You owe it to yourself to create something. (Also to share it)

NESpowerhouse · Jun 18, 2019

Midramble said:
You gonna put screens in the indie dev thread?

Sure, I could do that too. Now that I'm basically done with school, I'm trying to learn some new skills I could use to put towards creating interactive apps such as games and websites. One project I am working on though is a UE4 action-adventure game with some current and former students at my university. It's kinda 2 projects in one where one is the game itself and the other is a framework plugin for UE4 meant for other devs to use who also want to craft AAA-style games in UE4. I'm one of only three programmers on the project as of now, and as of now, I'm working on refactoring some of the codebase, basically making everything neater, a lot of backend stuff that would not be visible in game. But something I did make were a couple demo puzzles when I was coming on-board the project just to get myself more familiar with UE4 and the framework.

Tezz · Jun 18, 2019

Maybe I would, but Woolie told me to shut the fuck up about it.

skrskg · Jun 18, 2019

leafcutter said:
I love this.

Thanks <3

TheCthultist · Jun 18, 2019

Tezz said:
Maybe I would, but Woolie told me to shut the fuck up about it.

If it's one of the few cases where that remains the best advice while working on something... I look forward to seeing it once it's too late for someone to cease & desist you.

zulux21 · Jun 18, 2019

TheCthultist said:
I'd love to see something the rest of you have put some time or effort into. Something your proud of or something your too unsure about to post anywhere else just yet. Think of this as a nice safe place to just sort of test your creations out amongst a community you already know.

If you are looking for Era created content we have a creative writing contest every 2 weeks (the current one just ended and a new one will start soon)

this last entry got 6 stories posted

https://www.resetera.com/threads/creative-writing-challenge-35-newcomers-welcomed.120882/

you usually get 5-15 stories posted in any given challenge.
and yes I have something posted in that thread (which actually shows off other stuff created by ERA users due to the them of the challenge :P)
people are always free to read the stories and vote on their favorites even if they don't write one themselves.

Rivenblade · Jun 18, 2019

I make educational English as a Second Language videos. Been doing it since 2009 and it's been a lot of fun, a lot of work, and has had some hiccups along the way. I think I'm a better presenter/YouTuber today than I was ten years ago, but still have a lot of room for improvement.

And hey, if you haven't signed up for Audible, get your first audio book for free and help me out by signing up through this link. I recommend The Lord of the Rings read by Rob Inglis as your first one. It's awesome. :)

crienne · Jun 18, 2019

I'm a writer. I write. You should check out my writing. Cause I like to write. I have a Medium page where I write.

Deleted member 41520 · Jun 18, 2019

Stinkles said:
"Look on my works ye mighty and despair!"

Man, who new Dankchief was the 21st-century, new-age icon we all needed

Tezz · Jun 18, 2019

TheCthultist said:
If it's one of the few cases where that remains the best advice while working on something... I look forward to seeing it once it's too late for someone to cease & desist you.

I'm not too worried about it. It's a remaster of some old DOS games. The IP holder still exists even though they haven't put out anything in years. Just gonna play it safe though.

Edit: On it being a remaster, that's not to say there isn't original content.

Zissou · Jun 18, 2019

I make tutorial videos to try and help beginners understand and enjoy fighting games. They don't get a ton of attention, but they're fun to make, and it really makes my day when somebody leaves a nice comment about a video helping them out.

https://youtu.be/hhe6M9ngypU

Kinggroin · Jun 18, 2019

I tried. Like two people responded to the thread.

May I share my short film here, now?

Edit: Ah screw it. Here it is again:

SYNOPSIS: Just let the movies be the movies... Unable to reconcile the realities of film-making with the warped fantasy created in his head, an obsessed fan suffers through a psychotic episode.

Harry Potter Obama · Jun 18, 2019

I've made a lot of stuff over the years, just nothing to be proud of.

AdmiralSnackbar · Jun 18, 2019

Stinkles said:
"Look on my works ye mighty and despair!"

