Llamasoft - Xbox 360 - Oh yes.

[sirenbrian]

Just saw the Big Video...wow! Then I noted that Yak said its been running at a solid 60 fps no matter what he throws at it...so...I gotta ask, has he tried throwing MORE at it? Presumably you can show a CPU load number onscreen or something while its running, just to see how much more you can hit it with. Have you taken it past what it can handle?

Love what I've seen, and I can't wait to get one I've written a similar thing: a screensaver version of a program I wrote years ago called Reptile, which generated seamless tiles filled with all sorts of wild shapes and colours...well, mostly fuzzy blobs, but still, its had a million downloads at least over the years. I never figured out how to control it well; it was all very random, but if I can flatter myself a little, I think I saw the beginning of the road which Yak, Giles and the crew have walked down. And a lovely road it was

[Foozwah]

Wow.

Just...

Wow.

Wasn't really considering acquiring an Xbox 360, at least, not til it was well into its life cycle and available at a (for me) affordable price (same as I do for all consoles, generally), but now, it's not even a question. Must. Have. One.

Huge, sincere congratulations to Yak, Giles and everyone else involved.

[SiN]

fucking amazing. just fucking amazing.

just watched the tundra (large) late at night, with the lights off, wearing my headphones, with the volume on full ...

fucking amazing!

yak, giles, the rest of the llamasofties, you gives have truely outdone yourselves ... u guys inspire me as programmers and visionaries. over the past few weeks, we've been seeing alot of "next-gen" screenshots, but none of them, NONE of them, have made my jaw drop ... neon did it for me, the jaw dropped, i was (and am still) stunned beyond belief.

i prolly won't end up buying a X360 at launch or anytime soon (poor university student), but hats off to you guys, this is some truly amazing stuff.


SiN

ps : however, I am buying a DS tomorrow, i need some of that llamasoft magic on it ... hop to it boys

[oysta]

Congratulations Jeff et al!

I am so happy for you guys. It is always a magic feeling when you've created something that you are proud of. Must be an even better feeling knowing just how many people are now going to have the opportunity to see and feel it.

Once again, couldn't be happier.

[Jamesac]

http://www.got-next.com/news_read.php?id=542

Just did a write-up on it. Let me know if there's anything in there you'd rather not be there, or that you'd like added in.

James

[sty]

To us all (an example)

It's a very accurate observation.

I speak for myself, but I know there are others around here with similar experiences, when I say that over the years Yak and Llamasoft have on many occasions been an inspiration and motivation for me to do my thing.

cheers Llamasoft

And one final observation, which I will paraphrase Steve Jobs for

Llamasoft is now a great team, because "Great teams ship product".

[Markie]

indeed, Yak has been an inspiration to me since I was 14! ... everything along the way has touched my life AND my life has adjusted for it.

RV started because in a phone conversation with Yak made me feel like I could fly ... and look where RV is going now! Yak and every single Llamasoftie is the only reason RV exists and I'm bloody proud of that.

[gilesgoat]

Just saw the Big Video...wow! Then I noted that Yak said its been running at a solid 60 fps no matter what he throws at it...so...I gotta ask, has he tried throwing MORE at it? Presumably you can show a CPU load number onscreen or something while its running, just to see how much more you can hit it with. Have you taken it past what it can handle?
*snip*

We pushed that thing to the limits, beyond and then we trimmed it inside
the resoureces limits allowed.

Er .. we have something "definitely a hundred time more accurate" than a "cpu load number"
to keep an eye at and see what's going on

I can say you only this, no, we are .. "cheap" .. you can still make
the coffee with your USB coffee maker and such while Neon runs

[Kenshi]

Awesome news. Neon is the first bit of software that I've heard about for the Xbox 360 that makes me want to have one.

Many congratulations on the deal with MS. Cant wait to see where llamasoft goes after this.

[galaxis]

It's wonderful . And *we* did that .

I'm a bit late and there have been compliments from everyone already, but congratulations to all of you for making such a thing happen (and with the biggest company possible, too)...

[Rod_S]

From the new Edge:

[Spirit]

*locates and deletes 'Milkdrop'*

Bring it on!!!!

[Rod_S]

Couple of links, people definitely seem to be getting the concept of Neon.

http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=4906

Jeff Minter is the man behind one of the weirdest game ever created: Attack of the Mutant Camels. He's a genius

I don't need to get high to appreciate this... (Doesn't mean I won't, but I don't need to ha) The first thing I'll be playing is DSoTM so I can create my own version of Laser Floyd. This has the potential to be sweet.

Stoners will have a time with this feature, listening to their favorite music while controlling art?!

http://ve3dboards.ign.com/message.asp?topic=19680719

that's great for parties - kick the playlist on the xbox and play the shit thru the surround system with great trippy visuals on the big screen TV

Also - let's not forget, I'm pretty sure Jeff Minter was responsible for Tempest and Tempest 2000 which were awesome.

Neon is much much better than Milkdrop, download the videos and see for yourself.

[Rod_S]

Ars Technica, would be surprised if they publish Neon a feature on the front page.

http://episteme.arstechnica.com/eve/ubb ... 5002433731

wha-wha-what???

Now I have to get a 360. Seeing this and that "nindendo on" video (even if it was a fake) I feel like my world has been turned inside out and upside down.

Looks lovely, and can be controlled by 4 people. The visualization for the xbox was crap, this is just amazing.

Minter: where the hell is my iTunes visual plugin?

[frak]

http://www.insertcredit.com/

Ask not for whom the bell tolls, Microsoft - it tolls for thee, not me. Jeff Minter, obsessively loved by fans of quirky llama-based games, is apparently making a Virtual Light Machine, a winamp visualization-like program (naturally predating winamp) that syncs trippy visuals with music played, for the Xbox 360. While exciting to those that play games, Microsoft has reason to be concerned. Take note of the two previous consoles to feature a VLM from Minter: The Jaguar. The Nuon. Nintendo and Lionhead Studios were so afraid that Minter's game Unity would bankrupt both companies, that they scrapped it during development. Microsoft's time is limited, so get your 360 before it becomes a collector's item!

What a comedian!

Stupid twat