Posted by Johnnie
Mon, 19 May 2008 16:20:00 GMT
I use Moviestorm on a daily basis, but I have to switch fairly regularly between Moviestorm version 1.0.4 (our current public release) and the cutting-edge (read: broken) development version, which is only accessible by compiling and running our current source code. If I’m running a demonstration, or answering posts on the Moviestorm forums, I’ll boot up 1.0.4. I’m also currently writing a whole bucket load of documentation, though, and that’s being written against the latest development version.
The problem with the dev build is that it changes daily. In fact, often it changes hourly. And, every so often, you’ll find a little bit of functionality that hasn’t quite been raised to the usual high standards of absolute perfection that we’ve come to expect from Moviestorm. Little bits like this genuine example from the current dev build:
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Posted by Johnnie
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:52:00 GMT
A little while ago, I was asked to make a short comedic music video for Moviestorm to demonstrate some ideas we were trying out with the future technical implementation of the software. The result was the now-infamous Clubland Will Never Die, which features Yours Truly exploring his feminine side.
I seem to have started a trend. That renowned director, Alan Smithee, released a parody video today featuring non other than our illustrious CEO, David Bailey.
Watch this, and fear.
In all seriousness, it’s great to work for a company that’s brave (and forward-thinking) enough to allow us to do things like this.
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Posted by johnnie
Thu, 10 May 2007 12:28:00 GMT
I’ve known about this for quite some time, but I’ve been under a Non-disclosure Agreement that prevented me from telling anyone. It’s been hard to keep my mouth shut, but now I no longer have to.
Moviestorm, which already has the potential to be the best Machinima platform in existence, will be retailing for the princely sum of $0.00. Zero, nil, nada, ziltch, zip, diddly-squat – NOTHING. That’s right. Moviestorm is going to be free.
This is awesome news, and it means that the barriers to entry-level Machinima creators have been lowered even further.
Watch this space for more exciting Moviestorm-related news in the near future. For now, go pester Short Fuze and beg them to let you join the beta test. Tell them I sent you, if you like. That’s unlikely to carry any weight, but it’ll make my ears tingle.
EDIT: We’ve now been told that we can blag to the world about the other exciting news, which is that Machinima For Dummies will ship with a full copy of Moviestorm on the cover disc!
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