tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12390229.post111596507977300671..comments2012-05-18T19:55:02.000-07:00Comments on John Hann: XBox 360 - The MarketingJohn Hannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10469674279015637491noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12390229.post-1116092366530425842005-05-14T10:39:00.000-07:002005-05-14T10:39:00.000-07:00I found this post from RAWA on the Myst Obsession ...I found this post from RAWA on the Myst Obsession forums:<BR/><BR/>Sigh.<BR/><BR/>I think we've been down this road several times before.<BR/><BR/>And I'm reasonably sure that I've typed this precise phrase before:<BR/><BR/>I've given up trying to understand the people in marketing.<BR/><BR/>What they seem to like and what I like don't even seem to be in the<BR/>same universe.<BR/><BR/>Disclaimers:<BR/><BR/>* We (Cyan) did not make the trailer.<BR/>* If we had made it, it would have been different.<BR/>* Some of our input was disregarded.<BR/>* Our technology was not used to make the trailer.<BR/>* The footage in the trailer was not captured from the game itself.<BR/><BR/>On May 12, 2005, at 8:59 PM, Joseph Davies wrote:<BR/><BR/>> About the only complaint I have about what I see in that trailer is<BR/>> the 10-years-old CG human.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I didn't even recognize that guy. He was loosely based on a<BR/>character in the game, but I believe that our real-time 3D characters<BR/>look better than their pre-rendered guy.<BR/><BR/>If you've kept up on the articles that have been written, you'll<BR/>already have read the comments about our characters. One article<BR/>explained: "the facial animations were filmed and superimposed on the<BR/>polygonal models. Consequently, the effect seems expressive and<BR/>lifelike, even at this early stage."<BR/><BR/>Obviously, they didn't use our technology for the CG guy in the trailer.<BR/><BR/>> It reminds me of the attempts of the late Sierra or Ultima 9 at CG<BR/>> humans. I mean, surely we've been spoiled by some awesome stuff in<BR/>> recent years, but still I think this only reinforces your assertion. <BR/>> If you can't make it look terrific in pre-rendered CG, then why not go<BR/>> live-action?<BR/><BR/>Unlike the trailer, nothing in the game is pre-rendered. The game is<BR/>completely done in real-time 3D. Live-action simply would not work<BR/>well.<BR/><BR/>> Oh well, I'm sure it won't detract terribly from my enjoyment of the<BR/>> game, but I'm concerned that the dated CG will hinder sales.<BR/><BR/>It is very unfortunate that this trailer will give people the wrong<BR/>impression of what the characters in the game will be like.<BR/>When you see the actual character in the game itself, I think you'll<BR/>agree that he bears very little resemblance to what was shown in the<BR/>trailer.<BR/><BR/>But never fear: I've been assured that 95% of people who see the<BR/>trailer are going to love it the way it is.<BR/><BR/>So there are only a few of us who don't like it, and we're just<BR/>entirely too picky, I guess.<BR/><BR/>To each his/her own.<BR/><BR/>RAWA<BR/><BR/>PS - _Everyone_ knows that the Bahro have blue eyes...John Hannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10469674279015637491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12390229.post-1116086674647785312005-05-14T09:04:00.000-07:002005-05-14T09:04:00.000-07:00I'm honestly not sure who made it. I'll have to fi...I'm honestly not sure who made it. I'll have to find out. The realtime stuff was cool. The prerendered stuff was neat, but was somewhat of a misrepresentation. It wasn't that it wasn't accurate, lets just say it has somewhat of a different feel to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12390229.post-1116052900227109202005-05-13T23:41:00.000-07:002005-05-13T23:41:00.000-07:00Wow, you guys sure do move fast! It's a really goo...Wow, you guys sure do move fast! It's a really good video, I particularly like the montage of real time footage towards the end. Excellent editing and sound. Did you guys (Cyan) make that yourselves, or was it Ubisoft's marketing?John Hannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10469674279015637491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12390229.post-1116001256925892702005-05-13T09:20:00.000-07:002005-05-13T09:20:00.000-07:00Wow, the Myst 5 movie got out there fast. Thats ou...Wow, the Myst 5 movie got out there fast. Thats our e3 video that I saw for the first time yesterday afternoon. Didn't realize it was going to be public so soon. I'm glad though, after all of this hard work it's nice to be able to show it off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com