Before I ever played Halo I remember seeing this on a t-shirt at Hot Topic and thinking "is that actually from the game?"

Yossarian · Jun 18, 2019

TheCthultist said:
It's simple, poorly realized, and took all of five minutes to come together once I actually sat down and started on it; but I really enjoyed making it and thought it came out good enough to toss out there into the void.

I like it.

Is music allowed?

I'm in a noise band, but that'd be boring to share.

Instead, I'll share my ham-fisted attempt at electronic music.

Here it all is.

More specifically:

Not shared it 'publicly' before. Completely out of my comfort zone. Made on my phone on my way to and from work.

Don't judge me too harshly; I have no idea what I'm doing. The one friend I showed it to said the mixing was terrible, but I have no idea where to begin to fix it.

nevercomehome · Jun 18, 2019

I've been working on a comic for over a year now. Usually, i'll get discouraged when things don't go the way I plan but i've re-booted, re-tooled, abandoned, and restarted this project without feeling like i've wasted my time. I feel like that has to mean something. And if nothing ever comes of this then i'm learning more about using the tools of my field.

TheCthultist · Jun 18, 2019

Rivenblade said:
I make educational English as a Second Language videos. Been doing it since 2009 and it's been a lot of fun, a lot of work, and has had some hiccups along the way. I think I'm a better presenter/YouTuber today than I was ten years ago, but still have a lot of room for improvement.

And hey, if you haven't signed up for Audible, get your first audio book for free and help me out by signing up through this link. I recommend The Lord of the Rings read by Rob Inglis as your first one. It's awesome. :)

Oh that's awesome! I've been wanting to start doing history videos that I could work into lessons for a while now, but I've never actually gotten around to doing it... might finally be time to get started on that.

Kinggroin · Jun 18, 2019

Yossarian said:
I like it.

Is music allowed?

I'm in a noise band, but that'd be boring to share.

Instead, I'll share my ham-fisted attempt at electronic music.

Here it all is.

More specifically:

Not shared it 'publicly' before. Completely out of my comfort zone. Made on my phone on my way to and from work.

Don't judge me too harshly; I have no idea what I'm doing. The one friend I showed it to said the mixing was terrible, but I have no idea where to begin to fix it.

This is genius work. I love it. Your friend might be right, but he's wrong.

Maybe, just maybe, we work together at some point in the future? I've got lots of projects coming up, and they might need this kind of music

Negaduck · Jun 18, 2019

Working on a little fan art between work work. Haven't done anything personal in weeks so this felt great to stretch the muscles again.

Foot · Jun 18, 2019

Great thread idea!

I wrote, edited and provided the voice acting (apart from Teela, played by my wife) in this 2 minute He-Man parody.

Swiggins · Jun 18, 2019

I shall write the greatest Sonic x Shrek fan-fiction the world has ever seen.

Thank you OP, for allowing me to unleash my demons upon the world.

BennyWhatever · Jun 18, 2019

Does woodworking count? Cuz I build things.

Dan-o · Jun 18, 2019

I like to do amateur video editing from time to time. The first thing I ever did was a fake Nine Inch Nails promo in high school... filmed on DVHS and edited together in-camera. Unfortunately, I have no idea what happened to that tape, and I never digitized it for the modern age. :(

So instead I'll (re)-share my most recent silly thing; a Mulholland Drive / Wham! mashup based on a friend's Twitter thread where he matched still images to the lyrics. I took it a step further and made it into a music video. I wouldn't call the video super spoilery... a film like MD is all about the journey... but umm.. yeah. Here it is.

