Annual Introduce Yourself Thread 2010

AdrianX · Post by **AdrianX** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 3:59 am

..wow,it's been a while (like,a year or two).

I'm AdrianX. started using OHR since 2003. My first game was Crucial Destiny. after a while i got tired of it and created Crescent Dream, which hopefully some of you guys still remember.

After Crescent Dream i tried other game creation software (3d Gamestudio, GameMaker,etc) and got good at them somewhat. Using the skills i learned from all of the software mentioned I managed to get hired in an actual computer game development company in 2006. This company started small, but now we develop games for Disney, EA, and recently, Namco.

I started in the said company as a game designer. After 6 months i decided to transition to a pixel artist for mobile games, still the same company. After another 6 months i was taught to be a full pledged 2d digital artist (digital painting, texture artist,etc) and after a year or so (until now), i became the company's official User Interface and Special Effects Designer / Artist.

Aside from my day job i have my own team of capable game developers and we also take international projects on our own from time to time.

So there. I am proud to say that if it wasn't for OHR, i wouldn't be where i am now.

8bifit · Post by **8bifit** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 4:15 am

8bifit wrote:At age ten, I was left at a Young Mans' Official Hamster Republic Role Playing Game Construction Engine in Chicopee, MA...

I am pissed that this word filter even has to exist...

Damn mutants.

Fenrir-Lunaris · Post by **Fenrir-Lunaris** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 4:45 am

8bifit wrote:
8bifit wrote:At age ten, I was left at a Young Mans' Official Hamster Republic Role Playing Game Construction Engine in Chicopee, MA...
I am pissed that this word filter even has to exist...

Damn mutants.

Baconlabs · Post by **Baconlabs** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 5:23 am

AdrianX wrote:A success in life thanks to the OHR

Bravo! Bravo!

Also, good to see you. Crescent Dream remains one of my favorite OHR games.

8bifit · Post by **8bifit** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 2:08 am

Fenrir-Lunaris wrote:

Don't get me wrong... I agree with the filter. It's just ridiculous that there is a need for it.

Eggie · Post by **Eggie** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 6:51 am

My name is Eggie.

I came across the OHR back around 2002, and although my desire to create actual RPGs has waned, I now advertise myself as a composer, a writer, and a playtester, and I believe that I am- if I put my mind to it- quite exceptional in those fields.

When it comes to composing, I don't really have any influences or role models. I usually just get inspired to compose when I hear music-- and usually said music is pop music. There's all sorts of songs I'd like to write, though- all sorts of atmospheres and styles. Although, currently I'm limited to midis.

When it comes to writing, I can't really list my influences. I guess that's because I continually teach myself new writing techniques from a myriad of sources, and there are several styles of writing- several stories- I want to try. I'm pretty confident in my writing abilities.

I don't really have any philosophies on how video games are made and what they should be. When it comes to criticism, I usually just follow my guy, which isn't the best method, but an effective one. If I were to make a game as the designer, it would probably either be a Japanese-styled RPG or a resource-gathering RTS.

Well... I guess that's good of an introduction as needed.

Hi, Lindsay.

Spoonweaver · Post by **Spoonweaver** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 8:34 pm

Who's Lindsay?

8bifit · Post by **8bifit** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 11:33 pm

Eggie wrote:I pretty confident in my writing abilities.

Eggie · Post by **Eggie** » Tue May 11, 2010 6:31 pm

8bifit wrote:
Eggie wrote:I pretty confident in my writing abilities.

Oops, better fix that before anyone notices...

adventuregnome · Post by **adventuregnome** » Sun May 30, 2010 8:37 pm

Hello, everyone! Every free moment I have I spend making games. It's been a lifelong passion of mine, and I'm hoping to find a good community with which to share my enthusiasm. I teach game programming fulltime at a private university, and I also own a small (and by small I mean tiny... miniscule, really) indie game studio. I don't actually play games all that often, but some of my all-time favorites are Psychonauts, Portal, Age of Empires II, Magic: The Gathering, and Munchkin. I program primarily in C++ and C#, and have experience using all sorts of game development tools - XNA Game Studio, Torque, Photoshop, 3D Studio Max, etc. Anyhow, I look forward to getting to know all of you - this seems like a fun group!

addes3 · Post by **addes3** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 10:23 pm

Hi guys! I've been a member for about a month now, but I never saw this thread, so I'm posting now. I've been working with the OHRRPGCE for a little. I also use the RPG Toolkit for a few things.

Yeah, I'm boring.

Skullduggery Studios · Tue Jun 08, 2010 11:32 am

Yeah, I'm boring.

...

Sorry. Just thought that was funny. Actually, you sound like me, but less obnoxious and talkative.

Shadowiii · Post by **Shadowiii** » Tue Jun 08, 2010 8:39 pm

I want free slimebucks. Why not.

I'm Shadowiii. I don't make games anymore, but I do play OHR games from time to time, and lurk obnoxiously in the background.

I used to write tons of reviews for Castle Paradox, and I've been meaning to get back on that (except from Slime Salad), but I haven't yet. Maybe soon?

I made about a half-dozen games, planned and never started a half-dozen more, had my time in the limelight and now am just sinking into obscurity. But since nobody actually ever leaves the OHR community, it'll be a long sink into that quagmire.

I've been a member of the community for probably around...ten years? Has it really been that long? Holy crap. I've followed people/friends from here since then, and really gotten to enjoy and meet people I find both interesting and personable. It's gotten to the point where my life would be a lot emptier if I quit everything OHR cold turkey. It's a great community (even if you don't make games).

Something OHR has helped me with is realize how much I enjoy writing. For me, writing a novel is much easier (and far less time consuming) than creating a game. I've currently written four full-length novels and am working on getting published, and I have to thank the OHR for getting me into that.

I also have red hair, and am sexier than Luigi. That jerk.

The Wobbler · Post by **The Wobbler** » Tue Jun 08, 2010 9:52 pm

Shadowiii wrote:I used to write tons of reviews for Castle Paradox, and I've been meaning to get back on that (except from Slime Salad), but I haven't yet. Maybe soon?

Do it for HamsterSpeak and then repost them on SS once the issue's out. Do it this month and you can win a prize!

NeoSpade · Post by **NeoSpade** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 6:25 pm

Hello everyone, I am NeoSpade. Up until now I have been frequenting Castle Paradox since 2008, the OHR is literally the first online community that I have joined, and to be frank, is the best I've been a part of, I've tried dabbling in other communities now and then, but the OHR is where I call home.

I've always been a game-o-holic since the age of 5 when I was handed down a Sega Mega-Drive (Genesis to most of you), I spent many many hours of my time hogging the black and white TV to play the games with, and became a wiz at Shinobi III (and damn that's hard when your 5 and using a TV that belonged to your Grandparents).

I got my first taste of JRPGs at the age of 7, the game was Final Fantasy 8, it blew my mind, and taught me how to read (seriously, I was terrible at it up to that point). JRPGs have remained my favourate type of game since then, and always will be.

In 2006 a friend of mine introduced me to the OHRRPGCE, at the time I had no internet (infact at the time I was also running Win2000) so I started to teach myself everything from scratch. But fortunately I already had RPGs planned, and now I had a way of making them, I was so happy!

These days I've not had much time to work on RPGs, however with a big 5 month break now, just on time for the big Heart of the OHR contest, I'll be applying my time fully to the community and game making!