Survey Results!

Ok Guys the results are in!


Total Started Survey: 93
Total Completed Survey: 93 (100%)

1. Your Gender:
Male 90.3% 84
Female 9.7% 9



2. Your Age:
Below 16 2.2% 2
16 to 18 20.4% 19
19 to 21 29.0% 27
22 to 25 18.3% 17
26 to 30 11.8% 11
31 and above 18.3% 17



3. Current Residence:
Living alone 14.0% 13
Living with partner 30.1% 28
Living with parents 43.0% 40
Student Accommodation 15.1% 14



4. Do you own a PC/Mac:
Yes 100.0% 93
No 0.0% 0



5. If you own a PC or Mac, Please enter the native resolution of the primary display for this device:
responses 85 (resolutions to be listed)
1024x768 7
1152x864 1
1200x800 1
1280x800 2
1280x1024 23
1280x1048 1
1400x900 16
1600x1200 5
1680x1050 17
1680x1250 1
1920x1080 1
1920x1200 10
1920x1600 1
Don't know 3
Total 89(some people had more than one display)
(This helps to prove that 1024x768 shouldn't be a standard web format to aim for anymore...)


6. Which Gaming Platforms Do You Own and Use?(please tick as many as apply)
Retro Consoles(master system, mega drive, nes, snes etc) 30.1% 28
Playstation/PS One 19.4% 18
Playstation 2 43.0% 40
Playstation 3 9.7% 9
PSP 15.1% 14
Nintendo 64 14.0% 13
Nintendo Game Cube 16.1% 15
Nintendo Wii 22.6% 21
Nintendo DS 23.7% 22
Xbox 25.8% 24
Xbox 360 29.0% 27
Xbox 360 Elite 3.2% 3
PC 82.8% 77
Mac 8.6% 8
Other unspecified (please add in comments field) 7.5% 7
Other Consoles listed: (cheers for these)
(ARCADE EMULATOR FOR PC)
Dreamcast
Spectrum, Commadore +4 & Commadore 64
Panasonic Q
Gameboy Advance
Gameboy!
Dreamcast!
Sega Saturn
None



7. Do You Own or Live in a House that has a High Definition Television?
Yes 45.2% 42
No 54.8% 51



8. If yes what is the native resolution of the display? (if you have more than one HD TV, please put the highest of resolution of the sets)
720p 31.8% 14
1080i 27.3% 12
1080p 38.6% 17
Don't Know 6.8% 3

answered question 44
skipped question 49



9. When starting a video/computer game, do you enjoy having an intro sequence to tell some of the story? Or do you prefer to get straight into the action?
I enjoy an intro to give me some background 79.6% 74
I prefer to get straight into the action 20.4% 19



10. If your previous answer was that you liked the Intro Video, Do you prefer to see in-game footage scripted into a sequence which is usually to show off the game engine's capablities, or do you prefer to see pre-rendered footage made especially for the subject keeping the story cutscenes and the gameplay seperate?
I prefer to see the capablities of the game engine in a scripted sequence. 59.5% 47
I prefer to see the beautifully rendered, specially made footage which keeps the two parts seperate. 40.5% 32

answered question 79
skipped question 14


Thankyou for your co-operation and help guys n gals Most appreciated. There may be another more detailed survey in time once i have analysed and properly collated all the results from this one.
Once again I cannot thank you enough for your time and for helping me out it won't be forgotten.

Thankyou very much.

Mark

Questionnaire

My Questionnaire is now online and Live
Please take the time to complete it for me. It is only 10 questions and won't take long
Cheers for reading and clicking!

Mark

Click here for the Survey

Image update

just a quick update to show some of the modelling work i've done so far nothing overly major just getting back into 3ds again meh heres an update...

3D Studio Max

Well after much mucking around and alot of downloading i now have a working version of 3DS Max 2008 at last
3ds 8 and 9 are both a no go.. which sucks.. but the new one seems nice just gotta get back into my modelling frame of mind in time to get things done
small update there
more to come soon i guess

Finance Post

Total Project Costings
I will update this post when necessary.

04/10/07-
Some WH40K models have been bought ready for concepts and ideas:
Space Marines Dreadnought - £25
Tau XV88 Broadside - £12
Imperial Guard Sentinal - £12

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Current Budget/Spending total to £52
(Last updated 04/10/07)

FMP update

After discussion with Gren the following issues have been raised:

1- What is the purpose of the project?
After thinking about it I feel some kind of Computer Game intro Cinematic would be an ideal target to aim for since these are usually in High Definition to be viewed on computer screens are usually of high quality 3d rendered artwork giving some insight or background to the game the player is about to begin.


2- What kind of time constraints am I looking at because of HD rendering?
This is something I need to investigate, to find out if there are any standard formulae for working out the amount of time that will need to be put into the project mostly for rendering the output sequence. Also how long the piece is going to be will have a large effect on this.

3- Costings, since certain software will be required will I be able to get hold of them the list of possible software and its availability so far is:
Cinema 4D (available at uni and home)
3D Studio Max (might be available at home)
RealFlow (unsure)
Brazil RS (unsure)
After Effects (available at uni and home)
Sound software (available at uni and home)
Final Cut (available at uni and home)

I will be researching and analyzing various game intro cinematic's which I feel are somewhere close to what I might like to achieve including:
Dawn of War
Supreme Commander
Total Annihilation
Crysis
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
Battlefield Series
Transformers: The Game
Ground Control
Ground Control 2
World in Conflict

I also need to come up with a background storyline for a game, and how that will be introduced to the audience by my cinematic.

Financial Update: I will be keeping a close track of costings of this project and keeping a note on my blog for future reference.
Some WH40K models have been bought ready for concepts and ideas:
Space Marines Dreadnought - £25
Tau XV88 Broadside - £12
Imperial Guard Sentinal - £12

This Brings current Budget total to £52

SubDzines is up and running
Just a placeholder but! its progress!