Non Photo Realistic Quake 92

Posted by Hemos on Saturday September 22, 2001 @09:04AM from the a-new-skin-on-things dept.

Nick G Superstar writes "From the site: 'NPRQuake attempts to capture the elements of different drawing techniques, and immerse the viewer in worlds drawn entirely in the prescribed style. If you have ever imagined running around inside a painting or a drawing, you are beginning to get the idea.' Warning: the site is slow." Update Remember this story when we first ran it? Hemos doesn't. Obviously he was a bit pre-occupied this morning. Wonder why.

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- Re:National Public Radio Quake? (Score:1)
  
  by Ed Avis ( 5917 ) writes:
  
  The game gets interrupted every so often for pledge drives? You can donate money in exchange for better weaponry?
  - Re:National Public Radio Quake? (Score:1)
    
    by Bobo the Space Chimp ( 304349 ) writes:
    
    Keep forging ahead with technology, lads! Don't rest until there is a 3D wireframe renderer, complete with transparent polygons.
it looks cool enough (Score:1)

by Festering Leper ( 456849 ) writes:

..but it has always crapped on my video card :(
Slow? (Score:1)

by blinx_ ( 16376 ) writes:

Ahh.. good thing then that we have all seen it before last time it was posted.
hmmm... (Score:1)

by psych031337 ( 449156 ) writes:

Warning: the site is slow."

Last time I checked, slashdotting a site wouldn't help.
- - Re:hmmm... (Score:1)
    
    by afree87 ( 102803 ) writes:
    
    When was the last time you checked? Nowadays Slashdot has barely 3 users. Comments are astroturfed by own staff using multiple personas.
    I, for example, am actually CmdrTaco's cat.
*sigh* /. repeating.... (Score:3, Informative)

by Intosi ( 6741 ) writes: on Saturday September 22, 2001 @09:09AM (#2333928) Homepage

I remeber reading this [slashdot.org] article on Slashdot, which covered exactly the same site... I thought Slashdot was about stuff that matters, not about outdated stuff...

- Re:*sigh* /. repeating.... (Score:1)
  
  by bartyboy ( 99076 ) writes:
  
  Oh quit complaining.
  
  They're just making sure you get your news twice as not to miss any of it.
- Re:Old news (Score:1)
  
  by stixman ( 119688 ) writes:
  
  Seeesh, please include a filter for duplicate stories in the next /. revision.
  
  Most would be eliminated by a simple search for repeated links. Can't be too hard to implement...
  - Re:Old news (Score:1)
    
    by donglekey ( 124433 ) writes:
    
    That's actually a pretty good idea for any weblog.
Old News (Score:1)

by howardjp ( 5458 ) writes:

Slashdot covered [slashdot.org] this story back on May 16th. It is goofy and makes you feel like you are playing in an Aha video.
- Re:Old News (Score:2)
  
  by Gordonjcp ( 186804 ) writes:
  
  That's it *exactly*!! When I first saw it I couldn't quite place what it reminded me of, but you've just hit the nail on the head with that.
  
  OK, so I'm off to get "Take On Me" off Audiogalaxy...
possibilities (Score:1)

by staeci ( 85394 ) writes:

so whos in for manga-quake?
Or heman/shera quake?
Or smurf quake?
- Re:possibilities - smurf quake (Score:1)
  
  by moreati ( 119629 ) writes:
  
  > Or smurf quake?
  
  At first site i thought that might be scary, but then I thought of all those lovely weapons in quake 3, and how a blue target would stand out.
  
  I agree where is smurf quake 3, as long as they kept the BFG it sounds fun.
  
  Alex
  - Re:possibilities - smurf quake (Score:2)
    
    by Grab ( 126025 ) writes:
    
    But it wouldn't be the BFG, it'd be the BSG, for Big Smurfing Gun...
    
    Grab.
- - Re:What is going on with Slashdot? (Score:2)
    
    by SmileyBen ( 56580 ) writes:
    
    Oh, sorry if that came across as anger - it's more a little disappointment.I really am smiley!
    
    My point, you see, is that even if you missed it, it isn't news. There isn't anything new about this mod, it's months (years?) old. We have serious tech news, stuff that's really important (that matters), about things as they happen, and bizarre noise running through the news feed of stuff that just isn't about new stuff, just sorta things that are going on...
    - Re:What is going on with Slashdot? (Score:1)
      
      by theNeophile ( 238938 ) writes:
      
      Since when has Slashdot been only about hard news? Will you look right above that story: Monty Python Lego [slashdot.org]! That's (IMO) one of the great things about /., it's half funny/cool stuff and half important tech news. If you don't like it, don't bitch about it, go read Wired news [wired.com] or the Register [theregister.co.uk].
    - Re:What is going on with Slashdot? (Score:1)
      
      by billn ( 5184 ) writes:
      
      Slashdot is not a real news site. If it was, things would have to be presented in a clear, unbiased manner, for the sake of journalistic integrity. Criteria for what makes it on the front page isn't clear, because unless it's pro-linux, anti-microsoft, or involves a toy or game, it won't get posted.
      
