Is this thread still going? I've created a new forum dedicated to this.... www.IsTheNinjaReal.com
:p :D :p On 16/12/2010, Brian Bosak <[email protected]> wrote: > I never really thought they had an actual working engine in the first place. > It’s most likely a scam to get personal information from people who are > looking for employment (see their join page > http://www.rocketninja.com/Home/Join.aspx). There’s a few possible options > here: > 1. It really is a scam > 2. They really have a working engine, and just posted the video so no one > could decompile it (highly doubt it though) > 3. It’s a practical joke; or just all talk and no product (similar to > EE-store, which seems to be a scandal to trick investors > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EEStor) > 4. They’re looking for people to help them create a 3D engine, because they > don’t have one yet > I’ve never heard of them prior to this discussion, and none of my colleagues > have either. > From: Michael Iv > Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 12:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [away3d] Re: rocket ninja mentions Away3D in comparison > > May be they put it on a video so that some smart dudes would not decompile > it??? > > > > On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 8:09 PM, Aji Pamungkas > <[email protected]> wrote: > > A video with z-sorting issue. :p > > > On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Bastian Schneider > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've decompiled the swf and it is only a video, great engine ;-) > > > > 2010/12/13 Brian Bosak <[email protected]> > > > It did look like just a video, not an actual demo.... > > -----Original Message----- From: Jensa Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 > 3:34 PM To: Away3D.dev Subject: [away3d] Re: rocket ninja mentions Away3D in > comparison > > The fact that they use Away3D for comparison is very cool. Being > compared to commercial / proprietary software isn't something that > happens to every Open Source project out there, so I would say that is > a testament to how good Away3D really is. > > According to their funding press release "..,10,000 building blocks > known as polygons ... [the] ... level of quality is close to what you > would find in a high-end console game". Won't $3.5 Million in funding > buy you something better than a Dreamcast? I like Ninjas, but these > seem like the american kind. You know the ones that look cool in > movies but can't fight for real ;-) > > That said - I'm sure they'll build a kick-ass engine once they get to > it, but such claims are pretty lame when all you have to show is some > 2D Facebook games (that both are copies of bestselling games from > competitors) and a video of a knight? Did I miss something or did they > have an actual running demo there? > > J > > On Dec 12, 6:38 pm, Craig Murray <[email protected]> wrote: > > Have you guys seen this? Rocket Ninja has a 3D engine and they are > claiming how much better than Away3D it is. > > Thoughts? > > http://www.rocketninja.com/Home/About/Articles/Shr3D-.aspx > > > > > > > -- > Aji Pamungkas > > > > > > -- > Michael Ivanov ,Programmer > Neurotech Solutions Ltd. > Flex|Air |3D|Unity| > www.neurotechresearch.com > http://blog.alladvanced.net > http://www.meetup.com/GO3D-Games-Opensource-3D/ > Tel:054-4962254 > [email protected] > [email protected] > >