Thanks for watching, Era. This thread is the bee's kneecaps.

edit: this was 1.5 passes. Meaning, I threw it together in one pass, then kinda sorta tightened up what I could in a half-assed pass before throwing it up on Vimeo. With some effort, I could have made it a whole lot... cleaner.

collige · Jun 18, 2019

Honestly, the reason I don't really share my art that much is because the state of the industry and delivery mechanisms for music nowadays is completely fucked and I don't see much value in dumping hundreds of tracks on Soundcloud for the sake of it. That said, I have quite a bit of music I've produced out there. It's mostly electronic and hip-hop stuff; my official releases can be found on streaming services under the name College Hill and I've also been working on trap production. A beat tape from last year:

Yossarian · Jun 18, 2019

Kinggroin said:
This is genius work. I love it. Your friend might be right, but he's wrong.

Maybe, just maybe, we work together at some point in the future? I've got lots of projects coming up, and they might need this kind of music

Wow. Really?

I was a bit nervous putting it up, so - seriously - thank you.

Hit me up. I'm well up for collaborating.

CurseVox · Jun 18, 2019

I'm in a metal band and I made a song about the revenge of Frankenstein's monster. \m/

Rhomega · Jun 18, 2019

I write reviews on Letterboxd. I have over 400. https://letterboxd.com/rhomega/films/reviews/by/name/

PersonAndStuff · Jun 18, 2019

You're god damn right.

Kevers · Jun 18, 2019

Nah, I'm good.

Deleted member 22649 · Jun 18, 2019

Nah, man. I hear what you're saying, but no one will ever give a shit about anything I create. That's true for most of us. It's necessary for creative people to find a way not to require an audience, because they're most likely never getting one— all the more likely as our population grows and as available free distractions increase in number. The only potential audience you invite when you share creative works is the audience that wants to tear you down.

Foot · Jun 18, 2019

CurseVox said:
I'm in a metal band and I made a song about the revenge of Frankenstein's monster. \m/

Really professionally produced all around. Great job!

Fright Zone · Jun 18, 2019

I create all sorts of things, but drawing is my main thing.
Here's a piece I did for an exhibition at the Barbican centre in London.

Kinggroin · Jun 18, 2019

Stinkles said:
"Look on my works ye mighty and despair!"

Haha these are great.

Order · Jun 18, 2019

I like to draw

TheCthultist · Jun 18, 2019

CurseVox said:
I'm in a metal band and I made a song about the revenge of Frankenstein's monster. \m/

Oh that is badass. I was in a power metal band back in the day, but we were awful and basically just played for a few friends in the neighborhood rather than ever striving for anything bigger. It was a ton of fun though and I'd give anything to have the rest of the members back.

Nijhazer said:
Nah, man. I hear what you're saying, but no one will ever give a shit about anything I create. That's true for most of us. It's necessary for creative people to find a way not to require an audience, because they're most likely never getting one— all the more likely as our population grows and as available free distractions increase in number. The only potential audience you invite when you share creative works is the audience that wants to tear you down.

I get where you're coming from, but it's blatantly not true. Sure, you may have to go through some effort to find an audience for your particular thing (I've had my work that rejected and/or torn apart in the past which I'm sure is where some of my problem stems from). The truth of the matter is that you'll legitimately never know until you try.

Hell, you've got a built in audience right here I can practically guarantee you isn't going to rip on whatever you make. The whole point of this thread is to give people a spot where they feel safe coming out of their shell about what they've made; even if it's just between the few of us in here currently.

Ohnonono · Jun 18, 2019

I paint tiny men and post them on instagram.

TheCthultist · Jun 18, 2019

Well, the thread gave me a lot to think about, so I threw this one together for today's attempt.

StrangeRoboMemory · Jun 18, 2019

Cool stuff ITT. Hey OP, with your style, check out Cheech Wizard, might give you some inspiration.

bill crystals · Jun 18, 2019

Please, continue sharing your arts!

Here's a song/video I made recently with my gortar

CurseVox · Jun 18, 2019

Yossarian said:
I like it.

Is music allowed?

I'm in a noise band, but that'd be boring to share.

Instead, I'll share my ham-fisted attempt at electronic music.

Here it all is.

