Sol Invictus
Thursday, August 4, 2005, 03:25 AM
Bill Roper of Flagship Studios has posted his developer blog dated four days ago which touches on the subject of his attendance to the Video Games Live (http://www.videogameslive.com/index.php?s=home) premiere at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
For the uninitiated, the event is a concert of the music featured in all the different Video Games. Here's a snippet from the blog:
Actually, that is just one of the things that made it so unique. Since it was the premiere of the concert series, it was really treated like a game's launch event mixed with a fan festival. There were about 15 to 20 game designers and over a dozen composers in attendence that participated in the festivites by meeting with fans and signing autographs. I was honored to be included in and got to meet with a lot of gamers. I heard everything from, "When is Hellgate: London coming out?" to "Can you tell me if they're working on StarCraft II?" to "What exactly was the meaning behind Arthus putting on the Helmet of the Lich King in the end of Warcraft III: Frozen Throne?"
I also signed somewhere between 100-150 posters, art books, game CD cases, concert programs and even a T-Shirt or two, During the signing I sat between Lorne Lanning (Oddworld) and Ted Price (Spyro teh Dragon, Ratchet & Clank). I was also a couple of tables down from Doug Tennaple (Earthworm Jim) who would always draw the worlds most famous worm with his signature. It was one of the many occassions I have wished for some real art skills, just so I could add something as unique to the posters and so on.
It's a pretty interesting read so be sure to read the rest here (http://www.flagshipstudios.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=34&Itemid=56).
For the uninitiated, the event is a concert of the music featured in all the different Video Games. Here's a snippet from the blog:
Actually, that is just one of the things that made it so unique. Since it was the premiere of the concert series, it was really treated like a game's launch event mixed with a fan festival. There were about 15 to 20 game designers and over a dozen composers in attendence that participated in the festivites by meeting with fans and signing autographs. I was honored to be included in and got to meet with a lot of gamers. I heard everything from, "When is Hellgate: London coming out?" to "Can you tell me if they're working on StarCraft II?" to "What exactly was the meaning behind Arthus putting on the Helmet of the Lich King in the end of Warcraft III: Frozen Throne?"
I also signed somewhere between 100-150 posters, art books, game CD cases, concert programs and even a T-Shirt or two, During the signing I sat between Lorne Lanning (Oddworld) and Ted Price (Spyro teh Dragon, Ratchet & Clank). I was also a couple of tables down from Doug Tennaple (Earthworm Jim) who would always draw the worlds most famous worm with his signature. It was one of the many occassions I have wished for some real art skills, just so I could add something as unique to the posters and so on.
It's a pretty interesting read so be sure to read the rest here (http://www.flagshipstudios.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=34&Itemid=56).