01-14-2014, 09:20 AM
That's funny, Kosheh. Considering that you mentioned the boon of small indie studios, I thought it would actually benefit the community due to the amount of new sprites needed to be ripped and how many new spriters would want to join those indie companies. Therefore, they would have to start out here (or another similar web site) to polish their sprite skills.
Anyway, two of the biggest mediums on the web that still use sprites a lot are sprite animations and comics (I would say games, but not everyone is good at coding compared to making a simple comic). If we could somehow show those guys how fun it is to create sprites for their works, then I think we could get at least a little more activity around here. Now, trying to advertise all over about our site isn't the best course of action (not to mention that we won't be any better than some of the spammers that advertise their works), but maybe if we tell some of our friends and let them tell their friends, we might get a start to a type of flux this site needs. On top of that, if there is any motion to host some comics somewhere on this web site (I think this has been done before, but it wouldn't hurt to re-explore it), I think we might attract some more users that way. Smack Jeeves is very popular for sprite comic artists because they're one of the few comic hosting sites that allow sprites, so maybe providing a similar place is worth a shot?
Anyway, two of the biggest mediums on the web that still use sprites a lot are sprite animations and comics (I would say games, but not everyone is good at coding compared to making a simple comic). If we could somehow show those guys how fun it is to create sprites for their works, then I think we could get at least a little more activity around here. Now, trying to advertise all over about our site isn't the best course of action (not to mention that we won't be any better than some of the spammers that advertise their works), but maybe if we tell some of our friends and let them tell their friends, we might get a start to a type of flux this site needs. On top of that, if there is any motion to host some comics somewhere on this web site (I think this has been done before, but it wouldn't hurt to re-explore it), I think we might attract some more users that way. Smack Jeeves is very popular for sprite comic artists because they're one of the few comic hosting sites that allow sprites, so maybe providing a similar place is worth a shot?
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