More specifically:

Not shared it 'publicly' before. Completely out of my comfort zone. Made on my phone on my way to and from work.

Don't judge me too harshly; I have no idea what I'm doing. The one friend I showed it to said the mixing was terrible, but I have no idea where to begin to fix it.

I think you have a knack for this stuff because these songs a pretty damn good! In fact, I'm gonna follow you on Soundcloud. Cheers!

Foot said:
Really professionally produced all around. Great job!

Thanks! It was a ton of fun to do. :)

TheCthultist said:
Oh that is badass. I was in a power metal band back in the day, but we were awful and basically just played for a few friends in the neighborhood rather than ever striving for anything bigger. It was a ton of fun though and I'd give anything to have the rest of the members back.

Thanks! Do you have anything recorded from your old band? I'd be interested in listening if so.

TheCthultist · Jun 18, 2019

CurseVox said:
I think you have a knack for this stuff because these songs a pretty damn good! In fact, I'm gonna follow you on Soundcloud. Cheers!

Thanks! It was a ton of fun to do. :)

Thanks! Do you have anything recorded from your old band? I'd be interested in listening if so.

Unfortunately I've pretty much lost contact with the other members, including the one whose camcorder and pc we used to use to record with. I'll see if he ever threw any of it up on youtube though.

LegendX48 · Jun 18, 2019

I make stuff! Here's an example:

Yossarian said:
I like it.

Is music allowed?

I'm in a noise band, but that'd be boring to share.

Instead, I'll share my ham-fisted attempt at electronic music.

Here it all is.

More specifically:

Not shared it 'publicly' before. Completely out of my comfort zone. Made on my phone on my way to and from work.

Don't judge me too harshly; I have no idea what I'm doing. The one friend I showed it to said the mixing was terrible, but I have no idea where to begin to fix it.

Yo! These are rad! Carpenter Core I, in particular, is awesome!

CurseVox · Jun 18, 2019

TheCthultist said:
Unfortunately I've pretty much lost contact with the other members, including the one whose camcorder and pc we used to use to record with. I'll see if he ever threw any of it up on youtube though.

If not for me, for you! Gotta hold on to that stuff before it's lost forever. :o
If you come across it though, shoot me a PM. Cheers!

FlowersisBritish · Jun 18, 2019

Figured I'd share this with people who are interested in creative writing, we have the latest Resetera Creative Writing Challenge up and ready for people interested in joining in. These are a very casual affair and a good way to have friendly people read your writing. Check it out!

Yossarian · Jun 18, 2019

CurseVox said:
I think you have a knack for this stuff because these songs a pretty damn good! In fact, I'm gonna follow you on Soundcloud. Cheers!

LegendX48 said:
Yo! These are rad! Carpenter Core I, in particular, is awesome!

Ah, that's awesome. Thank you. :)

Kinggroin said:
I tried. Like two people responded to the thread.

May I share my short film here, now?

Edit: Ah screw it. Here it is again:

SYNOPSIS: Just let the movies be the movies... Unable to reconcile the realities of film-making with the warped fantasy created in his head, an obsessed fan suffers through a psychotic episode.

That's bloody barmy. Love it.

Tanerian · Jun 18, 2019

I created a child with my wife. We let other people watch him sometimes.

Does that count?

ODD · Jun 18, 2019

Some of my photographs:

Necron · Jun 19, 2019

Here you go, OP. These were my first paintings with oil colours, done over a year ago.

I should get back to it but life/work/priorities... maybe in 2020.

Maybe of note: I am in no way trained in the arts and have a science background (chemistry).

Laser Man · Jun 19, 2019

I have made gigabytes of fresh memes ... brb

Wackamole · Jun 19, 2019

The first part is true. But no, you don't have to share it. In fact, when thinking of sharing, you might make stuff more with others in mind.

Fat4all · Jun 19, 2019

You owe it to yourself to create something. (Also to share it)

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