EPTAlso, see if you can get a hold of guys like Husky. If you can actually grab his attention, I'm sure a quality presentation would elate him and have the Huskateers all over your project.
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Cedstick
Canada3336 Posts
Also, see if you can get a hold of guys like Husky. If you can actually grab his attention, I'm sure a quality presentation would elate him and have the Huskateers all over your project. | ||
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chobopeon
United States7342 Posts
What do you guys think of names? 'the starcraft bible' was nice for a forum thread but im not sure it has the umph that i want once it goes on sale. it sounds too esoteric (SC history is obviously a big part of this but it covers a wide bunch of video game history and culture), too unserious and just not that awesome to my ears. alternatives suggested to me so far are all, imo, not much better: the history of starcraft, starcraft: a history, the legend of starcraft. similarly boring for me. i like 'explosions of pixels' or some other variant of this sentence: 'Who knew that explosions of pixels could inspire?' but maybe it's a mouthful, maybe it's cheesy, maybe it's super vague two other ideas ive written down and quickly gotten over during the last month: the game of awe, the book of genesis i dunno. i'm probably going to call it 'explosions of pixels' or near to that and stick the starcraft bible in there as a subtitle or something. unless someone gives me a good idea. help! | ||
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Archas
United States6531 Posts
Something like "Power Overwhelming". | ||
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chobopeon
United States7342 Posts
don't hate. other suggestions i've gotten: Big Game Hunters: The Rise of Starcraft and the International Progaming Scene Power Overwhelming (oh hey you said it too! :D) GLHF - The complete and authoritative guide to Starcraft's rise as the #1 e-Sport decline and fall of the roman empire from hehe to keke: ggkkthxbai yeahhhhh definitely makin' progress | ||
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LittLeD
Sweden7973 Posts
I read your original thread Chobopeon, and even though I wasnt too involved in the Starcraft 1 community, I absolutely loved it. Really well done, and your writing skills are far more impressive than anything I could even imagine producing ^_^ | ||
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IamOBESE
United States134 Posts
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Craton
United States17250 Posts
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Sandrosuperstar
Sweden525 Posts
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KDraconis
Canada2 Posts
A cheesy title I thought of was "Crafting the Stars" which would make it clear enough that the book was about StarCraft, and yet be general enough to sound like other things; "Crafting the Stars" sounds like a metaphor for "creating the pros", "making the dreams", and "forming the inspiration", to name a few. Looking forward to the book, definitely purchasing and referring to friends when it's out.  | ||
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ghrur
United States3786 Posts
 Too late now I guess, lol. | ||
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Irave
United States9965 Posts
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chobopeon
United States7342 Posts
i promise my writing is slightly better in the book  meanwhile im starting to put it all together and it's starting to look like a monster. im really excited. in other news: fuck you, title. i wish i didn't need you. my mind changes every day. we'll figure it out! | ||
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chobopeon
United States7342 Posts
The release is approaching quite quickly. I want to get an incomplete and not final list of people involved cause what the hell, let’s get a little hype for you guys. The plan is to have the following people's work or voice (via interview or otherwise) in the book. Many of the interviews are recent but a number were interviewed by me over the course of the last year and will be included. This list is not complete, this list is not final and it is subject to change. That said, I think it’s gonna be pretty damn close to what you end up seeing. Guillaume “Grrrr…” Patry, the most successful non-Korean of all time. One of the original greats. Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, the great French hope and a legend. Christopher “Pillars” Page, an old pro, a great player and (I think) the original lead Protoss designer for StarCraft 2. Peter “Legionnaire” Neate, the Australian hero. Greg “IdrA” Fields, the last super-villain of Brood War and the first of StarCraft 2. Sean “Day9″ Plott, one of the most beloved commentators of all time. Dan “Artosis” Stemkoski, one of the must successful American gamers and one of the most successful commentator of all time. ilnp aka dudey of old-school fame, a great help throughout and a prolific old-school shit talker and occasional center of scandal. Marcus “djWheat” Graham, the black belt of e-sport. Joseph “Ret” de Kroon, the current and perennial professional Zerg powerhouse. Arrian, one of the unsung heroes of the TL writing staff. Xxio, another great talent making TL what it is. blid, the torch carrier for the Warcraft 2 community, always willing to illuminate the old game. Victor “Nazgul” Goossens, the old pro, a brain behind Liquid and the man in the moon. Cedstick, a contributing photographer. Gave us a great shot, a window into this world. Stefan “MorroW” Andersson, the Swedish Terran with an eye on Seoul. KDraconis, the StarCraft: Legacy writer with unique insight into Korea. Captain Peabody, the TL poster and fiction writer. Alex “Ares” Dellinger, the TL poster and pro-gamer biographer. Leandro Gobbo, who has kindly offered to help in translation duties for this mammoth project. Wayne “d22-soso” Chiang, the old school gamer with great insight into the beginnings of the scene. Jay “gadianton” Severson, soso’s right hand man and another great source of insight into StarCraft antiquity. prodiG, the ICCup map-maker. emythrel, a man with talent for teaching. For some context, the original post has the contribution of Pillars and ilnp and .. that's it, as far as I can recall. So I've expanded it a little bit. Once again, this is NOT COMPLETE (if you contributed and are not on here, have no fear: you will get credit and major thanks! ) and NOT FINAL (I’ll have a final list closer to release). Nor is it in any particular order. Everyone here helped me out in one way or another, some in huge ways and some with just a nudge in the right direction. Did I mention that's not final? Did I mention that's not all? Good. But it's a start and I hope you like it. | ||
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Tennet
United States1458 Posts
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Daria
Australia500 Posts
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THM
Bulgaria1131 Posts
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Pandain
United States12989 Posts
Where can we find it? Cost? What have you decided the title is? I was thinking a combination of just like Starcraft: Pixels that inspire because just Pixels that inspire is a bit lame, but then you add "Starcraft" and its epic. | ||
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chobopeon
United States7342 Posts
the title will probably end up being The StarCraft Bible because at this point it is recognized and gets the point across. A nice subtitle may be in there also as people have suggested. i'm trying to wrap up some major loose ends right now, thats why its not out. theres a chance that i can add some pretty big names to that list of contributors but that takes time. so, im moving as quickly as i can. i realize people are buying for christmas right now and im missing out on that but im trying to make a definitive history of the game and culture, not rush the book and get a couple of extra sales. when people finally receive their copy, i want them to be really, really pleased. ill keep everyone updated as things progress! | ||
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eviltomahawk
United States11135 Posts
I think having the past history of StarCraft being in such an accessible form is extremely vital for it to be appreciated better by the mainstream in its future history. I really enjoyed reading all the posts detailing all the triumphs and dramas throughout its history, and I think recognition of even the dirtiest of dramas is important in order for the public to recognize that StarCraft is a legitimate e-sport and not just another old game. | ||
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Cedstick
Canada3336 Posts
See if you get in touch with Hwanni through Artosis, or Spunky, or another middle man, and get some input from the likes of The Emperor, The Tyrant and the likes. Need some Korean representation. | ||
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