Scratch

throughthefire wrote:

You Didn"t Put My Name In The Credits!

sorry, what did you do again?

greenflash wrote:

iamrpk wrote:

throughthefire wrote:

You Didn"t Put My Name In The Credits!

sorry, what did you do again?

I did, on the second issue, don't worry.

Are we working on the thrid issue, we should because then andresmh might make us a section!

I have an article!

What Happened to the Front Page?

Recently, the front page, in particular the Top Veiwed Lately section has been crowded with __________ found the _________ doll projects! Strangely enough, there has been no sight of it in top remixed. But maybe that's a good thing.

These simple doll projects have sparked an outrage among the scratch community, a bit like an aftershock after the large protests a few weeks ago. But the creator, nikkiperson2 is defending herself. And I don't blame her, it's not her fault people decided to remix.

But the reaction is varied. Here are the reactions, taken from the forum topic OMG top viewed is filled with ____ found the ___ doll projects!, by Link:

cheddargirl: I don't hate remixes, but this one seems to be getting out of hand. It would be nice to see something else there beside a '_ found the _ doll' project.

littletonkslover: Yeah there pretty much all the same but oh well they're not bad. It's really not their fault. They are simply having some fun and the project got viewed a lot.

nikkiperson2: I didn't mean for it to get out of hand like that, everyone just kind of started remixing it ;_; I should probably draw the line, and tell people to stop remixing it. there's almost 100 already, last time I checked it was up to 91. I just put in the description that I want people to stop, but I think it's too late for that. People are remixing remixes, and therefore won't get the messege. And I don't want people to stop remixing ALL of my projects FOR GOOD, I just don't want it to go so...overboard.

The-Whiz: Wow... I can't believe it...

Nice!

lol, I have 3 rpgs in that article XD

why dont we interview keikij on rpg making.

iamrpk wrote:

njf wrote:

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!
1 greenflash still didnt put my name in the credits under fusionfall review.
2 are we going to use the blogger as our website now?

1. I will.
2. No.

What are we using my blogger for then?

njf wrote:

why dont we interview keikij on rpg making.

good idea! do ou ant to interveiw or shall I?

greenflash wrote:

njf wrote:

why dont we interview keikij on rpg making.

good idea! do ou ant to interveiw or shall I?

im not good at interviews you can. but since i made the idea can you encorporate me somehow like in the credits write interview by njf and greenflash.

iamrpk wrote:

gettysburg11 wrote:

How's that?

Well:

1. Those comments are very hurtful.

2. I don't think technoman would like that on the Scratcher Newspaper for everyone to see. The difference with the article in the first issue and this is the first article was a little...umm...nicer?

3. You wrote one of those comments.

4. You used previous flame wars as an example for this.

So I'm sorry, but I cannot post it.

I agree...

I am rather angry at technoman, but I don't think it is really his fault.

A. There wasn't very much interest near the end.
B. I don't think it would have worked anyway - Judges forget they're judges, etc.

iamrpk wrote:

gettysburg11 wrote:

How's that?

Well:

1. Those comments are very hurtful.

2. I don't think technoman would like that on the Scratcher Newspaper for everyone to see. The difference with the article in the first issue and this is the first article was a little...umm...nicer?

3. You wrote one of those comments.

4. You used previous flame wars as an example for this.

So I'm sorry, but I cannot post it.

1. Sorry, I'm very critical about a lot of things.
2. Agreed
3. There were only the two comments I had in when I posted.
4. Yes, that was going too far.

I'll see what else I can do.

greenflash wrote:

iamrpk wrote:

throughthefire wrote:

You Didn"t Put My Name In The Credits!

sorry, what did you do again?

I did, on the second issue, don't worry.

Are we working on the thrid issue, we should because then andresmh might make us a section!

I have an article!

What Happened to the Front Page?

Recently, the front page, in particular the Top Veiwed Lately section has been crowded with __________ found the _________ doll projects! Strangely enough, there has been no sight of it in top remixed. But maybe that's a good thing.

These simple doll projects have sparked an outrage among the scratch community, a bit like an aftershock after the large protests a few weeks ago. But the creator, nikkiperson2 is defending herself. And I don't blame her, it's not her fault people decided to remix.

But the reaction is varied. Here are the reactions, taken from the forum topic OMG top viewed is filled with ____ found the ___ doll projects!, by Link:

cheddargirl: I don't hate remixes, but this one seems to be getting out of hand. It would be nice to see something else there beside a '_ found the _ doll' project.

littletonkslover: Yeah there pretty much all the same but oh well they're not bad. It's really not their fault. They are simply having some fun and the project got viewed a lot.

nikkiperson2: I didn't mean for it to get out of hand like that, everyone just kind of started remixing it ;_; I should probably draw the line, and tell people to stop remixing it. there's almost 100 already, last time I checked it was up to 91. I just put in the description that I want people to stop, but I think it's too late for that. People are remixing remixes, and therefore won't get the messege. And I don't want people to stop remixing ALL of my projects FOR GOOD, I just don't want it to go so...overboard.

The-Whiz: Wow... I can't believe it...

nice. Also, I know I've asked a thousand times- are you going to put in my interview with Andresmh? I could uproot it if you wanted me to. Also- the only reason it WASNT top remixed was because it was over a week and a half old ^^ thank god for that.

The End of the Scratch Olympics

On the day of the judging of the Scratch Olympics, word is out that the competition is cancelled. This was found out three days ago, when technoman deleted the gallery to add the projects to be entered to, and didn't really talk much on the stickied thread for the competition. This was most likely a move to save himself and his judges the embarrasment of judging only a few projects from a few teams. I personally think it was more embarrasing to cancel the competition, but what can I do about it?

There is also supposedly a Winter Olympics that will be coming up, and that there'll only be a week to make the projects so people don't forget and lose interest. I do hope that that competition does better, and every Scratcher who enters can show what they're made of.

Better? (Not in a rude tone)

Last edited by gettysburg11 (2009-09-01 19:59:09)

nikkiperson2 wrote:

Nikkiperson's Interview with Andresmh:

Nikki:What inspired you and the other creators of scratch to make a programming language?
Andresmh: Scratch is inspired by many years of working on technologies for kids and novices. Some inspirations were Logo, E-Toys, our work with LEGO in the creation of Mindstorms and other projects like that. Our group thought that it was time to create a new programming environment that was more connected to kid's current interests, so media manipulation was key (images, sounds, etc). Later we introduce the social component (the website).
N:Who created the Scratch Cat?
A:We had a cat as the mascot from the very beginning, but it was not the same as the one we had now, it was drawn from above actually. We decided we wanted a new mascot so we asked some artists to draw different options, Gobo was a strong contender. There were also other cats. I really liked the current one because it looked like it came from a Japanese videogame, which I thought people would like.
N:Did you think that this many people would use it?
A:I wasn't sure. I was hoping a lot of people would use Scratch but I don't think I imagined it would be that many people, it came as a surprise, especially at the beginning when we got a lot of attention from the media.
N:What are ‘scratch boards’ and what they do?
A:A Scratch Board is a device with sensors that connects to the USB of a computer. People can use the values of the sensors using the blocks in the sensor category. It comes with sensors for: light, sound, resistance, a button and a slider. People can create their own remote controls using this. It's really cool! My friend Amon is writing his thesis on this topic because he helped create the Scratch Board.
N: Scratch just recently reached half a million projects. How long do you think it will be before the one millionth project?
A:I think it might take 8 months... I don't know, we'll see 

here's my interview with Andresmh, re-posted.