What do you think?....

About Office Hell Revision

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For those that have seen my one wallpaper called "Office Hell". It's over 2 years old now. Previously when I first created and posted it, I was going to make a version 2 that was better then the first one using people's comments to help. One of the main comments was about the background. While I was going through some of my old files, I came across a started revision of the project. I just want to know what you as a audience think about the new background that I did have ready 2years ago but never finished? The other fixes I still need to work on is the size ratio on some of the objects, add maybe a couple more objects, adjust the camera angle if need be, etc. I just want to know what your opinion is on what I started.

Thanks
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well after 10 hours with no reply I think you at least derserve one!..::laughs::

Personally, I dont care for the wallpaper, but, that has nothing to do with the quality of it, it has quite a bit of depth and is very obvious you spent some time on it. I just dont know if someone would want perhaps a "Mirror Image" of their personal "Office Reality" LoL!

My advice as to whether you should pursue refining it, I really cant say, there may be alot of people that really like it if it is offered with perhaps the right theme/WB/desktopX ..etc..etc..

Anyway, theres my "2bits" about it,
prolly not worth much but at least it is honest.

Take care,
Zero.
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I think that image should be used in a 3D desktop environment. That would be cool
Elemental: Reforged
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I think that image should be used in a 3D desktop environment. That would be cool



I agree with that. It would fit as one of the 'worlds' for something like 3dna.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I had to look up 3dna and I'm glad I did. Those look cool but Not sure how I would go about trying to make it into something like that.

I got decent amount of downloads off of the other one I did -> http://weaksid.wincustomize.com/viewskin.aspx?skinid=7269&libid=8&comments=1&SID=4536&UID=496325

But some people said about the background. So the only big change between the two was the background.(Wanted to know if this style of a background was better then the previous) I did work on it last night though and it looks diffrent from the preview a little. I have to make a adjustment and put a better floor under the office so it doen't look like things are floating. I also zoomed out so there was empty space on all 4 sides to put things. I have seen people design wallpapers that seem to be a grid for the other skins they do. Like if you have the wallpaper up, download the objectbar that goes with it, it actually blends in.

I guess this brings me to a idea that I could do. Fix up the wallpaper and release it with other things that would go with it. Like a theme/suite.
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
but Not sure how I would go about trying to make it into something like that.


Me either (i still can't skin anything.

But I looked in one once, it's basically just pics. It does use script I believe. They also have a community. I played with it for a while, but it seems to be more broadband oriented - the wall display for 24 sites takes way too long on dialup. Was fun to play with tho.

Maybe you could copy one, change the pics to yours (just the outside shots) - change the script to reference your pics and rename it - maybe 7th level loft - using the loft one as an example.

If you try it and it works, let me know - I'll want a copy so I can fire it up again.




Fix up the wallpaper and release it with other things that would go with it. Like a theme/suite.


That would be cool.
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That desk is just way too uncluttered to be realistic ...

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Snowman cant think - that requires a brain
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
That desk is just way too uncluttered to be realistic ...


So I should add alot more?

As soon as I make some more adjustments here, I'll post a updated image. First I have to do two projects for class tomorrow tonight (Yea, I know, last min).
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
So I should add alot more?


Just, y'know, what's on everyone's desk...
Papers (mountains of it),
5 day old half-empty coffee mugs,
Vital data on media in impossible formats eg WORM, 8" floppies, 100M ZIP disks etc,
Non working pens,
Outdated supplier catalogs
etc, etc.

At least that some of the stuff on my desk...

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And the extra set of speakers, CD's that didnt burn right, printer with leaking ink, trackball mouse that was 1337 when you got it but you cant stand to use it, and empty cd cases for the cd's that didnt burn.
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Don't forget all the cables:
KB, USB, Firewire, Suspect LAN cables that you're going to test one day...
Computer mags from 8 months ago,
Post-it notes galore,
Unopened envelopes (bills!)
#1 Child's pre-school, ceramic, pen-holder sculpture
Mouse mat from some now-defunct tech startup

Are you getting all this, Weaksid?

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Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yep,

They way it looks I'll have to design alot of these in 3D Studio Max or see if there are any free for use out on the net like I did with some of the items. I had to create most of the content but found some of the items that would of took me a while to do on the net.

I'm going to remove the coke can and put a coffee machine in the office to make it better.

Here in a little bit I'm going to write down the lists that people have made and see what I can come up with.

Thanks for the help, that's what I was looking for

I thought it wasn't going to take much to update it, but if I want to make it ALOT better, then I have alot of work ahead of me
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The 3rd party models look pretty good, and some of the others look fine, but other parts like the cubicle the background elements and maybe most important the textures and materials are killing it in quality contrast. And just in my opinion I don't find any draw to having a random office cubicle sitting in an old school level of doom, or wolfenstein.
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Have you ever worked in a cubical?

I just need to add several more items. I know the quality isn't the greatest with the background. If I could find a better terrian program that isn't very hard to use, then I could fix that.
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Been in a few, that one seems a lot bigger than the ones I've been stuck inside. But I've never seen any with glass+concrete+firepainting+big thick black borders+a roof+much higher than your shoulder. The size indefinetly looks more like a room than a cubicle to me, which genarlly doesn't accomodate much more than a desk. As well as, you never see just one cubicle so that seems a little odd to me, but I can see a point to just having one for this.
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hmm, Between all the comments that I'm getting now. I think it calls for a whole revamp to see what I can do with the idea still. It was one of my first big projects and it's two years old.



- Revamp of Office Hell
- Create a Firefox skin to go with it (Since I know how to make one)
- Maybe create a WB skin to go with it (First one)

Maybe I'll start with that and see where it goes.
Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top
...testing my patience...