An Introduction, and imploration...
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:51 am
Hey, I'm k. I'm 18, into the geekalicious, and a relative Lovecraft virgin
Here's a little unneccisary background blabber describing what has led up to this point.. skip ahead if you're not interested, the-arrived-at-my-point-parts are bolded.
Seven years ago, I was attached to a modification called Thor's Hammer, for the game Rune. A game of viking whupass.
Another member of this mod I was in fairly regular contact with went by the name of Grimnir. He was an independent film-maker veritably obsessed with Lovecraft. He was what first sparked the interest within my then 12 year old mind to pursue Lovecraft's work. (Something I am only begining to begin.)
During the time I was attached to that mod, I was playing around and created an interesting concept test. The important thing to know is that you could swim to the bottom of water and run about and fight and whatnot and then jump back up and swim around again. I spent a long time with this idea at the back of my mind, unsure how to implement it as gracefully as I would like, and missing an interesting theme to couple it with. The obvious was standard Atlanteanesque underwater ruins, blah blah blah, overused. Since my correspondence with Grimnir, interest in Lovecraft has danced around just inside the shadows, with regard to my horizons. Recently, I came upon an anthology of Neil Gaimans short stories, two of which take place in Innsmouth of Lovecraftian fame. Suddenly it all clicked together, and I decided I was going to create a deathmatch level using the gameplay dynamic I tripped over however long ago, that was steeped in Lovecraftian goodness.
Which brings me to my point:
I wish to absolutely immerse myself in the imagery of the submarinal realm of the deep ones, the temples, and all of the goodness that goes with it.
I have a particular compilation of Lovecrafts work in mind that I am going to snatch up as soon as I can, and I have been doing research tonight, however an impatient girlfriend is lurking about waiting for my computer so she can play Morrowind, and I fear the Robert E. Howard she is reading will inspire her, and I'll need to keep my eye out for axes and broadswords. heh.
Thus, I ask anyone who cares to share any pictures, descriptions, personal interpretations, or whatever else, to do so, as it will be immensely usefull.
As I go along, I'll post stuff in the Inspired section if people show much of any interest.
Hopefully, I was reasonably coherent up there.
Here's a little unneccisary background blabber describing what has led up to this point.. skip ahead if you're not interested, the-arrived-at-my-point-parts are bolded.
Seven years ago, I was attached to a modification called Thor's Hammer, for the game Rune. A game of viking whupass.
Another member of this mod I was in fairly regular contact with went by the name of Grimnir. He was an independent film-maker veritably obsessed with Lovecraft. He was what first sparked the interest within my then 12 year old mind to pursue Lovecraft's work. (Something I am only begining to begin.)
During the time I was attached to that mod, I was playing around and created an interesting concept test. The important thing to know is that you could swim to the bottom of water and run about and fight and whatnot and then jump back up and swim around again. I spent a long time with this idea at the back of my mind, unsure how to implement it as gracefully as I would like, and missing an interesting theme to couple it with. The obvious was standard Atlanteanesque underwater ruins, blah blah blah, overused. Since my correspondence with Grimnir, interest in Lovecraft has danced around just inside the shadows, with regard to my horizons. Recently, I came upon an anthology of Neil Gaimans short stories, two of which take place in Innsmouth of Lovecraftian fame. Suddenly it all clicked together, and I decided I was going to create a deathmatch level using the gameplay dynamic I tripped over however long ago, that was steeped in Lovecraftian goodness.
Which brings me to my point:
I wish to absolutely immerse myself in the imagery of the submarinal realm of the deep ones, the temples, and all of the goodness that goes with it.
I have a particular compilation of Lovecrafts work in mind that I am going to snatch up as soon as I can, and I have been doing research tonight, however an impatient girlfriend is lurking about waiting for my computer so she can play Morrowind, and I fear the Robert E. Howard she is reading will inspire her, and I'll need to keep my eye out for axes and broadswords. heh.
Thus, I ask anyone who cares to share any pictures, descriptions, personal interpretations, or whatever else, to do so, as it will be immensely usefull.
As I go along, I'll post stuff in the Inspired section if people show much of any interest.
Hopefully, I was reasonably coherent up there.
