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Megaton Cat
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He will stalk you and try to get you alone in a public restroom.

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Drew G
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Sorry Megaton, I try not to follow your life style.
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Steve J
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I'm sorry, has a mod put a bullet in this guys account yet?

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Posted: 25th Aug 2006 07:48 Edited at: 25th Aug 2006 07:48
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Steve J
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You spent the time to make that? Maybe I was right about the Macdonald's employee thing after all<.<

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Drew G
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Quote: "Maybe I was right about the Macdonald's employee thing after all<.<"

Nope, you're wrong still.. *Sigh* You'll never learn.

PS - It's spelled McDonald's. Then again, 1st graders are really good at spelling, so I do pity you.
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ionstream
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When I was in first grade I could barely read a non-digital clock.

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Drew G
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I can currently barely read a non-digital clock. Then again, Every clock I've looked at in this past time is digital.

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Steve J
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Your a loser. Besides, Mc is an abbreviation of Mac.

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Megaton Cat
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I would say "owned" if it wasn't already bluntly obvious.

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Benjamin
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I would say "thread hijacker" if it wasn't already bluntly obvious. Idiots.

Congratulations Jeku.

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Drew G
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Quote: "Idiots."


You tell 'em Ben.
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ionstream
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Ah yes, I forgot to congratulate Jeku! Awesome work, if I had a PSP I'd certainly get it.


Quick question, whats the environment like where you work? Is it like a cubicle type deal or something else? Thanks!

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Mnemonix
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Posted: 25th Aug 2006 08:10 Edited at: 25th Aug 2006 08:11
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@ Jeku

Congratulations

@ DrewG



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Drew G
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Yes.
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Mnemonix
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Why do you feel it nessecary to ruin other peoples topics?

Is it because all of your own get locked?

Are you Zenicanin14 ?

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Drew G
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No.
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Steve J
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Yes.

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Megaton Cat
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Drew, you just jacked the thread of a mod who's been one inch away from slapping you on 10 occasions. That's about as smart as investing in Phantom Labs stock.

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Drew G
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No. And I'm not the only hijacker. Sheesh, I'd never want to be in "CoHoots" with you, you blame everything on someone else.
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ionstream
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I think the phrase is cahoots. And get an avatar, you're freakin' me out!

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Drew G
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I didn't know how "cahoots" is spelled.. Why do I need an avatar. Give me a good reason and I'll getone.
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ionstream
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Political leverage?

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Drew G
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Dang. Okay, one sec.
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Matt Rock
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If this thread gets locked because Drew is being a dork, I'll be very, very unhappy.


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Jeku
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Quote: "I'm just wondering,(NO FOR PETE'S SAKE I'M NOT A STALKER) by any chance, are you vacationing near Costa Mesa/Santa Ana, California?"


You are the last person on this forum I would give that information too.

Quote: "Congratulations Jeku."


Thanks Ben!

Quote: "Quick question, whats the environment like where you work? Is it like a cubicle type deal or something else? Thanks!"


Thanks ionstream! The environment is a dream. We have big open spaced desks, with all the amenities (sp?) you can imagine. Basically the only place *maybe* nicer than our building would be Google or Microsoft Pool, foosball, two basketball courts, full-sized gym, workout fitness gym, 2 Starbucks (yes two!), free coffee, 2 full-size theatres (including gigantic theatre screen & THX), huge motion capture building, free-play arcade games, huge windows, access to 35,000 movies and video games to take home for free, EA store with heavily discounted games, celebrities walking around, etc. etc.

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Oh yah, and they just built a full-sized soccer field and beach volleyball court on the roof. Plus free beer and junk food every Friday.

It is the largest videogame studio in the world.

Ahhhh--- so yes, the environment is rather pleasant And 15 minutes from home.

Quote: "Congratulations"


Thanks man!

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I'm in a good mood--- i.e. vacation, wife just got back from long absense, and new laptop--- so I'm not in the banning mood. Just wait until I wake up Monday morning to go back to work


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Quote: "Sorry if I'm infridging on your rights."


Well you have, you've taken his rights and thrown them into a fridge.


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Quote: "2 full-size theatres (including gigantic theatre screen & THX), "

Like movie theatres? If so, what do they show?

Quote: "huge motion capture building"

What's that for?
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Oh yah, and they just built a full-sized soccer field and beach volleyball court on the roof. Plus free beer and junk food every Friday."

