September News and Events
Here's a peek at what's going on with the Studio:
- The Studio Gambit Team will be attending Austin GDC this year. If you're planning on attending, drop them a message and they'll possibly buy you a free drink.
- Producer for Jet Plane Invasion has posted a semi-coherent message up on the JPI site for September. He's not permitted to sleep until the game ships. We've arrange sleeping quarters in an airplane to "inspire" him.
- The BHT CORE Handbook has sealed off from public contributions until 2009 and the 1.6 update. The Studio is working on the official update to the BHT website to release preview materials for 1.5 of the only pen and paper rule system to sport the BSD license.
- zOMG, going corporate. We've done phenomal work for phenomal people, so, we're going to start bragging a bit about that since we're always interested in new, creative work. This means a slight tweak to the Studio website and a few new services amongst the brands.
- TRR fans rejoice! More TRR!
- ... and a lot more that we should probably hire some PR person to write. :)
Studio Community Center
In an effort to centralize all activities relating to the goodness of the Studio, we're in process of merging all the various forums and distributed content over to NING.
Come join us on the RS is Fun SNS on NING at http://rsisfun.ning.com!
If you're curious about what led to the NING site, Eric has posted a short blurb about the decision over at his blog: http://ericrhea.blogspot.com/2008/08/indie-media-shops-and-forums.html
July Updates
Jet Plane Invasion
We thank our domestic and international fans very much for the kind words in the survey forms. Even now, we're busy at work to bring a titled wrap to the next step for the Jet Plane Invasion franchise. Mark August 1st on your calendar to visit Jet Plane Invasion for further information.
The BHT RPG Game System
We're proud to announce the release of 1.4 of the BHT system and the launching of a new community page surrounding our popular BSD-licensed pen and paper system. The next scheduled print publication of the system is 4QTR 2008.
We're in process of bringing the rule system to version 1.5, jump on over and have a peek!
FUEL
We'd like to express our best to FUEL and their big community event coming up this week. Good luck!
Producer's Note
A quick producer's note for everyone returning from the holiday:
- We're working on a content update for JPI to be released by the 1st.
- I'm also excited to announce the return of the kettle, which will include some jaw-dropping-for-indie development screenshots from some modeling environments that I've been working on for projects R and R2.
Lastly, thanks to everyone for their support on JetPlaneInvasion. We've surpassed in less than seven days milestone goals we set for three months. Outstanding!
Jet Plane Invasion: Updated
Jet Plane Invasion is updated to version 1.1 for the technical preview release.
Take the quick jump to read all about it.
News Highlights
Studio News Highlights
- Eric speaks towards the amazing 90 day production schedule that brought JetPlane to life.
- JetPlane previews upcoming updates.
Friends of the Studio Highlights
- ESC Games commits their "Supernatural Legends" title.
- 3DRT releases a Cat pack. (coupon code: MIRK)
- LG Designs launches Fuel.
Jet Plane Invasion: Rolling Demo Released!
- Amazing aerial action!
- Exciting plane versus plane action in a majestic setting!
- No two rolling demos are alike!
Media Asset Discovery Tool 1.0.1
The source code demonstrates:
* Search and sorting capabilities (read more on Eric's blog here)
* Command line execution (for scripted jobs)
* Start a new scan from a GUI interface
Also, in this release there is sourcecode and a separare download for just the compiled assemblies. The sourcecode is built using Visual Studio 2005 C#, freely available from Microsoft.
Basic Documentation:
clmadt.exe is targeted to be run from the commandline or from a cron/scheduled task. It creates a CSV index file in your c:\ with a basic timestamp for a name. It can take upwards of three hours to run a full scan on 2 TB, depending on network bandwidth, available processing and what-not.
AssetIndexer is now set to run a GUI commandline tool. Click File->New to start a new deep index scan. It'll prompt for the file name. Alternatively, click File->Open to open an existing index for search/sorting.
Known bugs/limitations:
* The search does not yet work with multiple searchkey phrases.
* If there is a comma in the directory or filename of the asset, then the indexer will not open that entry correctly -- but it will still largely work.
Downloads:
Mirror 1 : 1.0.1
Media Asset Discovery Tool 1.0.0 available
Media Asset Discovery Tool 1.0.0 available.
* Crawls all mapped logical drives
* Searches all folders the user account has access to
* Creates a CSV file of filename, size, location and last access
Useful if you're not sure what digital/media assets you have out on a set of logical shares or mapped drives.
Mirror:
RheaSTUDIOS announces dual-licensing offering.
After a good long while of invested time researching open source business models, trends in technology, and reflections back on difficulties in getting my own Studio up and going, I've decided to embark on a new master project for the Studio leveraging the power of open source to benefit others who are also trying to get their media empires off the ground.
The Studio will soon be offering software to solve particular, unique challenges relating to the media startup and will be offering this software on a dual-licensing strategy: the public license and the commercial license.
The public license is set to ensure that any derivative works that are made with these tools are shared with others. However, if there is a commercial application in consideration then there is a much softer commercial license available. Contact us if you have a project that is in need of a commercial license.
Announcement of Strategic Partnership with 3DRT
Hello everyone!
Link: http://www.rheastudios.com/3DRT_RheaStudios.php
After many months of hardwork, I'm very pleased to announce the formation of a strategic partnership with 3DRT. 3DRT ( http://www.3drt.com/) is a world famous model company whose work has been featured most recently in Cartoon Network's Adult Swim as well as various projects undertaken by independent game studios across the globe.
In celebration of IMGDC 2008, we've setup a special deal for independent studios to save 15% on model purchases through the remainder of the month. Simply enter coupon code: MIRK at checkout for immediate savings. If you know an independent game company, you may let them know about this deal. It would have saved me hundreds, potentially thousands, of dollars in 2007!
Additionally, we've made a commitment to ensure Torque Game Engine (the top choice by independent developers) support for the asset models. Contact me for assistance with your order if you have any questions regarding TGE compatability.
Best,
Eric
RheaSTUDIOS
http://www.rheastudios.com/
PRESSBOX: RheaSTUDIOS finalizes expansion in IP leasing market
Geopresence: Omaha, Douglas.
Release Date: March 6, 2008
Industry: Entertainment
(BLOGGER) RheaSTUDIOS, a creative services company, announces the finalization for expansion into the IP leasing market through strategic partnerships with top industry leaders.
"This is a very exciting time for us," comments Mr. Eric L. Rhea, owner of the Studio and acclaimed author. "Timing this expansion near the the annual IMGDC conference is a critical move and I’m ecstatic that we’ve delivered."
The expansion increases the IP offering of the studio by 10%, making available well over 2,000 new assets available at retail covering genres from science fiction, fantasy, modern, and historical settings.
"We’ll be making these assets available very soon and in time for a special discount announcement for the IMGDC conference," continues Mr. Rhea. "We'll be releasing further details about the campaign shortly."
About RheaSTUDIOS
Rhea Studios, LLC is a creative services company offering a wide range of engineering, graphic design and marketing expertise.
For more information about the company, please visit http://www.rheastudios.com
Media Contact: press@rheastudios.com
CONTACT INFORMATION
Eric Rhea
Rhea Studios, LLC
Direct: 402-215-7171