| This is the HornbostelProductions.com Blog.
It is a minimalist blog by Matthew Hornbostel in which production updates will be posted
periodically. Updates are displayed below, with the newest ones at the top. Setting realistic expectations: In general, the content on the Triumphant Artists web network is updated with one new project posted once every month or so - that's not a rule, of course, merely an average; sometimes as many as three or four updates are made in a month, sometimes none. Whenever anything is updated or released it'll be listed here, so it's well worth bookmarking this page and coming back to it every now and then, so you can locate the newest stuff on our network easily. |
| July 27, 2010 | Miniature Multiverse world "Pryme" released!
Check it out!
Also, lots of progress on His Place Child Care: http://www.hisplacechildcarecenter.org |
| July 14, 2010 | I've put up a preview of future project "Miniature Multiverse" on
TriumphantArtists.com,
and am working on a project for His Place Child Care, as well as my
portfolio at
http://www.hornbostelportfolio.com, and "Isola: Prologue". Plus, I have to get a wedding video done for my sister. So that basically means I'm overloaded with a *ton* of projects at this point. |
| July 1st, 2010 | Troop 4 TV, the short version of the episodes, is going to be online within 24 hours, on the video directory. The first episode is being uploaded as I write this. Check out our new Blip.TV video directory at this link. The long version is doubtful whether it'll ever be released, because of an external hard drive failure. That HD failure may well be fixable, but that fix will only happen if I can earn enough money to pay for the repairs through sales of "Isola: Prologue" or through other means, freelance work, etc. |
| May 11, 2010 | More screenshots posted for
Isola: Prologue. More work on the portfolio and
Troop 4
TV. Also, just tapped a niche market - T-gauge scale modelers! Yep, I made some model buildings on Shapeways Took about 3 or 4 hours to do, we'll see if they sell well - there are thousands of T-gauge modelers out there who might be interested in this item. |
| May 4, 2010 | Major updates begin today! First, check out RedeemerDocumentary.com for a first posted video clip, of the Redeemer Easter service. Then, check out IsolaIPhone.com for stunning news about the release schedule of the MULTIPLE planned "Isola" app releases, and a brand-new screenshot! Also: Links fixed on Triumphant Artists Games page for "Sehv T'dehvokan" and "Riven: The Seventh Isle"! Plus more coming - watch for a new Troop 4 TV trailer in the Video Directory - by midnight tonight! And, making things more awesome than before, Stock Pack #2 has been both expanded, and reduced in price. Check it out on the Resources Page! Even more updates will be posted tomorrow... |
| April 26, 2010 | I'm *very* close to having some new "Troop 4 TV" and "Redeemer
MiniDocumentary" content posted. I'm also about to update Stock Pack #2 with a ton of new miniature effects clips, and it'll still be $1.95 - so it'll be a ridiculously good value for indie video artists. Things are moving slowly now but I have a big break up ahead, starting May 3rd; after May 3rd you should expect a ton of web updates at a rapid pace. Seriously, though, I have a ton of great ideas for games and videos I want to make - if only I had the budget to make them - I'm hoping that my iPhone game Isola will be the key to the success of this network. I intend to have a demo of that game up within a month and the full game released by the end of summer. Plans for releases during Summer 2010 include "Isola", "Traveler's Enigma", the middle third of "Duel 2030", and the first third of "Zombie Demon Nazis From Uranus" - as well as extension of the "D'ni Temple" level, and release of Albert Rivera's Troop 4 video game - and release of all 3 episodes of "Troop 4 TV: Season One". |
| April 15, 2010 | I'm focused on a Law course I'm struggling in lately, so
things are going slowly. On the bright side,
HornbostelMedia.com is back
up and running! Progress has been made on the following projects: Isola: 63% done, rapid progress. Demo due soon. Troop 4 TV: 67% done, rapid progress. First episode will be released soon. Redeemer MiniDocumentary: 62% done, in progress. Check RedeemerDocumentary.com |
| Mar. 30, 2010 | Troop 4 TV
Trailer
is up and has been for a few days, and it's been viewed by more
than 80 people so far. As a side note, my class projects are taking up most of my time lately - I recently assembled one of the miniature sets for "Troop 4 TV" - the campsite miniature - and it looks amazing. |
| Mar. 07, 2010 | Still studying for a major test. Would like to note that the
second pack of textures on Triumphant Artists is now a freebie; you
don't have to pay for it. Free Texture Pack 2 <-- It's on the Resources page. It used to be bundled with the Stock Footage Pack #2 but I think that item is able to stand on its own well enough without the textures at this point. |
| Mar. 05, 2010 | Finally got this domain up and running. It'll be a great place to check what I'm working on at any given time and what the status of my projects is - and what will likely be released and when. Suffice it to say that I have classes right now and I'm job hunting - so that stuff comes first. Expect to see major updates related to "Troop 4 TV" and the site HornbostelPortfolio.com - and a few rereleases of old videos - between now and May 2010. As for current status on projects, it's something like this: Isola: 57% done, rapid progress Traveler's Enigma: 95% done, temporarily on hold Duel 2030: 60% done, temporarily on hold Ambassador: 45% done, definitely on hold D'ni Temple: 30% done, in progress Troop 4 TV: 40% done, rapid progress Zombie Demon Nazis From Uranus: 65% done, in progress Miniature Minigolf: 15% done, on hold Microcosm: 20% done, on hold Redeemer MiniDocumentary: 55% done, in progress That pretty much sums up where those projects are. I can't do everything at once so some of these will have to wait until May to move forward. The projects we'll see progress on are the ones that seem urgent to me; Isola will be a great cross-platform game demo, the D'ni Temple is my realtime 3d level design demo, and Troop 4 TV is a class project and must be done by May. Those three, and the portfolio, are urgent. |
| Mar. 01, 2010 | Using some impressive technologies to "grow" virtual foliage in Isola, and the geometry of that world is now in excess of 45 million polygons... |
| Feb. 18, 2010 | Today I am simulating a large volume of rain in Realflow - about 8
gallons of virtual water being sprayed onto a flat surface. The
resulting video content will be used in "Troop 4 TV". I also began development on this website, and created graphics for distant islands surrounding my central 3d island, in "Isola". |