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Red Guard  Posts: 3502 Joined: 18 Sep 2008     | Audio production only. My computer (Laptop) is busted, but all I really do on it is audio production (It's my job), not even games really (Except Baldur's Gate...I love that game). Although if it was working, I was thinking about slipping back into using AGS again. Sweet, sweet creativity. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1782 Joined: 29 May 2008     | I do a a fair amount of website development. It doesn't explain the need for a computer of its speed though. I do quite a large amount of multi tasking too, then again, i'm pretty certain if i actually looked at CPU usage it wouldn't be doing jack all. I've always wanted to get into 3D modelling/rendering though. |
On the Record  Posts: 5011 Joined: 28 Feb 2008    | Well, I use it to weigh down the boxes I keep sending to the Acer repair center. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3085 Joined: 13 Jul 2008     | |
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Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1374 Joined: 16 Jul 2008   | I'm a musician, thus I use a lot of my PC for programs such as Ableton Live. I am someone involved in film in my area. One of my college lecturers called me both a conceptual genius and insane. I vote that's hyperbole. Either or, here is the work I have up. I don't know how to directly link the high quality versions so you'll have to click that button. Pendulum - Blood Sugar - I fancied trying a concept. This netted me £10k which I then spent on a work computer. Youtube knocked the sync out a bit but you'll get the idea. Really needs to be viewed in high quality mode. The Lost (Charity) TV Advert and Viral Advert - We had to do a TV and Viral (Web) advert for a bunch of companies. Well, one company taken from a list. These are my offerings for a fictional missing persons charity. Falling. - Ironically my first foray into media, particularly editing, is the one piece of work I am really proud of. Its more of a montage than anything, but its very very effective. Took me about a week to concept. "Balance" - Youtube screwed up the aspect ratio of this (didn't like 16:9 at the time of uploading). Again a college project, we had to create a single camera piece (i.e. a piece using only one camera for all shots, multiple camera angles meant multiple run-throughs of the scene). I decided to see if a short story could be told without any real vocal input. Despite the fact that the voice needs to be re-recorded due to noise on the tape, and that the acting is quite bad (I used people from my media group, and myself!) when it came to showtime, they wanted to see it twice =/ No I didn't make any of the music for it. I'm still not sure that the ending music suits. Then again I saw the entire project as an "editing exercise". Falling and the Pendulum video are the two bits of work I don't cringe at. Currently working on a new concept. My music will be up once I get the Crazy Gamer website running. |
PROBATION  Posts: 3323 Joined: 23 Oct 2007    | I do actually use my computer for other things apart from gaming and internetting. OpenOffice, GIMP and other basic utility programs feature highly up on my list of computer uses, but they hardly take much power. I've done some limited C++ programming, and I intend to learn how to use Allegro to program games, but that hardly uses up much power either. Aside from the background Folding@Home applications, the program that I've used which uses the most of my computer's potential is Autodesk Inventor, a 3D CAD program used for professional mechanical design, but I have only used it for messing about with. In line with the CAD thing, though, I desperately want to learn how to use a program called BRL-CAD, formerly used by the U.S. military, now open-source and the sort of program that used to give nightmares to Cray-2 supercomputers. Problem is, it's a CAD program of the old-school type, where you type in commands instead of using a mouse, and I suppose it'll give me as many nightmares as it used to give the old Crays. At the moment, I use very little of my computer's potential, but I suppose that programming and that outrageously powerful CAD program should sort that out, if I decide to learn how to use them properly. User was put on probation for: Do you think you're sexually attractive?. (3 days) |
BANNED  Posts: 3535 Joined: 11 Oct 2008   | Eh, I don't use many of the programs you mentioned, I tried CAD but I realised there was nothing for me there, then for a while I started using Photoshop and I loved it. Then I stopped. School was getting in a way and obviously I couldn't drop it. Long story short I a lot of stuff on PS and many of it was lost because my PC broke and needed to be formated :( I've pondered if I should get back in the 'scene' since I've been pretty nostalgic about it lately. Some examples:
Nothing special I know, although in retrospective I never said they were. User was banned for: FUN FORUM GAME THX FO PLAYIN :3. (Permanent) |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 606 Joined: 26 Sep 2008    | I use OpenOffice to make lists of the various media items I am trying to get a hold of. I basically use OpenOffice to replace paper. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1782 Joined: 29 May 2008 |
Thanks! I also do bits and pieces to do with Photoshop, mostly stuff for websites so its not all that impressive really. But it's coming along nicely, years ago i could barely work out how to copy stuff and blank out areas. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 171 Joined: 6 Apr 2008   | I use my computer mainly for three things (besides gaming): Film-editing, 3D Modelling (with Blender3D) and some (very basic) programming. #1 and 2 is why I'm looking to get a new computer: my old can is starting to strain when it comes to rendering and fast editing. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4577 Joined: 22 Jun 2008    | I am pretty sure if I turn off the CPu cooler and turn on the computer, the heat would rival a nuclear reactors. |
BANNED  Posts: 6317 Joined: 29 Nov 2007  | I use Photoshop Elements and a pen and tablet mechanism with my computer. I draw stuffs, not well mind you. User was banned for: The hypocrisy is KILLING me.. (Permanent) |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4296 Joined: 20 Dec 2007  | ....coaster -_- |
Muckraker  Posts: 235 Joined: 26 Nov 2008 | I'm another one who uses Photoshop with a Tablet...a really old Tablet that needs replacing. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2633 Joined: 30 Sep 2008   | So you use your gaming 'puter for cat warming? |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 80 Joined: 19 Nov 2008    | Programming. Lots and lots of it. Final year projects are fun :) |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2599 Joined: 6 Jun 2008   | It's just a school computer. That can play games. If I was more creative I would definitely be using it to make stuff, but as it stands all it does is game, do my work, and repurpose threads here. |
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Seriously though, what do you use your computer's power for other than gaming? Or don't you?
Everyone knows I do digital audio production so I won't expound on that. Do any of you go crazy with Photoshop, 3DSMAX, or other content creation programs? Show off your hard work! :)