Hobbies... Everyone Needs One! So What's Your Favorite?

Nihil said:
And deliver presents, Odin?
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a bit further east

of the Oirat horde

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no presents

just presence
 

Nihil said:
Here's a 10 min mix of some dance music I composed about 10 years ago. I love to dance.

https://www.mixcloud.com/gentledissident/andys-club-house/

I wrote the music and did not use premade loops. I used freeware virtual synthesizers and effects. I even used a free editing program. A program like that is refereed to as a "host", because it hosts VST, virtual studio technology. Technically, my computer is the host. The program itself is a DAW, digital audio workstaion. Most of the voice samples came from a CD ROM I found in a bin for $1.
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While it’s not my everyday style of music, you certainly have a talent for this.
Have you ever approached film makers? I could easily imagine your work in a good movie.
 
Keesha said:
While it’s not my everyday style of music, you certainly have a talent for this.
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Thank you. What style would you like to hear?

Keesha said:
Have you ever approached film makers? I could easily imagine your work in a good movie.
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I'm not interested in that. I did help with special FX and mic placement on a straight to video film in college.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098014/

I used to be employed as a computer artist. I know how to use the free Blender and Unreal. I wouldn't mind bringing to screen an adventure game I have in my head. However, it gets boring and tedious working on big projects alone.

I'm a fan of interior design. A few days ago, I bought Home Design 3D on sale for $2.50. I can import textures and build the few objects the program is missing from primitives. I built a house, so I could decorate it.

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Here are some experiments I did to get me up to speed in Blender and Unreal. I gave the computer that could handle intensive graphics modeling to my daughter. These happened to be on my low res phone. I'd have to go through a bit to recover the high res pics.

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I built the objects and designed the textures. The shag carpet is a texture utilizing a method called "parallax occlusion mapping". That makes it low cost, despite it appearing to be 3D.

Here's the photo I modeled Blinkey after. Yes, mine blinks.

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Your interiors and furniture is like playing The Sims, which we were hooked on for several years, way back. I used a cheat code to get simoleans to buy more house decor!
 
RadishRose said:
Your interiors and furniture is like playing The Sims, which we were hooked on for several years, way back. I used a cheat code to get simoleans to buy more house decor!
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I never played that. On the computer, I mostly play real world games against AI, because I don't have friends in the real world. I have an N64 with an expansion and the best games. I have an Atari Flashback 2, which is an actual re-creation of the 2600 and not an emulator. I have Jakks Pacific Atari Paddle. I also have an Intellivision Flashback, the 2 original Jakks Pacific Namco Arcades, a TV Game Space Invaders, and an Odyssey 2 with 8 great games.

Back in the day, I played a ton of pinball. I have a few emulations.
 
Beautiful posts in this thread. Thankyou.
It's been music commitments that take up most of our time. We got away camping/ kayaking for a few days at a time over past years but after hubbies double pneumonia, and now 5 fractured ribs since Christmas, that has been on hold.
I've just discovered 5D Diamond work in the last week and look forward to completing a few projects, first one nearly done and more coming in the post soon.
 
I’ve never played any computer games but my husband had x box for a few years he enjoyed.
Ive had Band in a Box for years and also had some gardening software and interior design software that I never figured out how to use. Learning computer skills wasn’t a top priority but I wish I learned more than I did.
Id like to get a Apple Mac Laptop and then Band in the Box.


Five fractured ribs. Poor man. My husband fractured a few the summer before last. He slipped on our back deck. I’ve never heard him yelp out in pain like that before. I hope he heals up well. Good luck in your 5D diamond work.

Nihil; your creativity is off the charts.
Cool stuff.
 
I've designed a lot of paper airplanes. They just get crumpled up in boxes. Here's a glider in pretty good shape.

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This guy inspires me to do something with my work.

 
Yes he’s a pretty talented man. He does sometimes sell the odd one and he’s done a duck. Let me find it.
 

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