What are you most looking forward to?

Lightfeather · 04-11-2002, 03:15 PM

I am just curious as to what people are anticipating the most ^_^

Tiny Turtle · 04-11-2002, 03:37 PM

I went with 3D background, but if there was to be a snapping turtle guy in the terrarium I might be persuaded to change my opinion...

/Tiny Turtle (He's getting less tiny by the hour...)

feldon34 · 04-11-2002, 06:41 PM

The Wide beta version is available to people who ask for it.

SunKing · 04-11-2002, 07:54 PM

I'm glad to see that I'm not alone in my anticipation of the 3D background.

James · 04-12-2002, 12:00 AM

Well....I vote for Butterfly garden.......
it seems most of ppl still like the 3D background very very much....
why is that?
is the 3D background has this much attraction?
mmmm......(thinking deeply)

Lostboy · 04-12-2002, 12:33 AM

Originally posted by James
Well....I vote for Butterfly garden.......
it seems most of ppl still like the 3D background very very much....
why is that?
is the 3D background has this much attraction?
mmmm......(thinking deeply)

For me, I voted for the 3D background. When that’s done I’ll feel the screensaver’s more complete. Every time I showed the aquarium to someone new, I always wished it had a 3D background. To me, the aquarium looks so good, but then the 2D background just doesn’t seem to fit in with the great looking fish. But the only reason I didn’t vote for the other screensavers is because they’re so far from being done, that I’m not thinking about them much. But since the fresh water aquarium will be done next, it will be nice for a difference.

Jav400 · 04-12-2002, 07:18 AM

Hmmmm, The creature packs with all the specialty fish was left out of this poll. It might have some bearing on the results also. Personally, I also voted for the 3D background, but I would love to see the Zebra Moray Eel, Octopus, Mandarin Gobi, and so on...........( Along with the 3D background of course

)

drfish · 04-12-2002, 07:50 AM

3D background for me too, the 2D one just does't hold up to the rest of the program. Of course I want the creature packs too.

I'd have gone with the Freshwater one, but from what we're learning about it I don't think I'll enjoy it as much as the saltwater when all is said and done.

We'll see though, Jim seems to be a pretty talented guy.

Lightfeather · 04-12-2002, 02:28 PM

Oops! I forgot the creature pack! (I wonder if I can add it after the fact...)

Jav400 · 04-12-2002, 07:41 PM

Lightfeather,

I edited it for you. I started to make it separate from the 3D background, but you have to have the first part to be able to have the second. So Ijust added it in the same line.

Jim Sachs · 04-14-2002, 09:10 AM

The results are about what I anticipated. However, they don't change the order that I must work on these things. The 3D background is a free gift to all registered users, so we don't make any money on that one. In order to have the SereneScreen products carried by major store chains, we must have a second product. The quickest way of doing this is to create a freshwater aquarium which uses most of the same algorithms as the saltwater version.

ESHIREY · 04-14-2002, 09:31 AM

Cool .......... Is it done yet ?

Just being a smart a-- . Well you can count on me buying it .

Lightfeather · 04-14-2002, 12:56 PM

I am going to buy everything Jim makes. I love collecting complete sets of things. Eventually I want an autographed copy of all the retail stuff ^_~

*Light's just dreamin'. Dreeeeeeam. Dream dream dream.*

Tiny Turtle · 04-14-2002, 02:33 PM

You too? I'm into complete sets so bad that when I buy the sambal steak sauce and perhaps the garlic flavour too I end up with BBQ, ziguener and three more flavours just to get the complete set...

/Tiny Spice

IXNAY · 04-15-2002, 04:24 AM

Jim, please work all day and night, I need some new stuff

1st - 3D Backround & Creaturepacks
2nd - Freshwater Aquarium
3rd - Terrarium

I don't like the idea of a butterflygarden, but it's your choice.

drfish · 04-15-2002, 09:34 AM

The 3D background is a free gift to all registered users, so we don't make any money on that one.

