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BarCraft 'Intro to Starcraft' Handout

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Rampager
Profile Joined April 2010
Australia1007 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-14 02:26:37
February 28 2012 11:08 GMT
#1
edit: The response has been pretty overwhelming, thanks for all the great suggestions and comments. Unfortunately I think my lack of 'proper training' in making these things is clear, hah. I'm going to attempt to fix some problems my end and then release the PSDs.

Update #1 after GSL: So we handed these out for the GSL Finals between Genius and DRG. There was a lot of interested looks and people definitely seemed to appreciate them but I didn't plan too well how I'd receive feedback from people there. I saw people read them front to back, and I saw people give up after the first page and turn to their friends. People have pointed out some valid criticisms in this thread that may have something to do with that. Overall... It was an okay success.

We're fairly busy now with other ideas + our lives (damn you Uni!), so I leave the task of improving on this idea to someone else

The raw photoshop files
Pages 1 & 4: http://www.mediafire.com/?zjfdh23baenshoi
Pages 2 & 3: http://www.mediafire.com/?4ds7bkih6cd5rwt

Translations
On March 14 2012 08:28 andympunkt wrote:
I translated the handouts into german.
Whoever wants them - you can download the PDFs here:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19452604/IntroP1nP4_german.pdf
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19452604/IntroP2nP3_german.pdf

If you find any misspelling or ANY errors (size, fonts, whatever): Tell me and I'll fix'em !
If you want the PSDs: contact me (will probably answer faster via email or facebook page)

Thanks again to Rampager & ausproleague. Great job, guys!



What is this?
It's a (hopefully) simple, A4 double sided "Introduction to Starcraft 2" handout, meant to be given away at the start of a BarCraft. Free to use, change, distribute, etc, all that jazz.

Why?
We (Sydney Barcraft organisers) watched over 350+ people come to our previous two BarCraft events. A good portion of those people were continuously leaning in, pointing at the screen and going "What's happening? Why is everyone going nuts?" Friends dragged along, reluctant girlfriends, random passers-by, maybe we could help them understand.

The Handout

(Note: A couple of updates were made and are present in the PSDs above. Also, if you're unhappy about something and are planning to print these off for a BarCraft, feel free to change it yourself to suit your desires! :D)
To see what it's about
Page 1: http://i.imgur.com/wmJRR.jpg
Pages 2 & 3: http://i.imgur.com/JNpKM.jpg
Page 4: http://i.imgur.com/JrucJ.jpg

A printable copy
All pages: http://www.ausproleague.com/skilani/IntroSC.pdf

Print on an A4 page, and fold in half.

Only four pages?
It was a conscious effort to try and keep it as succinct as possible. One double sided A4 page seemed like the way to go. There's still a lot missing of course, it's really, really hard to condense such a huge game like Starcraft 2 into minimal words and images. We tried our best, and we see there is problems but our deadline was tonight (for printing purposes) and this is what we wrangled up

I'd absolutely love to see someone pick this up and run with it. I'm just a simple uni student armed with Photoshop and zero creative talent, I can't imagine what some of the talented guys here could do

How about a video?
We have this on the way as well, but it's significantly more time consuming. Slowly but surely...

Enjoy your BarCrafts! Cheers!
Crucius
Profile Joined May 2010
Australia299 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-28 11:14:26
February 28 2012 11:11 GMT
#2
Love it! So useful :D
theBALLS
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Singapore2935 Posts
February 28 2012 11:13 GMT
#3
Hey man, I love the idea Great job!

Page 1 is a little lackluster, but good job on the rest
If you lose the stick, you'll always have theBALLS.
Neino
Profile Joined March 2011
Norway295 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-28 11:16:04
February 28 2012 11:14 GMT
#4
That's pretty cool, combined with seeing how excited people get when watching it, it might seem interessting enough to have a second look at for some
Cyx.
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada806 Posts
February 28 2012 11:14 GMT
#5
That is cool as hell. Very well done, totally perfect for the barcraft setting and someone who doesn't really care to get super into it, which is really what it's targeted at.
ReturnStroke
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States801 Posts
February 28 2012 11:15 GMT
#6
Wow, you did a really good job! I wish someone handed me this when I watched for the first time!
Peleus
Profile Joined March 2010
Australia420 Posts
February 28 2012 11:17 GMT
#7
It's awesome. Don't worry about packing more in, you'd never teach someone the finer points of the game in a really short period. These are great fundamentals
NEXUS6
Profile Joined July 2011
United States413 Posts
February 28 2012 11:17 GMT
#8
this is great for getting new people into the scene. gj!
Vindicare605
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States16115 Posts
February 28 2012 11:18 GMT
#9
That's awesome. Very useful for helping make Barcrafts more accessible.
aka: KTVindicare the Geeky Bartender
Soleron
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United Kingdom1324 Posts
February 28 2012 11:18 GMT
#10
This is the best job anyone has done on this!

