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I think people who had otherwise not looked into that sort of thing could fine an interest. I could also see it becoming popular and attracting more people to the site, which is a chance to gain more members and increase ad revenue. In a more direct way, I see people sharing ideas and great things being made. Maybe I'm off in dream land, but I could honestly imagine something of a project emerging; people asking for auditions in their movie, tips on their latest art project, starting a fanfiction circle where each member contributes one paragraph or chapter. Stuff like that.Erana said:
Sounds awesome! I think the escapist is more sophisticated than a simple On/Off Topic approach... Although I'm not sure if it would be more of a gimic and I would get bord after a week or two... the idea seems pretty sound though. There was an art thread a while back that grew to a massive size so it seems to have some support I guess.
"I think people who had otherwise not looked into that sort of thing could fine an interest."Shio said:
Why would they find it in an Escapist art subforum, rather than anywhere else in the internet or the world?
"I could honestly imagine something of a project emerging"
It would be acceptable to make a thread in the Off-topic section for this purpose.
"people asking for auditions in their movie,"
This happens in the "Job" subforum.
"tips on their latest art project,"
This should be put in the Advice forum.
"starting a fanfiction circle where each member contributes one paragraph or chapter. "
This could be done in a variety of ways, from usergroup to a sort-of RP thread, to even the Gaming forum, if it was created as media for the Escapist community.
"I could also see it becoming popular and attracting more people to the site, which is a chance to gain more members and increase ad revenue."
It could possibly become popular, but it does not serve the community. And there are tons of things the Escapist staff could do to increase revenue, but do not because it would not because it does not suit their intentions. Their primary source of revenue is from ads due to the official Escapist content, whose audience far overshadows the size of the forum goers.
"Maybe I'm off in dream land,"
Honestly, I think you are a bit. And that's not a bad thing in itself; ideals and creativity are great. The thing is, the reasons you are suggesting an Art subforum spawn from your dream of a large, nerdy art community, and it seems to me that you are projecting it upon the Escapist because it would be a more feasible vehicle for your vision.
I could take the same points you have given here and apply it to almost any forum.
If you want to help the Escapist art community grow, then go out and do it. Go get active in the art usergroups. Go and make a thread for a collaboration fanfic. The means to do so are already here, and Creative Escapist are here, you just have to find us. If there is a clear need for an art subforum, I'm sure the staff would be happy to oblige, with a new set of mods chosen specifically to cater to us.
It's a great idea actually, but that art still needs to be closely monitored, we don't want it to get filled with porn and spam adds.
Yeah, I like it, but I think I'd grew tired of it on the recent posts feed. If you'd just exclude it from that, I'd like it. I mean, it wouldn't bother me. Plus, we'd get a new mod, and that's always nice!
But it has to happen naturally, like the way advice was created.
But it has to happen naturally, like the way advice was created.
Couldn't you just post your work in this thread?
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.72805-The-artist-in-thee
Or if you want competitions the concept art site has weekly challenges and the like, and in my opinion has a better community than deviant art.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.72805-The-artist-in-thee
Or if you want competitions the concept art site has weekly challenges and the like, and in my opinion has a better community than deviant art.
I'd definitely give it a shot or two. I quite like the idea, and on a website like this, I doubt that we'd get terrible sonic fan fiction and angst twilight art and other ridiculous deviant art fare. (Okay, so I'm making a huge generalisation here, but you know what I mean.)
I can see it as a kind of DeviantArt for games, but that's kind of NewGround's deal, isn't it?
I'd love to contribute in any way to developing games, but I seriously doubt if it would be of any benefit to me considering all I'd wind up getting is a single line of credit.
I'd love to contribute in any way to developing games, but I seriously doubt if it would be of any benefit to me considering all I'd wind up getting is a single line of credit.
Yeah, I'm with you on this (not only because you offered me a hug). A place to submit your games and other related stuff on a gaming site makes sense.
But they would have to make sure that there aren't a bunch of viruses uploaded every day. Nothing worse than a place to show your work where people are afraid to watch it.
But they would have to make sure that there aren't a bunch of viruses uploaded every day. Nothing worse than a place to show your work where people are afraid to watch it.
Interesting proposition.
I'd use it. However I think it may be a good idea to keep it to video game art and the like.
I'd use it. However I think it may be a good idea to keep it to video game art and the like.