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 Tea Queen Laura   Administrator  |
The latest news of the Creatures 1 background models being put up for auction has prompted Steve Grand, the 'Digital God' himself, to send our community this message: Hi Laurence, hi everybody! Wow! I'd have bought them years ago if I'd been given the opportunity (come to that, I'd have bought the rights to Creatures if they hadn't been sold to Gameware behind closed doors). But unfortunately I live the wrong side of the Atlantic now, too, and there's no space in my apartment. Also, it would grieve me to give as much as a cent to Gameware, even to save those. I do still own the hot air balloon that nobody let me include in Creatures 1 (it was my favourite thing, too!), and one of the tiny clay models I made to show CL how we could make the backdrop (I think Gameware may have the other), but just lately I've had to let go of quite a bit of my past - I don't even have Lucy, my robot, any more (long story) - so 12 feet of display case would be too much nostalgia to hang on to! While I have you all here, though, you might be interested to know that I've recently started work on a new Creatures-like simulation. It's getting on for 20 years since I started C1, so I figure it's about time I made use of everything I've learned since then! Nobody else seems to have filled the gap. Maybe your kids will be interested?!? You can follow progress on my blog if you like: http://stevegrand.wordpress.com. Thanks for the info, Laurence. Always nice to know you guys are still flying the flag! - Steve These were just the highlights, but this idea of a new "Creatures-like simulation" does sound interesting! |
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 scoota94 |
That does sound good *bookmarks blog Edit: This is awesome, this could well turn out to be the most advanced AI on the planet! Don't be worried about who is right, Just follow you heart... |
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 Officer-1BDI |
That's quite a find, Laura! Thank you for sharing. And it offers some very interesting insight, too; not all of it encouraging (what's up with his relationship with GW?) but some of it very exciting. I'm *definitely* interested in that new program he mentioned, and I've already bookmarked his blog. You have to be honest with yourself when you are writing. If that leads to somewhere unexpected then perhaps you really needed to go there. -- Jim Adkins |
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 Data |
That got my interest! Back again! Beware! |
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Tea Queen Laura Administrator |
Officer-1BDI wrote:  TreeSprite first alerted me to the message, just passing it on!I too was surprised to read about his feelings towards GW, and now I can't help but wonder what things would be like if Steve had bought the rights to Creatures instead. But the mention of this new "Creatures-like simulation" certainly makes me feel like there's something exciting on the horizon! I've also added the blog to the Links page for safekeeping. |
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 Jessica |
That's very exciting to hear from Steve Grand! I found his blog a few weeks ago and forgot to bookmark it, so thanks for posting the link! His next simulation sounds exciting: I consider him to be the heart and soul behind Creatures, and I think things would have panned out very differently had he gotten the rights to the game. C'est la vie! I hope he still looks back at the game fondly and sees that his work and vision continue to live on through the community. I find it funny that he mentioned how our kids would be the interested ones in his Creatures-like simulation. I could be in my 80s and I'd still be interested in anything related to Creatures! Ha ha! |
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 GreenReaper |
Just remember, Steve wanted norns to look like awkward chicken things. Sometimes marketing knows best! ;-) The history of Creatures is a long and complicated topic. Even in bullet points, the rise and fall of CL takes up a page. Those wondering about Steve's relationship towards what's now GW should read the end of this page for insight. (You should have a look at the links, too!) I think he has rightly moved on from what he was doing back in the 1990s, and I hope he can achieve something equally fantastic this decade. GreenReaper - GreenReaper Studios Former Benevolent Dictator of the Creatures Wiki Founder and Custodian of WikiFur Editor-in-chief of Flayrah Maintainer of the Yerf Historical Archive |
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Officer-1BDI |
Those wondering about Steve's relationship towards what's now GW should read the end of this page for insight. (You should have a look at the links, too!) I'm actually quite familiar with that page. For some reason I didn't immediately make the connection the other day that the bad blood between him and GW was probably because so many of the GW employees used to work for CL (duh *facepalm*)  And I liked the awkward chicken things. :c You have to be honest with yourself when you are writing. If that leads to somewhere unexpected then perhaps you really needed to go there. -- Jim Adkins |
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 Prodigal Sock Ghosthande |
I don't know about the awkward chicken things. Are there any sketches about?  |
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Officer-1BDI |
There's this cardboard cutout that I pulled from someone's web site (Grand's?) ages ago, so I unfortunately don't have the source link:  It kind of reminds me of a muppet. =P You have to be honest with yourself when you are writing. If that leads to somewhere unexpected then perhaps you really needed to go there. -- Jim Adkins |
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Prodigal Sock Ghosthande |
Oh that one! Hah. Reminds me of something Dr. Seuss would draw. Or a duck. I think it's the tail. |
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 Arnout |
A new simulation? thats just awsome! I don't know what i should say.... |
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 Small Birb Pann |
Wow, I come back after a week or so absence and see this news! That's awesome! I look forward to whatever he will be working on next!  Small bird who lives here sometimes, and wanders other times. Got Creatures related content to share? Submit to Heck Yeah, Creatures! Icon by gettehld on twitter! |
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 ratkinzluver33 |
Go Team Steve! I wonder what he's making.~Soso <3 |
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 Jacob |
"Also, it would grieve me to give as much as a cent to Gameware, even to save those." heh Not really active around these parts anymore. |
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scoota94 |
^ This sounds like some form of controversy Don't be worried about who is right, Just follow you heart... |
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 EmergencyTowel |
Great patrick stewart! Steve didnt forget about us that whole time! In my nerd cave, nobody can hear you scream. Feed my pets: Shroomy and Glow! |
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