Popular Post david 8.4k Posted December 30, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Good evening, citizens of the Mine-imator forums. This is a quick update to confirm the fact that I am still very much alive (that some of you that I've chatted with on Discord should know already). 2016 was an unusually eventful and chaotic year on our floating ball of rock, both on the political fronts and in technology and entertainment, and my own life has not been an exception. For those interested (and to explain the lack of Mine-imator updates), here are some of the things I've been busy with the last year: Finished university After 3 long years it turns out I am one of the lucky few who survived university with a freshly baked Bachelor's degree in Computer Science in hand. For my thesis work, I cobbled together a CPU/GPU real-time ray tracing engine and wrote a 40+ page paper about it. Illustrated some books Late last year I was approached to help out with a series of graphic novels made using Mine-imator. After finishing a total of four books (~200 pages each and with some help from @Frossa) I have had an unique opportunity to try out illustrating comics, which I dreamed of as a young lad, all thanks to Mine-imator and its popularity. You can find these books on Amazon (two released so far): 1, 2, 3, 4. If you're into wacky Minecraft adventures they might be worth checking out (don't forget to leave a nice review ). Got a cool job Largely thanks to my degree (and to some extent my extensive online portfolio) I quickly got the opportunity to work as an IT consultant. This includes travelling the country and doing programming for various agencies and companies, while at the same time getting educated further in software development. With all expenses paid, this is a pretty good deal, eh? New projects Since I now have a full-time job to attend to, I'll have significantly less time for personal projects compared to when I was studying. This however is not going to stop me from making awesome and overly ambitious stuff, one of these being the fabled successor of Mine-imator. I can't tell you much more (because frankly, there's not much to show or tell as of yet ), but it will definitely not be limited to Minecraft or (most importantly) made in GameMaker. Whenever this is ready for beta-testing, I will make a proper announcement, so don't worry! As for Mine-imator, the current incarnation will most likely be the final official version (as explained in the previous update topic), due to my desire to work on new projects and limited time. If you want additional features, I'd advise you to check out the Community Edition mod. With some consulting help from me and @Emunator, @Nimi has managed to create a darn good substitute of what Mine-imator would've been had I continued to work on it this year. That's about it, let's hope for an even crazier (or not) 2017! Happy animating! SKIBBZ, Oxidium, CatOnCaffeine and 83 others 86 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAZZL3 369 Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Cool Are you still working on a different animation software Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NietyFox 5.5k Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Nice! Also a beta test for a new MI update? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nexil 1.4k Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Wow... Good job David! Thanks for all of what Mine-Imator has become so far! Zeno 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosSamLoh 1.8k Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Good luck on your new project Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caeden117 1.8k Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 So... that means... C++ MINEIMATOR CONFIRMED!?!??!111!? Patrick, Twelvie, SB7989 and 4 others 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tan James 3.9k Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Congrats on your bachelor's degree! more than Sure you're going to go places MobKiller Animations, Emaniplex, NietyFox and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keep on Chucking 6.9k Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Hehe, Alright mr white! StiflingHat9897 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAZZL3 369 Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Don't die? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiedemies1 2.8k Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 gg mate you completed an achievement: Keep on goin', kiddo- i mean, man! Complete University and get a job Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kapslock 692 Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 (edited) Good Job! Edited December 30, 2016 by IRON431 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBruce7815 2k Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 a new animationg program besides MI i can't wait! congratulations on getting a job man! i hope things go easy for you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonicxryan 1.3k Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Block World-imator anyone? ;333 Congrats on the degree! terraria-imator? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juno 4.5k Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Quote David Norgren is an indie developer and animation enthusiast. David has always been eager to explore new methods of visual storytelling, whether it be through drawings, flash animations, or the possibilities of using pre-made video game graphics to tell stories. Some of David's creations include Mine-imator, an easy-to-use movie maker for the sandbox game Minecraft. Through the years, it has sparked the imaginations of thousands of young and old Minecraft fans and helped them enter the realm of animation. Congrats! Allemn and NietyFox 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeno 2.9k Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Good luck for the future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
suknaman 0 Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 congratz mate , good luck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickolias 214 Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Conspatulations.1.11 stuff I'm still waiting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHayTroblemo 2.9k Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Congratulations, you won! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lapis Productions 382 Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 New program comin out huh. Bois im confirming David Simulator 2017. Twelvie 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald_SWAGGER 394 Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, david said: but it will definitely not be limited to Minecraft or (most importantly) made in GameMaker. I will make a proper announcement whenever this is ready for beta-testing, so stay tuned! sounds like it to me @WAZZL3 Edited December 30, 2016 by Emerald_SWAGGER Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollo 3.2k Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Oooo, can't wait to see that successor to Mine-imator. Writing it in anything other than GameMaker this time will most likely be a whole lot better. DaniloBRNo7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyboi 2.1k Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 Congratz David! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Chocolatebar 1k Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 : D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
victory summery 635 Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 Congratz, and gl with your work SacuL 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkcraft Animations 2 Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 Will you add the 1.10 and 1.11 update mobs, items and blocks? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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