September 2011 ~ WALLPAPER TOP Widding

Friday, September 30, 2011

Spring 2012 Collection Release Party

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Please join us for a wonderful evening of cocktails, company and fashion on Saturday, October 22nd, as we launch our Spring 2012 Collection with a Release Party! Inspired by the beautiful beaches, art deco architecture, and hip style of Miami Beach, this Collection has a very distinctive flavor that is sexy, chic, and fashion forward. Cocktail reception to continue through the evening. This invitation is open to all Fans, Brides, and Vendors, but RSVP is required and you must be 21 and over. Thank you & see you at the Salon...
Alina

Dark Souls...

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Ahhh, sheee-it :-(

The game of the decade is out here in Japan, but I can't buy it yet.

Unfortunately, I can confirm that the game (just as in Demon's Souls) has English dialogue but no English text feature. Therefore, although I can rub it in the palm of my hands and sniff the DVD box, I won't be buying the game here but alas, importing it from the USA.

I don't really have a choice. Since the game uses entirely Japanese text sets I'm stuck with waiting along with all the other poor mugs, for October 4th. And then I have to order it so it'll actually be more like mid-October when I get my dirty mitts on a version I can fully comprehend.

Talk about a drag; being able to speak conversational Japanese fine but not being able to read it without an electronic dictionary, I'm stuck in a rut here waiting along with everyone else for the English version.

I can wing it for games such as Monster Hunter, getting by on understanding bits & pieces, but no. DS is a game that must be absorbed, digested and therefore fully comprehended.

Thankyou for torturing me God.

Insanity 2 Reviews

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Those folks over at Spieletest have given a glowing review of the second part of the Insanity series.

HERE

Again it's in German, but nothing that Google Translate can't handle!

Spring 2012 Collection Sneak Peek

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With the coming release of the Spring 2012 Collection, I thought I would post some sneak peek images of some of the gowns. As you can see, there are shimmering silks that remind me of the reflecting sun on the beautiful waters of Miami Beach, hints of lace that can be found in gorgeous crocheted bikinis, pops of a gentle blue that reflect the spectacular sea...
Stay tuned for more as October is just around the corner!

Alan & Carly's Engagement Session on Lemon Hill

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We recently spent the evening photographing Alan & Carly's engagement photos on Lemon Hill. It was a perfect summer night with a warm breeze, beautiful light and lots of love. Enjoy the photos!

Forget about Insects & Martians for a minute--

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--I've had a better idea.

I started drawing out a proof of concept for my own 1 vs 1 battle game prototype.

Super Punch Out with blades, basically. Remember I talked about it before on here? Yet after accidentally discovering Infinity Blade was a ridiculously similar game, I had decided to drop it?

Well, not quite. I guess you could say I'm going to give it a shot after all. Now, I have not, and will not play Infinity Blade until I'm done with this project in order to differentiate my game from that one as much as possible. I've seen IB on the Tube but have no idea about it's mechanisms or how it's structured and I will avoid it strictly in the hope that the final result of my game will be a million miles away. So think Goblins&Barbarians, not Knights. (Not a bad name that actually, hmmm, Goblins & Barbarians? Catchy, no?)

I'll be the first to admit that I'm very guilty of beginning games without having much of an accelerated concept behind them, but in this case I've actually spent a lot of time germinating this one in my head and in fact there has already been constructed a rough prototype in AS3 using placeholder graphics. It's a very simple yet fun game already in it's seeding stage, and since I'm getting the old feeling in my balls that this one might be a winner I've put the insects and Martians one on the backburner for the time being.

I'm trying to work with my strengths. I'm a passable coder but being modest I couldn't in my wildest dreams code a 3d engine from scratch. I've come to the conclusion recently that I'm probably a more novel artist than programmer, and henceforth I should not waste time scratching my head coding physics engines and instead rely on myself to focus on more artistic natured games.

So no screenie for now but as for this game imagine this: Bold, chunky, eye-grabbing graphics that will look enticing in screenshots and alone will pull in a few players. Mouse action for movement or (with click drag) weapon hack&slash, double-click for a dodge roll. I'm definitely going to be less clandestine about the development of *this* game as I was with Rebuild 2, so expect a zillion demo's to be making an appearance for your kind perusal here in short time.

A kind of 3rd person Barbarian fighting game. And yes, there will be decapitating heads, you can bet on that.

A BUN IN THE OVEN

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Children's Dream Fund

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When the Children's Dream Fund contacted me to see if I would be willing to do a shoot for its organization I was more than excited. I think that what this foundation does for terminally ill children is astounding and I was honored to be asked to take part. The following week I had the opportunity to meet this extraordinary young lady and her mother. Instead of wishing for a trip or vacation she wants to use her wish to have the best sweet 16 party a girl could hope for. She wants to celebrate life with all of her family and friends not just a select few. Here are a few of the images that we captured to be played in a slideshow at the event.