That sounds great!


Heck if only 15 minutes from home? I'd be at there all the time. lol.
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Motion Capture is technology that the mainstream industry uses to "capture" the "motion" of a subject, usually a human, so it can be relayed into animation sequences. They use MOCAP in games and movies (I don't know if they use it elsewhere). Basically, they map out your body's motion by connecting a bunch of little markers to your body. The markers look sort of ping pong balls, but slightly larger (the ones I've seen anyway... it's been a while since I've been in a mocap studio so I'm sure things are a lot different nowadays). They're usually attached to your joints and to the contours of your body, and when you move, those movements are relayed into software that maps you out in 3D, so that information can be used in making a character inside a game move. It makes 3D animation way easier, and cuts down on development times dramatically. Unfortunately, mocap is rediculously expensive to use, so don't plan on using it in your next 3D game but a friend of mine said that she heard about a company whose trying to make a cheap mocap unit that can be used in conjunction with popular low-cost (and free) 3D animation programs, like Blender and Milk Shape. While it seems possible, I'm kind of skeptical... if they make it, I can't imagine it would be very good.

Quote: "Like movie theatres? If so, what do they show?"

Just a guess, but maybe they show FMV's and stuff? And maybe movies for extended breaks from work? Totally guessing though.

Vancouver and EALA are the flagship studios for EA, their biggest, most expensive, and prettiest studios from what I've heard anyway. Must be pretty cool to work there.


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I am creating a game called LA ASSAULT I think it would be killer PSP
can you PLEASE tell me how to format PC to PSP games? Please Reply Soon!

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Um, no--- it's very complicated and I don't want to be on the receiving end of a corporate lawsuit


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Congrats Jeku, when I get some money Ill prob invest in it

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Sounds like an awesome office to work in . Hope I get to work in one like that some day .

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Jeku you are the man. My friend has a PSP, I'm going to make him go buy it so I scan watch the credits and marvel at the frontend.


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You made Madden 07 for the PSP wow. Hey Jeku, I want to be a game maker but I cant find the right collage to study at for that profession. any ideas?


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The absolute best thing to do is get a computer science or related bachelors degree from a *real* University (not those game design schools that cost an arm and a leg and won't give you an edge). After all, you will learn how to make a software application, and a game is really just a software application.

Believe me, it will be harder to get a job in the game industry with an art-school game design certificate/degree than a real University degree. Oh yah, and study your linear algebra, too


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heh, speaking of linear algebra, guess what i got for my last birthday?
3D Math Primer for Graphics and Game Development

and of course last semester i took linear algebra at the local college

yes, i am a nerd.

[edit] oops! almost forgot, congratulations on the FE for the game Jeku!

I'm not into sports games much at all... if i can do it in real life i'd rather actually do it, so the only ones i play are snowboarding or stuff like that which i can't do in real life (well, even if i could i couldn't pull of some of those flips and stuff lol)

but it's still awesome that you got to work on it

and i find watching football sleep inducing (unless it's the broncos, but even then...)

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SPAMMING! lol wrong forum jk

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Congratz Jeku! Unfortunately I'm not a fan of the psp or football game, but tons of people are. What kind of money did you make on it, if you don't mind me asking?

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Well it's a salary, i.e. I'm not a contract employee, but a regular full-time, so I'll be going from game to game as needed. I'm not going to go into the salary amount but I certainly can't complain about it


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Ok, thanks for the advice Jeku that helps alot What college would you recommend?


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hmm no reply in two days. I hate to but this jeku but I am interested on what you think


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I already answered the college question in this thread. Any university that offers a computer science or equivalent degree. I can't recommend any single school to you

EDIT:

I went to an unknown Uni and still got the job, so it's not all about prestige. Just know your stuff and you'll do fine.


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How do I get into the bussneiss?


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You get a degree, and then you apply. Simple as that.


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Im considering MIT. what do you think? http://www.eecs.mit.edu/


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Seriously, I don't know schools--- especially American ones. MIT is obviously world famous so of course it's good.


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I'll like to know why EA wont convert Burnout to the PC...

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Ok Sounds kool. so I whould need to take computer science and what else?


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That's it. But seriously, if you want to know exactly what you need you should find out from the game companies themselves. For me, I just have my degree and that's all I needed.


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