TS Lightner

--Threshold Bumper--

4 hours ago, Fluttershutter said:

Do you have a link to that? I'm highly skeptical. 

I made a small mistake with that original statement a couple of years ago.  While yes, Valve is looking to interface directly with the brain (just search "Valve BCI"), it would start with simply interfacing for the purposes of bypassing physical controllers.  That is the part that's "closer than we realize".  For actual neuro blocking and replacement, that's probably still a ways out (assuming that first-gen BCI won't actually be "disabling" your IRL hands).

That said I should probably reword the initial post slightly. (Though the site is apparently breaking every time I try to save the edit.)

@Kitana762

I'd definitely be interested in storyboard examples as well.

As for where to link/send everything, the email listed in the topic post (friendshipisnotmagicfanproject@gmail.com) would be the best place.

-TS Lightner

On 11/7/2020 at 10:55 PM, Kitana762 said:

Heya, is that project still a thing?

I couldn't find any information regarding if it's still running or has been cancelled and the last activity I could find is about a year old by now.

If it is indeed still happening I would like to offer my assistance for it. I can do show-accurate animations as well as creating props and backgrounds in Flash/Animate...and while I still need to gather a lot of practical experience in the field of animation I am professionally trained in the field of digital arts and animation and am eager to contribute to a project just like this one.

Oh Luna, this is a bit of mess.  (This is OP by the way, just finally got around to changing my pfp and username to match my FimFiction and Derpibooru accounts.)

The short of it is yes, this project is still alive.

The long of it is I stopped actively worrying about the threads and Casting Call page until I was actually ready to move forward with production.  The reason for that is because the pilot has been in development hell for over a year now.  After I finished the script, I was on the hunt for someone to look over the script and give me pointers on where the writing could be improved.  I finally found someone, but in our conversations I got the impression that almost the entire thing needed a rewrite.  As a result, I've spent around nine months trying to figure out how to rewrite it, only to feel like everything written was just filler.  Now recently, while in a conversation with the person I had look over it originally, it was brought to my attention that there was far less wrong with it than I initially realized.  Upon this realization, it was clear that there was only about two scenes and the start of act three that needed reworking, not the entire episode.

With all that said and done, the revision should be done by the end of the year, at which point this thing can finally move onto the storyboarding phase (although I might have to do that all myself, as I haven't yet found a second storyboard artist).

As for your offer of assistance, if you have any sample animation footage you can provide, I'd definitely like to take a look at it.

So all-in-all, this project is still alive; it was just in hibernate for awhile.  Aside from that, I'm always looking for potential crew members.

Hope this answers your questions!
-TS Lightner

No wish?

That's it, no more wishes!  Pack up boys, we're goin' home!



I wish the game didn't just end.

Granted, but every skill you learn is an utterly useless skill.

I wish Season 9 didn't exist.

Granted, but you can only drive it 1 meter.

I wish Fabric Mod Loader and Forge Mod Loader were compatible with each-other.

1 minute ago, Derpy Pon-3 said:

granted, but you can no longer afford pony plushies

(Joke's on you, I don't have the budget for them in the first place!)

 

2 minutes ago, Derpy Pon-3 said:

I wish PewDiePie was a brony

Granted, but now the fandom is flooded with 9-12 year olds.

I wish I could trade places with one of the M6 or CMC for anywhere from a day to a whole month.

Granted, but you are forced to live the rest of your life out as Rarity.

I wish work didn't take so much time out of life.

Granted, but everything you want is out of stock, FOREVER!!! 

I wish I could get a story editor (as in, looking at character, story, flow, etc, rather than simply grammar) to look over a script for a pony video project of mine.
(But seriously, if anypony wants be one, send me a PM.)

Granted, but now domestic house cats are the most deadly species of feline.  (I'll let your imagination come up with how normal housecat activities can become super deadly. )

I wish the show's writers would say that Season 9 is only canon if you want it to be (so that I wouldn't feel awkward for hanging on to my old headcanons instead of going with S9).

(If script stuff is supposed to go in the video section, sorry.  I'll delete and repost if need be.)

As I'm working on developing a series of fan-produced episodes, I recently completed the script for the pilot episode, but I wanted to find someone to be a grammer and story editor for it, before I start storyboarding and recording voice lines.