It's a free gift yes, but necessary for the creature packs, correct? And you will make money from those... I know everyone here will buy them, are they not expected to produce much profit?

Jav400 · 04-15-2002, 10:40 AM

I think it's basically turning out to be a chicken and egg type deal. From what I understand, some of the major retailers require at least 2 titles from a creator before they will carry any of your products. So at this point Jim has to make a deceision about which has to come first, another title, which he can use the existing format to complete and be able to fully market both, or the background and creature packs which leaves him without part of the market covered on either.

EVERRET · 04-15-2002, 02:03 PM

Maybe you could just make a 19.99 version and a 39.99 version of the existing aquarium, would this be two products or would it still just count as one?

nicksteel · 04-15-2002, 02:10 PM

I was really looking forward to the 3D background, even more than the lionfish or creatures. I will remain a fan regardless of the route taken, but will be disappointed if the background falls by the wayside. The quality of the fish demands an equally outstanding setting.

Jav400 · 04-15-2002, 02:12 PM

EVERRET,

If I'm not mistaken, I think it has to be 2 separate distinct titles. Not a continuation of the same one.

nicksteel,

It won't be left out, Jim has always planned to do it. Unfortunately, he also has to abide by the rules that others lay on him that he wasn't expecting.

View Poll Results: What are YOU looking forward to?
Wide Version for Marine Aquarium	1	0.75%
3D Background for Marine Aquarium & Creature Packs	106	79.10%
SereneScreen Freshwater Aquarium	5	3.73%
SereneScreen Butterfly Garden	11	8.21%
SereneScreen Terrarium	5	3.73%
SereneScreen Aviary	6	4.48%
Voters: 134. You may not vote on this poll

04-11-2002, 03:15 PM	#1
Lightfeather Occupation: Nerd Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: California Posts: 314	What are you most looking forward to? I am just curious as to what people are anticipating the most ^_^ Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

04-11-2002, 03:37 PM	#2
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	I went with 3D background, but if there was to be a snapping turtle guy in the terrarium I might be persuaded to change my opinion... /Tiny Turtle (He's getting less tiny by the hour...) Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

04-11-2002, 06:41 PM	#3
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	The Wide beta version is available to people who ask for it. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

04-11-2002, 07:54 PM	#4
SunKing Registered Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 238	I'm glad to see that I'm not alone in my anticipation of the 3D background. My humble Homepage

04-12-2002, 12:00 AM	#5
James Principal Engineer as SDET Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Was in Auckland, New Zealand, Now in Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 1,406	Well....I vote for Butterfly garden....... it seems most of ppl still like the 3D background very very much.... why is that? is the 3D background has this much attraction? mmmm......(thinking deeply) James C Chen Principal Engineer as SDET, Connected Services HTC Corporation 88 Section 3. Zhongxing Road Xindian District, New Taipei City 231, Taiwan www.htc.com

04-12-2002, 12:33 AM	#6
Lostboy SquirrelFish Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 206	Originally posted by James Well....I vote for Butterfly garden....... it seems most of ppl still like the 3D background very very much.... why is that? is the 3D background has this much attraction? mmmm......(thinking deeply) For me, I voted for the 3D background. When that’s done I’ll feel the screensaver’s more complete. Every time I showed the aquarium to someone new, I always wished it had a 3D background. To me, the aquarium looks so good, but then the 2D background just doesn’t seem to fit in with the great looking fish. But the only reason I didn’t vote for the other screensavers is because they’re so far from being done, that I’m not thinking about them much. But since the fresh water aquarium will be done next, it will be nice for a difference.

