Smile + Tao = "笑道"

I am Joel. This is a place to remember and forget my life, works, thoughts, and feelings. A place to empty myself and let new things in. However, most of all, don't forget to smile and keep positive....^_^

9/28/08

Animation in China


Animation industrial report in china. there are some very interesting point of view. I would like to share and hope more people will see it.

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9/26/08

A letter for me in the future - one

Hey you, I mean... me,

I am going to tell you something very important and want to remind you, the future me, to keep this in mind always.
How to make your employees happy at work?
I think there are three stages to achieve that.
  1. Walking(first 3-6 months)
  2. Swimming(6 - 12 months)
  3. Flying(12 months and up)

Walking stage:
No matter what position they are, new guys are like a baby for this company. In the first couple of months, it's very important to let them know where the ground is. a steady, firm foundation is the key to let them feel save. this process include introduce the surroundings, form small things like where is the bath room and kitchen, to the big things like what is everyone doing in the company. the key is to establish a intimate relationship between the surroundings.

the same think will be apply to almost everything. the difference is only depend on how soon each individual entity's ability to accustomed the challenges. I am sure you know that challenges mean opportunities, and opportunities mean space, money, and also, risk. always look inside yourself. don't take more than you can chew. a snake might be able to eat a elephant, but it also has very high possibility to overstuff then kill itself.

I wish you, or I, could always look back to re exam myself.

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9/25/08

My old animations - Drunk and not so drunk



The same, did it long time ago. some timing is good and some timing is not good. there is a lot of place to improve. but overall personally I think I was on the right track. Since I couldn't find this original file anymore, so we just leave it as it.

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My old animations - young and old



I did this piece in the way back. when i still in the Academy. At first, I didn't think it is worth to put on my website. However, after 5 years, I found it quite interesting to watch. Hope you feel the same way.

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9/20/08

劉院長的金玉〔涼〕言

也許有人已經看過了,但是我覺得很有意思,值得再貼一次。

給我們人生有些不同的想法。

而以下是最近在網路上熱門傳遞的金玉〔涼〕言,也是很有一番意境呢!!

@ 我就像一隻趴在玻璃上的蒼蠅,前途一片光明,但是出路沒有。

@ 錢不是問題,問題是我沒有錢。

@ 一山不能容二虎,除非一公和一母。

@ 寧願相信世間有鬼,也不能相信男人的那張嘴!

@ 對流血一週仍然不死的動物千萬不能大意… ← 我特別喜歡這條 !

@ 男人的謊言可以騙女人一夜,女人的謊言可以騙男人一生!

@ 女人無所謂正派,正派是因為受到的引誘不夠;

@ 男人無所謂忠誠,忠誠是因為背叛的籌碼太低…

@ 我和超人的唯一區別是:我把內褲穿在褲子裡面。

@ 我身在江湖,江湖卻沒有關於我的傳說…

@ 水至清則無魚,人至賤則無敵。

@ 喝醉了我誰也不服,我只要扶牆。

@ 避孕的效果:不成功,便成人。

@ 問世間情為何物?一物剋一物。

@ 生,容易。活,容易。生活不容易。

@ 一個人並不孤單,想一個人時才孤單。

@ 我不是隨便的人,但隨便起來就不是人。

@ 騎白馬的不一定是王子,可能是唐僧。

@ 帶翅膀的不一定是天使,也可能是'鳥人'。

@ 流氓不可怕,就怕流氓有文化。

@ 水能載舟,亦能煮粥!

@ 聰明的女人對付男人,而笨女人對付女人。

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9/19/08

Iron man wii trailer


Although it is a bit late, this is the first time I saw the Iron man Wii game. Actually it is quite fun. the animation and effect is really close to the 360 version. they even have some indoor scene like the cave, inside the flying fortress, etc. the setting and the camera is very different.

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9/18/08

New Golden Axe: Beast Rider Trailer


This is the project I worked on last year. I was responsible for the character system, including facial, body, dismemberment asset generation, animation tool, and in game cinematic trouble shooting. the facial rig is fully automatic and it could be easily customize to different character, no mater it's human or beast. Enjoy.

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9/17/08

3 "No. 1"

This article is about the improvement from Chinese government.
蘇州工業園區引領中國的三個「第一」
I need to put that in mind and experience it myself.

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Feist


Looks like a simple version of Little big planet. I do believe the platform game is coming back.

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9/3/08

警之, 勉之

君子小人,形同冰炭,同處必爭。一爭之後,小人必勝,君子必敗。何者?小人貪利忍恥,擊之難去;君子潔身重義,知道之不行,必先引退。
-蘇轍

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