      Slashdot itself is a toy. That will never change unless the ethics behind what gets posted, and how, do.
      
      I can cite several good examples, but I don't really care.
Impressive... (Score:1)

by hiryuu ( 125210 ) writes:

Pencil-sketch Quake looked kinda cool, although I don't know how long I could play it. It looks like the overall brightness and contrast of the level is quite a bit higher than the normal, which stands to reason, given the desired effect.

Not being any kind of graphics wiz myself, I wonder how difficult it would be to implement, say, an actual full-color display? Something like watercolors or film grain or the like. Now that would be a touch surreal.
Slashdot google (Score:1, Interesting)

by mrBlond ( 141708 ) writes:

http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:www.cs.wisc.e du/graphics/Gallery/NPRQuake/whatIsIt.html [google.com]
Back in my day we had to edit the URL, none of this newfangled clicking.
Why is this up here again? (Score:1)

by WinterSolstice ( 223271 ) writes:

This has already been submitted as news [slashdot.org] before. If you people are hard up for new stories, why not try posting this [yahoo.com]?

The use of an unmanned spy plane is pretty cool, and I wonder how long it would take to find out who actually sent it. Probably about 15 minutes of deductive reasoning...

Rated -1 for pointng out old news.

-WS
Hemos, did you get lucky? (Score:1)

by Xenophon Fenderson, ( 1469 ) writes:

That's an entirely acceptable distraction. :)
Quake as Art (Score:3, Interesting)

by No Such Agency ( 136681 ) writes: <abmackay&gmail,com> on Saturday September 22, 2001 @09:27AM (#2333946)

Ooooh! I can't wait for a 3D shooter in the style of Picasso's "Guernica" [pbs.org], or Duchamp's "Nude Descending a Staircase" [georgetown.edu]. How about an axe-only level done in the style of medieval paintings [euroweb.hu]? Of course, concerned parents everywhere would scream bloody murder at Hieronymus Bosch [euroweb.hu] Quake.

- Re:Quake as Art (Score:1)
  
  by On Lawn ( 1073 ) writes:
  
  How about DaDa quake?
  - Re:Quake as Art (Score:2)
    
    by prizog ( 42097 ) writes:
    
    Naw, surrealism was never really my cup of fur [sdsu.edu]
    
    (ok, I admit I ripped that off of fortune)
    - Re:Quake as Art (Score:1)
      
      by On Lawn ( 1073 ) writes:
      
      hmm, I was thinking more of the crazy collages.
- Re:Quake as Art (Score:1)
  
  by sporty ( 27564 ) writes:
  
  Read that as Gnumerica :)
- Re:Quake as Art (Score:1)
  
  by esper_child ( 515754 ) writes:
  
  actually Bosch is one of my favorite artists, so i think it would be totally kick ass to play in one of this paintings. Also for painting quake can we get a feature that makes it like when Robin Williams is walking around in the painting world in "What dreams may come". Here is what we really need though GeigerQuake or BarkerQuake.
In the same vein (Score:3, Interesting)

by mattbee ( 17533 ) writes: <matthew@bytemark.co.uk> on Saturday September 22, 2001 @09:34AM (#2333948) Homepage

So it's a repeat but if you've read down this far, check out the surreal Pencil Whipped [maxminn.com], a 3D shooter whose graphics were all done by a man with a pencil and a fevered mind.

Photo-realistic? (Score:1)

by Wire Tap ( 61370 ) writes:

You know... call me old fashioned, but what photo-realism? For the life of me I can't remember meeting anyone that looked like "Bones" before.
- - Re:Photo-realistic? (Score:1)
    
    by Wire Tap ( 61370 ) writes:
    
    Good point. Abstract, but good point.
How about raiding the a-ha video? (Score:1)

by YouAreFatMan ( 470882 ) writes:

Remember the video for "Take On Me" by a-ha [postalnauts.com]? Why not make a Quake level where you go in, beat that fruity guy up, steal the chick, and head out into the sunset?
Ok, I do wonder why (OFFTOPIC) (Score:1)

by mjh ( 57755 ) writes:

Ok, I know that it's off topic, but now I do wonder why Hemos is so pre-occupied this morning. Let's see, he's not getting married, saw that already [slashdot.org]. Having a baby?
Wait, did they release a new version of quake and nobody told me?
Inquiring minds ... well ok, I'm just freaking nosey!
Just like... (Score:2)

by a.out ( 31606 ) writes:

last time [slashdot.org].. the servers seem to be .. A tad Sketchy...