How well has it worked in practice? Do new people manage to follow the action?
[Agony]x90
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States853 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-28 11:19:43
February 28 2012 11:19 GMT
#11
Just wanted to note that given the precedents of Alien v. Predator, Protoss are more often associated with Predators (high tech powerful individuals) while Zerg is associated with Aliens (mass breeding, fast moving floods of bio).

Unfortunately, the word predator ultimately does not sit too well with the protoss, as they are not really hunters.

Otherwise, good initiative .
JF dodger since 2009
Vod.kaholic
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States1052 Posts
February 28 2012 11:19 GMT
#12
Wow, this is a really well-done pamphlet, should be great for introducing people to the game!
._. \: |: /: .-. :\ :| :/ ._. They see me rolling...
Rampager
Profile Joined April 2010
Australia1007 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-28 11:39:22
February 28 2012 11:21 GMT
#13
On February 28 2012 20:18 Soleron wrote:
This is the best job anyone has done on this!

How well has it worked in practice? Do new people manage to follow the action?


We don't know yet! The test is March 3rd, for the GSL Code S finals...

I hope this works!

Just wanted to note that given the precedents of Alien v. Predator, Protoss are more often associated with Predators (high tech powerful individuals) while Zerg is associated with Aliens (mass breeding, fast moving floods of bio).

Unfortunately, the word predator ultimately does not sit too well with the protoss, as they are not really hunters.

Otherwise, good initiative


Hahah, I struggled with this classification for awhile but I do believe you are correct. I'll fix this for next time
ThatGuyDoMo
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Australia516 Posts
February 28 2012 11:32 GMT
#14
This is a good idea, I will be saving this.
Na_Dann_Ma_GoGo
Profile Joined March 2010
Germany2959 Posts
February 28 2012 11:34 GMT
#15
Man those are very well made.

Simple explanations with good illustrations.
WrathBringerReturns said: No no no. Sarcasm is detected in the voice. When this forum is riddled with stupidity, you think I can tell every post apart? Fair enough it was intended sarcastically, was it obvious? Of course not.
Neino
Profile Joined March 2011
Norway295 Posts
February 28 2012 11:35 GMT
#16
On February 28 2012 20:19 [Agony]x90 wrote:
Just wanted to note that given the precedents of Alien v. Predator, Protoss are more often associated with Predators (high tech powerful individuals) while Zerg is associated with Aliens (mass breeding, fast moving floods of bio).

Unfortunately, the word predator ultimately does not sit too well with the protoss, as they are not really hunters.

Otherwise, good initiative .


That's actually a good point..

This picture (link) kinda looks like a zealot or DT :p
Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
February 28 2012 11:44 GMT
#17
Oh man, I could have this handout this weekend when I invited friends over to watch MLG.
I have the Honor to be your Obedient Servant, P.6
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Rannasha
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Netherlands2398 Posts
February 28 2012 11:54 GMT
#18
This looks very good. The illustrations are well made and very clear. There should be a stack of these at every SC2 event for the uninitiated.

One minor comment: On page 3, the micro description, the focus on the sentry/forcefield is very heavy with 3 out of 4 panels dedicated to it. You could remove the last 2 (medivac lifting units to the other side of the FF) and replace it by other micro examples such as pulling back weakened units or splitting units against splash damage.
Such flammable little insects!
PeZuY
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
935 Posts
February 28 2012 11:57 GMT
#19
Really nice and good looking!
ZenithM
Profile Joined February 2011
France15952 Posts
February 28 2012 11:57 GMT
#20
I love the concept :D
Good work!
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