04-12-2002, 07:18 AM	#7
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	Hmmmm, The creature packs with all the specialty fish was left out of this poll. It might have some bearing on the results also. Personally, I also voted for the 3D background, but I would love to see the Zebra Moray Eel, Octopus, Mandarin Gobi, and so on...........( Along with the 3D background of course ) Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

04-12-2002, 07:50 AM	#8
drfish the Doc Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 5,374	3D background for me too, the 2D one just does't hold up to the rest of the program. Of course I want the creature packs too. I'd have gone with the Freshwater one, but from what we're learning about it I don't think I'll enjoy it as much as the saltwater when all is said and done. We'll see though, Jim seems to be a pretty talented guy.

04-12-2002, 02:28 PM	#9
Lightfeather Occupation: Nerd Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: California Posts: 314	Oops! I forgot the creature pack! (I wonder if I can add it after the fact...) Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

04-12-2002, 07:41 PM	#10
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	Lightfeather, I edited it for you. I started to make it separate from the 3D background, but you have to have the first part to be able to have the second. So Ijust added it in the same line. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

04-14-2002, 09:10 AM	#11
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	The results are about what I anticipated. However, they don't change the order that I must work on these things. The 3D background is a free gift to all registered users, so we don't make any money on that one. In order to have the SereneScreen products carried by major store chains, we must have a second product. The quickest way of doing this is to create a freshwater aquarium which uses most of the same algorithms as the saltwater version. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

04-14-2002, 09:31 AM	#12
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	Cool .......... Is it done yet ? Just being a smart a-- . Well you can count on me buying it . Thank you for taking the time to read this.

04-14-2002, 12:56 PM	#13
Lightfeather Occupation: Nerd Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: California Posts: 314	I am going to buy everything Jim makes. I love collecting complete sets of things. Eventually I want an autographed copy of all the retail stuff ^_~ Light's just dreamin'. Dreeeeeeam. Dream dream dream. Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want. Last edited by Lightfeather; 04-14-2002 at 12:58 PM.

04-14-2002, 02:33 PM	#14
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	You too? I'm into complete sets so bad that when I buy the sambal steak sauce and perhaps the garlic flavour too I end up with BBQ, ziguener and three more flavours just to get the complete set... /Tiny Spice

04-15-2002, 04:24 AM	#15
IXNAY Green Frog Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 840	Jim, please work all day and night, I need some new stuff 1st - 3D Backround & Creaturepacks 2nd - Freshwater Aquarium 3rd - Terrarium I don't like the idea of a butterflygarden, but it's your choice. IXNAY dreaming of the serene terrarium - My Private Homepage -

04-15-2002, 09:34 AM	#16
drfish the Doc Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 5,374	The 3D background is a free gift to all registered users, so we don't make any money on that one. It's a free gift yes, but necessary for the creature packs, correct? And you will make money from those... I know everyone here will buy them, are they not expected to produce much profit?

04-15-2002, 10:40 AM	#17
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	I think it's basically turning out to be a chicken and egg type deal. From what I understand, some of the major retailers require at least 2 titles from a creator before they will carry any of your products. So at this point Jim has to make a deceision about which has to come first, another title, which he can use the existing format to complete and be able to fully market both, or the background and creature packs which leaves him without part of the market covered on either. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

04-15-2002, 02:03 PM	#18
EVERRET Leopard Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: california Posts: 115	TWO PRODUCTS Maybe you could just make a 19.99 version and a 39.99 version of the existing aquarium, would this be two products or would it still just count as one?

04-15-2002, 02:10 PM	#19
nicksteel Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Mississippi (and no, I don't watch FOX!) Posts: 244	I was really looking forward to the 3D background, even more than the lionfish or creatures. I will remain a fan regardless of the route taken, but will be disappointed if the background falls by the wayside. The quality of the fish demands an equally outstanding setting.

04-15-2002, 02:12 PM	#20
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	EVERRET, If I'm not mistaken, I think it has to be 2 separate distinct titles. Not a continuation of the same one. nicksteel, It won't be left out, Jim has always planned to do it. Unfortunately, he also has to abide by the rules that others lay on him that he wasn't expecting. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection