development 08 - Making Demo Animations
Currently doing animation tests on primary character models for the ummo demo. We organize a full set of our basic animations (run, fight, sex, flight, etc) and make them ready for insertion into the engine.
inspiration 06 - The Witches of Eastwick
There are some works that inspire as manifestations of the ideas and underpinnings used to create the story/environment of ummo. They are not as fleshed out as other works or research. I will post them here in the blog instead of in sections.
inspiration 05 - The Women of The Trojan War
We are all familiar with the Trojan War. Here is a list of the famous women of that tale. The focus on women, generally secondary characters in Greek mythology, allows us a deeper understanding of the complexities of mythology itself.
history 01 - Cynisca - Wiki
As UMMO is all about manifesting archetypes and manifesting the human potential. oftentimes we focus more on manifestation of the feminine ideal more so than the masculine (which is already represented in popular culture well enough).
The tale of the 300 Spartans is already well told (primarily due to the movie). This story is about another famous, historically accurate, Spartan. The only woman to have won at the Olympic games of ancient Greece.
inspiration 04 - cel shading and storytelling
A lot of people like it, some people love it, most people think they hate it. Luckily you can pick and choose when to use Cel Shading (ala Appleseed, 2004). I think it has it’s place for certain things. In ummo, reality is surreal.
development 07 - linux, hardware, and ummo
Part two of a multi-part series regarding various tests of a few linux distributions, applications/guis, and installation methods on my laptop with no cd/dvd and no floppy.
UMMO Related Inspiration - Manchu Cat
After seeing the movie Dagon, I found this video on youtube. It reminded of UMMO’s Lovecraftian influence. Music by Therion. (article by Manchu Cat)
development 06 - development, how to make an mmo
This transmission covers the process of setting up for production using the Multiverse (and others) MMO engine. Please email me with any questions, comments, or concerns.
inspiration 02 - article - future combat systems
Combat Systems are an important part of any MMORPG. The one behind Underworld MMO has taken a few years to get where it is now. It was decided early on to break from the D20/Dungeons and Dragons-influenced systems that have dominated MMORPGs (and console/computer RPGs as well). What about Movie combat?
development 05 - audio tools
Brief article listing various audio tools used in our production for editing and playing.
