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by SHiNKiROU
Wed Aug 13, 2014 11:14 pm
Forum: Anime, Games, and Japan
Topic: Guilty Pleasure Anime
Replies: 81
Views: 36666

Re: Guilty Pleasure Anime

I watch them for cuteness: Sakura Trick (first few eps), Hidamari Sketch (going to watch) and Jewelpet Happiness (half way)
Jewelpet is for children but the good thing is that it has no fanservice nor stereotypes known to otakus.
by SHiNKiROU
Wed Aug 13, 2014 10:55 pm
Forum: Anime, Games, and Japan
Topic: Do you play as same or opposite gender?
Replies: 234
Views: 56309

Re: Do you play as same or opposite gender?

In Mass Effect and Pokemon, I always chose male, but I have played games with female MC, like Harvest Moon Friends Mineral of Town.
I also played some GxB otome games with female MC.
by SHiNKiROU
Wed Aug 13, 2014 10:52 pm
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: Ideas Dump
Replies: 1532
Views: 220111

Re: Ideas Dump

My idea is not a story, but a formula. The formula can be plugged into science fiction, fantasy and historical. It addresses a problem of most space opera and high fantasy stories where epic battles are fought: They tend to focus on the military lifestyle and they don't reveal much about an average ...
by SHiNKiROU
Wed Aug 13, 2014 9:49 pm
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: Breaking the fourth wall?
Replies: 13
Views: 3816

Re: Breaking the fourth wall?

I can only think of breaking the fourth wall in comedic, non-serious contexts. However, there is a trope called Leaning on the Fourth Wall: The characters are talking something making sense perfectly in in-universe context, but the reader can interpret it as breaking the 4th wall. Common examples of...
by SHiNKiROU
Fri Nov 15, 2013 4:08 am
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: Opinion on 3D Backgrounds
Replies: 19
Views: 4938

Re: Opinion on 3D Backgrounds

3D backgrounds suffers two extremes. The first extreme is too unrealistic and looks highly unprofessional. Your background falls into this zone, but is somewhat better than that. Here is an example: http://psp-news.dcemu.co.uk/mario64works.JPG It's not unprofessional, just with outdated technology. ...
by SHiNKiROU
Thu Nov 07, 2013 4:50 am
Forum: Asset Creation: Writing
Topic: Worst Writing Advices?
Replies: 1
Views: 779

Worst Writing Advices?

What are some of the bad writing advices you received or overheard? They might be controversial (work for some people but not others), or often-misinterpreted advices, like "Write what you know".
by SHiNKiROU
Fri Nov 01, 2013 3:57 am
Forum: Asset Creation: Writing
Topic: Tips to Overcome a Writer's Block
Replies: 5
Views: 1299

Re: Tips to Overcome a Writer's Block

If "Write." is a cliched and undirected advice:
Write another part. If you are having trouble with the emotional scene in 6/10 way between, work on the another unrelated scene.
Or, write something imperfect in place of the block, knowing you will change it after you found a good idea.
by SHiNKiROU
Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:43 pm
Forum: Asset Creation: Writing
Topic: Line Between "Informative" and "Preaching"
Replies: 20
Views: 3901

Re: Line Between "Informative" and "Preaching"

My concern is that if I remove the "preachy" (telling -> showing) part, then there is no information at all, so I need to somehow find a middle ground. A parallel problem in hard science fiction are science infodumps. I think scientific accuracy + detail should be a source of interesting f...
by SHiNKiROU
Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:38 pm
Forum: Asset Creation: Writing
Topic: Developing linguistic skills
Replies: 8
Views: 1651

Re: Developing linguistic skills

I'm a combination of English as a second language (got 3 only in AP English), computer science (major) and linguistics (learning it outside of class), so I have only ROYGBIV-BGW as my color vocabulary, and I use "if and only if"s, and I perceive negatively of irregularities in language. On...
by SHiNKiROU
Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:53 pm
Forum: Asset Creation: Writing
Topic: Does anyone have an opinion on Oxford (serial) commas?
Replies: 22
Views: 4624

Re: Does anyone have an opinion on Oxford (serial) commas?

What I hate about English is that there are controversies in grammar, and the lack of language regulator (because English is spoken in many countries). MLA is the closest to a language regulator. Side question: Are there any other languages with as much controversy in grammar as English? Give me a l...
by SHiNKiROU
Thu Oct 24, 2013 11:09 pm
Forum: Asset Creation: Art
Topic: Art Dumpage! Show your art ^^
Replies: 7876
Views: 1083488

Re: Art Dumpage! Show your art ^^

Drawing more difficult poses
by SHiNKiROU
Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:32 pm
Forum: Asset Creation: Art
Topic: Art Dumpage! Show your art ^^
Replies: 7876
Views: 1083488

Re: Art Dumpage! Show your art ^^

Chibi girls doodle
by SHiNKiROU
Thu Oct 10, 2013 1:27 am
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: Art Styles
Replies: 22
Views: 3361

Re: Art Styles

Anime style, make some effort to steer away from generic. I tried to make Asians actually Asian and color lips/

Or, photorealistic with American men and American vehicles doing badass stuff.
by SHiNKiROU
Thu Oct 10, 2013 1:15 am
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: R U an "indie game developer"? (grad student wants 2 know)
Replies: 14
Views: 2558

Re: R U an "indie game developer"? (grad student wants 2 kno

I'm going to treat myself as a visual novel writer and an indie developer. I will be using my Chinese name as a visual novel writer and English name as an indie developer.
by SHiNKiROU
Wed Sep 25, 2013 2:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How do you deal with depression and art block?
Replies: 21
Views: 3125

Re: How do you deal with depression and art block?

When I have an art block, I program. Programming never blocks, and if blocking happens, I'm doing something wrong and I should backtrack.