Slow progress continues on the artistic outlet/side project I shared a couple years ago. As appearances go, this slow progress bears an uncanny resemblance to me picking it back up after doing nothing with it for over a year. Funny thing, that. Much of the delay has been a severe lack of substantive plot development […]
A gray, overcast blanket of clouds pushing from the north coupled with a steep, inclining ascent into the Graves helps ease the oppressive midday heat bringing relief to the scouting party searching for Cedar. Though helpful today, Rihas is certain these clouds proceed cooler air and the arrival of heavier clouds laden with rain for […]
Fourteen years ago, on October 10, 2009, I began a long and self-expressive, creative journey by depressing twelve keys on some bygone keyboard in a deliberate and oddly specific sequence, “Meet Julian.” At the time, I had become fascinated (if not entirely engrossed) by an extraordinary new installment of the Sims franchise, The Sims 3. […]
I’ve taken a short break from writing and rendering over the past few weeks. I’ve been busy sharpening my software development skills, learning Python and Spark, spending some time playing video games, and consuming visual novels. I have stored quite a lot of creative energy and feel ready to continue messing with my fictional people’s […]
“… you animals!~~” “m-my mates… you k-killed them!~~”” Why!?~~” “WHY!?~~” “RAAAHGhhh!” Rihas awakens with a violent, tortured jolt, his heart racing and body covered with sweat. It has been the same occurrences these past few mornings as his growing sense of dread intensifies. He had experienced something similar in the days leading up to the […]
Wow. Love the pics.
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Admittadly, from another game. Shame on me. 😉
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But they look like sims…what game are they from?
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The backgrounds for a couple of the lab shots are from Champions Online instance missions. I superimposed a shot of Buford with an absurdly green wall behind him. Using GIMP (basically an open source photoshop), I used the magic wand tool to cut out the green and place him on the background. I used a softglow filter to give that “something really bad is about to happen” overexposure.
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Awesome update. I admire you for putting so much time into “staging” – I’ve done it before, and it certainly takes effort and time. I just can’t wait to see what happens when we FINALLY (at the end of the whole thing) learn the truth of the Barimen secret!!
And, let me say, I feel a bit of a…disturbing…happiness that Buford is gone. But I fear his legacy (or, rather, innate evil) will continue. 😦 And poor Kacey – I can only hope Reid (who obviously did something with this algorithm) manipulated it somehow so his sister wouldn’t die in a similar situation. And was it a previous mistake with the algorithm that made her become eternally young?? So many questions, so few answers…but I know, I know – in due time!!
FortA
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Thanks!
Whatever role Reid has (or had) in this whole thing is (or was) purely motivated by greed. Something tells me that Kacey might turn up later.
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Oh, this is definitely interesting. I’m wondering how the Sunset Valley plans on covering this up, and whether or not Kacey survived this time. Great chapter, of course! 😀
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More “seismic activity” …nothing to be alarmed about. These are not the droids you’re looking for…
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Glad to see Buford gone, although I’d love to find out exactly what secrets he’s found and if Kacey managed another escape. Can’t wait to see how Hope’s daughter will look when she grows.
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I’d considered adding to the narritive that he’d found “it”, only to be obliterated a nanosecond later. But I couldn’t think of a way to describe “it” without giving “it” away.
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Love the shots! No matter where you got them from, they fit beautifully in and really drew a scene for the movie in my head. 🙂
A little more unveiling…love it!!
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