toonman
03-22-2002, 02:58 AM
A friend told me that there were some people inquiring about Characteshop's status. I read a thread on this, but I was unable to find it, so I decided to start a new one on this. I hope it's not a problem. The thing is that my web space provider (it's right, the site was hosted at free2surf) decided to shut down without any notice. I'm currently securing a new hosting place for the site. As soon as the site has a new home, I'll let everyone know. I'll try to keep up the quality standards the site has had from the start, and that the content will be what you expect from it.
However, I'm in the middle of a crossroad here, so I thought that the best thing to do would be ask. As you know, the site's primary focus has been character rigging and animation for intermediate to advanced users. A few months ago, I announced that I'd try to, slowyl, cover other topics regarding techincal knowledge. This is still my intention. Unfortunately, the site's crash, and an unusual amount of work that has dumped on my lap recently, have prevented me from supporting the site as much as I'd like. It is still my goal to turn Charactershop into the best resource there is for Technical Directors, focusing on 3ds max primarily. This would mean dweling into topics such as scripting, lighting, shading, etc., all from a techincal POV. As much as I hate it, it'd also mean making the site grow at a slower pace, since I'm the only one developing it. I'd like to hear from you what do you think. Do you feel there is a need to cover all these techincal areas, or would you rather see the site stick to character development? I's like to hear what you think, since growing might mean a lot of changes beforehad, such as even changing the site's name (and I'm about to buy the domain name, to avoid more of these unfortunate events). I'm really eager to know what you think. Thanks a lot for your help, and hopefully, I'll see you at Charactershop's (or whatever it becomes now) new home... and yours. Cheers!
Sergio Muciņo.
However, I'm in the middle of a crossroad here, so I thought that the best thing to do would be ask. As you know, the site's primary focus has been character rigging and animation for intermediate to advanced users. A few months ago, I announced that I'd try to, slowyl, cover other topics regarding techincal knowledge. This is still my intention. Unfortunately, the site's crash, and an unusual amount of work that has dumped on my lap recently, have prevented me from supporting the site as much as I'd like. It is still my goal to turn Charactershop into the best resource there is for Technical Directors, focusing on 3ds max primarily. This would mean dweling into topics such as scripting, lighting, shading, etc., all from a techincal POV. As much as I hate it, it'd also mean making the site grow at a slower pace, since I'm the only one developing it. I'd like to hear from you what do you think. Do you feel there is a need to cover all these techincal areas, or would you rather see the site stick to character development? I's like to hear what you think, since growing might mean a lot of changes beforehad, such as even changing the site's name (and I'm about to buy the domain name, to avoid more of these unfortunate events). I'm really eager to know what you think. Thanks a lot for your help, and hopefully, I'll see you at Charactershop's (or whatever it becomes now) new home... and yours. Cheers!
Sergio Muciņo.