Matthew Burtner OKSMM Interview
The Matthew Burtner Interview is up today, and he's got my vote for one of the coolest jobs on the planet. You'll also see the magazine cover and spreads for my Publication and Art Direction class, which were the reasons behind conducting this interview. Matthew was by far my favorite teacher at UVA, and the way he changed my perception of sound has crossed over into other realms like art and design. The interview is perfectly timed as well - Matthew has a new CD out (which I'll review here in a couple of weeks), and the original Concrete World was created as a final cumulative project for two of Matthew's classes.
Speaking of Concrete World, I am humbled and overwhelmed by the positive response version 2.0 has received. I submitted it to Newgrounds yesterday, which is a popular Flash portal - chances are you've been directed there before to see popular cartoons like the "Xiao Xiao" stick figure kung-fu or infamous "All Your Base Are Belong To Us". Over a thousand people played CW2 yesterday on Newgrounds alone, and it was well-received by the community. Some of the comments people left made my day:
"That is an amazingly made game. The idea is so original that I can't believe that someone could come up with it. It's an amazing game and the music was simply incredible."
"That was just so magical. This is like one of the best [expletive] games I've ever played. You so gotta make more of these, man. I think u have just created a NEW kind of game."
"I actually got some really cool sounding songs going on, and I felt proud."
"Very original and well done. I look forward to your future submissions."
Thanks to everyone for the feedback - I read all of your responses and have been motivated to start concepting on Concrete World 3 after critique week.
Tuesday, June 8 at 11:12 PM
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