest!

From Dust 19 by ~ced66 on deviantART

Sheibe

Polycount Forum
You can see it is still a work in progress (WIP) by the fingers having no textures.

PVC or Leather fabric, & plastic

Neg2: Mermaid Tattoo Messages

I have asked for images males & of tattoo's on men, & this image has led me to create my idea of hidden messages tattooed on the males in my Mermaid Game. The Mermaid's have to discover the messages, using her tools & seductive powers!

Tat Message on Man

" you will not be punished for your anger.. you will be punished by your anger"..

Neg2: Black Sails

Neg 2 Mermaid Game: Black Sails

Cancer patient is immortalised as 3D character in PC game

When I watched a session at BAF speaker David Bennett of Faceware Tech on 3d facial animation & the process of reproduction & CGI using real-faces to mimic the movements, it made me wonder if this could be used for disfigured & terminally ill people. Used to create their face & digitally create how they did/could look.....& a friend saw this article & sent it to me!

Cancer Man Immortalised in Game
A young gamer who lost his battle with liver cancer has been immortalised as a character in his favourite PC strategy game.

By Rob Waugh | Yahoo! News – 21 hours ago

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  James Payne, 24, died from his illness earlier this year - but a 3D model of James will star as a commander in a Roman legion in Total War: Rome II, due out this October.

James Payne, 24, plays an early version of Total War: Rome II.A young gamer who lost his battle with liver cancer has been immortalised as a character in his favourite computer strategy game.

James Payne, 24, died from his illness earlier this year - but a 3D model of James will star as a commander in a Roman legion in Total War: Rome II, due out this October.

Gamer James Payne, 24, was invited to see the studios behind the BAFTA-winning 'Total War' series last year, in a trip organised by the Willow charity.

One of the game's modellers suggested that James could play a part in an upcoming installment - and took photos and measurements that day to turn him into a 3D model.

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Craig Laycock, of Creative Assembly, said: "One of our character modellers suggested that he could put James into the game in some way in his spare time."

"He took reference photos and measurements of James and created an absolutely brilliant representation of James that will eventually feature in Rome II."

"Although he won't get the chance to see Rome II released James will live on in some small way in our game. Every time I see his character I'll be reminded of what a great guy he was."

Craig added: "In many ways, James represented what's best about working in video games - crafting games that people enjoy and that stay with them."

"It's why we all do what we do, and why we're so passionate about it. He really brought that home to us."

"We've still not finalised James' exact role in the game, but wherever he's used we'll be making sure it's a fitting tribute to one of our most dedicated fans."

Total War: Rome II, due to hit the shelves in October, is the eighth instalment of the Total War strategy games, where players command historic armies in 3D battles on screen.

The scanning process - and the finished product.

Neg2: Mermaid Note

Mermaid Game

In my Mermaid Game, notes will pop up from time-to-time & when things are found, or levels achieved, or ???, & messages of congratulations etc. They will have a certain style, colour, size etc, consistant throughout to ensure confidence in the game from the player. They will also appear when I want something to surprise or warn them, but then the style will have changes...however subtle!

This image has a certain style, & font, that is in accordance with the style of the Mermaid Game; swish, handwritten-effect, fun yet serious, & bold; I have yet to choose fonts & styles & colours etc.

Facebook: Wild and Wise Women

Swing to win in Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D for 3DS on May 24th | Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D news | 3DS | Pocket Gamer

Swing to win in Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D for 3DS on May 24th | Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D news | 3DS | Pocket Gamer

Anatomy For Sculptors

Anatomy For Sculptors

The Elder Scrolls 3 Morrowind (Pre-Owned) - Microsoft Xbox - Xbox (Role Playing Games)

Now the proud owner of an Xbox, & perusing games to help me with my studies.....obviously! I have been recommend this 1, but am also looking at the Lego games after being enticed by TT creatives & directors presenting sessions at BAF, & Creative Futures Week at Glyndwr.

