PlaneShift

Development => Development Deliberation => Topic started by: Under the moon on October 18, 2008, 06:52:58 pm

Title: PlaneShift Google Tech Talk!
Post by: Under the moon on October 18, 2008, 06:52:58 pm

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Come one, come all! Be the first on your block to see the PlaneShift Google Tech Talk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKSYJYV_RGs)!
Center ring, we have our esteemed ringmaster, Vengeance (Keith Fulton), who has tamed more than a lion's share of code with nothing more than a chair, a whip, and a USB keyboard! Listen to him as he guides you through the other rings of danger and intrigue!

Yes, look into the toothed maw of NPCClient!
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/240/456906146_bb06fe2b43.jpg)

Learn the unknown mystery of the alluring Proximity Lists!
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/Trapeze_Artists_in_Circus.jpg)

For a short time only, see the AMAZING Bearded Dwarf!
(http://www.planeshift.it/graphics/races/stoneb.gif)

See how it is all done under the tent of one, single Server!
(http://www.theplatelady.com/new-plates/clowns.jpg)

If that is not enough to have you panting and drooling already, go backstage to see how quests are really made!
(http://www.jeffsalzberg.com/photos/thenew/cratchit/cratchit0080.JPG)

So, grab your friends, kids, dogs, cats, and hamsters, and get online now to see the
PlaneShift Google Tech Talk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKSYJYV_RGs)!
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Slides from the PPT presentation video can be found here (http://www.planeshift.it/download/PlaneShift_Tech_Talk.pdf).

Title: Re: PlaneShift Google Tech Talk!
Post by: zorbels on October 18, 2008, 07:49:51 pm

Watching it right now. Thanks for posting moon!  :thumbup:

Title: Re: PlaneShift Google Tech Talk!
Post by: Colinb on October 18, 2008, 08:31:41 pm

Wow.... 59 Min long! Quite possibly the longest youtube video I ever watched..... But well worth it.

Title: Re: PlaneShift Google Tech Talk!
Post by: peeg on October 18, 2008, 08:44:51 pm

This is simply great!  \\o//
I thought Venge's missing in action .... thanks for preparing and presenting, I really enjoyed it! :)

Title: Re: PlaneShift Google Tech Talk!
Post by: ThomPhoenix on October 18, 2008, 08:44:56 pm

Really cool! Great to see Keith and Andrew :D

Title: Re: PlaneShift Google Tech Talk!
Post by: zorbels on October 18, 2008, 10:29:07 pm

Quote from: ThomPhoenix

Really cool! Great to see Keith and Andrew :D

I second that!

I learned a great deal from Keith's youtube broadcast! This would be a great link to post in those "WTF is taking so long?" or "Why isn't this implimented?" or "This game is so frustrating!" threads. Perhaps it will help those new to the game understand the time, resources and work that goes into this game with the little staff PlaneShift has. Nice work Keith and Andrew! My thanks again to UTM for posting, otherwise I might never have seen this youtube broadcast. :)

Title: Re: PlaneShift Google Tech Talk!
Post by: Shaman on October 18, 2008, 11:37:17 pm

It seems like this might be a way to pull in more volunteers. I wish the video (at the beginning, around minute 10, I haven't watched the whole thing yet) had explained what the game really was a bit more. It seemed to be based off of someone's imagination instead of what the real "problem" or "evil force" was.

Title: Re: PlaneShift Google Tech Talk!
Post by: Vengeance on October 19, 2008, 12:36:51 am

Thanks guys for the feedback.  And thanks to Khaki for inviting me to Google.  I had a ball, dude!

Title: Re: PlaneShift Google Tech Talk!
Post by: Caarrie on October 19, 2008, 01:02:06 am

Quote from: Vengeance on October 19, 2008, 12:36:51 am

Thanks guys for the feedback.  And thanks to Khaki for inviting me to Google.  I had a ball, dude!

Nice to see that you are still around, now only if we could get you back into fixing bugs ;)

Title: Re: PlaneShift Google Tech Talk!
Post by: Xordan on October 19, 2008, 01:21:52 am

Very nice talk, I enjoyed watching it. :) Shame that they only give you an hour though.

Title: Re: PlaneShift Google Tech Talk!
Post by: zorbels on October 19, 2008, 01:22:35 am

Quote from: Caarrie

Quote from: Vengeance

Thanks guys for the feedback.  And thanks to Khaki for inviting me to Google.  I had a ball, dude!

