Microsoft XO - Portable Concept

Vampyr · 03-24-2005, 03:30 PM

I think I need to crop a little off the left side, but they really aren't that far into the middle. The sides are rounded for one thing.

Your hands go on either side, slightly beneath the top felt pad.

You must have tiny tiny hands if you can't reach that far. This thing is supposed to be approximatly life size.

Does the gradient I put on it not make the sides look kind of rounded?

*edit
Actually, I don't think I need to crop the left side, I just need to move the top felt pad to the left a little.

Screen may need to be bigger as well.

Null · 03-24-2005, 03:40 PM

i dunno if anyone would buy it with a very weird loopy name printed repeatedly all over it. :P

Vampyr · 03-24-2005, 03:42 PM

I said I was sorry about that!

Null · 03-24-2005, 03:44 PM

well i think we need to hear sorry as many times as its printed.

MuGen · 03-24-2005, 03:57 PM

hahaha

Vamp, a little tip, when doing concept art, or any kind of realistic airbrushing, you dont want to use preset gradients. If you want to add a feel that it's rounded, airbrush around the sides with a slightly transparent white, contoured with the shape. The current gradient just goes straight down.

And now you've inspired I to do a Microsoft XO concept.... do I have your permission to do so?

Vampyr · 03-24-2005, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kyuzo

hahaha

Vamp, a little tip, when doing concept art, or any kind of realistic airbrushing, you dont want to use preset gradients. If you want to add a feel that it's rounded, airbrush around the sides with a slightly transparent white, contoured with the shape. The current gradient just goes straight down.

And now you've inspired I to do a Microsoft XO concept.... do I have your permission to do so?

Sure.

And I'll what I cand o about making it more rounded.

GameMaster · 03-24-2005, 07:52 PM

I love your creation! The circle screen is a great idea and your theory behind it makes sense. I wish I could try that in real life to see if using a circular screen works. Maybe if I draw a circle on one of my DS screens and color the outside with a black marker, I'll get an idea of how it would work out. The touch pads are cool too. They'd probably work similar to the iPod's sensor wheel. I support the flip lid idea because I like to keep my screens in perfect condition. The subwoofer is a welcomed addition, since that hasn't been put in a handheld before. And the bass sounds that it outputs could cause an unintentional rumble, thus giving you an innovative built-in rumble pack too ^_^

The only thing I might suggest is moving the left touch pad down on the left side of the D-Pad. That might feel better. I've held my hands up against the screen though and your configuration appears to work fine also.

I also like how your battery indicator is much more specific about displaying exactly how much battery power is left. I would only suggest replacing the red indicator color with just black so as to upkeep the black and green theme of Xbox.

This is a great job for being your very first creation built from 100% scratch. I am proud of you.