 

The Elder Scrolls 3 Morrowind (Pre-Owned) - Microsoft Xbox - Xbox (Role Playing Games)

harry potter game mermaid - Google Search

harry potter game mermaid - Google Search

Mystery Seekers - The Secret of the Haunted Mansion > Play Games Free Now! | Gamehouse.com | GameHouse

I was put in contact with Citrus Suite in Liverpool last year by a friend, & although they were helpful they didn't have any work for me but I learned more about the industry. I have come across them again, whilst researching different games companies, platforms, types of apps etc & to understand the various games styles, in which to help me realise the most suitable for mine.

Citrus Suite mainly create mobile/ipad apps, however I cannot download apps to my mobile & so followed up with this on; being downloadable to pc! However, it was no free.....but I can see it is a 'hidden object game', which I will look more into.

 Mystery Seekers - The Secret of the Haunted Mansion > Play Games Free Now! | Gamehouse.com | GameHouse

NEG2: Mermaid - John Dory Tell Us A Story!

Creatures, from under the ocean & land, have certain tasks to deliver, or jobs they carry out - I saw these 2 on The Real Fish Fight on Facebook, & the characters on their faces, eyes, mouth, the black stamp, little tails & shape, I can see them being 'carriers' or mailmen/fish; bringing the mail, news, etc....basically telling the story; John Dory Tell Us A Story! ...& there is a story behind this fish; more on 'The Real Fish Fight' on Facebook.

Manmade Mermaid Game / John Dory Tell Us A Story! John Dory fish from FB The Real Fish Fight

NEG: Mermaid - The story.....unfolds on a book.

This image on Facebook has given me an idea of how to illustrate the story: a book of waves!

The crest of the waves are the page edges, ie the white surf, moving forward as white sea-horses with manes, & landing onto sandy beaches. Ancient, battered & worn & torn pages....

Manmade Mermaid Game / The story.....unfolds via FB Wild and Wise Women

Audrey's back...as a chocoholic! Hepburn returns to big screens in new Galaxy advert | Mail Online

This took a year to make! Illustrates just how lengthy a process, quality CGI actually is!

Audrey's back...as a chocoholic! Hepburn returns to big screens in new Galaxy advert | Mail Online

Car Design

Saw this on Facebook & thought it would show me a video of sketching a car design, but it was just an advert! Loving the sketch though:

Fiat Car Design

Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues by Portalarium, Inc. — Kickstarter

Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues by Portalarium, Inc. — Kickstarter

Following on from a feature in Edge magazine based on a statement by Richard Garriott, I did some further research & found this article. I have already heard of Kickstarter, but reading this can give me more ideas on how this funding can work. I have amassed a number of game ideas, have researched some, have wondered whether/where to take my ideas to & am also aware I graduate soon, thus, have to look at my future career path.....

Origins of A Mermaid and a Magic Comb

Origins of A Mermaid and a Magic Comb

I have contacted a few people who may have info on mermaids & traditional stories passed through the ages, in which to help me base my Neg2 Mermaid Game stories/artwork/paths/tasks/characters etc on. This is one of the links I was given, & it lays out an easily readable sheet of info, in which I have learnt some mermaid (& merman) facts!

