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how I got my MoJo back
Name:James Bond
Date Posted:Jul 29, 2007
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Over the past few weeks I have been detailing how I have moved on to other things in my personal life, and that game development has started to play a third fiddle. However The past week I have stumbled across this amazing site, and it has me hooked. The site is about Urban Exploration, however dont be put off, the title is not too descriptive. The upshot is, some dudes (actually many many dudes) break into abandoned properties, including Milatry grounds, Abandoned wherehouses, and Hospitals etc etc, to take pictures.

*I think I may just start to dust my old tools off and give it a whirl.*
I must point out, that the above sentance, was mean to read,

I think I may just start to dust my old modeling tools off and give it a whirl.


www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums

I would be interested in your thoughts on this. I really love the asylum pictures.

Please Note I have absolutly nothing to do with this site, I just like to browse.

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Barry Gallagher   (Jul 29, 2007 at 13:12 GMT)
Breaking and entering?..

Is that really how people get their kicks nowadays.

James Bond   (Jul 29, 2007 at 13:35 GMT)
Get a life Barry,

I wasnt actually condoning there past time, but for insperation, and quick referance material, this is an awesome site.

Matt Vitelli   (Jul 29, 2007 at 15:49 GMT)
There are some really great sites like that floating around. Abandoned But Not Forgotten has some neat locations that would make awesome game art.

Leroy Frederick   (Jul 29, 2007 at 16:06 GMT)
It's funny how the stragest things can inspire sometimes (Disclaimer: I don't advocate breaking and entering, although I couldn't find any pics of activity to not advocate anyway. ;0) )

Oh, almost forgot James, how's the crafting business going?

Andy Hawkins   (Jul 29, 2007 at 23:48 GMT)
Cool concept - I'll have to join up!!!

ChrisG   (Jul 30, 2007 at 06:55 GMT)
Copenacre or Burlington
Edited on Jul 30, 2007 07:24 GMT

David Montgomery-Blake   (Jul 30, 2007 at 16:30 GMT)
Orgish, Stile, and Rotten and God knows how many carnage sites (and yes, I know Stile is not a carnage site, but there are often carnage or similar pictures there as well amongs the porn) are good sources of horrific reference art as well. Especially fro things that the local library might feel squeamish having on the shelves.

James Bond   (Jul 30, 2007 at 18:35 GMT)
Leroy
Business is just great at the moment. Just drawing contracts up for my first employee :D.

The point I was kinda trying to make with this blog, is that for teams on a tight budget/absolutly no budget ;) that there is places on the internet, where 100s of pictures are avaliable to use, for referance. For example, on this site there is pleanty of pictures or morgues, asylums etc etc, all places that the majority of us, can only speculate on there layout, and general 'feel' are. With these type of sites, we can actually look at interesting 'decayed' morgues, or rusty machinery and industrial kitchens etc etc. They are in my opinion very very useful.

I was in no way condoning breaking and entering, however you will notice, that the people who are involved in Urban Exploration are not kids, as some suggest, but grown men and woman, not vandalizing, or spraying walls, or setting fires, or doing ilegal drugs, but taking photos for referance. In many cases these photos, are the last remaining achival information of particular buildings, before they are flattend, and made into swanky apartments, or shopping complex.

Just my three bobs worth.

Leroy Frederick   (Jul 30, 2007 at 18:51 GMT)
Great stuff James, like I said, crafting is a hot sector right now! Good wishes on finding a great employee :0)! And yes, such images can serve as great reference/inspiration points!

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