*rimshot*
just wait for zelda (Score:1)

by seney ( 244786 ) writes:

this is a kewl idea... too bad it's so basic. i'd just wait for the next zelda... close enough idea and much better art direction.
Cartoon Quake (Score:2)

by Midnight Thunder ( 17205 ) writes:

The only thing missing is Cartoon Quake, where it would be rendered to look like a 2D cartoon, a bit like the latest Zelda for the GameCube.
- Re:Cartoon Quake (Score:1)
  
  by ameoba ( 173803 ) writes:
  
  I've only seen a few screen shots of the new Zelda game, but I just recently got Jet Grind Radio for the Dreamcast and it's cartoony graphics are part of why the game is so captivating. What I've seen of the sequel, to be released on the XBox, I'm tempted to get one just for the game...
Hemos is pre-occurpied? (Score:5, Informative)

by TenderMuffin ( 319798 ) writes: on Saturday September 22, 2001 @10:54AM (#2334064)

Speaking as someone on the inside, I DO know why Hemos is pre-occupied... His wife just gave birth to their first child, a beautiful young daughter. Congrats, Hemos :) :)

- Re:Hemos is pre-occurpied? (Score:1)
  
  by Dysan2k ( 126022 ) writes:
  
  Congrats Hemos! Looks like you'll be turning in the ol' keyboard and mouse for wet-naps and diapers for a bit! Enjoy it man.. brings a whole new meaning to ones life!
- Re:Hemos is pre-occurpied? (Score:2)
  
  by ajs ( 35943 ) writes:
  
  Congradulations H! I can't wait to see the little Hemoid approving submissions! ;-)
  - Re:Hemos is pre-occurpied? (Score:1)
    
    by nvainio ( 135908 ) writes:
    
    I can't wait to see the little Hemoid approving submissions! ;-)
    I'm just waiting for her First Posts.
    "First Post! (Daddy, mod me up!)"
- Re:Hemos is pre-occurpied? (Score:1)
  
  by Jay Bratcher ( 565 ) writes:
  
  If this is true, then congratulations - as a recent father myself (my son was born 6 weeks ago today!), I have to say it's the greatest thing in the world, despite the total lack of sleep :-)
- Re:Hemos is pre-occurpied? (Score:1)
  
  by Halcyon-X ( 217968 ) writes:
  
  So geeks CAN get laid.
- What to call the baby? (Score:1)
  
  by darylp ( 41915 ) writes:
  
  If a small Meteor is a Meteroid, does that mean that Hemos' new addition is a Hemmoroid?
re: other renderer releases (Score:1)

by Andrew Miklos ( 264220 ) writes:

has anyone released another type of NPR rendering that isn't available with the standard distribution of NPRQuake? I've had it for about 6 months, and have yet to find any settings other than blueprint, pbrush and sketch.
More renderers! More, I say! (Score:1)

by Stackster ( 454159 ) writes:

Can't wait for someone to code an MC Escher-style renderer.
Why even bother with right angles or Euclidean space, for that matter?
- Re:More renderers! More, I say! (Score:1)
  
  by Ziviyr ( 95582 ) writes:
  
  Heck, make an Escher level!
  - Re:More renderers! More, I say! (Score:1)
    
    by n2dasun ( 467303 ) writes:
    
    I think a "divide by zero" error would screw up any escher level.
- Re:More renderers! More, I say! (Score:1)
  
  by esper_child ( 515754 ) writes:
  
  To do this would require either a lot of work or just go play Serious sam as it has the ability to mess with gravity to make levels like that (which is entertaining in death match for multiple reasons) I wish that more games did things like this because I personally would love to make that gig house thing with the stair cases going every where, or how about the castle at the end of Laberinth.
5am on a Saturday? (Score:1)

by jhealy ( 91456 ) writes:

anyone that has time to post a message at 5-something on a Saturday morning obviously doesn't know what's up enough to check previous posts anyway. NERD!
taking over this article (Score:1, Offtopic)

by Dr. Awktagon ( 233360 ) writes:

Well, this article is pretty useless since we've all seen it before. Therefore I officially announce that I'm taking over this article and comments, in the name of the USA, and turning into a place to post your favorite guacamole recipes. So here's mine:

3ripe avocados
juice of 2 limes
1-2teaspoonssalt
1/8 tspground cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon paprika
2tablespoonschopped fresh cilantro
1tspminced garlic

Mash the avocados, with a fork or blender (I like it ultra smooth). Add the other ingredients and mix well. Refrigerate several hours for best flavor. Yum!
Slashdotted (Score:2)

by nick_davison ( 217681 ) writes:

On the other hand, the site fell victim to the /.effect and ended up unaccessable the first time around. It's nice to have the chance...

