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creator
- recap
with
dangermouse
Session Start:
Thu Sep 10 18:10:23 1998
Dangermouse:
acheron interviewed you not so long ago about avenge, and your
new emag called friction. Basically, we want to know more about
it.. Firstly, what is it?
Creator:
Well, friction is a webzine dedicated to reviews and top10.. Reviews
will include ansi/hirez/ascii packs and top10 will include ansi/hirez/ascii.
I cant really do a top10 for .rip since heh. not enough to go
around.
Also we are putting together a large
online viewing database where people can go to the zine and click
on any of the ansi tutorials and view the ansi tutorials while
on the web
Dangermouse:
How are you converting the ANSI and ASCII to hirez?
Creator:
Using GDS graphic Display System. This was introduced to me by
uh, you. and it kicks ass...
Dangermouse:
Actually retribution showed me it -- I know, its probably the
easiest conversion program out there at the moment.
Creator:
Heh it kicks ass. It allows the viewer to view the ansi like your
in a ansi editor or viewer. lil details in the blocks etc
Dangermouse:
Give me a low down on the organisational structure of the web
site -- how has it been produced so that updating and the like
is quick and painless? Do you have any staff members?
Creator:
Right now the staff consists of myself and the Knave(ice). We
have created a awesome site that will load fast while keeping
it graphically intense. We are going towards a more group oriented
structure where we release once a month and each person has a
certain duty. Whether it be layout updates, hirez, interviews,
etc...
It's like my homely group avenge..
a family that gives people who do other mediums a place to release.
not much support for web developers etc in the art world
Dangermouse:
So basically your just saying only you and The Knave are the staff
:)
Creator:
Right now yes. I have had some donaters however
Dangermouse:
WEll, only me and Spot are the acheron.org staff
Creator:
Heh, i want a more steady staff...
Dangermouse:
SO WE BOTH NEED STAFF.. JOIN UP!@#@*&
Dangermouse:
Its great to see another scene serving web site join the ranks..
Of late a few people have started them - namely Operation Rescue
and theartscene.home.ml.org .. Do you feel the competition well
benefit the scene - is there enough content to share around?
Creator:
HEh so where do we start?
Dangermouse:
I remember when Ampersand and Superunknown were around when acheron.org
first got going.. I would say they didn't die because of the lack
of content, but more so due to operators losing interest..
Creator:
I think that this inter-site competition will be cool, but im
sorry to say acheron and frictions competition isnt all that great
other than scenelink :)
Dangermouse:
now now ;)
Creator:
heeh. call me a prick, heh
Dangermouse:
I agree though, competition produces better content and better
sites-- benefiting the scene
"prick"
Creator:
Content isnt all that great on other sites
Dangermouse:
theartscene.home.ml.org does need a bit of work I must admit..
Creator:
and operation rescue is updated when it is most convienient for
him.. which is once maybe every couple months and when the updates
are done there incomplete..
Dangermouse:
How is the company Razorshift coming along?
Creator:
Razorshift is in a re-shape phase right now. Myself and my business
partner spot are working on marketing our services pretty strong
for the end of the year.... we should have a all new homepage
up within the next couple weeks that will show just exactly some
things we do
Dangermouse:
Yeah, do you find it is hard to get yourselves known to the wider
business public? Sometimes it requires advertising the internet
cannot provide such as magazines, newpapers, etc..
Creator:
Well we do have certain benefits as far as outside marketing.
So we will be pushing fairly soon on commercials on radio stations,
news papers, magazines, etc...
Like i said, we are re-sculpting..
once we have things set to go you will hear about the marketing
tactics..
Dangermouse:
Is cost a factor?
Creator:
Cost isnt really a factor... myself and my partner are going to
be working with a budget and putting some funds into it, but mostly
our tactics will use my year and a half towards business management
and marketing and spots thrive towards perfecting my screw ups
:) we are the perfect team
Razorshift Studios will be showing
the public some pretty incredible sites within the next few months
including our donated services towards the new Iniquity site...
Dangermouse:
I myself come from the industry, and work within it almost every
day -- I find a lot of companies offer there services, and often
they are substandard and quite often dearer than another companies
rates -- whom are beter.. Does this disturb you?
Creator:
That doesnt disturb me much.. Most piss poor developing companies
dont do that great of a job, and they charge hourly.. Razorshift
isnt a web development company... Well, we do web sites, but someone
can do a 1 page web site and have text and call it a web site.
We are more of a development team
that creates custom intense sites... If you want to know what
web customization is hit http://www.gabocorp.com. That company
is one of the many i know of that keep there standards where they
are while giving the buyer a site they paid for that is unique
Creator:
Damn im doodling and typeing... phear :)
"doodle" -- who the fuck came up
with that
Dangermouse:
i "lub" whoever did
How's avenge coming along btw?
Creator:
Avenge is as usual, great.. hehe.. We are coming up on our 1 year
anniversary soon. And then we will unleash to the public Avenge
goodies like mouse pads, tshirts, Avenge puzzlez, calanders...
etc..
Dangermouse:
How's the rivalry between Legion? seems to be a good thing to
get some other competition in the scene..
Creator:
HAha, legion.. well, we are going great, our last pack is actually
giving legion something to try and beat.. Although recently people
join legion cause of the fame part, they dont realize avenge is
one of the groups that can whoop the shit out of all others :)
Avenge has something no other group
has right now, a family atmosphere
Dangermouse:
Whoa, what sort of money is that setting you guys back, for the
mats, etc.
Creator:
Well, not really setting us back. Heh, i work in the industry
part time so i can print em as i get the orders :)
Dangermouse:
I should get acheron.org ones done at the same time..
Creator:
heh
Dangermouse:
Seriously, it would be phat
Creator:
That would be a awesome thing to have
Dangermouse:
Get some art done up by catbones or something :0
Anyways, thats about all we have
time for, ill talk to you later dude..
Session Close: Thu Sep 10 19:20:54
1998
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