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Sunday, May 8, 2005 |  |
Covenant Dropship, Analyzed
A new work from Stephen Loftus - he's put the Halo Covenant Dropship under his microscope, and taken a close look at its capabilities, with plenty of cool in-game visuals. Give it a read! (There's more stuff in the queue for today, but it's gonna have to wait - it's Mother's Day, after all, so it's time to go pamper my kids' mother. Enjoy the day!) (Louis Wu 10:42:03 UTC) (permalink)
Spraylo: Combat Devolved
Bitter and dejected, Dev created a new comic strip to pour his unhappiness about Halo 2 into. The first few episodes aren't very funny - but who knows, maybe it'll get better? (Louis Wu 10:36:51 UTC) (permalink)
Last Stand IA 02
Last Stand gets another episode - or at least another Informational Announcement. Get to know Inigo Montoya, up close and personal. Sort of. (Louis Wu 10:31:45 UTC) (permalink)
Sunday Reading
Sixteen new pieces for you in the Fan Fiction section... they keep coming in! Go read. (Louis Wu 10:08:28 UTC) (permalink)
More released videos
Speaking of the MPRRS, two movies that have passed in the last couple of days are now ready for download. Spartan Smasher originally posted his Hpod Shuffle vid in our forum - when it passed our rating system, we put up another pair of links for it. (The originals, plus our mirrors - both WMP9 and QuickTime - can be found in the forum thread.) And VALENCEelectron sent us a trailer for a Halo movie - it uses cutscene video mixed with a soundtrack from the Sky Blue trailer to show you what a Halo big-screen vid could be like. Nice synching, for the most part, though some of the character choices are a bit odd. This is available in both WMP9 (18 mb) and QuickTime (18.4 mb) formats. Enjoy 'em both! (Louis Wu 09:35:27 UTC) (permalink)
MPRRS - A Status Report
Wow. The Movie Peer Review Rating System turns one month old today - and I think it's surpassed our hopes for it already! In the past 30 days, our volunteer reviewers have rated 79 films, passing 21 of them - just over a quarter. That SERIOUSLY decreases the amount of watching I, personally, have to do - which was the impetus for the system in the first place. Several movies have been submitted more than once - the creator took the feedback given by the reviewers and improved the quality of the offering, often resulting in a passing grade the second time through. This was goal two of the system - to improve the overall quality of released materials. Review time hovers around 12 hours these days - a VAST improvement from the days or even weeks that movies once languished in our uploads folder, waiting for me to find time to download and watch them. And the system continues to improve. Our recent call for volunteers netted another 10 (soon to be 12, I think) recruits, with a rather large reserve for the next call. (If you emailed us this week about becoming a reviewer, and you haven't heard from us, sit tight; we now have your name in the standby pool, and the next time we need a batch of volunteers, you guys are first on the list.) We've begun to see videos submitted not for hosting, but simply for feedback from an organized system; we're fine with this, as long as you understand that what you're getting is just feedback. The behind-the-scenes tools continue to improve, as well, thanks to Cybrfrk; reviewers have access to their body of reviews, and can look for unexpected (or unwanted) trends, and correct them, if need be. All in all, this system should help EVERYONE interested in the Halo movie scene - content creators, viewers, hosts. We're thrilled by the enthusiasm, and hope you're happy with the results thus far! (Louis Wu 09:21:04 UTC) (permalink)
Saturday's news in brief:
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Seven Candles Why does Halo rock? A Day of Victory... Chaaaaaaarge Enemy At The Gates Links Page Polished Music comes into its own I miss Mister Chief. |
Friday's news in brief:
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Invalid Mob Recruits http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1071768/ Green Death Don't hold your breath. LibraryMP - for HaloCE Violence and Halo 2 Killimanjaro Manicures Come Free MPRRS news, and 2 new releases |