...oh damn, it's slashdotted again.

Guess I'll be adding it to my bookmarks and waiting.
But still (Score:1)

by smokeJet ( 338391 ) writes:

Yeah, so it's a repeat, but it's still a great technique.

Having played with it, and with writing custom renders, I can say that the SDK is really great. It's found here [wisc.edu].

For more great NPR eye candy and programming stuff have a look at this good intro [aol.com] to toon rendering, this NPR site [red3d.com] or indeed this [utah.edu] or this [deadpenguin.org] demo of cell shading.

For anyone else who, like me, likes GFX programming for fum but is tired of working on an OGL engine that just ends up like everyone else's, this is a pretty cool feature to try and implement.
Not sure what the fuss is about... (Score:1)

by sbergman2 ( 523735 ) writes:

I've been running an even less photorealistic version of quake for years. ;-)

telnet://cx662584-e.okcnc1.ok.home.com

Login: ttyquake
Passwd: zapper

Looks best on a text console rather than an xterm, but you haven't lived untill you've played quake on a wyse60. ;-)
cow herders unite! (Score:1)

by psychalgia ( 457201 ) writes:

good to see shit happening in my home state a few miles from my home! props to the madtown crew.
Not Very Original (Score:1)

by dogboyjones ( 523756 ) writes:

Pencil whipped has been out for over 2+ years and has even been in museums - at the Mass MOCA and other places.

Check out the ORIGINAL: http://www.maxminn.com/chiselhead/pw.html

Now Pencil Whipped is not just a Quake pencil thing - but the real deal - an original game with original art.
I WANT PPG QUAKE! (Score:1)

by DarklordJonnyDigital ( 522978 ) writes:

I want Powerpuff Quake!
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Re:National Public Radio Quake? (Score:1)

Re:National Public Radio Quake? (Score:1)

it looks cool enough (Score:1)

Slow? (Score:1)

hmmm... (Score:1)

Re:hmmm... (Score:1)

*sigh* /. repeating.... (Score:3, Informative)

Re:*sigh* /. repeating.... (Score:1)

Re:Old news (Score:1)

Re:Old news (Score:1)

Old News (Score:1)

Re:Old News (Score:2)

possibilities (Score:1)

Re:possibilities - smurf quake (Score:1)

Re:possibilities - smurf quake (Score:2)

Re:What is going on with Slashdot? (Score:2)

Re:What is going on with Slashdot? (Score:1)

Re:What is going on with Slashdot? (Score:1)

Impressive... (Score:1)

Slashdot google (Score:1, Interesting)

Why is this up here again? (Score:1)

Hemos, did you get lucky? (Score:1)

Quake as Art (Score:3, Interesting)

Re:Quake as Art (Score:1)

Re:Quake as Art (Score:2)

Re:Quake as Art (Score:1)

Re:Quake as Art (Score:1)

Re:Quake as Art (Score:1)

In the same vein (Score:3, Interesting)

Photo-realistic? (Score:1)

Re:Photo-realistic? (Score:1)

How about raiding the a-ha video? (Score:1)

Ok, I do wonder why (OFFTOPIC) (Score:1)

Just like... (Score:2)

just wait for zelda (Score:1)

Cartoon Quake (Score:2)

Re:Cartoon Quake (Score:1)

Hemos is pre-occurpied? (Score:5, Informative)

Re:Hemos is pre-occurpied? (Score:1)

Re:Hemos is pre-occurpied? (Score:2)

Re:Hemos is pre-occurpied? (Score:1)

Re:Hemos is pre-occurpied? (Score:1)

Re:Hemos is pre-occurpied? (Score:1)

What to call the baby? (Score:1)

re: other renderer releases (Score:1)

More renderers! More, I say! (Score:1)

Re:More renderers! More, I say! (Score:1)

Re:More renderers! More, I say! (Score:1)

Re:More renderers! More, I say! (Score:1)

5am on a Saturday? (Score:1)

taking over this article (Score:1, Offtopic)

Slashdotted (Score:2)

But still (Score:1)

Not sure what the fuss is about... (Score:1)

cow herders unite! (Score:1)

Not Very Original (Score:1)

I WANT PPG QUAKE! (Score:1)

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