hihihi! =)

In an attempt to us a little energy from the feared and respected Deep Thinking thread, how 'bout a little minichallenge?

I was thinking it might be interesting to map to a song and see what people come up with. I.e., while you're building the level you listen to ONE song over and over and over until you're done.

I think it would be neater if everyone did the same song, but it might be tough to agree on just one..

Thoughts from you-all?

I'd go for a classic song. I suggest we pick one from this list.

Oh god i might have stab myself in the arm if we choose one from that list..

)=)=)

What exactly do you mean? Just listen to one song as you map and see what it makes you come up with, or map the song itself (however that would work)?

go into hammer with a blank slate(dimbark nobody is looking at you shutup), and then, listen to the song and map what it makes you think about, feel, etc..

hmm can i suggest something? lets pick up a person who will assign songs to the contest participants

you mean everyone gets a different song to do?

yes

well i was hoping we'd all do the same one to make it a little more fun judging our different interpretations, but i'm down for whatever.

I really do suggest this song.

ok! so when will we begin to map??

How about we do a little Tom Waits Action?

I have too much on my hands at the moment, making the female HECU for HypernovA, but, if I have time, I'd do Stairway to Heaven. Anyone else who wants to, do that song, I don't mind.

http://soundcloud.com/user6327612/blueberry-overload

Uhhmm...is twister allowed? Or do I have to make the GoldSrc terrain from scratch? I think it's only fair, especially if I make the heightmap from scratch. All the source mappers have displacements, so, yeah.

I love the idea, but finding a tune that everybody can bare on loop might take forever. I suggest going for oldies/classics (think 50s-80s pop) - those usually have the broadest listener range.

Dimbark: Waits FTW, choice stuff.

I suggest going for oldies/classics (think 50s-80s pop) - those usually have the broadest listener range.

Im not one of them.

But count me out, i don't like this very much (no offence, Captain!), it's weird. I mean, map a song? Sheesh!

Why not do another minicompo like we did before between the main compo's?

I'm surprised at you, Muzzeh. Being able to visualize a song is an excellent ability to have, and this is a minicompo between main compos.

Well, i don't seem to have that excellent ability.

[quote]Oh god i might have stab myself in the arm if we choose one from that list..

)=)=)[/quote]

Excuse me, what's wrong with classic music? It's a universal genre. It's pure music.

What about make a map with the song featuring inside it?

so something like a car chase to some prodigy , or some sort of huge lab with some weird techno going on , or a jungle or forest with chilled music playing?

Not sure I'd be into this.

Perhaps if we were to make a map intended to feature a particular track, that'd be more appropriate. But I'm not too fond of that either.

Wait, wait, I have the perfect song.



But seriously now, classic music inspires!

we aren't going to decide on one piece of music for everyone to use , why don't we choose our own for our map?

I love the idea, but finding a tune that everybody can bare on loop might take forever.

we aren't going to decide on one piece of music for everyone to use , why don't we choose our own for our map?

Agreed and agreed. Though i would LOVE to all do the same song, i can understand that one tune that may be very inspiring to one person, will be totally useless to someone else.

SO, Let's just all pick our own song then? Shall we put any other restrictions on the map or shall we start when ready? Goldsource or source is fine and displacement generators like twister are also completely fine to use imo.

Muzz: aw, why don't you do a song by that female artist you use to use in your profile pic all the time? =)

Striker: WIN that song is pwn. I've mapped to that track from inception and and worldbuilder MANY times. It's all about choosing a song that inspires you. =)

I have 4-5 tracks i'm try to choose from right now but i'm leaning toward this.

I'd rather us be able to choose our own song and just post what we listened to as we mapped out the map.

I don't join unofficial competitions. I just did the pool one and it fell through even though I finished mine. Unless you had it much more organized. Its an interesting concept though. It would be interesting to see what everyone mapped with the same song inspiring them.

As for me I usually listen to techno or rock on pandora or some video game edited music on playlist.com. I also sometimes listen to hardcore music like As I lay Dying. With my map flow_control I remember listening to the same bunch of video game and techno songs from playlist.com and it really helped me get it done.

I'm working on a mod that will have different music in it that i've made but the music will be secondary to the area's/ map's feel. I'm making most of it with fruity loops and piano.

@cstriker. That music is awful!

Understandable! =)

I don't really try to think of them as competitions, but more as creative exercises. Making them competitions just adds to the enthusiasm and how hard you will push to get the most out of it.

Even though there were not many entries for the pool compo, look at that amazing entry you made! Well worth it regardless of prizes or bragging rights, you creating a unique, superb map. =)

As for organization, Absolutely:

[green]MiniChallenge: Map Musica[/green]
Map to a piece of music of your choice and see what it inspires you to create!

If you are in, Declare the song you will be mapping to in the thread and start mapping! Include the music in your compiled, playable map.

Rule/Guidelines:
-Goldsource or Source Engine maps are fair game.
-Displacement Generators ok to use
-compo is over when we stop getting entries or by general consensus
-voting is by community voting in the thread, or we can assign judges
-use whatever music you like

I'll be mapping to this song.

Really? Aphex Twin all the way.

Great! I'm sticking with Stairway to Heaven - I've got a lot of choices with that one, and I have a lot of nice ideas. I DO THINK we should have a set deadline, though. I like knowing how long I have left, and if everyone else is finished before I am, and it just suddenly finished, I won't be able to enter it. How about a month from now? That's more than enough time, even with custom textures, etc.

ok i am going to listen to Stairway to Heaven when i will be mapping, creating textures, drawing a map layout ^^

Really? Aphex Twin all the way.

That's a nice atmospheric song, but the downside is that it's mostly a loop played over and over again.

what about a trance song??

Well, I've officially got NO time anymore. I've been put in charge of Free Will, a remake of GMod, but in GoldSrc. I'll try improve it a lot (HD models, a roleplaying gamemode, some physics, etc), and add a lot of entirely new concepts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10q96IPlm70

amazing track

lol nevermind

yoohoo those are some great songs! =)

Deadline
So for all you who'd like an official deadline, just peep or moan, or make some show of hands. A month seems a bit long to me since i was thinking a couple of weeks, but whatever you-all like is fine with me.

Entries so far
Instant Mix: Underworld - Cowgirl
Ninja Defuse: Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
Dexter: Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
Crollo: Aphex Twin - Stone In Focus
Joebama: Chemlab - Chemical Halo
Captain Terror: Led Zeppelin - I'm Gonna Crawl

Bump?

This is actually what I was trying to do with this map a long time ago.
The song that inspired me was Dream Machine, by Gillenium.
I never finished it because the layout is just an atrocity, to put it lightly.