	A Mermaid and a Magic Comb A Mermaid and a Magic Comb - origins What are mermaids?  A mermaid A mermaid is a mythical creature that is half woman and half fish. The name comes from 'mer' meaning sea. The male version is called a merman. Although some mermaids are described as monstrous and ugly, they are more usually very beautiful. Above the waist they appear as a lovely young woman, whilst from the waist down, they are like a fish with fins and a spreading tail. Mermaids like to comb their long hair. In art, they are often shown with a mirror and a comb. Sometimes they sit on a rock and sing, luring sailors to their destruction. This is why they are often confused with sirens (who also inhabit the sea). Mermaids lure handsome young men to their homes in the deep seas. Mermen, however, are usually wilder and uglier than mermaids and have little interest in humans. All sea-faring cultures have mermaid tales. In the Breton ballads there are the 'Morgan', sea-women, and 'Morverch', sea-daughters; in Ireland and Scotland there are 'Merrow'. The Aegean Sea, it seems, was full of such creatures. In Greek legends there are mermaids that can sink ships and sirens that lure sailors to their doom. In a silvery cave, live the golden haired Nereids or sea nymphs that helped sailors fighting perilous storms. They are depicted as human from the head to the waist, with either a bird's body or a fishes tail. Other sea dwellers from Greek legend include the 3000 Oceanids, the daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. Similar creatures live in lakes and rivers. In Slavic mythology there are the Rusalki, the spirits of young women who have met their fate through drowning. They appear in the form of beautiful fish-women or mermaids. They have lovely hair, fine features but sad fathomless eyes which tell their tragic tale. They entrance young men, taking them to the river floor to live with them. It was always considered most unlucky to do anything unkind to Mermaids. Often in stories, they fail to thrive if brought onto land. The exception to this is the Merrow who sometimes marry humans. Mermaids live for a very long time but, according to some legends, do not have a soul. How did the myths arise?  Mer people Legends of half-human, half-fish creatures go back thousands of years. Everyone has seen pictures of mermaids. Sightings were made by the early Arabs and the Greek Pliny in 586 A.D. Many medieval sailors claimed to have seen them and such reports continued right into the 1900's. Most sightings by sailors were probably normal marine creatures, such as manatees, dugongs, or sea-cows (now extinct). These appear to cradle their young much as a human would carry a baby. It is possible that sailors, seeing these unfamiliar beasts, would assume that they had stumbled across some sort of humanoid species. Mermaids described by the famous explorer, Christopher Columbus, were almost certainly manatees. He reported seeing three mermaids in the ocean off Haiti, in January of 1493. He said they "came quite high out of the water", but were "not as pretty as they are depicted, for somehow in the face they look like men." However such descriptions are very different from the usual portrayal of a mermaid and the idea, of a beautiful but dangerous creature, probably arose from the earlier stories of the Sirens of the Aegean Sea. The Sirens were sea-nymphs who had the power to charm by their song all who heard them, so that the unhappy mariners were irresistibly impelled to cast themselves into the sea to their destruction. The Sirens were first mentioned in Homer's Odyssey. This may have shaped the portrayal of mermaids from medieval times onwards. The modern view of mermaids has also been influenced by Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale, The Little Mermaid, written in 1836. So, are mermaids good or bad?  Rusalki It seems it would depend on which story you read. However, based on the evidence, you would need to be very careful if you ever encountered one. In British folklore they can be bringers of bad fortune, capable of causing storms and killing humans. Some of the bad things that mermaids are accused of include telling sailors their ship is doomed and enchanting sailors and causing shipwrecks. Seeing a mermaid is a sure sign of a violent storm to come. In other stories, they deliberately drag people down in the water and squeeze the life out of drowning men. They also take men down to their underwater kingdoms. However, on occasions, mermaids can also bring good fortune by giving humans cures or granting them wishes. In some tales, they even marry and live with humans. For example, the Merrow of Ireland and Scotland. These mermaids are beautiful, gentle, modest and kind. They wear a red cap and, if this is captured and hidden from them, they will shed their skins and stay on land. However, most times they eventually retrieve the cap and return to the sea. They also lure young men to follow them beneath the waves. Here they live in an enchanted state. Merrow music is often heard coming from beneath the waves. How did this story come about?  Old man helping the mermaid The Lizard in Cornwall is a high plateau surrounded by the sea, with numerous hidden little coves and beaches, just the sort of area for mermaid stories. Many Cornish people, particularly sailors, have claimed to have seen or heard a mermaid and belief in them was once widespread. There are many stories of mermaids seen on the rocks and of mermaids sitting weeping and wailing on the shore. The mermaids in Cornish stories possess many of the features of mermaids the world over. They are beautiful, often seen combing their golden hair and live for a long time without ageing. Like many British and Irish mermaids, the mermaid in this story has more sympathy, inquisitiveness and interest in humans than other mermaids. It was often thought that people with a knowledge of healing or a knowledge of the future gained these powers by supernatural means, either from the witches, fairies or, in this case, a mermaid. This is not the only tale passed down the generations, of special powers given to an ancestor from a mermaid. Preparing a vessel of water, which would show the face of a thief, as in the story, is a common means of detection that occurs in many myths. Mermaids are one of the most famous mythical creatures, depicted regularly in literature and film. The "Mermaid's Rock" can still be seen off the coast and you can visit Kynance cove and the beaches by the Lizard. Play HTML5 versionFor iPad and Android Story home Story text Gallery Your work Origins Glossary
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