Nice to see that you are still around, now only if we could get you back into fixing bugs ;)

Oh Noes! You've been spotted Vengeance. Quick run that way while I show Caarrie a shiny and distract her from sentencing you to no life and the only fun you can have is finding joy in finally fixing some stubborn old bugs!
/me dangles a shiney in front of Caarrie's face :P

Title: Re: PlaneShift Google Tech Talk!
Post by: verden on October 19, 2008, 02:18:13 am

From a top-down level, that was a really interesting discussion of the structure of the server(s) and the project.

Title: Re: PlaneShift Google Tech Talk!
Post by: Tontow on October 19, 2008, 04:37:34 am

I watched some of it, but am haveing trouble waching the rest. (56k dileup)

Could someone direct me to a download link or zip?

Title: Re: PlaneShift Google Tech Talk!
Post by: Rizin on October 19, 2008, 11:36:42 am

This is so great!  \\o// Excellent presentation!

I say....sticky!!

Title: Re: PlaneShift Google Tech Talk!
Post by: Vengeance on October 25, 2008, 11:28:07 pm

Unstickied so more people would notice this thread.  We can re-sticky it in a week or two...

Title: Re: PlaneShift Google Tech Talk!
Post by: Xillix Queen of Fools on October 27, 2008, 05:45:32 pm

Cheers mate,

I think this will be quite informative for many folks in various fields as well as curious fans.

I wonder when they let me have my talk on the death of roleplay, literacy, and attention . . .

(this is all a cleverly disguised thread bump)

Title: Re: PlaneShift Google Tech Talk!
Post by: zanzibar on October 27, 2008, 06:10:12 pm

I liked it.  Even though I know nothing about code, I learned quite a few things about the game's development.  And to boot, I now have a face to attach to Vengeance.

Title: Re: PlaneShift Google Tech Talk!
Post by: Mythryndel on October 27, 2008, 07:04:24 pm

I was wondering where I could get some of the slides for this presentation. I want to watch it again and pick up on the finer points, but it had a LOT of good information in it.

Title: Re: PlaneShift Google Tech Talk!
Post by: Under the moon on October 28, 2008, 12:02:45 am

Slides can be found here: http://www.planeshift.it/download/PlaneShift_Tech_Talk.pdf

Enjoy.

Title: Keith Fulton Techtalk at Google
Post by: Yukioshonara on November 03, 2008, 11:37:26 pm

You can also find an informal link to the talk given at Google here:
http://195.95.175.25/



[Note: This link said Access Denied for me when I tried it just now.  -Venge]

Title: Re: PlaneShift Google Tech Talk!
Post by: Under the moon on November 04, 2008, 05:33:37 am

/me slides into the forum and bumps into a random thread.

Title: Re: Keith Fulton Techtalk at Google
Post by: Under the moon on November 04, 2008, 05:34:52 am

Link it in the other thread, please.

Title: Re: PlaneShift Google Tech Talk!
Post by: neko kyouran on November 04, 2008, 05:35:38 am

merged :P

Title: Re: PlaneShift Google Tech Talk!
Post by: Kaityra on January 03, 2009, 03:16:58 pm

I just had the chance recently to watch this tech talk and I must say, that it was very very interesting. Thanks for sharing and a big thanks to Keith for doing it.  :-*

Title: Re: PlaneShift Google Tech Talk!
Post by: Cherppow on January 18, 2009, 04:14:24 pm

Greetings,

I also just watched this yesterday, very nice. Thanks for the time and effort Vengeance (and people behind the scenes)! I was impressed by the need/hate system used to control npcs. Simple and effective, yet quite realistic if you think about it. And events affecting these values are only limited by imagination. I couldn't help but think ulbernauts getting some this.hate++ when spotting a traveller with ulbernaut hide on his shoulders. That's in the future of course, but I'm positively surprised how you've taken these things in consideration from the beginning. And now I finally understand the "super" in npc superclient. :)

Again, good work, and thanks UtM for posting.

Best wishes,
 - Cherppow

Title: Re: PlaneShift Google Tech Talk!
Post by: Vengeance on February 21, 2009, 03:19:32 am

Great comment Cherppow!  :-)  It really appears you did get a lot out of it.  I love the idea of Ulbernauts hating players more who are wearing Ulber hides.  A very PS-ish idea imho.  :-)  Thanks for watching.