I'm looking for someone to edit for both grammar and story; checking for typos, proper sentence structure, and other small grammar things, as well as checking for flow of the story, making sure nopony is acting out of character, etc.

Please leave a reply if you're interested or have any questions.

Thanks,
-Virt

Granted; you are now the richest man alive with a currency that can't be stolen, taxed, or be subjected to obnoxious payments!
What currency is this you ask?  It's Mr. Krabs's Wacky Bucks*!

*(Wacky Bucks are not legal tender)


I wish there was a fully immersive pony VR game.

@Pentium100

Huh, I didn't think about the idea of a "human" option.  I suppose that would be good to have in there for some of the fans.

Also, I personally wouldn't want a chip in my brain either.  I'd much rather an external headset, more-so because I don't a computer reading my brainwaves 24-7 or anything.  I can sacrifice my brain's privacy while only gaming for the sake of an immersive experience, but 24-7 would creep me out too much.

With Valve's claims that brain-interfacing VR technology is closer to reality "than we realize" (for both in-brain chips and external headsets), I started to think last night:
(Hypothetical time!)
What if there was a VR game that used brain-interfacing technology to created a fully immersive experience in Equestria?

This game would be something like this:

Imagine not having to look at a screen, but rather, seeing the world of Equestria as if your eyes were looking at it in the real life.  Instead of feeling your human body while playing, imagine getting the simulated feeling of having a pony body - hooves, ears, fur, tail, wings/horn, even hearing a completely different voice when you speak (voice depending on how you set the game up).  In fact, imagine if your brain could be tricked into experiencing events faster than they could happen in real life (such as being able to live 12 days virtually, with only 6 real-life hours passing)?

Gameplay wise, it would likely be a simple slice-of-life game, with interactive dynamic NPCs (possibly even using part of your own brainpower to allow them to function as a real AI) allowing you to truly experience day-to-day life within Equestria.  Character wise it could either allow you to live as your own character, or even experience life as one of the canon characters (or even include both options).


So if something like this existed, would you play it?  Not only that, but how would you play it?  Would you play as an OC, or would you want to live a day (or week) in the life of a canon character like Twilight or Pinkie?  I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts on something like this.

Now I know a lot of people feel that pretty much all of the 3D pony models are off-key in their own ways, but for me I feel like TheRealDJThed's models come the closest to what the ponies would actually look like in 3D. (However if anyone has different models or art styles that might be a better representation of ponies in 3D, please feel free to include them in your thoughts).

Granted, your eyeballs are no longer snug in their sockets, so you can position them to see your forehead.

I wish the  editor for my fanfic would come online.

Granted, but winter is now deadly cold.

I wish I had a way to watch the original 8 seasons of The Simpsons.

Granted.  Flicking can include snapping, so we'll make it snapping specifically, and since you're snapping, you're also making everything perfectly balanced, as all things should be.


(If you need it to be even more corrupted, then we'll say FiM is on the chopping block of things to be balanced.)


I wish I had remembered to put a wish and didn't have to edit a wish into this message.

@Lucky Bolt  Funny you mention timberwolves, because a fanfic I read one time had explained that their cause of death was due to complications of them becoming werewolves.

It's called A Hairy Problem, if you're interested in reading it.  (However, it was written before Season 7, so they aren't described or named as Bright Mac and Pear Butter)

Granted, but since everything is frozen except you, that means the air cannot freely move around your body, so you won't be able to move or breathe.

I wish I was better at melee fights in Team Fortress 2.

Granted, but by the worst luck ever, your ship sinks.  You don't make it into a lifeboat, and you are left adrift on an inflatable pool toy.  Eventually, you wash up on shore, only to find out you're stuck on an uninhabited island.  Will you ever be able to return to civilization?  Only time will tell...

I wish Valve was a little more active with content production.

Granted.  But now the YouTubers you watch have no talent whatsoever.

I wish I could randomly get an unusual in Team Fortress 2.

Granted.  Without life, there is nothing, and so there is no wish to wish away all life, so you are now trapped in this paradox for eternity.

I wish that wish wasn't so difficult to corrupt.

"the movie"  Just one?  Well then, unlimited tickets to the Bee Movie it is!  (However, it's the special "but Every Sentence is Pitch Corrected 'Ya Like Jazz'" edition.)

I wish I didn't procrastinate so much.

Granted, everything moves in choppy, still-shot like quality.

I wish a game I server I frequent wasn't shutting down.