Other Hobbies

Any hobbies you love outside gaming? If so what is it. Why and got pictures if applicable.

I love collecting stamps, coins, stones, useless garbage and more
i'll try to post some pics later :)

I got two old cars that keep me busy, BMW and a Peugeot. One's my daily drive and the other's a project. Karate is top of the list now.

I dunno if you can call it a hobby since it'll soon be my livelihood, but 3D modeling! I've been teaching myself 3D Studio Max. (I'm trained in Blender but 3DS is industry standard so I might as well know it.)

i like 3d modeling too, but i'm still an amateur

I tried 3d modeling, but I just plain suck.

It has a big learning curve. If you want to try again I reccomend sites like ( cgcookie.com/blender/ ) for Blender or ( cgcookie.com/max/ ) for 3D studio max. Good video tutorials to at least help familiarize yourself. There are a lot more videos on the blender site probably cause it started as Blendercookie. The great thing about Blender is its free and I personally think the interface is pretty nice. It's also pretty full featured.

I'm useless with all art programs, give me pencil and paper any day.

I love film/shows/movies of wide varieties. So much so that I got my own projector to better reproduce the movie theater feel. (Though gaming on a 60-100" screen on the go is certainly an asset) I had nearly decided on some back breaking 30" Samsung 1080i tv back in the day, but Hellraiser changed my mind. I'm glad he did. HDTV's are great and all, but a projector gives you something really unique when watching films. Still, a movie theater is better. I'm a big fan of those too. But when movies leave the theater, displaying them on your entire wall is the next best thing.

I've been studying martial arts for around a decade now, though this past year I've been out of practice outside a semester's worth of Judo at my college. My interest is mainly in the self defense aspects of the arts. Though I find the cultural aspects interesting, I've started to lose my patience with the rituals that are associated with them.

Playing the guitar and wandering about.

I love design and even though it's my livelihood I still enjoy it as a hobby. I also enjoy photography. Though some of the intricacies to professional photography are complex and something I haven't sat with much, the basic concept, spacing and editing are still enjoyable to me. Also enjoy technology, motorsports, sports, travel, fashion, languages, etc. I like a lot of stuff...

I'm useless at art, fullstop. But I like to use Photoshop alot.

Calshot wrote:

I've been studying martial arts for around a decade now, though this past year I've been out of practice outside a semester's worth of Judo at my college. My interest is mainly in the self defense aspects of the arts. Though I find the cultural aspects interesting, I've started to lose my patience with the rituals that are associated with them.

I did Jujitsu as a kid and never really liked it. Tried Ninjutsu, wasn't bad but my instructor moved away. Now onto Wado-ryu Karate. It's a mix of Karate and Jujitsu and is one of the five styles recognized by the World Karate Federation. Our club is also recognized so have a good licence for competitions. Hope to compete next year.

I used to do Jujitsu. I just got bored. All I worked upto was an orange belt.

People give up so early. Try something else. What area of the UK are you in?

LawXiu wrote:

People give up so early. Try something else. What area of the UK are you in?

Preston, Lancashire. I used to do Jujitsu in a centre around my area.

http://www.englishkaratefederation.com/clubs/index.php

All these clubs are registered, put in your post code and have a look. There is also the martial arts register but a lot of them are micky mouse.

LawXiu wrote:

http://www.englishkaratefederation.com/clubs/index.php

All these clubs are registered, put in your post code and have a look. There is also the martial arts register but a lot of them are micky mouse.

"Preston Dojo" But I want to train at a Shenmue Dojo

Good luck with that, I don't think the Hazuki style exists. Though I do have a moves list.

I've been training in Goju-ryu karate for the last 8 years. I've also been working on doing 3D modeling and game design for the last year to year and a half. My ultimate goal is to own my own studio, or at least work for one.

Brothaman wrote:

I tried 3d modeling, but I just plain suck.

I'm not super great at it, but I learned a lot by going through this set of tutorials.
http://gryllus.net/Blender/3D.html

There's a lot of PDF and video tutorials there. You just need about a month to go through it all.