http://www.ericgooch.com rants, raves, and stuff. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:00:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you work as a games artist, odds are good that you get questions about the industry, whether it's people that want to get into it themselves, or because they're just curious. I've been meaning for some time to write an article about the whole process of getting into the ... http://www.ericgooch.com/2008/09/01/how-to-get-a-job-as-a-games-artist/ So I'm looking forward to the upcoming MMORPG, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. I don't really have much time to play online games, so I kind of dabble with them for a while when a new one comes out. I tried Age of Conan for a bit when it first came ... http://www.ericgooch.com/2008/08/25/warhammer-online-fan-art/ Ok, maybe that's stretching things a bit. After all, I haven't stayed at all of the KOA's (Kampgrounds of America for those of you that have never heard of them) so I can't really say whether or not it's the absolute worst.   We did a little family camping for a couple ... http://www.ericgooch.com/2008/08/19/the-worst-koa-on-the-planet/ Well, today is Mother's Day. While some of us were preparing various and sundry expressions of gratitude to Mothers everywhere, Republicans had bigger fish to fry. From Dana Milbanks at the Washington Post: Republicans Vote Against Moms; No Word Yet on Puppies, KittensBy Dana Milbank Friday, May 9, 2008; A03 It was already shaping ... http://www.ericgooch.com/2008/05/11/republicans-vote-against-motherhood/ This is was Hoppy. Also known as wolf 253 to those at Yellowstone National Park. Photo by Steve Justad Hoppy got his name because he had a limp ever since a fight he was in as a pup. Unfortunately, he's no longer with us, since the Bush administration issued a rule permitting ... http://www.ericgooch.com/2008/04/29/so-long-hoppy/ If you've been to the Science Fiction section of my gallery, you've probably seen some of the futuristic legged vehicles I've done, like the MW-77 Assassin and the MW-81 Bulldog:   These vehicle designs may seem completely unrealistic, or look like a technology that's a long, long way off...but take a look ... http://www.ericgooch.com/2008/03/20/151/ Last year I went on a week-long photo trip through Southern Utah, mainly to get to Bryce Canyon and Escalante State Park. Along the way, I stopped at a couple of ghost towns and abandoned mining areas to get some photos of fallen structures and such. These are great for art ... http://www.ericgooch.com/2008/03/19/dilapidation-photos/ Well whaddya know? I actually finished a new piece of artwork! Will wonders never cease. This one is called "Angel of Death". I've always been intrigued by that name, since it's sort of a "juxtaposition of the incongruous" and I'm fascinated by such things. The term "Angel" is usually a ... http://www.ericgooch.com/2008/01/26/new-artwork-angel-of-death/ This is a public service announcement to anyone living in, or traveling through the Burbank, CA area that is interested in used console games. I live out in the sticks of NE Nevada, where there's not a whole lot going on games-wise, but I make it into Burbank every couple ... http://www.ericgooch.com/2007/12/30/game-dude-used-game-awesomeness/ Ok, this is funny. A report by Low Carbon Kid talks about how global warming is a hoax and gives "evidence" by showing that it's not due to man, but rather "saprotrophic eubacteria living in the sediments of the continental shelves fringing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans." Global warming deniers ... http://www.ericgooch.com/2007/11/14/global-warming-deniers-including-rush-fall-for-fake-report/