Esbie - Latest Comments

Re: Tenderoni Remix

Julia — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:02:02 -0000

This is cool! I'm not sure how I got here, but I'll be back :)
--Julia, juliawinrock.blogspot.com

Re: Melodyne: I'm not Impressed

dylan — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:00:58 -0000

even though celemony says it is to enhance a vocal its mainly used for people like kesha and paris hilton wen she chooses another failing career, and it works

Re: Computer works; so does Live

Visvanadin — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 12:40:29 -0000

I enjoy this.

Re: Snowboard Kids

Gloryb4ever — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:27:49 -0000

This is sweet. I really like it. MOM

Re: Some Solid APC Action

Banditkir — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:18:38 -0000

Wow, you make me so jealous. I wish I knew more about using such equipment, but I wouldn't even know where to start.

This piece is really cool. I've listened to it 3x already.

Re: Melodyne: I'm not Impressed

singing lessons — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:31:02 -0000

That is an absolutely amazing program. You guys are geniuses. Can't believe you were able to solve the problem of turning a minor chord into a major chord and vice versa. Now if you could give Singing Lessons and teach people to sing like Pavaroti (olo)

Re: Timelapse Workspace

Enrique — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:30:42 -0000

Hi there! Just found your site via flickr by looking for CC images for a flyer of an improv/electroacoustic night I'm making. You have some pretty neat pics there! Cool to found you're into composing. Are you doing EAI/free improv with the tuba maybe? Cheers from Mexico!

Re: Ichigo Flock Simulation

Retter Snape — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:35:47 -0000

cool

Re: It's still winter, but at least I have Cubase!

gebie — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:55:50 -0000

Well this is extraordinary!

Re: Click Tracks, Awesome Mashup, and More

esbie — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:52:02 -0000

haha thanks, ironically I didn't submit to the contest at all! I couldn't come up with anything I liked better than this remix lol

Re: Click Tracks, Awesome Mashup, and More

RRodakowski — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:53:00 -0000

I'm curious to know what you submitted.

Re: Click Tracks, Awesome Mashup, and More

RRodakowski — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:50:45 -0000

Um...damn sarah...this earthquake and otherside remix is awesome.

Re: Click Tracks, Awesome Mashup, and More

ecormany — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:37:25 -0000

whoa, very fun! proof that there are finitely many chord progressions and infinitely many interesting things to do with them.

Re: APE + Roomba

gloria — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:07:58 -0000

Thank you for the roomba demo

Re: Melodyne: I'm not Impressed

esbie — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:31:01 -0000

haha, you disagree then :P ? Please by all means enlighten me! It's been a year since this post, and I still haven't been able to use the software. Tell me, is it incredible? I personally can't wait to try it.

I hope they make an iphone app out of it ^_^

Re: Melodyne: I'm not Impressed

Jim — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 10:08:05 -0000

Snob.

Re: Back from summer vacation

esbie — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:36:11 -0000

haha yeah, I wish it had a motor. If you listen you can hear me vigorously turning the crank in the recording lol

Re: Back from summer vacation

Stephanie S. — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:30:37 -0000

Very cool! I wish I had a goron music box! That would be the bee's knees.

Re: Back from summer vacation

Name — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:56:57 -0000

too cute!

Re: Something not technical

brendastiver — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:53:01 -0000

I liked that very much

Re: I Made Minesweeper

esbie — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:54:20 -0000

thanks :D

Phil and I were talking about how lame it is that no matter how good you are at minesweeper you'll only ever win 1/10 games. The other 9 games are spent looking for a group of 0's...

If I have time I'll re-program it so your first click is always on a zero

Re: I Made Minesweeper

obscurelyfamous — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:20:35 -0000

I've always been terrible at Minesweeper. And your version is no exception.

Nice work though.

Re: Welcome to the rest of my life

Alex Lee — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:02:38 -0000

China is a big place to go. It is hard to miss because of its size, but be sure not to overcompensate your aim and end up in Russia instead.

You might be able to see it from your house, but the distance is misleading.

Re: Korg DS-10

korg ds-10 — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:21:08 -0000

let's just say it's pretty good for composing "commuter train" music. I mean you have a 6 channel (2 synths + 4 drums) tracker/sequencer that doubles as a pretty sophisticated -for its size :)- old skool synthesizer. and it all fits in your pocket. I mean you can do some decent stuff with it, meh thinks.

Re: Procrastinating

esbie — Wed, 06 May 2009 11:10:36 -0000

That's great, Maria, that Daniel has big dreams and that you're so willing to support him. You remind me of my mom :) Here is my advice for any student that wants to be a part of the games industry.

First, I'd suggest that a student begins learning a skill that is crucial to game development, so that they can be a useful member if/when assigned to a game design team. Traditional roles include artists, game programmers, musicians, and sometimes plot writers.

Artists draw all the assets for a game; the characters, the backgrounds, the user interface, etc.

Game Programmers are the core of any game design team; they write the code that makes the game interactive and fun (industry usually uses C++ programming language, but Java, and Actionscript 3 are also sometimes used)

Musicians compose the music for the game, along with any special effects the game needs.

I would urge Daniel to choose whichever of these roles sounds most fun :)

Second, I know there are lots of vocational schools etc. that specialize in game design training... but I'm convinced that getting a traditional degree in Art or Computer Science is better worth your time. That way you're still a contender for game industry jobs, but not pigeonholed into one industry in case you want to try something new.

Lastly, make as many games as you can! Game industry employers are looking for a portfolio of good quality game design experience. To start making games immediately, I would recommend Gamemaker. It's free to download, easy to use, and a great way to start designing your own games.

Hope this was helpful,
Sarah