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Good times...
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Good times... // Roundtable
Post by Iceman // May 13, 2009, 12:25pm
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Because nobody else does the books for TS? I have a copy of a book that speaks of old TrueSpace 4! It was a long time ... good times ...
Someone writes a book to TS today? |
Post by Jack Edwards // May 13, 2009, 12:32pm
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I've thought about doing one Iceman, and I've even worked out a content outline. But do people even use books these days? Or would they rather have training videos? |
Post by Iceman // May 13, 2009, 12:51pm
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Hello Jack!!
Nothing replaces a good book! Reading is about a subject that you like, you travel without moving. It may be in the pool, in the room, in the square, where we finally feel more comfortable! I believe in training video can complement and help a lot. |
Post by Weevil // May 13, 2009, 1:02pm
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Ebooks Jack. Downloadable ones and things like that would really go far. A good mix of books and training videos will each explain and acheive what the other cannot |
Post by v3rd3 // May 13, 2009, 1:07pm
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The only worry about a book + video noob to nuts education would be that when people first see it they will not want to learn that much ... :D |
Post by Breech Block // May 13, 2009, 1:10pm
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I have 3 books written about trueSpace and keep them right next to the computer. I often pick one out ahead of the manual to double check something as they are written in a far more user-friendly manner.
Just as a note, The Truespace Bible, which was written for ts 2 is still being sold on Amazon for £32. Who the heck is buying that? |
Post by Iceman // May 13, 2009, 1:19pm
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Electronic book is good ... but has the problem of piracy! If he lands on the net ... goodbye.:cool: |
Post by Steinie // May 13, 2009, 2:29pm
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I've been doing this for a while...
Give me a book any day! |
Post by Iceman // May 13, 2009, 3:14pm
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I've been doing this for a while...
Give me a book any day!
Steinie, you have a lot of TrueSpace. Congratulations! I bet you would like to have it in your bookcase a copy updated ...
I see you invested a lot about it, believed too much ... spent his time, part of his life ... respect the very peoples who believe in peoples. After seeing that image became a movie in my head the whole time and I tried to Truespace. What value of a dream? What value of our time? What value of years of a life? Everyone here deserves respect!:) |
Post by frootee // May 13, 2009, 3:39pm
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Just as a note, The Truespace Bible, which was written for ts 2 is still being sold on Amazon for £32. Who the heck is buying that?
Probably a single copy that hasn't sold for years; just sittin on the shelf collecting dust. :D |
Post by Jack Edwards // May 13, 2009, 4:01pm
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LOL, guess that's another unfinished project I'll need to dust off. ;)
The cool thing about the concept I've had planned for the book is structuring the material a bit like a college course on 3D content production, so it would hopefully be of general use and would be able to outlive any particular version of trueSpace. :cool: |
Post by Nez // May 13, 2009, 9:56pm
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I'm another one who likes to have a handy book on the shelf to look at - my copy of Inside Truespace 4 sits next to my tS4 and tS5 manuals and various other bits right behind my desk....
A newer version would be great - or a good concise book that covers good 3d advice that's nominally platform independant, covering good modelling tips, texture/shader creation (including a glossary of shader tpes and when to use them - all these Blinns and phongs get a bit overwhelming!) - a walk through of UV mappnig etc etc...
But even for tS this is tricky enough due to the different ME approaches.... |
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